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The giveaway is open to members only so if you would like a shot at being the lucky winner of some extra cash be sure to sign up before the event starts. Signing up is free and only takes a minute. Not only will you be one step closer to a chance at winning hundreds of dollars you will also be part of a fun community that focuses on all things blogging!

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Event Date: May 17th-May 31st

Prize: Prize is estimated to be around $300.00 depending on the number of participating members!

Review: The Steampunk Chronicles

                    This title has not yet been released.
Author: Kady CrossPublisher: Harlequin TEENPub Date: The Girl in the Clockwork Collar- May 29, 2012
Review Copy of Clockwork Collar provided by:Netgalley.com

The Steampunk Chronicles series:
Book 1: The Girl in the Steal Corset (June 2011)
Book 2: The Girl in the Clockwork Collar (June 2012)
When Kady Cross (sometimes better known as USA TODAY bestselling romance author Kathryn Smith) decided to write YA, she had a very clear image in her mind of what she wanted it to look like: “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen meets teen X-Men.”  Not knowing anything about the steampunk genre, Kady’s editor informed her that it was actually steampunk she had set out to write.

One YA debut later (Book 1: The Girl in the Steel Corset, June 2011) Kady is now considered “the first in the genre to gain  loads of buzz without the benefit of name recognition” (Kirkus Reviews) and has become as expert in the genre (see author photo above). Readers will be thrilled to find in her second novel, The Girl in the Clockwork Collar (June 2012), that the setting moves from the gas-lit streets of Victorian London to the melting-pot avenues of early New York city. 

Watch out NYC, the automatons are coming.

Book summary: 
What happens when someone you love becomes a weapon to use against you...
In New York City, 1897, life has never been more thrilling -- or dangerous.
Sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne and her “straynge band of mysfi ts” have journeyed from London to America to rescue their friend Jasper, hauled off by bounty hunters. But Jasper is in the clutches of a devious former friend demanding a trade—the dangerous device Jasper stole from him...for the life of the girl Jasper loves.
One false move from Jasper and the strange clockwork collar around Mei’s neck tightens. And tightens.
From the rough streets of lower Manhattan to elegant Fifth Avenue, the motley crew of teens with supernatural abilities is on Jasper’s elusive trail. And they’re about to discover how far they’ll go for friendship.
More than ever, Finley Jayne will rely on powerful English duke Griffi n King to balance her dark magic with her good side. Yet Griffi n is at war with himself over his secret attraction to Finley...and will risk his life and reputation to save her. Sam, more machine than man, fi nds his moody heart tested by Irish lass Emily—whose own special abilities are no match for the darkness she discovers on the streets.
Now, to help those she’s come to care for so deeply, Finley Jayne must infi ltrate a criminal gang. Only problem is, she might like the dark side a little too much....

Author bio:
In her other life, Kady Cross is a USA TODAY bestselling author of more than twenty books. She is lucky enough to have a husband who shares her love for the slightly twisted and all things geek, and a houseful of cats with whom she shares her darkest secrets. When she’s not listening to the characters in her head, she’s either trying to formulate the perfect lip gloss or teaching herself to solder. She has a weakness for all things girlie, sugar skulls and boots. Her love of books and makeup borders on addiction—of which she never, ever wants to be cured.

Since I LOVED this series SO much I thought that I would just post all the books that are out so far in a massive two and a half book review!

Ok so The Girl In The Steel Corset was amazing.  I do believe it could have been a little better.  In places it was slow going but towards the middle of the book it started up again.  

The Girl in the Clockwork Collar was EVEN better!  You must read both these books!  Although I do not do spoilers I will say that the age rating I'm giving this is OT- which is Older Teen and is for ages 16+  

This second book talks about prostitution etc. and is not suitable for lower ages. 

I can't wait to read more from this series! 

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I will award prizes when I reach milestones.

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Monday Note

FINISHED:

• Vampire Kisses Books 1-3 (Review will post when I have read all 9 books)

STARTED:

• Wilde's Fire - This book is so good! Ill be done with it today and my review will post in a few days. 

TBR:

THIS LIST KEEPS GROWING AND GROWING

1. BLACKWOOD
2. GLITCH
3. ONE MOMENT
4. TEMPTATION
5. TIMEPIECE
6. VELVETEEN
7. HOURGLASS
8. ASHFALL
9. ASHEN WINTER
10. THE MONGOLIAD
11. THE FARM

Witchbox

Well I haven't posted about my mail in a while!  So I hope you like the new look of my mail box I just made it!  

So today I didn't just get a copy of Redemption but I an ARC of Ashen Winter!  So preorder your copy of Ashen Winter it comes out Oct!  And Buy Redemption now!

Thursdays Thoughts: Vampires

So Vampires we have seen them in everything from books, movies, and tv shows.  What is it about vampires that makes the girls swoon and the guys want to be like them.

With the story of the vampire you have so many different kinds.  From they can go out in to the day time but if they get caught in direct sunlight they sparkle.  To if they go into the sunlight they will burst into flame.  To if they have a magic ring they can go into the sun without issue.  To the sun doesn't really bother them unless they are in it for a long amount of time, but then all it does is make them sick.


I started reading the Vampire Kisses books by Ellen Schreiber and fell in love with them.  (review will post when I'm done with the series. Which should be in a few days.

Ellen went back to the first vampires Dracula etc. The only thing that I'm not sure of was could those vampires enter your home without being invited? If you know let me know lol!


Well out of all the stories past and present which one do you like the best?  Is it the Vampire Diaries who can go into daylight with a ring and pretty much can do anything we can and more.  They can eat. drink, do something I'm not typing, and more.  But they can't enter your home unless invited.

Or is it the Twilight vampires who can also see the light of day.  However you will be tossed back to the 70's with the sparkles.  They can't eat as we found out in Midnight Sun. And that other thing I'm not typing will most likely end in your death.  (Unlike Bella when it happened to her).

So let me know what story you like the most.

Im giving away one Ecopy/Print copy of book 9 of the Vampire Kisses book due out in May!  So follow and comment!  If you follow via GFC,Twitter,Network,linkey you will get one point pre follow.  And if you take my button you will get an extra 10 points.

Im not using rafflecopter for this one. But I'm adding up points.  So make sure you add your points and don't forget your email address.  

3 Year Blogoversary

It seems like yesterday I started this blog.  NOT!  With all of the work I have done over the last three years mostly in the last year and a half.  It seems like I have been doing this forever.

Well since its the BIG 3 I decided I would do a giveaway!  So here it is!


Its open to everyone but if you live outside of the usa then you will get an ebook instead of one in print.

Review: The Selection

The Selection (Selection - Trilogy) [Hardcover]

Product Details Reading level: Ages 13 and up Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: HarperTeen (April 24, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0062059939 ISBN-13: 978-0062059932

Book Description

Publication Date: April 24, 2012 | Series: Selection - Trilogy

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

More About the Author

› Visit Amazon's Kiera Cass Page

Biography

Kiera Cass graduated from Radford University with a degree in History. She grew up in South Carolina and currently lives in Blacksburg, Virginia with her family. In her spare time, Kiera enjoys reading, dancing, making videos, and eating unhealthy amounts of cake. You can learn more about Kiera at kieracass.com, follow her on twitter via @kieracass, and see her silly videos at YouTube.com/user/kieracass.

Ok before I get into my review. I wanted to tell you guys a story about a blogger (thats me!) who tried everything she could to get this book!  So I searched Netgalley without any luck. I found not less than 15 tours that were doing this book and they were either full or decided that my site wasn't good enough to tour with them. (sometimes being pagan has its drawl backs) but all in all my search was not in vain.  A tour host of my site Hollow Tours found a site that had it and she pleaded with them for the book herself.  So I went over to Edelweiss and searched for the book and found it.  I didn't know what to put so I copied my Netgalley profile into that and told them that I have tried everything short of stalking someone who has the book and ripping it from their knocked out body lol.  

I wasn't given much hope that I would get this book but then the email came.  I was guessing it was going to say that I had been denied access but when I opened it and it said I was approved I about peed my pants.  

So I downloaded it to my kindle and started reading! 

I finished the book in two days.  Even ended up reading one page 5 times. (Not due to the book, But due to that I'm sick)  I LOVED the book!  I more than loved the book!  I loved the clothes and everything!  I would love to know more about the world they live in.  But that would be the only thing that would entice me to up my rating to beyond what I have.  Which is 5 Stars.  I can't wait for the next one!  And hope I don't have to knock someone out to get it. lol.  

Monday Note!

So over the weekend I ended up catching a bug.  So now I have been dealing with temps ranging from 99.4 all the way to 102.3  lucky me. 

So I thought well I guess ill get some reading in.  Ya that didn't work.  I had gotten the Selection by Kiera Cass from Edelweiss and ended up reading 1 page 5 times before I understood what was going on.  I did get through it though.  So That book review will be posted soon!  It got 5 Stars by the way!  I can't wait for the next one!

So after finishing up that book yesterday I thought well I have a ton of print books that I need to see if I have in ebook so I can get rid of them.  So that is what I have been doing for the past hour and a half. And I know have two good size boxes to take to the used book store. 

So on with the Update!

What I finished

Skylark- by: Meagan Spooner This one I read half of it and had to put it down. I might pick it back up later to see if it gets better as I hate not finishing a book. 

The Selection - by: Kiera Cass This one was wonderful read it in two days. Cant wait for the next one. 

What I Started

Well right now I'm going to finish going through my print books but I think that the next book I'm going to start is one of mine.  Something I don't have to review and I'm just reading for fun.  (don't worry a review will be posted for the book)  

Except the Queen- by: Jane Yolen this book like so few others is not available as an ebook. So reading it in print. 

TBR

I still have a few things I need to read for review.  

Ashen Winter by: Mike Mullin

Book Description

Publication Date: October 16, 2012

It’s been over six months since the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano. Alex and Darla have been staying with Alex’s relatives, trying to cope with the new reality of the primitive world so vividly portrayed in Ashfall, the first book in this series. It’s also been six months of waiting for Alex’s parents to return from Iowa. Alex and Darla decide they can wait no longer and must retrace their journey into Iowa to find and bring back Alex’s parents to the tenuous safety of Illinois. But the landscape they cross is even more perilous than before, with life-and-death battles for food and power between the remaining communities. When the unthinkable happens, Alex must find new reserves of strength and determination to survive.

Temptation by: Karen Ann Hopkins

Book Description

Publication Date: June 26, 2012 | Series: A Temptation Novel

Your heart misleads you.  That's what my friends and family say.
But I love Noah.
And he loves me.

Blackwood by: Gwenda Bond

Book Description

Publication Date: September 4, 2012 | Series: Strange Chemistry

On Roanoke Island, the legend of the 114 people who mysteriously vanished from the Lost Colony hundreds of years ago is just an outdoor drama for the tourists, a story people tell. But when the island faces the sudden disappearance of 114 people now, an unlikely pair of 17-year-olds may be the only hope of bringing them back.

Miranda, a misfit girl from the island's most infamous family, and Phillips, an exiled teen criminal who hears the voices of the dead, must dodge everyone from federal agents to long-dead alchemists as they work to uncover the secrets of the new Lost Colony. The one thing they can't dodge is each other.

Blackwood is a dark, witty coming of age story that combines America's oldest mystery with a thoroughly contemporary romance.

TGIF: WoW

So what is world of warcraft?  Is it just for 30 year old men in their moms basements?  Is it for just teens? 

Nope its for everyone!  

I started playing this about a month ago and now have more than 10 characters also known as toons on the computer game.  

I never thought that I would EVER be interested in playing something like this.  How surprised I was when not myself, but my husband and now our 7 year daughter are also playing.  

World of Warcraft, often referred to as WoW, is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game(MMORPG) set in the Warcraft universe. It is developed by Blizzard Entertainment and contains 3expansion packs:  World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade,  World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King,  World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, and  World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria. The initial release is now sometimes know as "vanilla WoW" or "classic WoW".

As of 2010, World of Warcraft has more than 12 million monthly subscribers,^{[1][citation needed]} and currently holds the Guinness World Record for the world's largest and most popular MMORPG.^[2] It also continues its further story development throughout its franchising, other than online media, such as Warcraft novels, comics, manga, RPG books, TCG, and board games.

It is very addictive and fun!  I am posting this today wondering if any of my readers play?  If so comment and let me  know. The following will be the items that I will be giving away!

First prize will be: 1 mount from the WoW store of your choice 

Second prize will be: 1 code for two months free service 

Third prize will be: 1 pet from WoW store of your choice. 

Just comment below on what you have and don't forget to follow!

If anyone wants to look me up I'm on Azuremyst server!  My id is witchever82@gmail.com  
So add me and say you saw this post for more entries.