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Valentine
Valentine | Jodi McAlister
12 posts | 13 read | 8 to read
Strange and terrible things begin to happen to four teenagers - all born on the same Valentine's Day. One of these teenagers is the Valentine: a Seelie fairy changeling swapped for a human child at its birth. The Unseelie have come to kill the Valentine - except they don't know who it is. Pearl shares a birthday with Finn Blacklin. She's known him all her life and disliked every second of it. Now Pearl and Finn must work together to protect themselves from the sinister forces that are seeking them out. But there's one more problem: the explosive chemistry between them . . .
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BookThingo
Valentine | Jodi McAlister
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One of the few books where I managed not to kill a fairy (heh). This book has it all: teen angst, mysterious happenings, strong female voices, high stakes, and kissing. Lots and lots of kissing. #loveozya

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earlgreyediting
Valentine | Jodi McAlister
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Now that 2018 has arrived, the SFF community is gearing up for the 2017 awards season. To assist with the nominating process, I thought I'd share a list of works I've reviewed that are eligible.

Check out the list at http://earlgreyediting.com.au/2018/01/19/2017-awards-eligibility/

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earlgreyediting
Valentine | Jodi McAlister
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Pickpick

VALENTINE by Jodi McAlister is a fresh and intelligent take on YA urban fantasy. If you were loved Holly Black's TITHE, are a fan of the enemies-to-lovers trope or are keen to see an Australian spin on YA fantasy, this is the book for you.

Full review at
http://earlgreyediting.com.au/2017/07/31/valentine-by-jodi-mcalister/

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earlgreyediting
Valentine | Jodi McAlister
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2017 is now half over and I have met my initial annual reading goal of 100 books. I've decided to go ahead and set a new target. Without the Aurealis Awards to spur me on, my reading pace has slowed, so I think 200 books isn't realistic. However, 150 books should be achievable.

For the full report and to take a peek at what I've been reading, you can visit:
http://earlgreyediting.com.au/2017/07/07/mt-tbr-report-june-2017/

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zanybibliophile
Valentine | Jodi McAlister
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Mehso-so

Was not overly keen on this one.
Read more on my blog post: https://zanybibliophile.wordpress.com/2017/06/29/valentine/
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Candle from Kozy Korner

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KirstieE
Valentine | Jodi McAlister
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Mehso-so

I found that this book was good, not great. For majority of it I was left sitting there yelling at the pages "WTF is happening!?" It was a confusing and jumbled set up for this book series , but still had enough to keep me interested and find out what happens. Evil fairies + murder + extremely hot guy = ?
3 ⭐️

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BookThingo
Valentine | Jodi McAlister
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Books and Butterbings are the perfect combination!
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Valentine by Jodi McAlister
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#LoveOzYA #aww2017 #LitsyAtoZ #bookanddessert

Chachic What are butterbings? Looks yummy. 7y
BookThingo @Chachic I'm obsessed with butterbings. They're like brownie sandwiches with a buttercream filling. SO GOOD. 7y
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KirstieE
Valentine | Jodi McAlister
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When you're trying to study but your book is calling for you .... I'm sorry ! I wish I could just #DropEverythingAndRead but unfortunately I have an assignment due 😭
#collegeproblems

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Lauredhel
Valentine | Jodi McAlister
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Chapter four, and it's still all "I'm so attracted to my bully, woe is me", and I'm getting right ticked off about this shithouse trope. Does it get better/ redeem itself soon?

thegirlwiththelibrarybag I hope so, because I'm reasonably sure I impulse bought this... 7y
coffeenebula "Shithouse trope" ??? 7y
mostlycatsandcoffee I don't know anything about the book but the placement of that barcode has me like 😜 7y
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eekabook I've noticed the "girl falls in love with her bully" is a trend lately. And I'm just... So puzzled by this??? ?? People really don't need to start romanticizing bullies 7y
MarriedtoMrT Sounds like I don't want to read it but it sure is pretty to look at! 7y
Lauredhel @thegirlwiththelibrarybag it's possibly maybe improving... Hold that thought. 7y
Lauredhel @spicyvictorian there is no room below the author name for the library barcode, not much choice I guess? 7y
Lauredhel @eekabook arsehole-to-lover has long been a romance trope, it's just one I very rarely find believable or enjoyable. 7y
Lauredhel @MarriedtoMrT it is that, great cover! 7y
Lauredhel @thegirlwiththelibrarybag and I'm still not sure! It has definitely improved, but... There is still a big but. 7y
Lauredhel @eekabook I am not sure how new the trope is? I became incandescently enraged at Glee over the bully storyline. 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag How much further have you read? 7y
Lauredhel @thegirlwiththelibrarybag page 208 now, but I got distracted with Fledgling. 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Lauredhel, all good! Is it worth finishing? 7y
Lauredhel @thegirlwiththelibrarybag that I can't tell you yet! Sorry. 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Lauredhel, I meant for you! 😊 7y
Lauredhel @thegirlwiththelibrarybag I know, I just - choosing to finish it doesn't make it worth finishing, IYKWIM. I ended up slogging through a third quarter that wasn't too bad, then a fourth quarter that pissed me off all over again. 7y
Lauredhel @thegirlwiththelibrarybag in summary: there is far, far, far better Aussie YA! 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Lauredhel, oh dear! I go in forewarned! I went to a Melissa Keil book launch last night, hopefully that will deliver me some of the good loveozya stuff! 7y
Lauredhel @thegirlwiththelibrarybag yes, it should, have fun! Don't get me wrong, this book was alright, I just think perhaps I have really high standards for Aussie YA maybe? So much of it is s good. To me this felt like yet another USAn paranormal, no local flavor. 7y
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Bl.duty12
Valentine | Jodi McAlister
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I love it when I get bookish mail! All the way from Australia! This sounded like a really good book, can't wait to dig into this beauty!!

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KirstieE
Valentine | Jodi McAlister
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The February book for #theyachronicles is Valentine by Jodi McAlister. It's a new Australian supernatural series and it involves people getting kidnapped if they were born on valentines day , how crazy does that sound ! Excited to pick it up #bookmail

Robothugs Ohhh I can't wait to see what you think of this 😄 7y
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Missusb
Valentine | Jodi McAlister
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Fresh voice in Australian YA paranormal romance. My longer review is here: https://trishtalkstexts.wordpress.com/2017/02/05/review-valentine-by-jodi-mcalis... Its snarky and full of pop cultural references, so of course it's funny. Released here on Jan 31. #penguinteenaus