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In 2010 at BEA I was lucky enough to get an ARC of Tyger, Tyger by Kersten Hamilton. It had an interesting summary and sounded like something I would enjoy. And I did enjoy it (Check out my review here !) It was unique compared to everything else I had ever read, and something like that sticks with you. In just two days, the sequel to Tyger, Tyger, In the Forests of the Night, will be released. In celebration of the upcoming release, Kersten's publisher is having an e-book promotion for Tyger, Tyger. You can get it at a special price of only $2.99. This special is available at Amazon , Apple, Barnes and Noble and Google. Don't wait too long, this promotion is only going on for about another week! Since In the Forests of the Night will be out so soon, Kersten has kindly offered up one signed paperback copy of Tyger, Tyger to one lucky winner. This is a US only contest! It will run from now until Sunday 11/27/11. This is my first time using Rafflecopter so I hope everythi...

Just because I've been absent from blogging lately, doesn't mean I still don't see the recently revealed covers of upcoming books, as well as the release of book trailers. If anything, I'm on the lookout more, so that I can keep track of what books are coming out and when, so I can snag myself a copy. It seems that this week has gifted us with many a book covers, and one magnificentally well made book trailer. First: As an inkpopper, I've known about Wendy Higgins' upcoming Sweet Evil ever since it was first announced (Coming May 1st, 2012). Well, yesterday Wendy tweeted the cover (you can follow her on twitter too @Wendy_Higgins) and I must say: WOW! It's incredibly beautiful, and elegant and it says so much without saying anything at all. It offers a contrast with not only the bright vs. dark side, but also the vibrant, rich red vs. the deep black. It shows that some type of romance is obviously involved, and I unsurprisingly, am okay with this (Du...

For my stop on the Deadly Cool Blog Tour, I got to interview Josh, Hartley's boyfriend. Enjoy! *** 1) Basics: What is your birthday? Middle name? Favorite Color? Favorite Number?                                                               Josh: Birthday: January 11 Middle Name: Xavier (But please don’t tell anyone!) Fav color: Blue (I’m a guy. We like blue.) Fav number: 10 (Because that’s how many days I spent in jail as an innocent man, and I will NEVER forget that experience!) 2) In Deadly Cool, Chase has an array of books on his bookshelf. Do you read, and if so, what type of books do you like? Josh: Dude, I totally read! I have a subscription to MAD magazine, ...

Vanish by Sophie Jordan recently hit the shelves at the beginning of this month. As part of the blog tour for its release, my post features Cassian, who we get to see a different side of in Vanish. A provided a list of This or Thats, and we get to hear from Cassian what he would choose, and why! *** This or That List: Cassian Spring or Fall: Spring … when everything is new again and full of hope. Movies or Television : When I bother to watch anything at all … it’s usually movies. Day or Night: Night … when I can fly. Chocolate or Vanilla: Favorite flavor is verdaberry … probably the same with all draki. Nothing new there. Fight or Flight: I’m an onyx draki, born to fight, born to fly … one of the fastest of my kind. I’m a warrior to the core of me. I’ll do whatever necessary to protect my pride and species. Shoes or Sandals: Barefoot Books or Music: Books Written Letter or Email: Letter … not much use for email in the pride. Blonde or Brunette: Red...

Welcome to today's stop on the blog tour for Scott Tracey's debut, Witch Eyes (which officially hits stores in two days!!). Today's stop consisst of a Character Tens List featuring character Trey Lansing. *** 10 Reasons why Trey Lansing's blood pressure is higher than it should be: 1. My sister's reckless endangerment of every vehicle she comes into contact with. Her driver's license has Murphy's Law printed on the back, I swear. 2. Talk about Angry Birds. A legion of them keep crapping all over my car. I'm single-handedly putting the car wash owner's kids through college. 3. My mother insists on throwing dinner parties at least twice a week. Attendance mandatory. There is only so much foie gras a man can eat. 4. English papers. Especially English papers on The Crucible or Macbeth. Find a new theme. 5. The woman at the gas station flinches every time I try and buy a coffee. Someone should switch to decaf. 6. There's a violent animal o...

Title: Vanish (Firelight #2) Author: Sophie Jordan Publication Date: September 6th, 2011 Published By: HarperTeen Hardcover, 304 Pages Source: ARC received from the Publisher for an honest review Summary: "To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely-guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again—and worse, that because his mind has been shaded, Will’s memories of that fateful night and why she had to flee are gone. Back home, Jacinda is greeted with hostility and must work to prove her loyalty for both her sake and her family’s. Among the few who will even talk to her are Cassian, the pride’s heir apparent who has always wanted her, and her sister, Tamra, who has been forever changed by a twist of fate. Jacinda knows that she should forget Will and move on—that if he managed to remember and keep his promise to find her, it would only endanger them b...

Title : Possess Author : Gretchen McNeil Publication Date : August 23rd, 2011 Published By : Balzer & Bray Hardcover, 384 Pages Source: ARC received for blog tour for an honest review Summary: "Fifteen-year-old Bridget Liu just wants to be left alone: by her mom, by the cute son of a local police sergeant, and by the eerie voices she can suddenly and inexplicably hear. Unfortunately for Bridget, it turns out the voices are demons – and Bridget has the rare ability to banish them back to whatever hell they came from. Terrified to tell people about her new power, Bridget confides in a local priest who enlists her help in increasingly dangerous cases of demonic possession. But just as she is starting to come to terms with her new power, Bridget receives a startling message from one of the demons. Now Bridget must unlock the secret to the demons' plan before someone close to her winds up dead – or worse, the human vessel of a demon king." Review: **** 1/2 = 4.5 Sta...

Love Story by Jennifer Echols Publication Date: July 19th, 2011 Published By: MTV Books Paperback, 243 Pages Source: Review copy received from author for an honest review Summary: "For Erin Blackwell, majoring in creative writing at the New York City college of her dreams is more than a chance to fulfill her ambitions--it's her ticket away from the tragic memories that shadow her family's racehorse farm in Kentucky. But when she refuses to major in business and take over the farm herself someday, her grandmother gives Erin's college tuition and promised inheritance to their maddeningly handsome stable boy, Hunter Allen. Now Erin has to win an internship and work late nights at a coffee shop to make her own dreams a reality. She should despise Hunter . . . so why does he sneak into her thoughts as the hero of her latest writing assignment? Then, on the day she's sharing that assignment with her class, Hunter walks in. He's joining her class. And after he re...

For my stop on the blog tour for Gretchen McNeil's debut, Possess, I got to interview the main character, Bridget. Interviewing a character from a book is much different than interivewing an author, but I asked some questions will hopefully give you all the opportunity to get to know Bridget's character better! *** Getting to know: Bridget Describe yourself using the letters of your name (example b for beautiful etc..)? Ballsty Resourceful Independent Disinterested Guarded Edgy Torn Who was the last person you sent a text message to and what does it say? I texted my best friend Hector. He sent me a photo of this barista he’s crushing on, and asked my opinion. I told him it looked suspiciously like our friend Brad. You are stuck on a deserted island, and have three of your personal possessions with you. What are they and what is their importance? My charm bracelet. I never take it off. My dad gave it to me for my first communion. It’s one of the few ...

Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep Publication Date: July 26th, 2011 Published By: Kensington Publishing Corporation Paperback, 350 Pages Source: Received from publishing company for honest review for blog tour Summary: "My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to Mythos Academy — a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, where even the lowliest geek knows how to chop off somebody's head with a sword and Logan Quinn, the hottest Spartan guy in school, also happens to be the deadliest. But lately, things have been weird, even for Mythos. First, mean girl Jasmine Ashton was murdered in the Library of Antiquities. Then, someone stole the Bowl of Tears, a magical artifact that can be used to bring about the second Chaos War. You know, death, destruction and lots of other bad, bad things. Freaky stuff like this goes on all the time at Mythos, but I'm determined to find out who killed Jasmine and why—especially since I should have been the one who died. . ." Review: ****...

I'm thrilled to welcome author Jon Skovron to my blog today. His novel Misfit was just released August 1st from Amulet Books. You can check out my review here . For this stop on the blog tour, I got to send some different topics to Jon and he picked ten for each. Check out Jon's Tens Lists below! *** Top ten places you would like to sneak into: -The Vatican -The Globe Theater in Straford-on-Avon -Marvel Studios -Neil Gaiman's house (wait, would that be creepy?) -Back stage at a 9:30 Club Show (preferably someone cool like tUnE-yArDs or Wye Oak, but the experience itself would be interesting, regardless of the band) -Google Headquarters -The new Apple headquarters -The pyramids -A space station -An alternate reality Top ten songs from your teenage years: -Wave of Mutilation by The Pixies -Creep by Radiohead -Been Caught Stealing by Jane's Addiction -Pictures of You by The Cure -Just Like Honey by The Jesus and Mary Chain -Freak Scene by Dinosaur Jr. -Cannonball ...

Misfit by Jon Skovron Publication Date: August 1st, 2011 Published By: Amulet Books Hardcover, 384 Pages Source: ARC Tour- Blog Tour Summary: "Jael has always felt like a freak. She’s never kissed a boy, she never knew her mom, and her dad’s always been superstrict—but that’s probably because her mom was a demon, which makes Jael half demon and most definitely not a normal sophomore girl. On her sixteenth birthday, a mysterious present unlocks her family’s dangerous history and Jael’s untapped potential. What was merely an embarrassing secret before becomes a terrifying reality. Jael must learn to master her demon side in order to take on a vindictive Duke of Hell while also dealing with a twisted priest, best-friend drama, and a spacey blond skater boy who may have hidden depths. Author Jon Skovron takes on the dark side of human nature with his signature funny, heartfelt prose." Review: **** = 4 Stars I believe this is going to be a book people either really like, ...

Today I bring you Elise Benton's playlist. Elise is the main character from the upcoming Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik, which is to be released on August 2nd from HarperTeen. This story is a retelling of Pride & Prejudice and I absolutely LOVED it! Take a look at the songs Elise listed below (the choices make me love this this character even more!). *** Elise Benton’s “favorites” playlist on her iPod: These are the songs I like to crank up when I actually get the house or the car to myself—which doesn’t happen nearly often enough, as far as I’m concerned. They all make me happy, even the sad songs, which I know sounds weird but there’s just something about every one of these songs that gets to me in a good way. I’ve added a note to each one to explain why I love it. -- Elise. 1. Adele , Rolling in the Deep (Adele’s a goddess. Period.) 2. Mumford and Sons, After the Storm (Spare, quiet, moving.) 3. Simon and Garfunkel, Scarborough Fair (Yes, it’s old. But sometimes you...