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Friday, February 24, 2017

[Review] Things We Know By Heart by Jessi Kirby

Title: Things We Know By Heart

Author: Jessi Kirby [Twitter | Website]

Publisher: HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins

Genre: Young Adult Fiction - Contemporary, Romance

Release Date: April 21, 2015

Source: ARC provided by the publisher via Around The World ARC Tours, opinions are honest and my own. – review policy here.

Whoa, that was heavy...

We open up with Quinn losing her boyfriend Trent in an accident and her attempts to meet in organ donor recipients. She's managed to meet several of them but the recipient of his heart has yet to answer her letter. So she takes matters into her own hands and through some internet research thinks she has found a boy in nearby beach town.

Quinn goes through a lot after Trent's death that involves more than just grieving but balances the grief with guilt, growth and the big "what's next" question. I really, really love Quinn's family. Her relationship with her dad, sister and grandma are all memorable. It's not often we see great YA parents and these are pretty awesome.

Hello Colton

In comes Colton who spends his days on the water leading kayaking tours, surfing and through other random adventures. Colton is charismatic and has a deep seeded need to live life to the fullest. You might as well tattoo "Carpe Diem" across his forehead. Basically, he's totally swoon-worthy and I wish I could go on secret kayaking trips with him.

The Meet Cute and Climax

It doesn't take long after the clumsy girl trope for these two to strike up a friendship and a series of super cute outings take place. Their friendship is not without it's struggles due to both sides keeping secrets and the constant risk of those coming to light. As a reading this kept me on serious edge because I was constantly waiting for the "other shoe to drop".

How it all ends...

The unveiling that had to happen, happens. However, Jessi Kirby's reveal does not come in the way I suspected and neither is the reaction that came after. I really loved it. It made sense to the story and stayed true to the character's mutual guilt that had bought them together. I could imagine 800 worse ways that this could've turned out but this is by far the best.

Bonus: This book pulled me out of a terrible reading slump, so yay!

3.5 Stars – No tears, a few awws, but still totally sweet.

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

[Review] Positively Beautiful by Wendy Mills

Title: Positively Beautiful

Author: Wendy Mills [Facebook | Twitter | Website]

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's

Genre: Young Adult Fiction - Contemporary, Romance, Loss/Grief, Realistic Fiction

Release Date: March 3, 2015

Source: ARC provided by Around The World ARC Tours, opinions are honest and my own. – review policy here.

Hot Mess Erin

Oh my dear Erin with the odd nickname Rinnie. Erin is a young woman who's father passed away and has recently found out her mother has breast cancer. She's an only child so mom and her are best friends, basically. This is probably one of my favorite bits. Their connection is genuine and strong. However, Erin struggles with the news that she may be a BRACA gene carrier and everything else in her life (there's A LOT going on), so she takes up airplane lessons as a distraction and joins a cancer online forum to find others to talk to. It gets a lot messier before it gets better...

6-in-1 book
There is a lot going on here. Honestly I felt like half of all the tropes were thrown in to see which shook out the best story. Some of the tropes depicted are: parent death when young, cancer, mysterious boys, bullying/mean girls, instalove, and the quirky best friend. It wasn't necessary, added little value and sometimes diverted from the path of importance. Like flying airplanes because that is super cool, something the author knows a lot about, and not a common theme in YA lit.

The shining star!
With all the tropes and side stuff happening I was wavering but then the second act kicked in. The introduction of Jason kicked off a whole different path but one I think was much needed. My connection with Erin grew exponentially. I began to cheer in her corner a bit, even if she isn't perfect her heart is in the right place. Jason is a misguided sweetie and is family is pretty awesome.

And then the last quarter come back

Then it hit me! After the second act and back home, I really began to feel for Erin. Her growth, remorse and personal tragedies began to extend her beyond her years. Some of the story lines began to come together and tie into each other so it wasn't as dizzying. However, I feel if we would've cut a line or two it could've been a cleaner and stronger novel all the way around.

And the ringer... there were tears. I didn't think the feels were gonna hit me but they snuck up in Mills' writing and the waterworks came on.

You will like this if...
You enjoy strong feels contemporaries that deal with grief and personal growth.

3.5 Stars – A couple of loop-de-loops but then high flying through the end.

Saturday, January 10, 2015

[Blog Tour Review + Giveaway] Perfect Couple by Jennifer Echols (Superlatives #2)

Perfect Couple (Superlatives #2)

by Jennifer Echols

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Release Date: January 13, 2015

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Synopsis

Perfect Couple is #2 in the Superlatives series about seniors at a Florida high school who are selected for their class's superlative categories in the yearbook, and how the labels change the way they view themselves and alter the course of their lives.

Can your heart be put to a popular vote?

As yearbook photographer, Harper is responsible for capturing those candid moments that make high school memorable. But her own life is anything but picture perfect. Her parents' bitter divorce has left her wondering what a loving relationship would look like. And ever since the senior class voted her and star quarterback Brody the “Perfect Couple That Never Was,” her friends have been on her case to ask Brody out.

Brody doesn’t lack in female admirers, but Harper can't see herself with him. He seems confused about why they were matched together, too. They’re total opposites—the last people in the world who would ever be compatible, let alone the “perfect couple.” Yet ever since the class paired the two of them, they've found themselves drawn together--first by curiosity, then by an undeniable bond.

The trouble is, though they're very attracted to each other and both of them admit this, they have a hard time getting along or even communicating clearly. If they’re the perfect couple, this shouldn’t be so difficult! Soon it becomes clear their class was wrong, and they throw in the towel. But after they walk away, both of them feel so changed from making the effort that they can’t forget each other. What if that means this match made in hell is the perfect couple after all?

Nobody's perfect...
and the Senior Superlatives don't make a perfect match. Harper is far from perfect in her own eyes. A bit of a photography perfectionist she takes pride in her work while shying away from the limelight. Brody on the other hand is perceived as being flawless and the attractor of all the ladies. Now they've been paired as the pair that never was and it's messing with people's heads. Flexing the power of group think, Jennifer Echols' humorous and swoony prose delivers a story made for a trip down nostalgia lane. I laughed. There were awwws and the whole time I wanted to be Harper and find a guy like Brody.

Praise! Stop typecasting...
One of the main reasons I love Brody is that he breaks the jock stereotype. Thanks for this Jennifer. I'm so tired of the dumb-cheating-asshole-jock trope. Much like I'm tired of the take-off-your-glasses-and-its-a-makeover trope. Contacts don't necessarily make you hotter but they do make your eyes more sensitive to light. As pointed out in the book... haha. Brody has his own set of concerns and worries, there's a lot of pressure to be masculine and he handles it gracefully.

Side note: Brody is wayyyyy hotter using Jennifer's words than that cover model. ;)

Assumptions make an ___ of you and me
Once again Jennifer shows us that stereotype's enemy number one is making assumptions. I love that there's a couple of "nope" moments in this story. Everything is not what you think and I liked that. I found it refreshing to get a couple of surprises snuggled into a warm romance.

Rounded out with a nice solid bench
There's a great secondary cast to support Harper as she figures out her future and love life. Her grandad is a man of few words but I love his presence. He's a hoot. Harper and Brody's classmates are a part of the Superlatives series so you meet Tia and Will from Biggest Flirt, and Kaye and Sawyer for the upcoming Most Likely To Succeed. Sawyer is probably my favorite secondary character and grossly misunderstood so I cannot wait to read the next book!!!

3.5 Stars – Words will never hurt me, but they may change me... for the better.

About the Author
Jennifer Echols was born in Atlanta and grew up in a small town on a beautiful lake in Alabama—a setting that has inspired many of her books. She has written nine romantic novels for young adults, including the comedy Major Crush, which won the National Readers’ Choice Award, and the drama Going Too Far, which was a finalist in the RITA, the National Readers’ Choice Award, and the Book Buyer’s Best, and was nominated by the American Library Association as a Best Book for Young Adults. Simon & Schuster will debut her adult romance novels in 2013, with many more teen novels scheduled for the next few years. She lives in Birmingham with her husband and her son.
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Friday, January 9, 2015

[Review] Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

Title: Lola and the Boy Next Door
Series: Anna and the French Kiss #2

Authors: Stephanie Perkins [Twitter | Website]

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile, an imprint of Penguin Books

Genre: Young Adult Fiction - Contemporary, Romance

Release Date: September 29, 2011

Source: Audiobook borrowed via library, opinions are honest and my own. – review policy here.

Lola Nolan is a budding costume designer, and for her, the more outrageous, sparkly, and fun the outfit, the better. And everything is pretty perfect in her life (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the neighborhood. When Cricket, a gifted inventor, steps out from his twin sister's shadow and back into Lola's life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door. - via Goodreads

Hello Lola,

I wasn't crazy about you girl but I can appreciate your identity struggle and very awesome family unit. I would like one of your dad's pies.

Lola is a spritely high schooler with a much older rocker boyfriend. She has two dads and an estranged birth mother. She love fashion and dressing up everyday. She often makes her own creations. She's very San Francisco. She's quirky and her friendship with the Bell twins is something for the books.

The Bells did not invent the telephone.

Cricket Bell is the star here. He's an amateur inventor with an artistic eye. He's riddled with guilt that his family fame is based on a lie. He's a devote brother to his Olympic-bound twin sister. He'd rather be a great friend than not be in the picture at all. He's perfect, not in the sense that he doesn't make mistakes, but rather than he is selfless and giving without expectation. He's a bit mopey but hey he's got to have a flaw somewhere and it's not cuddling.

My heart aches for a story with him and his sister as the focus. Calliope is a bit more rigid for the both of them. Partly because she's a competitor but also because Cricket is so endearing.

There are issues and they're not where you'd think.

What I enjoyed most about Lola and the Boy Next Door is yes, there's a love story here but it's not always about Lola and Max/Cricket. There's sibling love, parent love, love that is ending, love that is beginning and love that is solidified at birth. It's all of these other dynamics that make the central story what it is. It also leads into the writer's strength...

Perkins = real love
I don't mean this as in some love is less real than others but more than love really is messy, complicated. In real life the timing is not always on point. Sometimes we are the other person and other times we just don't know what we want. I applaud Perkins for continuing to challenge fair tale beginnings and demonstrate teenage competency in relationship development. It's not always clean cut but there's swoons all the same.

I really enjoyed seeing Anna and St. Clair again. Can't wait to continue on with Isla and Josh's story!!

3.5 Stars – The central love story was predictable but it's all the other love that I can appreciate.

Monday, December 22, 2014

[Review] These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Title: These Broken Stars
Series: Starbound #1

Authors: Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Genre: Young Adult Fiction - Science Fiction, Romance

Release Date: December 10, 2013

Source: Audiobook borrowed via library, opinions are honest and my own. – review policy here.

It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone.

Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they’re worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help.

Then, against all odds, Lilac and Tarver find a strange blessing in the tragedy that has thrown them into each other’s arms. Without the hope of a future together in their own world, they begin to wonder—would they be better off staying here forever?

Everything changes when they uncover the truth behind the chilling whispers that haunt their every step. Lilac and Tarver may find a way off this planet. But they won’t be the same people who landed on it. - via Goodreads

I'm not sure about stars but there are definitely some things that are broken...

I saw Meagan Spooner at an author event not too long ago. She described These Broken Stars as being The Titanic is the ship had crashed in the first 15 minutes and was in space. This could not be more true.

Lilac is not my favorite person in the world but due to her upbringing we'll dismiss it and give her some credit for have a keen sense of self awareness and guts. When the time called for it, she buckled down and got stuff done. However, it's Tarver that I preferred to hear from. His inner dialogue was less self-depreciating, practical, honest, and, most importantly, he had a great sense of humor. I'm always down for someone who can still laugh even when things go south.

The tense... the past, the present... so confusing :/

Let's talk about format for a bit. The story was told in (mostly) alternating chapters of Lilac and Tarver in first person, present tense. In-between chapters there were clips of Tarver's debrief interview, which is refers and alludes to items in the narrative. So we know the narrative is past tense and Tarver's interview is present tense, if not also past tense. I'm not really sure why this format was chosen but it was very confusing to listen to at first. Maybe it comes off differently in text or maybe it's just me?

Whispers... so mysterious

The Whispers are probably one of my favorite things about this entire book and I still have sooo many questions. Unfortunately we don't really get to know these/this character as well as I would've liked. Maybe a couple chapters of narrative from them could've answered some questions and provided explanations.

Overall the story line and plot development is nicely paced to allow for necessary character development to occur and move everything forward. There are a couple moments where the plot just happens but for the most part everything fits into Kaufman and Spooner's world. I'm definitely looking foward to the second book in this companion series, This Shattered World.

3.5 Stars – Earth is good, no whispers.

Monday, December 8, 2014

[Review] We Should Hangout Sometime by Josh Sundquist

Title: We Should Hang Out Sometime

Author: Josh Sundquist [ Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Website | YouTube ]

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Hachette

Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction - Autobiography, Humor

Release Date: December 23, 2014

Source: ARC provided by publisher, opinions are honest and my own. – review policy here.

A bright, poignant, and deeply funny autobiographical account of coming of age as an amputee cancer survivor, from Josh Sundquist: Paralympic ski racer, YouTube star, and motivational speaker.

Josh Sundquist only ever had one girlfriend.
For twenty-three hours.
In eighth grade.

Why was Josh still single? To find out, he tracked down the girls he had tried to date and asked them straight up: What went wrong?

The results of Josh's semi-scientific, wholly hilarious investigation are captured here. From a disastrous Putt-Putt date involving a backward prosthetic foot, to his introduction to CFD (Close Fast Dancing), to a misguided "grand gesture" at a Miss America pageant, this story is about looking for love--or at least a girlfriend--in all the wrong places. - via Goodreads

This is an honest and hilarious voice

Joshua has an amazingly honest and hilarious voice which had me giggling and rolling from story to story. I was laughing so hard I had to read sections aloud to everyone in the room. :p

Don't worry they laughed to. A few things I discovered while laughing... we're all a little awkward, sometimes you really do have to take a chance, and dating is weird at any age. Also, apparently there is a term for "the talk".

If only love was made of charts and Venn diagrams

The book format does two things that I loved... it sets a great pace further emphasizing the science digest of why these encounters never worked out and it makes each section go by sooo quickly! Almost too quickly. When I got to the end I was sad that there were no more tales to tell after I sped through the pages.

Self reflection is healing...

There's no doubt that Joshua's adventures are hilarious but it's through all of his dating attempts I learned something about myself as well. Not in regards to dating but living with a disability and still moving forward. Self love is important folks.

Recommended for teens and adults who heart 80s teen romance movies or How I Met Your Mother. Freeze frames and camera narration are a bonus.

3.5 Stars – Because you've been there, now you can laugh about it!

Thursday, December 4, 2014

[Review] Panic by Lauren Oliver

Title: Panic

Author: Lauren Oliver [ Facebook | Twitter | Website ]

Publisher: HarperCollins

Genre: Young Adult Fiction - Contemporary, Thriller

Release Date: March 4, 2014

Source: Library copy via Overdrive, opinions are honest and my own. – review policy here.

Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do.

Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She’d never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.

Dodge has never been afraid of Panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game, he’s sure of it. But what he doesn't know is that he’s not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for.

For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them—and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most. - via Goodreads

Well that escalated quickly...

In too deep. Our protagonist Heather decides to make the leap, literally, to join Panic in hopes that the prize will mean a start to a new life. Dodge takes the leap for revenge. Natalie, Heather's BFF, wants fame and Bishop stands by as Heather's faithful friend.

The story opens up with this action driven scene where each contestant is leaping off a ledge into water as their entry confirmation. What a way to really draw you in. In the audio you can hear the suspense which made me sit in my car in a parking garage until it was all over.

The game, Panic.

There are a lot of games in YA these days but very few are realistic fiction and Panic takes the cake. You know what the stakes are for Heather and Dodge from the beginning which has you rooting for both. The game itself is dark, twisted and knows you... like really knows you. Challenges are customized and every round someone else is disqualified.

The challenges are insane and scary, in other words... completely captivating!

Perspectives and secrets.

Told in third person, the story tracks Dodge and Heather's adventures revealing motive, intent and secrets just for the audience. This allows for a steady unraveling of all that must come undone. Like pieces of a puzzle the reader (listener) is able to see every piece slide in to place as each challenge gets crazier and crazier. Lives are at stake and so is everyones motive.

Each character is multi-dimensional with motives, families, dreams and must take risks. The character development is not lacking in a genre which is primarily plot focused. You'll become invested in at least one character and cheer them on til the end.

Super real also crazy and totally fun to read.

The game of Panic is insane and hopefully nothing even comes close to it in real life, but it's also a testament to what someone will go through with the proper motivation. At the heart of it you can't help but root for Heather.

3.5 Stars – The blueprint for teen reality competition tv series.

Monday, November 17, 2014

[Review] No Place to Fall by Jaye Robin Brown

Title: No Place to Fall

Author: Jaye Robin Brown [ Facebook | Twitter | Website ]

Publisher: HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins

Genre: Young Adult Fiction - Contemporary, Romance

Release Date: December 9, 2014

Source: ARC gifted by author, opinions are honest and my own. – review policy here.

Amber Vaughn is a good girl. She sings solos at church, babysits her nephew after school, and spends every Friday night hanging out at her best friend Devon’s house. It’s only when Amber goes exploring in the woods near her home, singing camp songs with the hikers she meets on the Appalachian Trail, that she feels free—and when the bigger world feels just a little bit more in reach.

When Amber learns about an audition at the North Carolina School of the Arts, she decides that her dream—to sing on bigger stages—could also be her ticket to a new life. Devon’s older (and unavailable) brother, Will, helps Amber prepare for her one chance to try out for the hyper-competitive arts school. But the more time Will and Amber spend together, the more complicated their relationship becomes . . . and Amber starts to wonder if she’s such a good girl, after all.

Then, in an afternoon, the bottom drops out of her family’s world—and Amber is faced with an impossible choice between her promise as an artist and the people she loves. Amber always thought she knew what a good girl would do. But between “right” and “wrong,” there’s a whole world of possibilities. - via Goodreads

Praise the Mountains!

I can honestly say that this read is a dedication to Carolina mountain living. From the shoutout to the Appalachian Trail, banjos, and several "major cities" this made me love North Carolina even more. I'm a transplant. ;)

Brown's prose brings the mountains alive with her rich scene setting and faithfulness to the area.

On point and so real

One thing that ticked me about the synopsis is this idea that Amber can only be a "good" or "bad" girl. Really she's just human who is good and has some poor decision making. However, her home life is less than ideal and brings about several conflicts. Each one is handled differently but not in a cookie cutter fashion which makes it an authentic and real read.

Amber is confident, independent and sort of the only one with any sense in her family. Her sister lives out back in a trailer with her drug dealing husband and kid, dad "works late," and mom drowns all her reality in scripture. All of this leaves Amber, growing up quickly, on the hunt for a way out and escaping via her music.

While several issues are introduced, Brown handles each character's response with an authentic tone adding flavor to the diverse cast and depth to the story.

The Ship

Brown kept me guessing in this area as to who Amber would end up with. However, with the choices presented there's no love triangle. I do ship them and it's perfect. Integrated with the music (even if it is bluegrass or church music) makes it even more swoon-worthy!

LOLOLOLOL

I had SEVERAL LOL moments. At one point I even had to stop to DM the author about a quote that had be laughing for a good moment. There's some awesome supporting characters that make for a good laugh and add the needed comedic relief to escape Amber's home life.

I'm particularly fond of brother's Devon and Will who bring some light into the other characters' worlds. I need Devon in my life.

The stakes aren't high enough...

While I enjoyed the read in the end the stakes were just not high enough for me. Amber's conflict is valid, her struggle with "doing the right thing" is solid, but the fall out is revealed and I'm ehh... life goes on.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Recommended for...

Lovers of contemporaries with a bright side and a good laugh, minus love triangles. Sweet Caroline... duh, duh, duh...

3.5 Stars – I hear a banjo, paddle faster! (To read this book)

Friday, October 24, 2014

[Blog Tour] Embers by Karen Ann Hopkins

There are descendants of angels walking among us. Ember is one of them. And she may be the only hope mankind has as the rapture approaches and evil rises.

Embers is an epic paranormal adventure about an eighteen year old girl who discovers that she's immune to fire and any other injury when she’s in a horrific car crash that kills her parents. Following a violent episode with her aunt's boyfriend, Ember flees Ohio to live with an old relative in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Ember's exuberance at escaping a bad home life soon turns to trepidation when she finds out that she's a Watcher, a descendant of angels. While Ember learns about her heritage and the powers that go along with it, she strikes up friendships with two young men who live in a frightening walled compound in the forest. Inexplicitly drawn to one of the men in particular, an impossible romance develops. But it is cut short when Ember discovers that her new friends are fighting on the opposite side of a war—one that’s been raging between two factions of Watchers for thousands of years. When the compound’s inhabitants threaten the townspeople, Ember takes action, sealing her fate in the ancient battle of good versus evil—and the grayness in between. Ember is up to the challenge, until she realizes that she isn’t only fighting for the lives of the locals and the souls of her new friends. She also might be one of the few champions who will make a stand for all of mankind as the rapture approaches and the end of days begin.

Embers is a dark and gritty YA novel that’s the first book in the series, The Wings of War.

About Karen Ann Hopkins

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A native of New York State, Karen Ann Hopkins now lives with her family on a farm in northern Kentucky, where her neighbors in all directions are members of a strict Amish community. Her unique perspective became the inspiration for the story of star-crossed lovers Rose and Noah. When she’s not homeschooling her kids, giving riding lessons or tending to a menagerie of horses, goats, peacocks, chickens, ducks, rabbits, dogs and cats, she is dreaming up her next romantic novel.

Angels are among us...

This is my first angel-based series and I loved it! I have purposely avoided reading angel series but...

The cover is really what drew me in because I would never think of angel wings and fire combined. But, it's the end of times and this angel story is wicked cool. Karen Ann Hopkins is able to present a compelling paranormal and contemporary world where good and evil collide. I'm not talking sides, but more of internal struggles on what is right/wrong which is interesting since angels are known for their pure roles. I can't wait to see how Ember, Sawyer and the Watcher factions grow as the series continues!

Little mushy love stuff...

Thank goodness! It was so refreshing to have an awesomely strong female lead, Ember, without being propped up with an overwhelming romance. Sawyer personality is not overly desirable so the fact that they have a connection at all is shocking but you know bad boys are attractive. Hopkins gives us enough of a ship to keep it interesting but not overwhelm the reason for the story, Ember. Ember, her family history and her transformation are what is central versus sacrificing the core for all the swoons. I do foresee more relationship building as the series continues and the end nears.

That ending though...

Say what?!?!? This girl is on fire!!!! I don't want to spoil anything but the ending has me ready for book two like... yesterday!

* Review copy provided by the author and tour operator, opinions are honest and my own. – review policy here.

3.5 Stars – Tired of angels? Give this one a shot. Ember is fierce and there's fire involved!

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