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Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen 3 out of 5 stars Summary:  An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of "Riding Lessons." "Gritty, sensual and charged with dark secrets involving love, murder and a majestic, mute heroine. Favorite Quotes: “With a secret like that, at some point the secret itself becomes irrelevant. The fact that you kept it does not.” “I want her to melt into me, like butter on toast. I want to absorb her and walk around for the rest of my days with her encased in my skin. My Thoughts: This is one of those books that makes me sad that make me sad that Good Reads rating system is skewed toward the low end.  I enjoyed the book, but I wobble back and forth on how much.  It’s a book that gets off to incredibly slow start.  The beginning doesn’t tie into a bigger picture the way I like my books to, but I’m more than glad I stuck with it.  Water for Elephants is

Captivate (Need #2) by Carrie Jones 2 out of 5 stars Summary:  Zara and her friends thought they'd solved the pixie problem. And they did - sort of. The pixie's are all locked away, deep in the woods. But the king's needs grow stronger each day that he is in captivity, while his control over his people weakens. And it's enough to draw a new king into town. Astley claims he is different. He claims there are pixies who can live peacefully with humans, that it doesn't have to be all violence and nastiness all the time. Zara wants to believe him...until Astley also claims that she is fated to be his queen. There is no way Zara would ever turn pixie. And she's got good friends who will make sure of that. Besides, she and Nick are so in love they're practically inseparable. But when they very thing Zara wants to protect most is exactly what's at risk, she is forced to make choices she never imagined Favorite Quotes: “Loving you is a full-time job. It&