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Thursday, January 3, 2013

{Cover Reveal} Raksha by Frankie Rose

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Raksha by Frankie Rose

Publication Date: March 1st, 2013

Genre: YA Dystopian

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Summary

She has no name.

She has her knives; her training; her halo.

The first and second give her the tools and the skill to defeat the opponents she is pitted against each month. The third frees her from pain and fear. From any kind of emotion at all. Everything is as it should be. Everything is as it should be, until…

FearPainAngerHappinessDesireGuilt

Love.

When a newly-named Kit escapes the Sanctuary after killing her best friend, the last thing she needs is another knife in her hand. Or Ryka, the damaged, beautiful blonde boy, who she refuses to let save her. Still learning how to process the onslaught of her new feelings, the sights and sounds of Freetown are overwhelming and strange. There are a hundred differences between her old home and her new one, but one thing remains starkly similar: the matches. Yet where the blood in the Sanctuary landed only on the colosseum floor, Kit will quickly learn that a river of red runs through Freetown’s very streets.

Freed from the oppression of a society who stole her right to feel, the true horror of her old life leaves Kit wondering if she really has been freed at all. Would she be better off without the crippling horror of all the blood on her hands, or is the love of one boy worth living through all the pain?

Raksha is the call of the dead. It is the rumbling chant for fresh blood from the other side, the demand for sacrifice. The colosseum is behind Kit. The fighting pits await.

Frankie Rose was born in the United Kingdom, but now lives with her husband in sunny Australia.

She officially makes things up for a living, and when she's not doing that, she is generally making paper birds out of receipts and old lists or taking photographs that make her smile.

Author Links:

Website: http://frankierosewrites.com/

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5834274.Frankie_Rose

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frankie.rose101

Twitter: https://twitter.com/byfrankierose

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Reading Everybody!

Falling For You Blog Tour + Giveaway!

Falling For You Blog Tour is hosted by The Mod Podge Bookshelf!

Falling For You by Lisa Schroeder

Publication Date: January 1st 2013

Genre: YA Contemporary

Pages: 355

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Summary

Rae's always dreamed of dating a guy like Nathan. He’s nothing like her abusive stepfather—in other words, he’s sweet. But the closer they get, the more Nathan wants of her time, of her love, of her...and the less she wants to give.

As Rae’s affection for Nathan turns to fear, she leans on her friend Leo for support. With Leo, she feels lighter, happier. And possessive Nathan becomes jealous.

Then a tragedy lands Rae in the ICU. Now, hovering between life and death, Rae must find the light amid the darkness…and the strength to fight for life and the love she deserves.

Lisa Schroeder is the author of four teen verse novels including I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME and its companion, CHASING BROOKLYN, FAR FROM YOU, and the Oregon Book Award finalist, THE DAY BEFORE. Her latest book for teens is a combination of prose and poetry and is titled FALLING FOR YOU. She's also the author of the middle grade novels IT'S RAINING CUPCAKES and SPRINKLES AND SECRETS. Her books have been translated into several languages and have been selected for state reading lists. She lives in Oregon with her husband, two sons, and the most adorable dog and cat in the entire world.

Tour Dates

1/1 Promo Post & Giveaway @ The Mod Podge Bookshelf

1/2 Interview & Review @ Book Chic Club

1/3 Guest Blog @ Kelsey Sutton

1/4 Review @ Mundie Moms

1/5 Promo Post @ I Am A Reader, Not A Writer

1/6 Review @ Hobbitsies

1/7 Interview @ 365 Days of Reading

1/8 Review @ Pure Imagination

1/9 Review @ Good Choice Reading

1/10 Interview & Review @ Kelsey R. Dickson

1/11 Guest Blog @ Girls in the Stacks

1/12 Review @ Reading Angel

1/13 Interview @ Through the Looking Glass Reviews

1/14 Promo Post @ Novel Novice

1/15 Review @ Books Complete Me

1/16 Promo Post @ The Story Siren

1/17 Review @ YA Bliss

1/18 Promo Post @ Acting Up With Books

1/19 Guest Blog @ YA Reads

1/20 Promo Post @ @ Book Hounds YA

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Dreaming of Sequels (3)

Our new feature here is where we talk about sequels we are just dying to have. And you all know that there are many, many out there that we are just craving to have! ^_^

So, sequels means any sequels. As long as it's after the first, #1, then it is acceptable haha. Also, we will be doing this every Wednesday!

Okay then, here we go!

Don't Judge a girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls #3) by Ally Carter

Publication Date: June 9th 2009

Genre: YA Mystery

Pages: 263

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Summary

When Cammie "The Chameleon" Morgan visits her roommate Macey in Boston, she thinks she's in for an exciting end to her summer break. After all, she's there to watch Macey's father accept the nomination for vice president of the United States. But when you go to the world's best school (for spies), "exciting" and "deadly" are never far apart. Cammie and Macey soon find themselves trapped in a kidnappers' plot, with only their espionage skills to save them.

As her junior year begins, Cammie can't shake the memory of what happened in Boston, and even the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women doesn't feel like the safe haven it once did. Shocking secrets and old flames seem to lurk around every one of the mansion's corners as Cammie and her friends struggle to answer the questions, Who is after Macey? And how can the Gallagher Girls keep her safe?

Soon Cammie is joining Bex and Liz as Macey's private security team on the campaign trail. The girls must use their spy training at every turn as the stakes are raised, and Cammie gets closer and closer to the shocking truth.

I seriously need to get back to this series! I honestly don't know why I haven't picked this one up (besides the obvious, as new books keep coming out, haha). I mean, I enjoyed the first two so I have no real reasons why I haven't gotten to this one yet.

So, to help motivate me on picking this one up I'll be including this one on my Sequel Reading Challenge I'll be doing this year, woohoo! I may even go one step further and actually try to finish off the ones that are all published for this series this year ^_^

So, what sequel got you dreaming about it this week?

Happy Reading Everybody!

Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices #3) by Cassandra Clare

Publication Date: March 19, 2013

Genre: YA Fantasy/Paranormal

Pages: 592

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Danger intensifies for the Shadowhunters as the New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy comes to a close.

If the only way to save the world was to destroy what you loved most, would you do it?

The clock is ticking. Everyone must choose.

Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment.

Danger closes in around the Shadowhunters in the final installment of the bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy.

Big fan of the shadowhunter world. Love this series and the first. But, unlike the first did, I hope this series ends with a trilogy and doesn't force another three books.

The Harvesters Excerpts

The Harvesters (Harvesting Series #1) by Ashley Hill
Publication Date: Nov. 27, 2012
Genre: YA Horror
Pages: 29
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Amazon

Summary

When she finds her boyfriend shackled to a white metal table Ashley feared for the worse.

On a small trip of dropping off a package for Jason’s father, the young couple never thought they would be running for their lives. Running away from supposedly friends whom in turned to be a family of harvesters.

Human harvesters and they are looking for something specific. And Ashley just might be the perfect match for that something.

Hi, guys! I thought I finally drop a post about my book and in this post I'm giving you a little look see. So, I hope you enjoy this little preview of mine! Also, if you enjoy it so much please spread the word.

Thanks!

Excerpt:

Chapter One

Ashley

“Jason…” I whispered down into the cold, dark basement.

Listening but I heard nothing in response. Turning, I then looked up to the basement door making sure no one came up from behind.

Taking the last few wooden steps down, I call out his name again, “Jason?”

This time I caught someone muffling my name. Twisting my neck I see a small hallway behind me, lining the side of the stairwell. Stepping to the left side of the railing I spot a poorly lit room, with Jason lying flat on his back.

Running towards him I got a closer look at the place and his situation. An unfinished room, two by fours creating a wall with plastic sheets hanging from the ceiling, in front of me. And Jason was in the middle of it all, placed on top of a white metal table.

Getting to his side I clench my fingers around the edge of the table, stopping myself and look down at him. Scanning his body from head to toe, he had metal shackles bounding his hands and feet while duct tape was keeping him from speaking.

Going for the duct tape, I squeeze my eyes shut and whisper, “Sorry.” then rip it off. Before he could cry out I clamp a hand down to his lips and reopen my eyes. Seeing tears water up, I let go and whip the tape off of my fingertips, letting it fall besides him on the table.

Moving onto the metal shackles around his wrists I ask him, “Anything hurt? How’d they get you? Where are they? How many? I lost count.” in one big mumble. I was trying not to fumble over my words when the shackles started to tear at my fingertips, causing them to bleed.

Ignoring most of the questions he answered, “No, not anything majorly hurting.” seeing what was happening to my fingers he spoke, “You’ll have to find something to unlock them with.”

Agreeing, I look around the room but all I saw were surgical tools. “Don’t see anything that could help.”, but get a different opinion when I catch sight on a crowbar in a pile of crates, by the frame of a soon to be wall.

Sprinting for it, I clasp my hand around it then go back to working on the shackle around his right wrist. Prying it underneath and above his hand I was in the process of bending it, trying to make it a little bigger so he could slip out.

Getting it to work but slowly, “Come on.” I breathed tiredly.

“That’s good. You’re almost there.” The last effort, it moved up and he was able to squirm his hand free.

“Okay, next one.” Leaning over him I move my efforts on his left wrist. But before I could get started, my eyes were magnetized by the little red mark on the inside of his arm.

“They drugged you.” I state, looking over the needle mark while caressing it with my fingers, them leaving trails of blood around it.

“Ash, forget it!” he demanded, “Just focus on getting me out of here.”

Nodding, I force the metal shackle to bend under my will.

Feeling like I was getting close to finishing this one, I got the sense that we weren’t alone anymore. Looking over my shoulder, the swift of my movement caused the scarred man behind us to throw his axe towards my face.

Quickly ducking, I fall to the ground while taking grip on the table. Hearing the axe get stuck into the wall on the other side, I slyly crane my neck to see what he was going to do next.

Greasy, dirt matted hair covered my face from his view but I watch him perfectly as he walks around, on our left, going for the wall mounted axe.

Holding my breath shakily, I pull myself up and continued to work with freeing Jason, but don’t think for one second that I took my eyes off of the guy.

Immediately getting his left hand out, he jumps into a sitting position and takes the crowbar out of my hands, pushing me away from the table.

“Go!” he yelled.

“No!” I screamed back. I started to say something else but the sound of the scarred man getting his axe free choked me up.

Moving my eyes franticly from him and the crowbar Jason stole from me, I dive for it.

“No.” Jason rips it out of my reach and shoves against my chest, aiming me towards the way out.

The man started to move closer to me, going around the table end where Jason’s feet were still shackled down.

Biting my lip, I whimper out, “No.” Giving one last look towards Jason then shoot off, down the hallway towards the stairs.

Reaching the stairs, I take hold of the railing and begin to swing myself up the steps when lightening flashed and a silhouette of a small boy came into view. Freezing, I saw him take in a deep breath then begin to charge my way,

“No you don’t!” he shouted over the storm that was going on outside.

Pulling my frame up the stairs, I caught a lash as he swung a knife for me,.....

Again, I hoped you enjoyed this small part of chapter one!

Happy Reading Everybody!

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

January Month Long Read Along: Warm Bodies

Read Along Weeks:

Week One- 3-64 pages

Week Two- 65-118 pages

Week Three- 119-186 pages

Week Four- 187-239 pages

What the book is about

Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

Summary

R is a young man with an existential crisis--he is a zombie. He shuffles through an America destroyed by war, social collapse, and the mindless hunger of his undead comrades, but he craves something more than blood and brains. He can speak just a few grunted syllables, but his inner life is deep, full of wonder and longing. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he has dreams.

After experiencing a teenage boy's memories while consuming his brain, R makes an unexpected choice that begins a tense, awkward, and strangely sweet relationship with the victim's human girlfriend. Julie is a blast of color in the otherwise dreary and gray landscape that surrounds R. His decision to protect her will transform not only R, but his fellow Dead, and perhaps their whole lifeless world.

Scary, funny, and surprisingly poignant, Warm Bodies is about being alive, being dead and the blurry line in between.

Happy Reading Everybody!

January Random Reads (1)

Hosted by I'm Loving Books!

What is Random Reads?

In short, Random Reads is a meme where we pick a random book from our shelf to read within the month. I’m on Goodreads so I’m using a combination of the sorting feature and Random.org to pick the book I’m going to read.

I've been wanting to do this for forever and now I'm finally doing it, woohoo!

Anyways, my random read for this month is-

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Summary

When Bee is imprisoned in a magical, cursed house because of her father's selfish choices, she has just one plan... escape! But she must solve a riddle and help her fellow prisoners break the curse that binds them all before she can leave, and that is proving more difficult than she originally thought thanks to the bitter young master of the house, Will.

Will wants nothing to do with Bee or her help (and he certainly isn't planning on falling in love with her), but he might have underestimated just how determined and clever--and irresistible--she can be.

Now since this one is short I am going to do another random pick, which is-

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Summary

Grace just moved to San Francisco and is excited to start over at a new school. The change is full of fresh possibilities, but it’s also a tiny bit scary. It gets scarier when a minotaur walks in the door. And even more shocking when a girl who looks just like her shows up to fight the monster.

Gretchen is tired of monsters pulling her out into the wee hours, especially on a school night, but what can she do? Sending the minotaur back to his bleak home is just another notch on her combat belt. She never expected to run into this girl who could be her double, though.

Greer has her life pretty well put together, thank you very much. But that all tilts sideways when two girls who look eerily like her appear on her doorstep and claim they're triplets, supernatural descendants of some hideous creature from Greek myth, destined to spend their lives hunting monsters.

These three teenage descendants of Medusa, the once-beautiful gorgon maligned by myth, must reunite and embrace their fates in this unique paranormal world where monsters lurk in plain sight.

Can't wait for both!

Happy New Year Everybody!

2013 Reading Challenges

Welcome to the 2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge hosted by Megan Likes Books and Auntie Spinelli Reads! Sign up!

The goal is to read at least one book featuring each of the following paranormal creatures:

Vampires
Werewolves/Shifters
Fey
Angels/Nephilim
Mermaids
Dragons
Zombies
Demons
Witches/Wizards
Ghosts
Aliens
Other (ie: sirens, unicorns, centaurs, timetravel etc.)

I'll be vaguely following this list they created though with one little tweak! I'm switching Fey and Demons, putting Demons in march and Fey's in april!

But since I pretty much live in the Paranormal world, it's kinda hard to just do one creature a month. So, I'll read one of these creatures in the month they are scheduled in, so it'll be half of the challenge. The other bit will be just counting how many of these creatures I read in the year in whatever order I want! ^_^

January - Vampires

February - Angels/Nephilim

March - Fey

April - Demons

May - Aliens

June - Zombies

July - Witches and Wizards

August - Mermaids

September - Dragons

October - Ghosts

November - Werewolves/Shape-shifters

December - Other