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So my 50 followers giveaway just ended. :) Thank you guys so much for participating! There were more than 1000 entries! Wow! Without further ado, here are the 3 lucky winners!
The 3rd place winner, who wins 1 ebook of her choice is...Monica L!
The runner up, who wins 3books of her choice is...Rea!!
And the grand prize winner, who wins 7 ebooks of her choice is...Pavan!!!
Congratz!
I am sorry that not everyone who entered could win. I will be hosting an 100 followers giveaway when I reach 100 followers. So don't panic if you didn't win. :) Once again, thank you guys so much for entering my giveaway.
I have another giveaway going on right now! It is a fun casting contest with more ebook prizes! Go check it out! You can find the post HERE.
The winners will be contacted by email. If the winners don't reply within 48 hours, another name will be picked.
She remembers things that never happened.
She's a stranger in her own home.
She always knew she was different.
She just didn't know why.
Until now.
Renee Beaumont is about to die . . . again.
Review:
The plot was amazing! So unique but with a hint of familiarity. I was attracted to it immediately! And I, myself, is a guesser. By that I mean I would guess with the characters, trying to figure out what is the mystery. I just kept on flipping pages. I can't believe that I didn't read the book when I first got it.
Though the characters are fairly young-ish. But they are very sophisticated and mature, but this made it a little unrealistic. :/ They are 13 after all. But often this fact was forgotten due to the fact that the story was so intense! I mean it kind of reminded me of Kathy Reich's Virals/Seizure books. It was a mystery with teens. I enjoyed reading this book a lot.
I love the mystery, contemporary, and paranormal aspects of the book.
About Emily: Emily Ward was born in Reno, Nevada and spent most of her childhood in Colorado. She grew up with a big family in The Salvation Army. One of her first stories featured a young girl whose doll came to life. The rest is history. She spent years writing mainly fanfiction (thank you, J.K. Rowling), but has since ventured into originality. When it comes to fiction, she writes mainly young adult, literary, and fantasy. She also writes nonfiction, ranging from stories of her travels to thoughts on the Bible. Currently, she lives in Salem, Oregon with her husband Chris and our cat, Thomas.
Find Out More About: (At the end of the post, you can win these awesome books, score!)
Below you will find a passage and your task is to cast for Grace, Dar, and Matilda. Easy enough? :) Go!
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Dar led them down the main road to a small cottage next to a church. “This is where she lives.” He didn’t want to bring Sierra and Evan in to see Matilda, but they didn’t trust him to go alone. “Grace can come with me, and we’ll be back in a minute.”
Grace left her horse with Sierra and Evan, who stopped in front of the church. “Don’t try to talk me out of this,” she said as they walked up the path to the cottage.
“And what if I did?” Dar knocked on the door, hoping it wasn’t too early. A grumpy Matilda would be much harder to work with.
Grace looked at him coolly, but didn’t respond.
A moment later, they heard a yell and someone flung open the door. “Who the hell—” Matilda broke off when she saw Dar and smirked. She wore a robe that hardly concealed her breasts and her dark red curls were wild, as usual. “Oh, it’s you.” She glanced over Dar’s shoulder and said, “Come on in.”
She turned, and Grace raised her eyebrows at Matilda as they walked in. Her cottage seemed even smaller on the inside. Matilda lit a few candles on the small table next to the stove, and the flames shed light on a few pieces of furniture and the shelves lining the walls. Dar had been here before; the books spoke of Mahri spells, and the bowls held ingredients for potions. She used the small cauldrons almost daily, smoked the tobacco when she was stressed, and she was ready to leave as soon as the Protectors came sniffing around. He’d seen this same setup in half a dozen other houses.
“Who’s your friend?” Matilda asked, motioning to Grace.
“Do you need to know?” Dar wasn’t sure whether he trusted Matilda, especially if the Protectors came asking around.
“Depends on what you need.” Matilda stepped closer, putting her hand on her hip. Dar could smell her perfume, the stuff she’d worn for years. Had she slept with it on?
“Just a few concealing spells,” Dar replied. “We don’t want any Protectors looking for us.”
Matilda cocked her head. “What kind of trouble have you got into this time?”
“How much will it cost?”
She turned to one of the shelves. She pulled down a book and half-glanced at Grace before flipping through the pages. “You an Avialie?”
“No.” Grace shook her head.
“Should have guessed. Never met a blonde Avialie.” Matilda motioned to Dar. “They’re all dark and handsome like our friend Dar.” She flashed a grin at Grace. "Not that you're not handsome."
Now it is time to cast! Comment below your idea for the Grace, Dar, and Matilda! :)
In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme created by The Story Siren to share with everyone the books they bought, borrowed, or received for review.
Bought:
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Won:
Ingulge and Savour Bookmarks from SupaGurl
Misery Bear's Guide to Love and Heartbreak from Hachette Canada
The Story of Beautiful Girl from Hachette Canada
Blood Red Road by Moira Young from Wendy @ CaffeLatte
AND...
ARC of The Rising by Will Hill from HarperCollins Canada!!! :O *dies*
Excuse my emotions!
So *calms down*, what was in your mailbox this week?
Welcome to the Transcend Time Saga Title Hunt! The title hunt is the reveal of the title for the final novel in the Transcend Time Saga. Each of the bloggers participating in the hunt have been given a letter. Hop around to the blogs participating to hunt for the letters. (And remember that two of the letters are used twice, so the title is eight letters long.)
Once you've unscrambled the title, go to Michelle Madow's blog and use the title name to enter the giveaway for a voucher for an advanced e-copy of the final Transcend Time novel! (She is giving away a voucher because the novel is planned to be released at the end of the year, and she hasn't finished writing it yet! This voucher will ensure that you will receive an advance e-copy once they are available).
- Letter is: I
So now I am suppose to write about what I hope happens in the third book, but truthfully, I am not sure. I mean I don't want it to be a perfect ending but I want the ending to have some happiness in it. I want substance and an ending that makes me want more. But I don't mean an ending that leaves me hanging but an ending that it was the best the characters could produce. :)
If you haven't read the series, don't fret, ecopies of Remembrance and Vengeance are both $0.99 each on Amazon! But don't wait because this deal won't last long! It will end when the Michelle's tour ends in March.
Synopsis via Raincoast Books
Startling, unusual, and irresistibly readable, Among Others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and science fiction, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment.
As a child growing up in Wales, Morwenna played among the spirits who made their homes in industrial ruins. But her mind found freedom in the science fiction novels that were her closest companions. When her half-mad mother tried to bend the spirits to dark ends, Mori was forced to confront her in a magical battle that left her crippled - and her twin sister dead.
Fleeing to a father whom she barely knew, Mori was sent to boarding school in England - a place all but devoid of true magic. There, she tempted fate by doing magic herself, in an attempt to find a circle of like-minded friends. But her magic also drew the attention of her mother, bringing about a reckoning that could no longer be put off... .
Combining elements of autobiography with flights of imagination, this is a stunning new novel by an author whose genius has already been hailed by dozens of her peers.
One of School Library Journal 's Best Adult Books 4 Teens titles of 2011 One of io9's best Science Fiction & Fantasy books of the year 2011
Jo will be celebrating the release of the paperback edition of Among Others at Bakka Phoenix Books in Toronto at 3pm on Saturday February 25th. If you've read the book already, you won't want to miss it. And if you haven't, well, what are you waiting for...?
Jo Walton / Among Others
3pm Saturday, February 25th 2012
BAKKA PHOENIX
84 Harbord Street,
Toronto
Tel: 416-963-9993
Ever since they were driven from their homelands by the Adversary, the non-human Fables have been living on the farm - a vast property in upstate New York that keeps them hidden from the prying eyes of the mundane world. But now, after hundreds of years of isolation, the Farm is seething with revolution, fanned by the inflammatory rhetoric of Goldiclocks and the Three Little Pigs. And when Snow White and her sister Rose Red stumble upon their plan to liberate the Homelands, the commissars of the Farm are ready to silence them - by any means necessary!
My Thoughts:
First of all, there are soooo many literary references, j'adore! I was like "oh, there's one, oh and here too, here's one too." I loved it! Ok, on to the story.
The story start out intense, no dragging of the plot like the first one. This volume was like the end of the first volume. The suspense and the mystery of the first volume was amazing, this volume had more fear build in, if you know what I mean.
In this volume you get to see how intelligent Red Rose is. You also get to see the evil plan building which I always like to read about, and which I think is harder to write. The amount of thinking and strategy makes this volume a fantastic read!!
When a chase began, my heart was pounding so hard that I was barely breathing! This volume will definitely make you sit at the edge of your seat and read until you are completely finished.
The relationship between the characters were farther revealed. Snow and Red's past was shown and I felt horrible. I hope my sister and I never get separated like them. But as you read on, you see how much emotions and care there are. *tears*
Overall, this volume was definitely enjoyable to read. :) 5 out of 5!
One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.
Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.
New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.
Finn (not bleedin’ Finnegan) MacCullen is eager to begin his apprenticeship. He soon discovers the ups and downs of hunting monsters in a suburban neighborhood under the demanding tutelage of the Knight, Gideon Lir. Both master and apprentice are descendents of the Tuatha De Danaan, a magical race of warriors from Ireland. Scattered long ago to the four corners of the world, the De Danaan wage a two thousand year old clandestine battle with their ancient enemy, the Amandán, a breed of goblin-like creatures.
Now with the beasts concentrating their attacks on Finn, he and his master must race to locate the lost Spear of the Tuatha De Danaan, the only weapon that can destroy the Amandán, all the while hiding his true identity from his new friends, Rafe and Savannah, twins whose South African roots may hold a key to Finn’s survival. Armed with a bronze dagger, some ancient Celtic magic, and a hair-trigger temper, Finn is about to show his enemies the true meaning of “fighting Irish.”
Elysandra Winters has always yearned for a life of adventure on the rolling seas and is willing to do whatever it takes to fulfill her dream. When her Privateer father continually refuses to allow his only daughter to sail, Ellie defies him, disguises herself as a boy, and goes in search of a captain who will give her a chance to prove her worth.
Thanks to the cursed selkie blood coursing through his veins, Daniel O’Rourke needs the sea to survive. After giving up on his humanity and spending three years in seal form, he decides to give his human side another chance. Daniel goes in search of a job and a sense of normalcy, earning himself a position aboard Captain Winter’s ship, The Surf Runner. However, his new captain’s first assignment has nothing at all to do with sailing, and everything to do with his headstrong young daughter.
Years later, when the leader of a band of bloodthirsty pirates murders Captain Winters, Daniel and Elysandra’s lives come crashing back together with the force of a hurricane. Both experts in deception, they must find a way to trust each other if they are to have any hope of hunting down the captain’s killer.
Call of the sea is scheduled for release in June 2012. You can find out more about the author, Rebecca Hart, at her website and blog. The publisher is Ink Spell Publishing.
The cover of the final book in the Firelight trilogy is finally out! The title of the book is "Hidden" and the cover is definitely eye catching! look at all the red!
Coming September 11, 2012 from HarperTeen
The final installment in the Firelight trilogy
A dangerous journey.
Shattered bonds.
Undying passion. Jacinda was supposed to bond with Cassian, the "prince" of their pride.
But she resisted long before she fell in love with Will—a human and, worse,
a hunter. When she ran away with Will, it ended in disaster, with Cassian's
sister, Miram, captured. Weighed down by guilt, Jacinda knows she must rescue
her to set things right. Yet to do so she will have to venture deep into the heart
of enemy territory.
The only way Jacinda can reach Miram is by posing as a prisoner herself,
though once she assumes that disguise, things quickly spiral out of her control.
As she learns more about her captors, she realizes that even if Will and Cassian
can carry out their part of the plan, there's no guarantee they'll all make it out
alive. But what Jacinda never could have foreseen is that escaping would be
only the beginning.... Loyalties are tested and sacrifices made in the explosive conclusion to Sophie
Jordan's Firelight trilogy.
Face the past or look to the future? Both will hurt. One could kill her.
All her life, Lily Crane has supressed her childhood memories, masking the signs of abuse with a variety of looks. From brunette to blonde, tall to short — as a Mimic, changing shape is her gift. Her right. Her achilles heel.
It’s Lily’s latest likeness, chosen simply by accident, which threatens to repeat a history she’s desperate to forget. Worse, she must do so without the one man who takes all her pain away: Cael Aldridge.
Cael has no intention of leaving Lily on her own. He never has. Now, with the woman he loves in the hands of a predator who wants Lily for her genetics, Cael will do everything he can to bring her home.
INBETWEEN (Kissed by Death, #1) by Tara Fuller (August 7, 2012)
Synopsis:Since the car crash that took her father’s life three years ago, Emma’s life has been a freaky—and unending—lesson in caution. Surviving “accidents” has taken priority over being a normal seventeen-year-old, so Emma spends her days taking pictures of life instead of living it. Falling in love with a boy was never part of the plan. Falling for a reaper who makes her chest ache and her head spin? Not an option.
It’s not easy being dead, especially for a reaper in love with a girl fate has put on his list not once, but twice. Finn’s fellow reapers give him hell about spending time with Emma, but Finn couldn't let her die before, and he’s not about to let her die now. He will protect the girl he loves from the evil he accidentally unleashed, even if it means sacrificing the only thing he has left…his soul.
Next Monday is Hal Jordan's Birthday! Happy Birthday Green Lantern! We are kicking the celebration off early with our 15% Off Green Lantern Sale! Use coupon code GREEN15 during check out and all of your Green Lantern merchandise will be discounted by 15%! SuperHeroStuff
Ok as you can see, my geek side had come out. :) Superherostuff is having a 15% off Green Lantern Items. This deal ends on the 22nd, so go check it out before it is too late.
I just reached 50 follower via GFC. :) Thank you guys so much for supporting me through the months! This giveaway is a little thank you want say to all of you!
So you might ask what are the prizes? Well there are going to be 3 winners. The grand prize will be 7 ebooks of that person's choice. Runner-up will win 3 ebooks of their choice. And the second runner-up will win one. :)
So at the beginning of the blog, I have some suggestions you can choose but you DO NOT have to pick from the list. So enough rambling, below you can find a Rafflecopter form and just follow the instructions. Have fun!
*I might add to the prize depend on how many people enter.*
Soul Quest, The Guardians of Souls, Souless from Amy Maurer Jones and The Childe with Swags (watch the video to see the awesome swags) from C. A. Kunz, all from Amy Maurer Jones' Casting Contest.
My hottie is Harley from Across the Universe by Beth Revis. He is a geeky, artist. He is sweet and ambicious. He might not have abs or have the most muscular arms but his ginger hair sure will brighten your day. He made me cry when I read ATU because he wanted to see the stars so bad and when he finally got the chance, he stayed at the window for days to try to draw it. To me it shows that he is dedicated. <3
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