The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton: Blog Tour Review

I'm super excited to be part of The Everlasting Rose's UK blog tour!  I adored this book and you should all definitely check this series out if you haven't already!  Quick warning: while I've avoided spoilers for The Everlasting Rose, there are some The Belles spoilers in here, so read on at your peril!  And definitely buy The Everlasting Rose - it's out now at all book stores and libraries near you! 

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Series: The Belles, Book Two

Publisher: Gollancz

Format: ARC**

Published: 7^th March 2019

Number of Pages: 352

Book: For Review*

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Mythical, Dystopia, YA

Recommended Age: 13+

Contains: Violence, Death, Swearing, Alcohol References

Author’s Site: Dhonielle Clayton

Blurb From Goodreads:

With a price on her head, the evil Queen Sophia out for blood, and no idea who to trust, Camellia Beaureguard, the former favorite Belle, must race against time to find the ailing Princess Charlotte, who has disappeared without a trace. Sophia's imperial forces will stop at nothing to keep Camille, her sister Edel, and her loyal guard, Rémy, from returning Charlotte to the palace and her rightful place as queen.

With the help of an underground resistance movement called the Iron Ladies-- a society that rejects beauty treatments entirely--and the backing of alternative newspaper the Spider's Web, Camille uses her powers, her connections, and her cunning to outwit her greatest nemesis, Sophia, and attempt to restore peace to Orléans. But enemies lurk in the most unexpected places, forcing Camille to decide just how much she's willing to sacrifice to save her people.

Review:

“But my desire to see Sophia fall has become a whispered refrain making my body restless, as if my limbs and heart know that this isn’t the place for us. That I must face her. That I must make her pay for what she’s done. That I must do what Queen Celeste would have wanted.”

Camille is a Belle – she controls beauty.  But now she’s on the run from the crazed soon-to-be ruler who wishes to imprison her and abuse her abilities.  Together with her sister and their ally Remy, Camille is in a race against time.

She needs to evade capture, find the true queen of Orléans and overthrow  Sophia – to protect the people of Orléans, but most of all to protect her sisters.

She finds allies in the most unlikely places, but when Sophia is willing to go to any lengths to achieve her desires, Camille may be forced to go to new heights to restore peace to her home and save her family...

I absolutely adored The Belleswhen I read it last year – I seriously just fell in love with it.  I adored what it said about society’s obsession with beauty and fashion trends.  I adored the lavish setting, the totally different kind of dystopia that subverted so many tropes.  And because of this, I’ve been almost ridiculously excited for The Everlasting Rose.  I had some insanely high expectations – and while I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as The Belles, I still totally stormed through The Everlasting Rose!

There was definitely a lot more going on in this one – there was way more action and I seriously loved that.  I also loved the introduction of a rebel group – it was such a cool addition and really added to the narrative about questioning beauty.  I adore Clayton’s writing – it’s so wonderfully lavish and lush and beautiful.  I really enjoyed the continued character development and especially the revelation about where Belles come from – it’s so brilliantly bizarre and I really want to know more.  

Honestly, my main issue with this was one of the character choices: Camille goes pretty dark and does something I feel was really unnecessary and made me quite uncomfortable.  I don’t want to say what, but trust me when I say you’ll know it when it happens – it’s right towards the end.  I also still have so many questions and I really hope that there’s another book because I think there’s still so much more to explore in this world!

I did enjoy the characters in this one, that blip of Camille’s aside.  She’s really grown a lot from the beginning of The Belles and is way more badass now.  I really love Remy – he’s so sweet!  

But, for me, the scene stealers of this book were the teacup dragons.  I want a teacup dragon.  I want ten.  They are adorable and precious and I love them and I want to kiss their noses and cuddle them to sleep.  

Sue me, I love dragons.

For real, though, the world was literally on of my favourite things about this book.  It is lavish and beautiful and so different.  It’s like a dystopian fantasy – about the ridiculous lengths people go to for beauty, about the blatant exploitation of those who can give you beauty, about bullying and abuse.  It’s just so cleverly done and so magical and dark and I love it.  I also am kind of obsessed with the teacup pets.  I’m unsure why they are all teacup sized.  But I love them.  And the background of the Belles.  And everything, if I’m honest.

The plot was super fast paced in this one, full of twists and turns.  I do think the ending was a touch sudden and really did leave me with so many questions!  Does anyone know if she’s planning another book?  Please tell me she is – I need!  

I hope I haven't sounded harsh, but if I have it's just because I loved The Belles so much and therefore The Everlasting Rose had a lot to live up to, bless it!  It was still a brilliant and exciting book and I definitely recommend it to you if you like fantasy-dystopias with a difference.  Basically imagine Hunger Games, but with more leeches, magical beauty powers, a crazy princess, smol dragons and the Capitol on crack.

Ok that sold nothing.  This is why we shouldn’t write reviews at 1:30am.  But I couldn’t stop, ok?  I had to find out what happened!  I had to!  

I would say I’ll regret this tomorrow... but I won’t.  And if that isn’t praise enough, I don’t know what is!

Star Rating:

4 Stars

Read this book if you liked:

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

Happy Reading

Megan

*This book was received from Gollancz in exchange for an honest review

**Quotes used are from a proof copy and may have been changed in the finished book

The Walled City by Ryan Graudin

Publisher: Orion Children's Books

Format: Paperback

Published: 6^th November 2014

Number of Pages: 448

Book: For Review*

Genre: Dystopia, Fantasy, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Action-Adventure, Contemporary, Gritty-Realism, YA, YA-Adult Crossover

Recommended Age: 14+

Contains: Violence, Death, Swearing, Alcohol, Drug and Sexual Assault References

Author's Site: Ryan Graudin

“There are three rules of survival in the Walled City:

RUN FAST.  TRUST NO ONE.  ALWAYS CARRY YOUR KNIFE.

Right now, my life depends completely on the first.

RUN, RUN, RUN.”

These streets are a maze.  They twist into themselves – narrow, filled with glowing signs and graffitied walls.

DAI traffics drugs for the most ruthless man in the Walled City.  To find freedom, he needs help from someone who can be invisible…

JIN LING hides under the radar, evading the street gangs as she searches for her lost sister…

MEI YEE survives trapped in a brothel, dreaming of escape while watching the girls who try fail and die.

Damaged and betrayed, can these three find the faith to join forces and escape the stifling city walls?

                                                                   Review:

“Hak Nam Walled City.  A recipe of humanity's darkest ingredients - thieves, whores, murderers, addicts – all mashed into six and a half acres.  Hell on earth, he called it.  A place so ruthless even the sunlight won't enter…”

In a city full of violence, correction, death and abuse, run by a vicious and all-powerful gangster, three teenagers try to find a way out...

Dai has been trapped in the Walled City, smuggling drugs, whilst he attempts to clear his name of a crime he did not commit so he can finally go home.  And he is running out of time.

Jin Ling knows that girls cannot survive in Hak Nam, and so she disguises herself as a boy, stealing to survive, doing her best to seem invisible.  She is searching for her sister, who was sold by their father and is being used as a slave in a brothel.  All Jin Ling wants is to save her sister.

Mei Yee is Jin's lost sister, trapped in a brothel.  She knows that to attempt to escape will get her a fate worse than death – but that doesn't mean she doesn't dream of freedom.

Alone, these three teenagers stand no chance of escaping the Walled City.  But can they make it out together...?  With just eighteen days left...?

I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked up The Walled City.  Certainly not just how brilliantly dark, dangerous and addictive it turned out to be.  From the moment I began The Walled City, I was just hooked.  I was thinking it would be a dystopian, a fantasy, but it was just... real.  Too real at times.  And that was just so gripping, so shocking.  And so utterly original.  I've never read anything like The Walled City before – and that's saying something.  I've read a lot.  It might not be for everyone, but it was absolutely addictive and amazing and stunning and eye-opening for me. 

Jin Ling was brilliant – clever, brave, fast, caring.  I loved seeing her with her cat, Chma, and with Dai, loved when she thought of her sister, who she protected as best she could.  She was just such an amazing character, one I truly rooted for, from the very beginning, because Jin was fierce, loyal and fearless.

Dai was an enigma – to begin with.  And then... I got him.  And I loved him.  He was brave and solitary and clever and caring.  He was haunted, like everyone in Hak Nam, desperate to get out, but he knew how to save himself, was willing to sacrifice himself for others.  He was, in short, a hero – just as Jin was a heroine.

Mei Yee was perhaps the quietest and subtlest of the heroes, the one who was doubly trapped.  She wasn't badass like Jin and Dai, but she was brave in her own way.  She may have started out as the typical damsel in distress, but she wasn't helpless.  Mei Yee was clever and brave and strong – stronger than she thought, than I thought.  

There were few other characters in the book with large parts – after all, the second rule is to trust no one – but the minor characters all felt so real to me, even the ones that were just memories.  But none were as vibrant and alive as our three narrators.

Because the writing was just... wow.  I love multiple perspectives – like love them to death.  And I adored getting to read from Jin, Dai and Mei Yee's points of view – it made everything so much more vital and intriguing and gave the book more depth.  And Graudin had a way of writing: dark, gritty, suspenseful, addictive.  It utterly put me under a spell and kept me hooked from the very first line to the very last.

The plot was just nonstop: always running, always fighting, always hiding, always sneaking...  It was relentless and so addictive.  And the way Graudin wove these three people together, wove their lives and chances for escape together, was nothing short of genius.  And the action – the running and hiding and fighting... It was like a blockbuster movie put into words.  Like reading a gritty thriller movie, watching it all play in my head...  And yes, some might be... disappointed by the ending.  But I, personally, loved it.  So... there.

This world... it was stifling, oppressive, so very dark and bloody.  I can't believe that this city really existed once, where children are just...  It’s horrible.  And it's still happening, isn't it?  All over the world, so many children are at risk – and this book is, as Ryan herself says, inspired by children who are invisible to most.  It's the dark, hidden world no one wants to admit exists.  Maybe The Walled City is a dystopian, set in a dystopian world inspired by this city that once existed.  But, to me at least, it felt too damn real to be dystopian.  So real and so brutal.  I can't say it's a world I loved reading about, but it was amazingly crafted – and made the three teenagers feel all the stronger for simply surviving in it.

I've read few books that feel utterly original and utterly amazing.  That leave me speechless, leave me reeling.  Leave me... different.  But The Walled City... it was one of those books.  It took my breath away, had me utterly hooked from the very first line.  The Walled City...  It's probably the most original thing I've read for a long time and it was stunning.  

I will say that The Walled City isn't for everyone.  It is dark.  It is brutal.  But it's the kind of book that makes you think – without forcing a message down your throat.  It shows a city based on one that once existed.  It shows a city ruled by corruption, gangs and violence.  It shows you how hard children have to fight to survive, what they are forced to turn into when confronted by the hopelessness and death around them.  It shows you survivors, surviving in their own way, and it makes you feel like you're besides them as they fight.  It's an amazing book that is hard to read at times, but all the better for that fact.  

The Walled City blew me away: it is deep, dark, pretty damn near perfect – I was left speechless for days, unable to say anything but 'My god, READ IT' to all my friends.  The Walled City was simply stunning – I literally can't find the words to truly do it justice.   It put me under a spell, an enchantment, and has left me breathless, needing, absolutely desperately needing, Graudin's new book, Wolf By Wolf.  

And so I conclude this review by pointing out that dystopian worlds don't have to be the same – with revolutions and warriors.  They can be set in a world that is dreadfully real, following three amazing characters as they try to save themselves.  You can write storylines worthy of films or comic books as YA novel, show the darkest sides of the world and create something that is utterly unique, utterly amazing and so freaking brilliant.

I know I'm rambling.  I'm sorry.  But can't you see?  This book, The Walled City, is worthy of my rambling.  It is worthy of nonstop recommendations.  I just...  Ugh, I still don't have the right words.  Just, if want to think whilst being thrilled, if you don't mind darkness and violence, and if you want brave, real characters, read The Walled City.  You will not regret it.  Trust me.  Trust the rambling.  Read The Walled City now. 

Star Rating:
4¾ Out of 5

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Happy Reading

Megan

* This book was received from Indigo in exchange for an honest review

Forsaken by Jana Oliver

Alternate Title: The Demon Trapper's Daughter (USA)

Series: The Demon Trappers, Book One

Publisher: Macmillan

Format: Paperback

Published: 7^th January 2011

Number of Pages: 448

Book: Bought

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Dystopia, Futuristic, Magic, Action-Adventure, Thriller-Suspense, Mystery, YA

Recommended Age: 13+

Contains: Swearing, Violence, Death, Drug and Alcohol References

Author's Blog: Jana Oliver

Riley Blackthorne.  Kicking hell’s ass one demon at a time…

Riley has always wanted to be a Demon Trapper like her father, and she’s already following in his footsteps as one of the best.  But it’s tough being the only girl in an all-guy world, especially when three of those guys start making her life more complicated:

Simon, the angelic apprentice who has heaven on his side; Beck, the tough trapper who thinks he’s God’s gift, and Ori, the strikingly sexy stranger who keeps turning up to save her life.

One thing’s for sure – if she doesn’t keep her wits about her there’ll be hell to pay…

For Older Readers

                                                                   Review:

Riley Blackthorne is the only child of legendary Demon Trapper Paul Blackthorne and is now following in his footsteps.  She's good too - not that the patriarchal idiots in charge of the Trapper's Guild appreciate that.  But with more and more demons coming into our world, they’re willing to let this girl into their all-man world.

Even after she totally screws up.  On a routine assignment, a Grade Five Geo-Fiend attacks.  In case you don't know, this is bad.  For one, Geo-Fiends are the highest level of demons under the Archdemons.  Two: demons don't work together.  Ever.  A Geo-Fiend shouldn't be helping a stupid little Grade One Biblio-Fiend out; it doesn't make sense.  But third, and even more worrying: why is the demon interested in Riley?  What does it want from her?

Trying to deal with necros, demons, the Guild, three hot guys and a sudden, devastating loss leaves Riley spiralling out of control.  

Who can she trust?  Who can she love?

And can she prove her worth - prove that she should be a Trapper?  While keeping her life - and her soul...?  While fighting the hardest damn battle the Trappers have ever faced?  When their most trusty weapon might be even less use than a fluffy little bunny?

And, more importantly, will her self-appointed keeper, the hot and infuriating Beck, let her do anything by herself?  Like, ever..? 

I’m going to start off by saying that I adored the setting of Forsaken.  You have so many hunter books now, thanks to Buffy and Supernatural.  And yes: this was a book about a demon trapper.  But it was set in the future – in a horrible world where much of society just seems to be falling apart thanks to a really serious economic crash that has left only the super-rich able to afford things like college or gas cars.  And then, of course, there's the whole demony-side...  Yeah, it was awesome.  I loved it!  It was so freaking cool!  And so different!  Basically, Forsaken was a book that was sure to win my heart before I even read the first word.  And man it succeeded.  It won my heart so damn quick and hard that I needed the next book.  Like, right now.  I'm hooked!  

Is it obvious that I loved Forsaken?  No?  Whoa.  Maybe I should expand...

Let's start with the characters.  I loved 'em all.  I especially loved how I could hear all the accents – I especially loved Beck's Southern drawl!  But, accents aside, my favourite character had to be Riley. She was just so brilliant – her witty quips and snarky comments were just hilarious and really reminded me of one Buffy Summers, AKA my fave kickass heroine ever!  Her habit of talking to herself was brilliant too – and so funny!  And she was strong as nails, tough as steel, but vulnerable too.  She was a totally kickass demon trapper, but she still had relationships problems, still got picked on.  She just felt real.  One-hundred-percent real real real.

And my joint favourite was without a doubt Denver Beck.  I adored Beck.  He was hot.  He was also such a sweetheart: the kindest, most caring guy ever.  He too was the perfect blend of steel and heart – he was one seriously epic fighter and Trapper, who took alcohol to meetings, wound people up (especially Riley) and acted pretty damn goofy.  But he was also so very vulnerable and broken.  I just loved all the hidden sides of Beck and he is definitely a huuuggee part of my needing to read on!  Team Backwoods Boy, people!  

The other guys in Riley's life were all very varying.  First off, Simon – such a sweetheart; so kind and good.    But he's a bit... I don’t know, too good?  Too... safe?  Ok, I admit.  I'm totally biased.  I like the snarky, bad-boy types.  So, basically, I'm a Beck girl through and through.  Sorry, Simon.  It's not your fault.  With Beck, you just didn't stand a chance with this girl. 

As for Ori... I kinda thought he'd have a bigger role, judging by the blurb.  But he only came in like over half way through.  However, he did have that whole mysterious-hot-type thing down.  He intrigued me.  I have two theories about him...  I can't wait to see which is right...

One of the guys I didn't like?  Harper.  I wanted to punch him.  Hard.  And yet... I don't know.  He had his redeeming factors.  Kinda.  Occasionally...   I don't like him by any stretch of the imagination, but I wouldn't shove him at a Five just for the hell of it.  High praise.  Kinda...

Enough of the characters and onto the world.  It was... well, terrifying.  It was just so gritty – even for urban fantasy.  I think it was the whole disintegrating society thing.  That added a whole other layer of grit.  And also just all the paranormal stuff too.  The demons... Well, I'd quite like a little Magpie.  They were cute.  But Geo-Fiends?  Grade Threes?  Um, no thanks.  Scary.  And Biblio-Fiends?  HELL NO!  Peeing on my books and destroying them?  I think I'd rather have a Grade Five in my house!  Of course, that's just the book addict talkin', not the, like, survival instinct part of me...  Speaking of: The necromancers terrified me...  But what was with the no-girls-in-trapper-club thing?  I mean, hellooo, sexist much, Trapper dudes?  And given how utterly kickass Riley is, you could do with a few more gals like her!  

Oh, but it’s good to know that McDonald's survives the demon apocalypse/collapse of society.  I've always been dreadfully, dreadfully worried that I won't be able to have a McFlurry one day.  My fears, it seems, are unneeded, though.

And yes.  That was all sarcasm.

But moving on... to the writing.  I freaking loved it.  Why?  Because the POV was split between Riley, who I loved, and Beck, who I freaking loved!  It was also really interesting – seeing his motives, seeing the world from his perspective.  Also, he's older than most YA narrators – more mature too.  Ergo: much more interesting perspective!  Kidding, kidding: I love Riley.  Love her to pieces.  But Beck... he was older, war-damaged, mature(ish) and... I just loved him, 'kay?  But seriously: loved the writing.  And the plot: I freaking LOVED the plot!  It was so awesomely... awesome.  So righteous and butt-kicking (I think they're two of Riley's favourite words).  I was totally hooked, start to finish.  And that ending!  Ohmigod!  Evil!  Gimme Forbidden.  Like now. 

With one kickass girl, a whole bunch of hot guys (hottest of all Beck) and a world to end all other paranormal worlds, Forsaken was one hell of a start to a series I just know I'm gonna love.  And to all you paranormal junkies out there?  Pick this up.  Right now.  It's so freaking awesome and unique and awesome.  And I know I said awesome twice, but it deserves two awesomes.  So pick it up!  It's freaking amazing and I can't wait to get my greedy little hands on Forbidden.

Dammit, where's a Magpie when you need one?

Star Rating:
4½ Out of 5

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Happy Reading

Megan

Echo Boy by Matt Haig

Series: Echo Boy, Book One

Publisher: Random House

Format: Hardback

Published: 27^th March 2014

Number of Pages: 416

Book: Bought

Genre: Science-Fiction, Dystopia, Suspense, Action Adventure, YA, YA-Adult Crossover

Recommended Age: 13+

Contains: Violence, Death, Swearing

No Alcohol References

Author's Site: Matt Haig

Audrey has always surrounded herself with books and music, philosophy and dreams.  It’s what makes her different to the Echos: eerie, emotionless machines, built to resemble humans and to work for human masters.

Daniel is an Echo – but he’s not like the others.  He feels a powerful connection to Audrey; a feeling he was never designed to have, and cannot explain.

But he’s determined to try.

A powerful story about love, loss and what makes us truly human.

                                                                   Review:

'What was he?

Savior, or monster?'

The year is 2115.  Much of the environment has been destroyed.  Technology has come on in leaps and bounds and the world is full of Echos: machines built to look like humans, to serve humans, emotionless and blank.  

Audrey Castle's father is anti-Echo, anti-technology.  He taught Audrey how to stay human in this inhuman world.  Castles in their castle, building a moat of thought to protect them from the technology…

But the moat isn't enough.  Audrey finally understands what he was talking about thanks to a devastating incident, after which she finds herself living with her uncle - Alex Castle, the biggest distributor of technology in Europe, who owns a house crawling with Echos.

One is a boy named Daniel.  But he isn't like the others.  His eyes are too bright, too alive.  He can feel pain.  He's... more.  More than just an Echo.  More… human. 

They could not be more different and yet they also could not be more alike.  Alone, they stand no chance.  Together, they might just have a shot...

I don't really know what I was expecting from Echo Boy.  I've read a few things by Matt Haig in the past, but Echo Boy... it was just so very different.  And not just from his other books - but also from similar-ish books I've read in the genre.  I was absolutely hooked from the very first page and was utterly absorbed from start to finish.  I cannot wait for the second book!

As for the characters, in sci-fi futuristic books like this, for some reason I tend to find it hard to relate to the characters.  But in Echo Boy, it was easy.  Audrey, for example.  Despite her futuristic world, she felt like someone who could exist today.  She loved her classics, hurt terribly and had a mistrust of the things that had taken her old life from her.  Saying this, however, I felt the way she suddenly came around to Daniel a little unconvincing – if I'd been through what she had, I would be way more jumpy, untrusting and resentful.  Nonetheless, I really liked Audrey.

I wasn't expecting that much from Daniel: he is, after all, a cyborg, an Echo.  But I loved him and was thoroughly intrigued by his character.  His chapters were slower than Audrey's to begin with, but I enjoyed them more.  I loved him and loved seeing him struggle with his humanity, struggle with discovering who and what he was.  He fascinated me and I was one hundred percent behind him. 

I also liked the relationship between Audrey and Daniel.  The beginning did feel a little unrealistic but I liked how their connection grew.  I also liked that the feelings between them weren't the typical YA feelings.  They were deeper, different, complex.  Beautiful.  

I don't really want to say too much about the other characters, because I really don't want to give anything away.  I liked that no one - not even Audrey and Daniel - were how they first appeared, how I always had to be on my toes.  I like that in a thriller!

A Special Echo Boy FanPic By Me!

The writing was also brilliant, although the lack of contractions bugged me a little.  I got the formalness in Echos and even adults, but teenagers?  Not so much.  Even so, I loved how we got to see through both Audrey and Daniel's eyes.  And I also loved how each word felt important, necessary and true – how they all had significance and opened up my imagination, as well as slowly painting the full picture.

I also loved the philosophical side of Echo Boy, all the moral issues, the deeper meanings and the emotions – it all just blew my mind!  I was just shocked by how utterly deep this book was: the more you think about everything brought up, the more there is to ponder.  I also seriously want to talk all things Echo and philosophical, so let me know if you're game for this!

However, I must admit that the beginning of the book felt weird for some reason - I don't really know why…  But I soon got over that, because this plot is brilliant.  It's like... a puzzle: we're given tiny snippets, piece by piece, until the whole picture slowly unravelled before our eyes.  I loved that.  And whilst the pace could be slow at times, it just added to the.  But that final quarter... wow!  The pace of that last bit was so different and makes me so excited for what is to come next!  So, people, if you're feeling like it's lagging, just hold on because Echo Boy really fights back with that last bit and it makes everything so worth it!

But the world building may have been my favourite part of the whole book: it is amazing!  This world... it's full of advantages, but they covered up a huge question: how can you hold onto your humanity when the world around you is so thoroughly lacking it?  The world, the technology and all the questions these raised intrigued me and I can't wait to read more about the world of Echo Boy.

So yes, Echo Boy was really not what I was expecting.  It was a million times better.  It’s the best sci-fi futuristic book I've read in a long, long time.  It is clever, thought-provoking, different, emotional, real.  It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but for me it was amazing.  It was made of the exact right amount of marvellous world-building, suspense and thought-provoking questions.  I loved Echo Boy and I honestly can't wait to get my hands on the second book.  I have a feeling that it'll be like the Empire Strikes Back...  

Star Rating:
4 Out of 5

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Megan