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Reincarnation Romance Sequel Better Than Its Predecessor
The D'Angelo Family has long been blessed (or cursed, depending on who you ask) with the ability to discern people's past lives. When triplets Dante, Branwell, and Tennyson were born 31 years ago, their inherited "gift" fractured three ways. Now, each of the brothers has a different supernatural talent that he uses to support the family art appraisal/authentication business. Their special skills aren't always helpful, though. Sometimes they're confusing, sometimes they're overwhelming, and sometimes, they're just plain dangerous ...
The last person Lucy wants to bother while in Italy is her former boyfriend. When her niece mysteriously disappears in a case that has the local police scratching their heads, however, Lucy knows she needs Tennyson's special skills if there's any chance of finding the missing child. Going through Branwell to appeal to his reclusive sibling, she finds herself spending time with the brother who got away. Is now finally their time? Lucy won't betray Tennyson again, but boy, how she wants to ... Time Traveler's Wife-ish Romance a Long, Dull Slog
As emotionally draining as the past little while has been for Claire, she hasn't suffered any kind of mental breakdown. Not that she knows of, anyway. So why is she seeing a Mr. Darcy-like man in the background of every photo she takes in Florence? She knows he's not really there. What is he, then? A ghost? A figment of her imagination? An obvious sign that she should check herself into the nearest mental hospital?The last person she expects to help explain the inexplicable is Dante D'Angelo, an Italian colleague and competitor. He might be undeniably gorgeous, but he's also a hack. Claire wants nothing to do with him, so why is she so drawn to the enigmatic Italian? And why does he believe her Mr. Darcy visions are not just legitimate, but also important? Who is Dante, really? What does he know about the strange things that are happening to Claire? Most importantly, how does he explain the fierce—almost unearthly—attraction they feel toward one another? Unbeknownst to Claire, theirs is a love story two hundred years in the making ...
Gladly Beyond, the first book in a new trilogy by Nichole Van, is not the sort of book I would have picked up all on my own. Soulmates-searching-for-each-other-repeatedly-throughout-time stories are a dime a dozen and not really my bag. However, since I needed to read the book's sequel for the Whitney Awards, I decided to give Gladly Beyond a go first. Spoiler alert: I shouldn't have bothered. For one thing, I didn't care at all for Claire. I can't quite put my finger on why, but I really didn't give a fig about her. That made it difficult to care about the story, which is looonnnggggg. Way too long. Melodramatic and clunky, it makes for a dull, endless slog. If I hadn't been planning to read its sequel, I wouldn't have made it past the first couple chapters of Gladly Beyond. It just did not capture my fancy at all. That being said, I liked Van's voice and overall writing style. This particular story, though, was way too loquacious, way too generic, way too forgettable. Although I liked its sequel much better, I never would have picked it up based on Gladly Beyond. Sad but true.
(Readalikes: Love's Shadow by Nichole Van; also reminds me of Transcendence by C.J. Omololu; The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger; and the t.v. show DC Legends of Tomorrow)
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YA Reincarnation Novel Nothing You Haven't Seen Before ... Dang It.
That Rose-y Giveaway Glow

As Josh recovers, his mind is invaded with thoughts that have the emotion, the intensity, the intimacy of memories. But these are not his memories. They are ancient ... and violent. There's an urgency to them he can't ignore - pulling him to save a woman named Sabina ... and the treasures she protects.
But who is Sabina?
Desperate for answers, Josh turns to the world-renowned Phoenix Foundation - a research facility that scientifically documents cases of past life experiences. He is led to an archaeological dig and to Professor Gabriella Chase, who has discovered an ancient, powerful secret that threatens to merge the past with the present. Here, the dead call out to the living, and murders of the past become murders of the present.
Also up for grabs is the next book in the series, The Memorist. Although I had some trouble connecting with the characters, I still enjoyed the read. You can see my review in the post below this one.
So, like I said, I have 2 copies of each book up for grabs. You can enter to win both books. All you have to do is this:
For 1 entry: Leave a comment on this post. Since Rose's books are all about reincarnation, we're going to have some fun - in your comment, please tell me who (or what) you would have like to have been in a past life or who you would like to be on your next go round. If you know about your past lives, by all means, tell me about it! Remember, this is just for fun, so go crazy.
For 2 entries: Post about this giveaway on your blog.
That's it - easy cheesy, as my kids would say. I will pick 4 winners on December 7. Thanks for entering, and thanks to M.J. for offering her books for this giveaway!
The Memorist Probes the Greatest Mystery of All - The Human Mind
Although many of the world's religions hold reincarnation as a sacred tenet, skeptics abound. Chief among them is 31-year-old Meer Logan, heroine of M.J. Rose's new novel, The Memorist. Despite the fact that Meer, a memory specialist working at the Natural History Museum in New York, has experienced "the dreads" - disturbing images from a bygone era invading her mind - since she was a child, she refuses to believe her father's supposition that
what she's seeing are actually suppressed memories from a past life. Meer adores her dad, a treasure hunter who has been dubbed the "Jewish Indiana Jones," but unlike him, she's a pragmatist. She's also tired of being the guinea pig for him and his fellow reincarnationists. As haunting as her "visions" are, Meer knows they are simply false memories. Period. End of story.
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