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		<title>Manga/Graphic Novel/Video Game Novel Challenge: Final Link-Up &amp; Giveaway</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final round of the M/G/V 2012 Reading Challenge is here! Link-up your reviews and enter the Giveaway! ]]></description>
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Welcome back for the final, yes <strong>FINAL</strong> round of the <strong>M/G/V Reading Challenge</strong>! Even though it&#8217;s been a long year we made it, and everyone deserves to pat themselves on the back for doing such a tremendous job!  As a reminder the <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>$60.00 Giveaway </strong></span>is still live and you have until December 31st to enter. So take the next few weeks to get all your links in and make sure you fill out the Rafflecopter Widget with your entries. Thank you for your dedication, without you, this challenge would not have been a success! Be on the look out for information to participate in our <strong>2013 M/G/V Challenge</strong> that will be posted later this week.&#13;<br />
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		<title>{Review} Through to You by Emily Hainsworth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diayll - MotherGamerWriter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through to You is a story of grief, loss, and finding yourself through all the pain. Check out my 4.5 Controller review! ]]></description>
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<li><strong>Title:</strong> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10512887-through-to-you">Through to You </a></li>
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<li><strong>Author:</strong>  <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4658172.Emily_Hainsworth">Emily Hainsworth</a></li>
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<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 9780062094193</li>
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<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> HarperCollins Publishers</li>
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<li><strong>Publication date:</strong> 10/2/2012</li>
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<li><strong>Pages:</strong> 272</li>
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<li><strong>Find It: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10512887-through-to-you">Goodreads</a>/ <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Through-You-Emily-Hainsworth/dp/006209419X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1354624621&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=through+to+you">Amazon</a>/ <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/through-to-you-emily-hainsworth/1108621161?ean=9780062094193">B &amp; N</a></strong></li>
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Camden Pike has been grief-stricken since his girlfriend, Viv, died. Viv was the last good thing in his life: helping him rebuild his identity after a career-ending football injury, picking up the pieces when his home life shattered, and healing his pain long after the meds wore off. And now, he&#8217;d give anything for one more glimpse of her. But when Cam makes a visit to the site of Viv&#8217;s deadly car accident, he sees some kind of apparition. And it isn&#8217;t Viv.&#13;<br />
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<strong><em>Through to You</em></strong> is a tale of love, grief, and sacrifice. The unrelenting pain a person goes though when a loved one is suddenly ripped from their life. At first glance, <strong><em>Through to You</em> </strong>is a love story, but at its core is a heart-pounding mystery that spans two universes.  An extremely dark tale of what may happen if a person is given a second chance at love.&#13;<br />
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Camden Pike, our main character, is struggling with the loss of his football career, a father who left him, a mother who is barely around, and his true love Viv who died in an accident he believes is his fault. But all that seems to change when he meets Nina, a girl from a parallel world who claims to know him. Try as he might, and despite Nina?s pleas, Camden cannot stay away from this other world, and the life he feels should have been his. And things really begin to look up when he discovers the Viv in this universe is alive and misses him as desperately as he misses her. Unfortunately for Camden, as he soon discovers, the grass is not always greener on the other side, or in this case?the other world.&#13;<br />
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I thoroughly enjoyed <strong><em>Through to You</em></strong>. Although, the first ten or so chapters were a lot to take in as a reader, I was surprised by the mystery and intrigued by all the characters. Camden was in a tremendous amount of pain, and that pain was hard to read at times. If you have ever lost someone it shouldn?t be hard to relate to his suffering. However, if you can take a step back from that and get to the meat of the story which is a fantastic mystery, I guarantee you?ll be surprised by how much fun is wrapped up in the novel.&#13;<br />
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<hr class="gap"/><strong>If You Missed It:</strong>&#13;</p>
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<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9922">Cover Reveal: PINNED UP by C. Michelle</a></li>
<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9901">Blog Tour Review, Guest Post and Giveaway: Drowning In You by Rebecca Berto</a></li>
<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9888">Night Huntress Series Read-a-Long Discussion #2: HALFWAY TO THE GRAVE Ch. 8 -14</a></li>
<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9865">Simplify Your Shelves: Prepare for The New Releases of 2013 &amp; The Next Generation of Gaming</a></li>
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		<title>Manga/Graphic Novel/Video Game Novel Challenge: November Link-Up &amp; Giveaway</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diayll - MotherGamerWriter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Round 11 of the M/G/V 2012 Reading Challenge is here! Link-up your reviews and enter the final Giveaway! ]]></description>
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Welcome back to round 11 of the 2012 <strong>M/G/V Reading Challenge</strong>! Can you believe it, November is almost over and then its on to December and our last month of the Challenge!  As a reminder the <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>$60.00 Giveaway </strong></span>is still live and you have until December 31st to enter. So take the next few weeks to get all your links in and make sure you fill out the Rafflecopter Widget with your entries. Thank you for your continued dedication!&#13;<br />
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<center><strong><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/4003">February</a></strong></center>&#13;<br />
<center><strong><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/4606">March</a></strong></center>&#13;<br />
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<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9865">Simplify Your Shelves: Prepare for The New Releases of 2013 &amp; The Next Generation of Gaming</a></li>
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		<title>{Audiobook Review} Crewel (Crewel World #1) by Gennifer Albin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diayll - MotherGamerWriter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crewel by far is one of the most creative visionary experiences I’ve had so far this year! See why in my 5 Controller Review! ]]></description>
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<li><strong>Publication date:</strong> 10/16/2012</li>
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<li><strong>Pages:</strong> 368</li>
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<li><strong>Review Source:</strong> Audiobook Purchase</li>
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<strong><em>Crewel</em></strong> is a magnificent fantasy, for those of you who are able to suspend disbelief and thrust yourself deep within its pages. Our story is centered around sixteen year-old Adelice Lewys, a young girl who has been hiding a very special gift. All her life Adelice has been avoiding her destiny as a Spinster, a girl who can weave time with matter. She suppressed her gifts in order to stay with her family, to keep her life happy and normal. However, in an extremely twisted turn of events ? which inevitably ends in bloodshed, Adelice is discovered, yanked from her home, and forced into the Spinster life.&#13;<br />
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<hr class="gap"/><strong>If You Missed It:</strong>&#13;</p>
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<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9922">Cover Reveal: PINNED UP by C. Michelle</a></li>
<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9901">Blog Tour Review, Guest Post and Giveaway: Drowning In You by Rebecca Berto</a></li>
<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9888">Night Huntress Series Read-a-Long Discussion #2: HALFWAY TO THE GRAVE Ch. 8 -14</a></li>
<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9865">Simplify Your Shelves: Prepare for The New Releases of 2013 &amp; The Next Generation of Gaming</a></li>
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		<title>{Graphic Novel Review} World of Warcraft: Pearl of Pandaria by Micky Neilson</title>
		<link>http://empyreanedge.com/archives/6915</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diayll - MotherGamerWriter</dc:creator>
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<li><strong>Title: </strong><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15041805-world-of-warcraft">World of Warcraft: Pearl of Pandaria </a></li>
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<li><strong>Author: </strong><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2739719.Micky_Neilson">Micky Neilson</a></li>
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<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 9781401226992</li>
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<li><strong>Publication date:</strong> 9/25/2012</li>
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<li><strong>Pages:</strong> 112</li>
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In this enthralling original graphic novel published in a landscape format, you will meet the PANDAREN, one of the most beloved (and mysterious) races in World of Warcraft! Written by Blizzard&#8217;s own Micky Neilson (the World of Warcraft MMORPG, World of Warcraft: Ashbringer and World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen), with art by fan favorite Sean &#8220;Cheeks&#8221; Galloway (TV&#8217;s Teen Titans Go and Wednesday Comics), this story ties directly into the upcoming World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria expansion pack.&#13;<br />
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World of Warcraft: Pearl of Pandaria introduces Li Li Stormstout, a precocious young student who lives atop a giant turtle called Shen-zin Su. Like the rest of the wandering island&#8217;s pandaren, Li Li comes from a line of adventurers who left their homeland long ago to explore the world&#8230;and she wants nothing more than to chase that dream. But when Li Li runs away to find her famous uncle Chen, how will she survive Azeroth&#8217;s perils?</p></blockquote>
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<h3><strong>My Take on </strong><strong>World of Warcraft: Pearl of Pandaria:</strong></h3>
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<strong><em>World of Warcraft: Pearl of Pandaria</em></strong> is an enchanting tale of one young girl?s quest to find adventure in the midst of a land that has truly forgotten what it means to dream. For fans of World of Warcraft, <strong><em>Pearl of Pandaria</em></strong> is a direct tie-in to the newly released <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Mists_of_Pandaria">World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria expansion</a></strong>. And for those graphic novel lovers who have never played a single game of WoW, the story opens with a brief overview of the WoW universe, giving us a glimpse at past happenings and other popular characters from the PC games.&#13;<br />
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Our story is centered around Li Li Stormstout, a headstrong young girl who, despite the teachings at school and constant discouragement from her father, is determined to find adventure and remind her father that their people once thrived on steeping out into the unknown and discovering whatever life has to offer.  Her heart longs for zest, fun and excitement and knows there is more to life than just living on the Wandering Isle. In order to prove a point, Li Li decides to leave her home and search for her notorious uncle, Chen. However, none of the stories and clues left by her uncle over the years could have prepared her for the captivating, dangerous, amazing world of Azeroth.&#13;<br />
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Over the course of this breathtakingly illustrated graphic novel, we are led on one precarious escapade after another. The quest to decipher Chen?s clues, gives us some history on Chen?s life since he?s been missing, while introducing us to other characters and villains who are related to the <strong><em>Mists </em></strong>expansion. I thoroughly enjoyed being engrossed in the story and couldn?t wait to see what type of trouble our young friend would encounter next!&#13;<br />
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<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Overall, <em>World of Warcraft: Pearl of Pandaria </em>is a great addition to any WoW fan?s collection</strong></span>. It will definitely bridge some gaps and tie up loose ends from previous games while enhancing your knowledge of the WoW lore. There?s a lot of quick-witted humor and fantastic dialog to read and plenty of over-the-top characters to meet.  Moreover, let?s not forget the artwork is without a doubt, a remarkably well put together masterpiece that will immediately suck you into Li Li?s world. <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>I highly recommend it to not only WoW fans, but to fans of great fantasy adventures and video gamers alike</strong></span>.&#13;<br />
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		<title>Manga/Graphic Novel/Video Game Novel Challenge: September Link-Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 20:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
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It?s September?Wooooo Hoooooo! Happy first day of fall, we are in the home stretch now.  Keep reading, keep pushing forward, and keep encouraging each other.  The year will be over before you know it, and hopefully you have read some great graphic novels, manga, comics, and video game tie-in novels along the way. Don?t forget, each month you link a review it will count in the final BIG giveaway! So make sure you are getting those reviews in. Whoot Whoot!&#13;<br />
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9922">Cover Reveal: PINNED UP by C. Michelle</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9865">Simplify Your Shelves: Prepare for The New Releases of 2013 &amp; The Next Generation of Gaming</a></li>
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		<title>{Review} Fair Coin (Coin, #1) by E.C. Myers</title>
		<link>http://empyreanedge.com/archives/6201</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<li><strong>Title: </strong><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10151730-fair-coin">Fair Coin (Coin, #1) </a><strong/></li>
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<li><strong>Author:</strong>  <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2968447.E_C_Myers">E.C. Myers</a><strong/></li>
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<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 9781616146092</li>
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<li><strong>Publication date:</strong> 3/27/2012</li>
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<li><strong>Pages:</strong> 250</li>
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<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><em>Fair Coin</em></strong> <strong>was a surprise hit for me, one I never saw coming, and one I can?t believe is over</strong></span> (thankfully I just received my ARC of <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10345255-quantum-coin"><strong>Quantum Coin</strong></a>)! E.C. Myers crafted a hair-raising adventure centered around best friends and a simple ?coin?. <strong><em>Fair Coin</em></strong> is reminiscent of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289879/"><strong>The Butterfly Effect</strong></a><strong>,</strong> except with a more Sci-Fi edge because of the sheer amount of technology presented and the in depth explanations.  And it also has a dark and twisted antagonist who I both adored and loathed. Everything is not always as it appears in <strong><em>Fair Coin</em></strong> and uncovering the mystery of it all is only the tip of the iceberg in this haunting adventure.&#13;<br />
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<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9922">Cover Reveal: PINNED UP by C. Michelle</a></li>
<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9901">Blog Tour Review, Guest Post and Giveaway: Drowning In You by Rebecca Berto</a></li>
<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9888">Night Huntress Series Read-a-Long Discussion #2: HALFWAY TO THE GRAVE Ch. 8 -14</a></li>
<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9865">Simplify Your Shelves: Prepare for The New Releases of 2013 &amp; The Next Generation of Gaming</a></li>
<li><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/archives/9857">ARC Review: Dare You To (Pushing the Limits, #2) by Katie McGarry</a></li>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diayll - MotherGamerWriter</dc:creator>
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		<title>Manga/Graphic Novel/Video Game Novel Challenge June Link-up &amp; Giveaways!</title>
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Hello everyone and welcome back to another monthly link-up for the <strong>M/G/V Challenge</strong>! And for those of you finding this Challenge for the first time, you can read all the information on the guidelines, challenge levels, prizes or sign up at <strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://empyreanedge.com/mangagraphic-novelvideo-game-novel-challenge-2012">THIS POST</a></span></em></strong>!&#13;<br />
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