From the Bookshelf to the Kitchen: Pancake Mini Muffins

You know what I really love to make? Muffins. I don't know why, but they are my favorite thing to bake. Maybe it's because they're fairly simple - you only have to put a batch or two into the oven (so it's not like cookies) and you don't have to frost them (unlike cake or cupcakes) and you don't have to master a good pie crust (I'm still working on that).

I found this recipe on Pinterest (of course) and immediately thought of The Art of Lainey. In the book, Lainey and Micah go to a pancake house, so I wanted to put a little twist on that.

"House of Torture?" I ask through clenched teeth.

Micah laughs, a big belly laugh like Trinity. "Read the fine print," he says.

I squint. Underneath the big, bloody word torture, someone has stenciled something in black ink. "'And pancakes'?" I turn to him. "Seriously?"-The Art of Lainey, page 87, by Paula Stokes

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The one thing I'd recommend with this recipe is getting mini muffin papers. That way you don't have to worry about scrubbing muffin pans (seriously, it's the worst). The recipe says to use whatever you might put in normal pancakes. I used frozen blueberries for some and chocolate chips for the rest, and I liked the blueberry ones a lot better.

Pancake Mini Muffins

2 c. all-purpose flour
2 T. sugar
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1 3/4 c. buttermilk
2 large eggs
3 T. unsalted butter, melted
blueberries, raspberries, or mini chocolate chips
maple syrup

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, eggs, and butter. While whisking, pour liquids into flour mixture and stir just until combined. Allow batter to rest for at least 2 minutes. 
Either spray two mini muffin pans or line them with mini muffin papers. Fill each cup about 2/3 full. Press 2-3 berries or 3-6 chocolate chips in each muffin. (Or you can bake them with nothing in them; then, once they're cool, brush them with melted butter and roll in cinnamon and sugar.) Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool for a few minutes in pan before removing to a wire rack. They taste best warm and with maple syrup. Store them in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

They're so good if you eat them warm and dipped in maple syrup!

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Disney Book Tag

Like I've said before, I don't really do book tags. I did the Taylor Swift one in July, and I found this around the same time and decided I would do it, too. I have mad love for Disney movies and characters, so this will be fun. Here's the post my Twitter friend (@Dizneeee) linked me to that I'll be using to guide this post.

THE LITTLE MERMAID
(a character who is out of their element)

My choice is Anna Oliphant from Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. When Anna arrives in France, she can hardly speak a word of the language and she feels completely out of her element.


CINDERELLA
(a character who goes through a major transformation)

For this one, I chose Gretchen Muller from Prisoner of Night and Fog. Her major transformation was that she comes to realize her Uncle Dolf and the Nazi Party are not all that they seem.


SNOW WHITE
(a book with an eclectic cast of characters)

I chose Deep Blue for this one because all of the mermaids are such different characters. They have unique personalities and interests and I can't wait to get to know some of them better in the rest of the series.


SLEEPING BEAUTY
(a book that put me to sleep)

Totally Notes from Underground, which I had to read for a lit class this past spring. So, so, so boring. 


THE LION KING
(a character who had something traumatic happen to them in childhood)



Cassie from The Naturals is a perfect fit. Her mother disappears when she's young; she was presumably murdered and it was definitely traumatic and formative for Cassie just like Mufasa's death was for Simba.


BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
(a book I was intimated by but found to be beautiful)

The Archived isn't a huge book, but it was definitely intimidating. It's a blogger fave and I was scared to death I wouldn't like it. Thank goodness I loved it!


ALADDIN
(a character who gets their wish granted, for better or for worse)



Totally Gladys Gatsby! She gets to be a food critic for a big newspaper in All Four Stars, which was definitely a wish for her.


MULAN
(a character who pretends to be someone or something they're not)

Wilhelmina from The Orphan Queen!


TOY STORY
(a book whose characters you wish could come to life)

This was a hard one because I figured I couldn't pick and choose which characters came to life, that it would be all of them. So I went with...



I want to be best friends with Paige, Tessa, Morgan, and Kayleigh. And as much as I like Paige and Max together, well, I want him for myself.


DISNEY DESCENDANTS
(my favorite villain or morally ambiguous character)



Totally Adelina Amouteru from The Young Elites. She is definitely the villain in some ways, but she's also mainly fighting for herself and her sister.

Credit for the minimalist Disney gifs: Jeca Martinez.

Review: Never Always Sometimes

Never Always Sometimes by Adi Alsaid
Grade: D
Release date: August 4, 2015
This ARC was provided by Read Between the Lynes in exchange for an honest review.
Summary: Best friends Dave and Julia were determined to never be cliché high school kids—the ones who sit at the same lunch table every day, dissecting the drama from homeroom and plotting their campaigns for prom king and queen. They even wrote their own Never List of everything they vowed they'd never, ever do in high school. 

Some of the rules have been easy to follow, like #5, never die your hair a color of the rainbow, or #7, never hook up with a teacher. But Dave has a secret: he's broken rule #8, never pine silently after someone for the entirety of high school. It's either that or break rule #10, never date your best friend. Dave has loved Julia for as long as he can remember.

Julia is beautiful, wild and impetuous. So when she suggests they do every Never on the list, Dave is happy to play along. He even dyes his hair an unfortunate shade of green. It starts as a joke, but then a funny thing happens: Dave and Julia discover that by skipping the clichés, they've actually been missing out on high school. And maybe even on love. 

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: This is Adi Alsaid's sophomore novel published with Harlequin Teen. For the most part, I enjoyed Let's Get Lost but Never Always Sometimes made me very mad. Pretty early on, I determined that Julia was basically a manic pixie dream girl who was "so unique" and tried really hard to be different but ended up just being a selfish jerk. She thinks it's cool to always call Dave by his full name (and she doesn't even use the right middle or last names 99% of the time). She dyes her hair pink. She wiggles her way out of consequences all the time. When Dave started to fall for another girl (who seemed much more realistic and normal), I was relieved. I would be fine with him dating Gretchen. But then, spoiler alert, towards the end of the book, Dave and Julia hooked up. And Dave had just asked Gretchen, who is his girlfriend by this point, to prom a few days earlier. Then, when the two get back to town, they kiss and of course Gretchen sees. By that point, I was so mad, I skimmed the rest of the book, so I'm not sure how it really ends except I'm pretty sure Gretchen takes Dave back and he's moved on from Julia. But there was a lot more that peeved me about this book. Julia was so nonchalant when she was trying to "seduce" one of their teachers, and I was cringing the whole time on behalf of the poor guy. Thank goodness the principal handled it correctly. Also, Dave's dad and Julia's dads and biological mom were barely present, so there were few consequences (and they were mostly ones that didn't seem too harsh) for the bad choices these teenagers made.
There was swearing, underage drinking, making out, and hooking up.

The Verdict: Skip this one. It's not worth your time.

Buy: Read Between the Lynes  Barnes & Noble

Will I be adding this book to my library?: Nope.

Top Ten Tuesday: Most-Read Authors

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's topic is the ten authors I've read the most books from. Thanks to Goodreads, this was pretty easy to figure out. I'm not 100% sure if this list is completely accurate, just because there are several childhood series that I haven't added on Goodreads. If I did, those authors might surpass some of the ones I'm about to list. But the total of this first one is gonna shock you.

1. Ann M. Martin - 142 books

That's not even all of them. Thanks to the Babysitter's Club series, that number is huge. But I haven't added any of the books from Karen's point of view or the mysteries to my Goodreads shelves. I should get around to doing that soon.

2. Jessica Burkhart - 20 books

All the Canterwood Crest books plus Wild Hearts. *sighs* I still miss the Canterwood books from Sasha's POV. They were much better written.

3. Robin Jones Gunn - 17 books

I love the Christy Miller, Sierra Jensen, and Katie Weldon series. And once I want read more adult fiction, I'll tackle her Sister Chicks series.

4. Nancy Rue - 16 books

Anyone remember the Sophie series? Or the Lucy series? They were both fun, realistic Christian fiction for preteens.

5. Rick Riordan - 13 books

All of the Percy Jackson books, plus Heroes of Olympus, plus two 39 Clues books.

6. Ally Carter - 11 books

Technically 10 actual books, but I'm counting the Double-Crossed e-novella.

7. Maud Hart Lovelace - 11 books

All of the Betsy-Tacy series plus Carney's House Party.

8. Jen Calonita - 10 books

Those ten books consist of her Secrets of My Hollywood Life series, the Belles trilogy, and her middle grade novel, Fairytale Reform School.

9. Elizabeth Eulberg - 9 books

I considered not counting this one, just because three of those books are e-novellas. In the end, I decided they counted.

10. Laura Ingalls Wilder - 9 books

One of my favorite childhood series.

So what about you? Who are your top ten most-read authors?

Rewind & Review #43

Hosted by Shae Has Left the Room.

Holy wow, the last two weeks have been packed with a surprising amount of books. I've been trading again, and some publishers, authors, and bookstores have been very nice to me.
I've been busy unpacking my belongings...and then repacking them because my parents and I leave on Friday to take me back to Asbury. I filled my smaller suitcase with books, and I plan to fill several boxes too. I can't wait to see all my friends again, meet my roommate (her name is Emma, too!), and get back into the swing of things. I haven't missed certain stuff at Asbury, but there's a lot of I'm looking forward to. Now if only Marissa Meyer were going to Cincinnati or Lexington on her tour for Winter... *sigh*
(Psst! Look what's at the bottom of the post!)

Books Received for Review
Red Girl, Blue Boy by Lauren Baratz-Logsted (from Bloomsbury via NetGalley)
My Secret to Tell by Natalie D. Richards (from Sourcebooks Fire via NetGalley)

I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest (via Scholastic)
What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler
Daughter of Dusk by Livia Blackburne
Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson (via Read Between the Lynes)
The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (via the author; thanks so much, Heidi!)

Books I Won/Traded for/was Gifted

Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu (via trade with @skrandolph76)
What We Left Behind by Robin Talley
The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows (via trade with @EmAlfano)
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson (from my Secret Sister, Audris! Go follow her, y'all!)
The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson (bought by my mom)
Better off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg (via the new Secret Sister, who called herself Lorelai Gilmore)

Books I Bought

The Road to You by Alecia Whitaker
Kitchen Chaos by Deborah A. Levine and JillEllyn Riley

Books I Read

The Detective's Assistant by Kate Hannigan (3.5 stars)
Whippoorwill by Joseph Monninger
Daughter of Dusk by Livia Blackburne
Kitchen Chaos by Deborah A. Levine and JillEllyn Riley (4 stars)
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson (reread)
Lock & Mori by Heather W. Petty
The Road to You by Alecia Whitaker (4 stars)
Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales
All Fall Down by Ally Carter (reread)
What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler
Anything Could Happen by Will Walton (4 stars)
The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West (reread)
I Will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda with Liz Welch (3.5 stars)

Blog Posts You Might've Missed

   (From 7/27-8/1)

• Review: Shadows of Sherwood by Kekla Magoon (3 stars)
• Top Ten Tuesday: Fellow Book Nerd Characters
• DNF Review: School for Sidekicks by Kelly McCullough
• So You Like #16

   (From 8/2-8/8)

• Review: What You Left Behind by Jessica Verdi (2.5 stars)
• Top Ten Tuesday: Fairytale Retellings
• Secret Sister: It's Like Secret Santa Except for 6 Months
• Review: Bright Lights, Dark Nights by Stephen Emond (3 stars)
• Random Friday: Country I Want to Visit Most

Upcoming Blog Posts in the Next Few Weeks (subject to change)

• TTT: Most-Read Authors
• Review: Never Always Sometimes by Adi Alsaid
• Disney Book Tag
• From the Bookshelf to the Kitchen: Pancake Mini Muffins
• Review: Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman
• Review: Legacy of Kings by Eleanor Herman
• Interview with Erin Fitzsimmons, Associate Art Director at HarperCollins
• TTT: Auto-Buy Authors
• My Beautiful Bookshelves
• Random Friday: Fall 2015 Reads
• Review: Anne & Henry by Dawn Ius
• The 1989 Book Tag
• Review: Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between by Jennifer E. Smith
• TTT: The Syllabus of Saving the World 101
• Interview with Rachel Bellavia, a Bookseller
• So You Like... #17

Random Friday: Country I Want to Visit Most

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It's no secret that I love all things French. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that the country I want to visit most is France.

I want to see the Eiffel Tower...

and Sacre Coeur...

and the palace at Versailles...

and go to the Musee du Louvre and Musee d'Orsay.

I want to eat baguettes and French cheese, go to a crepe stand, and eat other French cuisine.

I want to go to bookstores and buy French editions of all my favorite YA books.

And then I want to go to Provence and other locations in the French countryside.

I'd love to spend some time writing in France, and maybe set a book in Provence or something. It's such a beautiful place. I'm gonna keep praying my dream comes true someday!

So what country or state do you want to visit most?

Review: Bright Lights, Dark Nights

Bright Lights, Dark Nights by Stephen Emond
Grade: C
Release date: August 11, 2015
An e-galley was provided by Roaring Brook Press via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Summary: A story about first love, first fights, and finding yourself in a messed up world, from the acclaimed author of Happyface.

Walter Wilcox has never been in love. That is, until he meets Naomi, and sparks, and clever jokes, fly. But when his cop dad is caught in a racial profiling scandal, Walter and Naomi, who is African American, are called out at school, home, and online. Can their bond (and mutual love of the Foo Fighters) keep them together?

With black-and-white illustrations throughout and a heartfelt, humorous voice, Bright Lights, Dark Nights authentically captures just how tough first love can be...and why it's worth fighting for. 

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Bright Lights, Dark Nights (hereafter referred to as Dark Nights) is a book without a solid plot. Racial profiling and Walter's relationship with Naomi are perhaps the most important plotlines but neither really had enough meat to carry the story. Jason and Walter's friendship left me a bit baffled. It sounded like they were good friends, but then everything fell apart pretty quickly after Walter and Naomi became an item. The romantic relationship in this book felt unnatural to me - just the way the two teenagers phrased things and fell in love so quickly and all that jazz. There wasn't enough awkwardness (there was cute awkwardness but that isn't enough). I liked the idea of the interracial relationship, particularly since the scandal with Walter's dad made things complicated. That plotline, although it couldn't carry Dark Nights, was the best part of the book, in my opinion. As a reader, I wasn't sure what to believe. Should I believe Officer Wilcox, since Walter wanted to believe his dad? Or should I believe the kid who was accusing Officer Wilcox of racial profiling? Walter's dad didn't make great choices in the aftermath of the accusations, but they were all realistic. As for other characters, Walter's friends and some other kids at school play a small part in the book but they all felt shoehorned in at times. The presence of Walter's older sister and mother were good, though. Although it felt a bit out of place, the storyline with Walter's mother was good.
Foul language, making out, and physical fights fall under the "ugly."

The Verdict: Good, but not a book I'd reread or shove at people. With some more editing, it could've been even better.

Buy: Read Between the Lynes  Barnes & Noble

Will I be adding this book to my library?: No.

Secret Sister: It's Like Secret Santa Except for 6 Months

Last summer, the bloggers at On the Same Page came up with the Secret Sister project. Whenever I tell my family and in-person friends and acquaintances about it, they're always very confused. So I describe it as Secret Santa that runs for six months, and you don't just send gifts. Brittany adds that the focus is more on spreading positive thoughts. I absolutely agree with that; I never felt pressured to buy anything fancy or big for the girl I was Secret Sister for. I just got her things I hoped she'd like, I baked for her, and I sent her a postcard. (This next session, I want to make sure to send more cards, postcards, and letters because mail always makes my day.) 

I didn't sign up for the first session because I knew I was going to college the month it started and I didn't want the pressure of sending stuff on time to someone while trying to adjust to a lot of changes. So I signed up for the second session, which started in February and ran through July. And let me tell you - it was some of the most fun I've ever had in the blogging community. Everyone participating can ask questions on the Twitter hashtag so not only do you get to (hopefully) find out some pertinent info about who you're a Secret Sis for, but you also get to know others in the program. Plus, everyone was encouraged to post under the hashtag when their monthly gifts arrived and seeing what everyone got was so exciting. There are some creative ladies in the Secret Sister program and also some very caring, giving, thoughtful ones. 

I was Secret Sister for Jessica. I didn't have a theme for the February box, but I sort of did for the rest of the months.

March was fandom month. I included Downton Abbey tea, a T-shirt for The Office, and little pins for Friends (plus a couple books, candy, and book swag).

April was Disney month. I sent her a postcard at the end of the month that had the lantern scene from Tangled on it. But the box included Beauty and the Beast tea, a Peter Pan necklace, a Jasmine card, and my favorite retelling of Beauty and the Beast.

May was road trip month. Jessica describes herself as having a gypsy soul, so I used that for inspiration. I designed some notecards on Vistaprint, sent her more pens for her art journaling, included my favorite road trip book, and included a couple notebooks with travel themes (plus some cookies I'd baked).

June was her birthday month, so there wasn't really a theme outside of that. I got her a couple books from her wishlist and baked brookie bars (sugar cookie/brownie bars).

July was the Big Reveal month. I wanted to kind of theme the box around myself so she could get to know me. So I included postcards from the places I've lived in the past few months, some cross-stitching I did, more baked goods (brownies this time), my favorite writing pens, Funko Pop! Mrs. Potts and Chip (since I like Beauty and the Beast and Funko Pop!), one last book from her wishlist, and a book I liked that I saw on her TBR list.
Jessica was absolutely lovely after the reveal. She had such kind words for me, and I can't wait to continue to chat with her more.

And then my Secret Sister was... Audris! Honestly, she was the best, and I'm so grateful for everything she sent me. Audris was very thoughtful (and I'm not just saying that); literally, everything was creative and sweet and exactly what I would want. A couple times, when she sent books through Amazon, she sent them through a mutual friend so that kept her identity a secret. (And I actually thought the mutual friend was my Secret Sister for quite awhile, lol.)

For February, she sent The Blood of Olympus, The Darkest Minds, a Frozen tote bag, chocolate, hot cocoa mix, little sticky notes, and one of the most gorgeous notebooks I have ever seen.

March had a little bit of a Disney theme, since she'd gone to Disney World earlier that month. She wrote her note to me on the back of a picture she took of Cinderella's castle, and she got me smashed pennies, which I collect, from all the parks. The rest of the gift included a paperback copy of Cress (which I wanted since my blog name is in it), sidewalk chalk, a cute little blackboard sign that she wrote "Emma's Library" on, candy, a mini Disney Princess bucket, tea, and a Belle mug. 

Her April gift got there right as finals week started, and it was just what I needed to make it through the week. The book for that month was The Game of Love and Death (one of my most anticipated reads of 2015). She also included a flower crown, cute kitty socks, Kit Kats, bookmarks, One Direction's latest album (my roommate was envious), and a jar stuffed with quotes from my favorite books.
For May, she sent a box from Etienne St. Clair, which made me giggle and swoon and made my mom side-eye me. She included Uninvited and Amy and Roger's Epic Detour for books, a Funko Pop! Elsa, baking tools, and a cookie mix. 
For June, she knew I was moving so she sent two books through Amazon so they'd arrive in time. And they were two books I wanted very much! Edible French (a book of French food-related idioms and expressions that I first saw in French class during our chapter on food and restaurants) and Nearly Found by Ellie Cosimano (the sequel to Nearly Gone). I vowed to be good and save the latter for our two-day drive to Virginia. I did not uphold that vow.
Finally, for July, it was the big reveal. She themed the box around superheroes, which meant a cup with Thor on it, Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and superhero mix CDs (one for my superhero days and one for my days off). She also included gum and a coloring book (for relaxing on my days off from saving the world). Thank you so much, Audris! I can't wait to get to know you even better!

I can't wait to see what round three of Secret Sister holds. We got our new assignments a few weeks ago. I do wish the new Secret Sis had written a longer application, but I am going to be creative and make this work! She's been great about answering questions on Twitter, though, so I've already got ideas brewing for a lot of surprises. And I can't wait to start guessing who has me. :)

Top Ten Tuesday: Fairytale Retellings

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

I love fairytale retellings with every fiber of my being. So it may come as a surprise that I struggled with this week's topic. Well, I struggled to come up with ten books and I technically cheated by counting books from a series separately. I've decided I struggled because, while I love fairytale retellings, I don't like every single one I read. So without further ado, here's my list.

1. The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (Beauty and the Beast)

  

2-4. Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress by Marissa Meyer (Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel, respectively)

5. Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge (Beauty and the Beast)

6. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (The Goose Girl)

7. Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George (Twelve Dancing Princesses)

8. A Wicked Thing by Rhiannon Thomas (Sleeping Beauty)

9. The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson (The Frog Prince)

10. The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh (A Thousand and One Nights)

Review: What You Left Behind

What You Left Behind by Jessica Verdi
Grade: C-
Release date: August 4, 2015
This e-galley was provided by Sourcebooks Fire in exchange for an honest review.
Summary: It’s all Ryden’s fault. If he hadn’t gotten Meg pregnant, she would have never stopped her chemo treatments and would still be alive. Instead, he’s failing fatherhood, one dirty diaper at a time. And it’s not like he’s had time to grieve while struggling to care for their infant daughter, start his senior year, and earn the soccer scholarship he needs to go to college.

The one person who makes Ryden feel like his old self is Joni. She’s fun and energetic—and doesn’t know he has a baby. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to keep his two worlds separate. Finding one of Meg’s journals only stirs up old emotions, and Ryden’s convinced Meg left other notebooks for him to find, some message to help his new life make sense. But how is he going to have a future if he can’t let go of the past?

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: As I read What You Left Behind, I found myself mostly enjoying it. Although it's my normal genre, it's not my normal type of read - mainly because I don't read many novels with a guy's point-of-view as the only point-of-view. Ryden is a flawed protagonist who slowly gets his act together, so props for that. He cares about his daughter, Hope, and won't even consider putting her up for adoption. He plans to take her to college with him (although he hasn't worked out all of the details of that plan yet.) So even when he can't get her to stop crying as easily as his mom can, I rooted for him. Until he lied by omission. When he and Joni were first getting to know each other, he doesn't tell her at all about Meg and Hope. And that made me cranky. Readers can clearly see Joni is a fairly open person (and the whole book is through Ryden's eyes, so he should've realized this). I understand not telling her right off the bat, but there was still plenty of time early on when he could've brought it up and she wouldn't have gotten so upset. 
There are several secondary characters - Ryden's ex Shoshanna, his friend Dave, Meg's friend Alan, and Meg's sister Mabel. The latter two and Joni receive a lot of fleshing out, which is a good thing. I felt like I got to know them as well as I got to know Ryden. Dave and Shoshanna weren't as important to the narrative, so it was okay that I didn't get to know them as well.
The plot with Meg's journals was interesting. Through them, I realized Meg and Ryden hadn't been together very long at all, which peeved me. I was expecting a relationship built on more, especially when they said "I love you" on the very first date. Ryden eventually starts to fall for Joni, but I didn't ship that either. I didn't feel any chemistry, only saw what the author told me.
Lots of foul language. Romance was definitely PG-13. There's underage drinking.

The Verdict: The plot was different, and I liked that. But the rest of the book made it something I won't be recommending.

Buy: Read Between the Lynes  Barnes & Noble

Will I be adding this book to my library?: No.