Review: Black City
Black City by Elizabeth Richards Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons BYR on November 13th 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "A dark and tender post-apocalyptic love story set in the aftermath of a bloody war. In a city where humans and Darklings are now separated by a high wall and tensions between the two races still simmer after a terrible war, sixteen-year-olds Ash Fisher, a half-blood Darkling, and Natalie Buchanan, a human and the daughter of the Emissary, meet and do the unthinkable—they fall in love. Bonded by a mysterious connection that causes Ash’s long-dormant heart to beat, Ash and Natalie first deny and then struggle to fight their forbidden feelings for each other, knowing if...
Read MoreInterview with Erin Jade Lange
Hello! Today I have a interview with the awesome Erin Jade Lange! “A lonely obese boy everyone calls “Butter” is about to make history. He is going to eat himself to death-live on the Internet-and everyone is invited to watch. When he first makes the announcement online to his classmates, Butter expects pity, insults, and possibly sheer indifference. What he gets are morbid cheerleaders rallying around his deadly plan. Yet as their dark encouragement grows, it begins to feel a lot like popularity. And that feels good. But what happens when Butter reaches his suicide deadline? Can he live with the fallout if he doesn’t go through with his plans? With a deft hand, E.J. Lange allows readers to identify with both the bullies and the bullied in...
Read MoreBlog Tour: Ashen Winter + Birthday Giveaway!
Hello everyone! Today I have a special stop.First it’s my birthday! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!Happy Birthday To ME!First, I like to thank the Lord for all that I have. I’m grateful for being able to live to this age. With all that I have been through, I take nothing for granted. Whatever is given to you can be taken away at any minute. I adore my husband and son. They keep me moving and always busy. I’m thankful that today I am well taken care of. I have a things I don’t deserve yet God has continued to give me blessings. And for that, I truly know that he is AWESOME!Now for my stop in the Ashen Winter Blog Tour! “It’s been over six months since the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano. Alex and Darla have been staying with Alex’s...
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Title: More Series: More # 1 Genre: Young Adult-Paranormal/Fantasy Author: T.M. Franklin Publisher: TWCS Publishing House Release Date: October 4, 2012 Book: Netgalley “Ava Michaels used to think she was special.As a child, she fantasized about having magical powers . . . making things happen. But Ava grew up and eventually accepted the fact that her childish dreams were just that, and maybe a normal life wasn’t so bad after all.Now a young college student, Ava meets Caleb Foster, a brilliant and mysterious man who’s supposed to help her pass Physics, but in reality has another mission in mind. What he shows Ava challenges her view of the world, shaking it to its very core.Because Caleb isn’t quite what he seems. In fact, he’s not entirely...
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Hello! Today I have some awesome covers to reveal!!!First off: Pheonix by Elizabeth Richards + Giveaway! “The much anticipated second book in the enthralling Black City seriesEngaged to be married, Ash and Natalie are just starting to build a life together, when things in theUnited Sentry States go from bad to worse. Ash and Natalie find themselves at the center of theturmoil when dictator Purian Rose threatens Natalie’s life unless Ash votes in favor of Rose’s law—a law that will send Darklings and other dissenters to a deadly concentration camp known as theTenth.Ash can’t bring himself to trade Natalie’s life for those of millions of Darklings. The only way to saveeveryone is to escape Black City and find the Ora, a powerful weapon that could take down...
Read MoreHalloween Character Booktacular with (Wendy Higgins) + GIVEAWAY!
Hello everyone! Today I have an awesome special excerpt from Kai’s point of view. I read it already and all I can is HOT DAM! Scene: Chapter Twenty-Six—Halloween—Kaidan’s Point of View I’d always lived life like a game, moving my piece along the board, taking pleasure where I could, but feeling otherwise numb. Until a surprise playing piece came along and fucked it right up. Life was still a game now, only the rules had changed and nothing made sense anymore, starting the moment she walked away from me at LAX airport. I thought she’d fight me harder, kind of hoped she would, but in the end she went quietly. And it killed me. I hadn’t slept at all our last night in L.A., and I could hardly keep my eyes open on the first day of the drive east. There was...
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