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Friday, October 30, 2015

@RazorbillCA #WickedReads for Halloween: #SurvivetheNight by @dvegabooks #TwitterGhostStory #TwitterChats @YAbookscentral @mashreads

 
I hope you’re having a wonderful day getting ready for Halloween tomorrow! We are so happy that we were included in the Penguin Teen WICKED READS online campaign going on this month, we have had so much creepy fun reading some great books.  Check out the info below on how you can win some great prizes!  And don't forget to join these authors today at 4pm EST with @YAbookscentral and @mashreads, respectively!

#CoverReveal of The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court #1) by Richelle Mead

A dazzling new fantasy series set in a mix of Elizabethan and frontier worlds that’s dripping with romance from Richelle Mead, #1 internationally bestselling author of Vampire Academy.

Big and sweeping, spanning the refined palaces of Osfrid to the gold dust and untamed forests of Adoria, The Glittering Court tells the story of Adelaide, an Osfridian countess who poses as her servant to escape an arranged marriage and start a new life in Adoria, the New World. But to do that, she must join the Glittering Court. 

Both a school and a business venture, the Glittering Court is designed to transform impoverished girls into upper-class ladies capable of arranging powerful and wealthy marriages in the New World. Adelaide naturally excels in her training and even makes a few friends: the fiery former laundress Tamsin and the beautiful Sirminican refugee Mira. She manages to keep her true identity hidden from all but one: the intriguing Cedric Thorn, son of the wealthy proprietor of the Glittering Court.

When Adelaide discovers that Cedric is hiding a dangerous secret of his own, together, they hatch a scheme to make the best of Adelaide’s deception. Complications soon arise—first, as they cross the treacherous seas from Osfrid to Adoria, and later, when Adelaide catches the attention of a powerful governor.

But no complication will prove quite as daunting as the potent attraction simmering between Adelaide and Cedric. An attraction that, if acted on, would scandalize the Glittering Court and make them both outcasts in wild, vastly uncharted lands. . . .

Thursday, October 08, 2015

Welcome special guest @ktaxelrod Oct. 10th at 4pm on @Crossroadreview with #Giveaway!

Welcome special guest @ktaxelrod Oct. 10th at 4pm on Sept. #BookHaulwith #Giveaway! RSVP now: https://plus.google.com/events/cf3n1sc0dllu24atj9bpe95i1h8

Monday, October 05, 2015

Welcome special guest @ktaxelrod Oct. 10th at 4pm on @Crossroadreview with #Giveaway!

Welcome special guest @ktaxelrod Oct. 10th at 4pm on Sept. #BookHaulwith #Giveaway! RSVP now: https://plus.google.com/events/cf3n1sc0dllu24atj9bpe95i1h8

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Welcome special guest @ktaxelrod Oct. 10th at 4pm on @Crossroadreview with #Giveaway!

Welcome special guest @ktaxelrod Oct. 10th at 4pm on Sept. #BookHaulwith #Giveaway! RSVP now: https://plus.google.com/events/cf3n1sc0dllu24atj9bpe95i1h8

Friday, May 08, 2015

1 Star #Review of Zodiac (Zodiac Series #1) by Romina Russell

At the dawn of time, there were 13 Houses in the Zodiac Galaxy. Now only 12 remain….

Rhoma Grace is a 16-year-old student from House Cancer with an unusual way of reading the stars. While her classmates use measurements to make accurate astrological predictions, Rho can’t solve for ‘x’ to save her life—so instead, she looks up at the night sky and makes up stories.

When a violent blast strikes the moons of Cancer, sending its ocean planet off-kilter and killing thousands of citizens—including its beloved Guardian—Rho is more surprised than anyone when she is named the House’s new leader. But, a true Cancerian who loves her home fiercely and will protect her people no matter what, Rho accepts.

Then, when more Houses fall victim to freak weather catastrophes, Rho starts seeing a pattern in the stars. She suspects Ophiuchus—the exiled 13th Guardian of Zodiac legend—has returned to exact his revenge across the Galaxy. Now Rho—along with Hysan Dax, a young envoy from House Libra, and Mathias, her guide and a member of her Royal Guard—must travel through the Zodiac to warn the other Guardians.

But who will believe anything this young novice says? Whom can Rho trust in a universe defined by differences? And how can she convince twelve worlds to unite as one Zodiac?

Embark on a dazzling journey with ZODIAC, the first novel in an epic sci-fi-meets-high-fantasy series set in a galaxy inspired by the astrological signs.

Saturday, February 14, 2015

5 Star #Review of The Merciless by @dvegabooks with #Giveaway @RazorbillBooks

Forgive us, Father, for we have sinned


Brooklyn Stevens sits in a pool of her own blood, tied up and gagged. No one outside of these dank basement walls knows she’s here. No one can hear her scream.
Sofia Flores knows she shouldn’t have gotten involved. When she befriended Riley, Grace, and Alexis on her first day at school, she admired them, with their perfect hair and their good-girl ways. They said they wanted to save Brooklyn. They wanted to help her. Sofia didn’t realize they believed Brooklyn was possessed.
Now, Riley and the girls are performing an exorcism on Brooklyn—but their idea of an exorcism is closer to torture than salvation. All Sofia wants is to get out of this house. But there is no way out. Sofia can’t go against the other girls . . . unless she wants to be next. . . .
In this chilling debut, Danielle Vega delivers blood-curdling suspense and terror on every page. By the shockingly twisted end, readers will be faced with the most haunting question of all: Is there evil in all of us?

Friday, February 13, 2015

#Giveaway of The Way We Bared Our Souls by Willa Strayhorn

If you could trade your biggest burden for someone else’s, would you do it?

Five teenagers sit around a bonfire in the middle of the New Mexico desert. They don’t know it yet, but they are about to make the biggest sacrifice of their lives.

Lo has a family history of MS, and is starting to come down with all the symptoms.
Thomas, a former child soldier from Liberia, is plagued by traumatic memories of his war-torn past.
Kaya would do anything to feel physical pain, but a rare condition called CIP keeps her numb.
Ellen can’t remember who she was before she started doing drugs. 
Kit lost his girlfriend in a car accident and now he just can’t shake his newfound fear of death.

When they trade totems as a symbol of shedding and adopting one another’s sorrows, they think it’s only an exercise.

But in the morning, they wake to find their burdens gone…and replaced with someone else’s.

As the reality of the ritual unfolds, this unlikely group of five embarks on a week of beautiful, terrifying experiences that all culminate in one perfect truth: In the end, your soul is stronger than your burdens.

Sunday, February 01, 2015

1 Star #Review of The Law of Loving Others by Kate Axelrod with #Giveaway

Terrified by the realization that she could lose her mother to schizophrenia, Emma spirals out of control over the course of one winter break.

The car glows with that careless feeling before the freedom of winter break as Emma drives home from boarding school with her boyfriend, Daniel. But when Emma calls to tell her mom she’ll be home before dinner, something is wrong. Just hours after Emma returns home, she realizes that her mom is suffering from a schizophrenic break. Emma’s entire childhood and identity is called into question. How could the woman who sent huge care packages of candy to sleep away camp be the same woman duct taping their windows to keep out the voices in her head? In her search for answers, Emma lands on a terrible possibility: schizophrenia is genetic. Emma could have only a few more years of sanity. Emma could end up just like her mom.

In the span of just one winter break, Emma’s life falls apart. Her relationships alter forever and she is forced to see the hard reality in a line from Anna Karenina: “The law of loving others could not be discovered by reason, because it is unreasonable.”
 

Thursday, December 11, 2014

#Review of Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms #1) by Morgan Rhodes, Michelle Rowen

In the three kingdoms of Mytica, magic has long been forgotten. And while hard-won peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest now simmers below the surface.

As the rulers of each kingdom grapple for power, the lives of their subjects are brutally transformed... and four key players, royals and rebels alike, find their fates forever intertwined. Cleo, Jonas, Lucia, and Magnus are caught in a dizzying world of treacherous betrayals, shocking murders, secret alliances, and even unforeseen love.

The only outcome that's certain is that kingdoms will fall. Who will emerge triumphant when all they know has collapsed?

It's the eve of war.... Choose your side.


Princess: Raised in pampered luxury, Cleo must now embark on a rough and treacherous journey into enemy territory in search of magic long thought extinct.

Rebel: Jonas, enraged at injustice, lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country cruelly impoverished. To his shock, he finds himself the leader of a people's revolution centuries in the making.

Sorceress: Lucia, adopted at birth into the royal family, discovers the truth about her past—and the supernatural legacy she is destined to wield.

Heir: Bred for aggression and trained to conquer, firstborn son Magnus begins to realise that the heart can be more lethal than the sword....

Thursday, April 17, 2014

#Review Storm by @DJMacHale #Published @RazorBill @NightOwlReviews

Storm (The SYLO Chronicles, #2)
After a harrowing escape from Pemberwick Island, Tucker Pierce and his surviving friends—Tori, Kent, and Olivia—have finally reached the mainland, only to find that no one is left.



That’s not their only sickening discovery. Moments before they are attacked by another of the mysterious black planes, they investigate one’s wreck and are horrified to find that it bears the logo of the U.S. Air Force. This can only mean one thing: the United States is at war with itself—the deadly technology of the Air Force against the brute force of the Navy’s SYLO unit, which still holds Pemberwick Island and its residents captive.



Tucker must lead his friends to safety, but his head is spinning. How can the Air Force be perpetuating such genocide against not only its own citizens, but the world? What is SYLO’s role in this, and why did Tucker’s parents betray him by allying with SYLO, whose commander, Captain Granger, killed Tori’s father at point-blank range? And what did his mother mean when she told him to trust no one?



Tucker, Tori, and friends set off cross-country on a quest for answers and, for Tucker, vengeance. But as one highway gives way to the next—and one death-defying escape precedes another—Tucker soon realizes that “trust no one” doesn’t just mean the U.S. military. 


D. J. MacHale
D.J. MacHale is the author of the bestselling book series Pendragon - Journal of an Adventure Through Time and Space; the spooky Morpheus Road trilogy and the whimsical picture book The Monster Princess. The first book of his new adventure trilogy, SYLO, was published in July of 2013. In addition to his published works, he has written, directed and produced numerous award-winning television series and movies for young people including Are You Afraid of the Dark?; Flight 29 Down and Tower of Terror. D.J. lives with his family in Southern California.




The second book in a trilogy normally suffers and falls short of a great read.  But Storm was a cut above the rest.  I was just as sucked in as I was for book one.  I love what the author did with the issues of loyalty and trust, as the story progressed and twisted.  I love this series for the fact that you just don't know who to trust and Tucker is a lot crazy.  The only issue I had with this one was the story ends with another unbelievable cliffhanger.  So I will be crying until I can get book three.  At least it comes out this year.  I would love to see these turned into a movie or even a tv series.  As they would make great action movies.  It was a fast paced read with lost of mystery that will have you guessing what is going on through the entire book.  

"All opinions are 100% honest and my own."


Disclaimer: Thanks to Goodreads and Amazon for the book cover, about the book, and author information.



Thursday, April 10, 2014

#Review of End Times by @SchumacherYA #Giveaway @RazorbillBooks @NightOwlReviews

End TimesCarbon County, Wyoming is like a current running through Daphne’s heart.

When life gets too tough to bear in Detroit, Daphne flees to her Uncle Floyd’s home, where she believes she’ll find solace in the silent hills of her childhood summers. But Daphne’s Greyhound bus pulls over in downtown Carbon County and it’s not silence that welcomes her. It’s the sound of trumpets.

Daphne’s desire to start again in simple country comfort is instantly dashed as the townsfolk declare that the End Times are here. And incredible occurrences soon support their belief. Daphne does all she can to keep her head down and ignore the signs. She works a job at the local oil rig, helps around the house, hangs out with her pregnant cousin Janie and gets to know Owen, a mysterious motocross racer and fellow roustabout at the rig. But soon a startling discovery shatters her resolve and calls into question all her doubts and fears.
               
Daphne landed in Carbon County for a reason. She only has to read the signs—and believe.

    

Monday, December 23, 2013

{Review} {Giveaway} Vitro @jkbibliophile @Razorbill

VitroA death-defying tropical adventure delivers a frightening message about dabbling with creation from the talented author of Origin.

On a remote island in the Pacific, Corpus scientists have taken test tube embryos and given them life. These beings—the Vitros—have knowledge and abilities most humans can only dream of. But they also have one enormous flaw.

Sophie Crue is determined to get to Skin Island and find her mother, a scientist who left Sophie behind years ago. She enlists hunky charter pilot Jim Julien to take her there. But once on the island, Sophie and Jim encounter more than they bargained for, including a charming, brilliant Vitro named Nicholas and an innocent, newly awoken one named Lux.

In a race for their lives, Sophie and Jim are about to discover what happens when science stretches too far beyond its reach

@jkbibliophile

Jessica Khoury
Jessica Khoury is 23 years old and was born and raised in Georgia. She attended public school followed by homeschooling, and earned her bachelor's degree in English from Toccoa Falls College. She lives in Toccoa, Georgia with her husband Benjamin, two terrible dogs, and an abundance of books, shoes, and sweet tea. When not writing, she's usually directing stageplays or coaching soccer. Origin is her first novel. 



1 Star
I am so sad to write this. I died to get a copy of this book. Even just an eARC and when it came in print I was again over joyed to read it.  Well I sped through Origin which was great. Then went on to Vitro and everything was WONDERFUL until you get to chapter 11.

Then things start falling apart. It all starts off in Two POVs which was great and even the addition of Lux was better.  But when you have Lux and Sophie being mistook for each other you are going to make me believe that a girl (Sophie) who just survived a crash, trekked through the jungle, and has been living in the real world for 17 years is going to pass for (Lux) a girl who has essentially been in a coma in a clean environment for the same duration and to top it all off has a chip in her head.

So you are going to tell me that in the moment of her waking up that the scientists are not going to be monitoring that chip and her vitals?  They they are so smart to create this tech but not smart enough to see that these two girls have been in two completely different situations.  That was a little to far fetched for my takes on this book.
Pic one is how I see Sophie still pretty but normal! Pic two is how I would see Lux clean like REALLY CLEAN!



So as I hope you understand where I'm coming from.  There is no way that within two chapters Sophie and Lux could go from two completely different worlds to going to one where they both look enough the same for these scientists to think they are each other!


"*I received a copy of this book for free to review, this in no way influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own."
Disclaimer: Thanks to Goodreads and Amazon for the book cover, about the book, and author information.


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Saturday, December 21, 2013

{Review} Origin by @jkbibliophile @RazorbillBooks

Origin
Pia has grown up in a secret laboratory hidden deep in the Amazon rain forest. She was raised by a team of scientists who have created her to be the start of a new immortal race. But on the night of her seventeenth birthday, Pia discovers a hole in the electric fence that surrounds her sterile home―and sneaks outside the compound for the first time in her life.

Free in the jungle, Pia meets Eio, a boy from a nearby village. Together, they embark on a race against time to discover the truth about Pia's origin―a truth with deadly consequences that will change their lives forever.

Origin is a beautifully told, shocking new way to look at an age-old desire: to live forever, no matter the cost.



Jessica Khoury
Jessica Khoury is 23 years old and was born and raised in Georgia. She attended public school followed by homeschooling, and earned her bachelor's degree in English from Toccoa Falls College. She lives in Toccoa, Georgia with her husband Benjamin, two terrible dogs, and an abundance of books, shoes, and sweet tea. When not writing, she's usually directing stageplays or coaching soccer. Origin is her first novel. 



4 Stars
Origin as a stand alone was amazing! The only issue was the convenient Love interest. But all in all it was a fresh new take on what it is to be immortal and what you are willing to live with. It's also a great coming of age book. Full of twist turns and revelations. As pia deals with her immortality and living inside glass walls. 


Now this as a companion book with Vitro is another thing. I think that if the ending of origin would have gone a different way. That author Jessica Khoury could have made a series unlike any other. And I also think it would have blown a lot of minds out of the water. 


"*I received a copy of this book for free to review, this in no way influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own."
Disclaimer: Thanks to Goodreads and Amazon for the book cover, about the book, and author information.

Enter to win one of two Print ARCs of Vitro! 
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VitroA death-defying tropical adventure delivers a frightening message about dabbling with creation from the talented author of Origin.

On a remote island in the Pacific, Corpus scientists have taken test tube embryos and given them life. These beings—the Vitros—have knowledge and abilities most humans can only dream of. But they also have one enormous flaw.

Sophie Crue is determined to get to Skin Island and find her mother, a scientist who left Sophie behind years ago. She enlists hunky charter pilot Jim Julien to take her there. But once on the island, Sophie and Jim encounter more than they bargained for, including a charming, brilliant Vitro named Nicholas and an innocent, newly awoken one named Lux.

In a race for their lives, Sophie and Jim are about to discover what happens when science 
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