Blog Tour Review + Giveaway!: Dear Teen Me

Welcome to my stop on the 'Dear Teen Me' Blog Tour.

Dear Teen Me includes advice from over 70 YA authors (including Lauren Oliver, Ellen Hopkins, and Nancy Holder, to name a few) to their teenage selves. The letters cover a wide range of topics, including physical abuse, body issues, bullying, friendship, love, and enough insecurities to fill an auditorium. So pick a page, and find out which of your favorite authors had a really bad first kiss? Who found true love at 18? Who wishes he’d had more fun in high school instead of studying so hard? Some authors write diary entries, some write letters, and a few graphic novelists turn their stories into visual art. And whether you hang out with the theater kids, the band geeks, the bad boys, the loners, the class presidents, the delinquents, the jocks, or the nerds, you’ll find friends--and a lot of familiar faces--in the course of Dear Teen Me.

Blog Tour Review: Reflection

Welcome to my stop on the Reflection Blog Tour hosted  by Young Adult Novel Reader. Today I am here with a review of this book. 

Bright, spunky Heather Robbins has escaped her small hometown and is anxiously beginning her freshman year of college. Rising above her rocky childhood, she’s found a place where good things are finally starting to happen: her own private apartment, refreshing college classes, and an intense attachment to a mysterious and rugged classmate, Nick Richards.

But when her dreamy college life turns out to be nothing more than a wonderful dream while resting in a coma, questions threaten. 

Now, Heather must press forward to unlock the real past, and find the answers buried deep in her mind. What she unlocks instead is a roller coaster ride through flashbacks, embellished memories, and a whirlwind romance.

And when it’s all over and she comes face to face with the truth, will she lose everything she’s fallen in love with?

Falling in Love with Books Hop!

This blog hop is hosted by Readers Confession and Author Toni Aleo. 

More than 40 blogs are giving away their favorite books, swags or GCs. Also, there is a grand prize which includes a brand new Kindle fire and can be found on Toni's blog. So hop on and best of luck! 

2013 is just around the corner and this is a great way to celebrate new books and authors that have completely blown your mind. I recently read The Lost Girl and fell in love with the book. You can read my review here. I want more people to read it and so I am giving away a copy of the book. It's open to everyone. :)

Waiting On Wednesday #3

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine that highlights future releases that we are excitedly anticipating.                                        

                           

In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she finds herself struggling to draw the line between her Alchemist teachings and what her heart is urging her to do. Then she meets alluring, rebellious Marcus Finch--a former Alchemist who escaped against all odds, and is now on the run. Marcus wants to teach Sydney the secrets he claims the Alchemists are hiding from her. But as he pushes her to rebel against the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder than she thought. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply within her. And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her magical blood--or else she might be next.

I LOVED The Golden Lily. I LOVE Adrian and it's physically painful to wait for this book. I am dying here!! And the publishers are making it worse, first the video and then Penguin Teen Australia tweeting updates. I am so jealous. You can't READ the book BEFORE ME!!! Well they have but It's not fair. 

What do I have to do to get ARC? Tell me and I WILL DO IT. I mean it but please give me the book NOW.  I CAN'T WAIT.  ADRIAN!!

Review: The Lost Girl

Author: Sangu Mandanna

Eva’s life is not her own. She is a creation, an abomination – an echo. Made by the Weavers as a copy of someone else, she is expected to replace a girl named Amarra, her ‘other’, if she ever died. Eva studies what Amarra does, what she eats, what it’s like to kiss her boyfriend, Ray. So when Amarra is killed in a car crash, Eva should be ready.But fifteen years of studying never prepared her for this.Now she must abandon everything she’s ever known – the guardians who raised her, the boy she’s forbidden to love – to move to India and convince the world that Amarra is still alive ...

Review: Ashen Winter

Author: Mike Mullin

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.

REVIEW:

I have absolutely no idea how to write a review that could do justice to this book. I would like to start by saying that I haven't read Ashfall and I am terribly sorry. I am sure it's a crime to start the second book before the first one so.....

Sweet Peril Cover Reveal!

I am so excited to present before you the cover of Sweet Peril, book II in the Sweet Evil series. The cover is gorgeous. I love the colors and the dark, mysterious look it has. What do you think?

Fear Blog Tour: Author Interview with Tom Gillespie + Giveaway!

Welcome to my stop on the Fear Blog Tour! hosted by Carmen@Book Me!

60 Authors

Two Incredible Volumes

One Terrifying Ride!

                      

Fear: A Modern Anthology of Horror and Terror brings together, for the first time, tales of murder, monsters and madness, by sixty of the world’s best indie horror authors. 

Discover what lurks in the water at the end of the garden, learn of the unforgiving loyalty of a loving toy and meet a writer, just itching to finish his latest horror story.

Every author in the Anthology has generously contributed their work for free. All royalties from sales will go directly to the international charities, Barnardo’s and Médecins Sans Frontières.

Fear, with forewords by international bestselling authors, Peter James and Sherri Browning Erwin, is released in Paperback and on Kindle, October 3rd 2012.

Today I get to interview Tom Gillespie, we talk about his work, writing process, favorite authors and also discuss the Apocalypse. There is a giveaway in the end. Don't forget to enter!!

One Question Q&A with Gennifer Albin, author of Crewel

Hi and welcome to my stop on the One Question Q&A with author Gennifer Albin! 

We are celebrating the release of Crewel which came out on 16th October. Congratulations Gennifer!

Ten people from the Crewel street team asked Gennifer ten hard-hitting questions.

Follow the Tour:

16th-Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance
17th-Chapter by Chapter
18th-Joire de Lire
19th-Qwerty
20th-I Talk Books
21st-Books for YA
22nd-Kari's Crowded Bookshelf
23rd-Creative Therapy
24th-We All Make Mistakes
25th-Proud Book Nerd                       

MY Question:

Me: What is your biggest fear? 

Gennifer: Impalement. I have a serious fear of being run through. No clue why. Perhaps I was killed in a joust in a previous life.

Winners!!!

I am very excited to announce the winners of the Giveaways held on my blog. I, thank you all,  for participating and making it fun for me. Please keep supporting my blog. Congratulations to all the winners!!!

Jane Austen Giveaway Hop!

The blog Hop is Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & vvb32reads

Jane Austen is one of my favorite authors and Pride and Prejudice is just the best book ever. I mean who doesn't love Mr. Darcy? So, I am really excited to join this hop and I am giving away a modern day retelling of the classic tale. 

You have a chance to win any one of the three books listed below. Click on the cover to go to goodreads. Happy reading and All the very best! :)

     

Gravity: Blog Tour Review and Giveaway!

              Welcome to my stop on the Gravity Blog Tour hosted by Shane @Itching for Books.

Something Wicked Comes: Blackbrooke: Guest Post and Giveaway!

Something Wicked Comes....bringing Zombies, Werewolves, Vampires, Ghosts, Witches and more Oh My!  What is this wicked thing?  Why a month long blogging event celebrating all books paranormal/supernatural or Halloween related.  Every day during the
month of October there will be several stops.  Each blogger will be featuring a favorite paranormal book and offering it for a giveaway.  Think of it as a month long Blog Trick or Treating Event...

Rainy Day Ramblings and Babbling About Books are hosting this event, so be sure and check the full schedule so you can follow along! 

Waiting on Wednesday #2

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine that highlights future releases that we are excitedly anticipating.

Just one day by Gayle Forman

When sheltered American good girl Allyson "LuLu" Healey first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at an underground performance ofTwelfth Night in England, there’s an undeniable spark. After just one day together, that spark bursts into a flame, or so it seems to Allyson, until the following morning, when she wakes up after a whirlwind day in Paris to discover that Willem has left. Over the next year, Allyson embarks on a journey to come to terms with the narrow confines of her life, and through Shakespeare, travel, and a quest for her almost-true-love, to break free of those confines.

Expected publication: January 8th 2013 by Dutton Juvenile

2013!!?! Seriously? I want to read this book so bad. The synopsis, cover everything looks so good and then it's written by GAYLE FORMAN!!!  

Sweet Evil Read Along: Week 1

SWEET EVIL Read Along is hosted by Mindy of Magical Urban Fantasy Reads and co-hosted by Jaime of Two Chicks On Books, Tara of Tater’s Tall Tails, Nancy of Ravenous Reader and Rachel from Fiktshun

I am so excited to be a part of this Read Along. I love this book and re-reading it is a pleasure.

                                                      

Double Trailer Reveal: Luminosity&Gravity!

                  

Luminosity

Stephanie Thomas

Blurb:

My name is Beatrice. When I was born, I was blessed with the Sight. I was immediately removed from my parents and enrolled in the Institution. At the age of twelve, I had my first true vision, earning my raven’s wings. And when I turned seventeen, one of my visions came true. Things haven’t been the same since.

The Institution depends on me to keep the City safe from our enemy, the Dreamcatchers, but I’m finding it harder to do while keeping a secret from everyone, including my best friend Gabe. It is a secret that could put us all in danger. A secret that could kill me and everyone close to me.

But the enemy has been coming to me in my dreams, and I think I’m falling in love with him. He says they’re coming. He says they’re angry. And I think I’ve already helped them win.

Paperback: 400 pages

Publisher: Entangled Teen (November 6, 2012)

ISBN: 1620611279

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Sugarfiend: Guest post and Excerpt!

If her life is a box of chocolates, acid-tongued, sugar-obsessed Estelle Brown should learn how to pick them better. Her boyfriend’s left her for a bulimic hand model, her roomate’s skipped town, and her boss is in love with her. Fed up and In the middle of her latest of a lifetime of doomed diet attempts – cutting sugar cold turkey – Estelle decides to quit quitting for good, pack her bags, and lose herself on a 7-day Caribbean cruise. But even on a floating monument to binge eating, the diet industry follows her. Across from every buffet is a studio full of treadmills. Next to every plate of fried calamari is a large diet Coke. As a ship full of wary passengers ducks for cover, Hurricane Estelle wages her own personal war against moderation. But the consequences land her in the belly of the beast: broke, alone, and forced to take a job as –of all things-- a detox consultant for the ship. Is Skinny the answer to Happy? Is Sweet n Low the new black? Is that Denise Austin chick … for real? No, no and yes, oddly. But for a Sugarfiend, it’s not the destination that matters, it’s all the cupcakes you get to eat along the way.

Blog Tour Review: Memories

Welcome to my stop on the Memories Blog tour Hosted by CLP  Blog Tours. Follow the tour here. 

Everyone who leaves a comment on the blog tour's page here will be entered to win a $50 Amazon gift card! Anyone who purchases their copy of Memories before October 8 and sends their receipt to Samantha (at) ChickLitPlus (dot) com, will get five bonus entries.

Michael DeCara came home from the Vietnam War a wounded man, both
physically and emotionally. He tried putting his life back together, but found civilian life difficult after all he'd experienced in Nam. Raising his young daughter, Vanessa, by himself after his wife left, he found it difficult to commit to one job or one woman for any length of time. Then he met a young woman who made him feel good about himself again and who fell in love with Vanessa as well. But then a life-changing event occurred and he had to choose between his past and the present. He chose to leave without a word to the young woman, believing he was doing what was best for her. Now, years later, she has walked back into his life and he believes they may have a second chance at love-except she hates him and he doesn't understand why. 

Stacking the Shelves #3

                                      Hosted by: Tynga's Reviews

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Blog Tour: Maybe Too Good To Be True!

Welcome to my stop on "Maybe Too Good To be True" Blog Tour hosted by Goddess Fish.
Today, I have the author Christy McKee with a guest post.  Read on and don't forget to comment as Christy will be awarding a digital copy of Maybe Too Good To Be True to a randomly drawn commenter at every stop and a $30 Amazon GC to one randomly drawn commenter during the tour [Contest Closed: Winner: J Q Rose ] Follow the tour here

Teaser: Under The Desert Moon

Welcome to my stop of Under The Desert Moon's Blog tour hosted by Young Adult Novel Reader. 

Blurb:

17 year old Erin Harris spends her time daydreaming, hoping to escape her small town life in Copperfield, Arizona. When a movie crew arrives unexpectedly to shoot a vampire film over the summer, Erin’s small town world changes forever.

Erin is positive she has seen the star, James Linkin before in a thirty year old TV show. He hasn't aged a day. How is this possible?

Erin is determined to find out, but how will James handle the scrutiny of an all too intelligent teenage girl?

Cover Reveal + Giveaway!: His Black Wings

 Welcome to the cover reveal of "His Black Wings" hosted by Jill from Little<3Hyuts

Blogging Break!

My mid semester exams are beginning from Monday and will continue through the entire week. It's gonna be  a tough. I have loads to study and I am really really scared. Like always, I wish I had studied before but I didn't so you have to bear with me.
I won't be updating my blog much this week. I am sorry. But right now,  my priority are my exams and it's only for a week.

Don't worry I will back soon and October is going to be so much fun. I have many awesome giveaways and blog tours coming up. I will also be participating in Sweet Evil Readalong hosted by Magical Urban Fanteasy Reads. Yay! I am so excited about it. The registrations are still open. Go sign up to join the fun. I have already read and reviewed the book but it's soo so good that I just can't resist an opportunity to read it again.

I also got some great books to review and I will get to them soon. Thanks for your support!
xxoo

OPAL Cover Reveal

Hold your breath people because today I am presenting you with the cover of Opal, book three in the Lux series by  Jennifer L. Armentrout

Without further ado, I reveal the amazing, beautiful, stunning, awesome, breathtaking, gorgeous, swoon-worthy cover!

Blog Tour Review + Giveaway!: Careful

Welcome to my stop on the Careful Blog Tour hosted by YA Bound. See the entire tour schedule here.

There is also an awesome giveaway at the end of the post. 

Author: Isobella Jade

"I couldn’t feel my arms or legs. My neck, my hair, my stomach—they weren’t mine anymore."

After Estella Montclair is killed in a texting and driving crash, what remains of her face and body is devastating. But not all of her has died. During the first month after her death, Estella's spirit travels among her living friends and family. Her best friends Zara, Eva and Jett show her how pain and sorrow can break apart or strengthen a bond. She also sees for the first time that loss can spark revenge, catastrophe can come without warning, and we all have secrets. She wonders if her chance for love with Phoenix has passed her by, and if out of sight truly means out of mind. And maybe one day the girl who caused her death will admit her mistake. While adjusting to a new state of being, Estella struggles to face the limitations that come with death, but blossoms by recognizing she can still touch the lives of the people she once knew so well.

Cover Reveal: How to Marry an Alien

It's time to reveal the cover of How to Marry an Alien, book three in the "My Alien Romance" series. This event is hosted by AToMR Tours 

She Wulf: Guest Post

Please enjoy this guest post by Sheryl Steines, author of the action-packed urban fantasy, She Wulf. Then read on to learn how you can win huge prizes as part of this blog tour, including a Kindle Fire, $550 in Amazon gift cards, 5 autographed copies of She Wulf, and 5 copies of its companion, The Day of First Sun.   

Time Travel? Yes, I think so!

A guest post by Sheryl Steines

If you could go anywhere, meet any person, in any period of time, where would you go, what would you do, who would you meet? I know this is all hypothetical, but hey, I write in the pretend--in the fantasy. So suspend your disbelief, and come play with me for a moment. Not such an easy question to answer, is it? One option would be to go and meet someone long dead--perhaps Elvis circa 1959 makes your heart swoon. Would you take the opportunity to meet a favorite entertainer, or maybe you want your trip to count for something meaningful? 

Feature and Follow #8

Gain new followers and make new friends with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow! If this is your first time here, welcome! You are about to make some new friends and gain new followers -- but you have to know -- the point of this hop is to follow other bloggers also. I follow you, you follow me.

What sets this Hop apart from others, is the Feature. Each week they will showcase a Featured Blogger, from all different genres and areas. Just remember it is required, if you participate, to follow the Features and you must follow the hosts Parajunkee & Alison Can Read as a courtesy.

Blog Tour Review: First Frost

Welcome to my stop on First Frost Tour hosted by Young Adult Novel Reader.

See the Tour Schedule here

For generations, the Frost family has run the Museum of Magical and Rare Artifacts, handing down guardianship from mother to daughter, always keeping their secrets to “family only.” Gathered within museum’s walls is a collection dedicated to the Grimm fairy tales and to the rare items the family has acquired: Cinderella’s glass slipper, Snow White’s poisoned apple, the evil queen’s magic mirror, Sleeping Beauty’s enchanted spinning wheel…Seventeen-year-old Bianca Frost wants none of it, dreaming instead of a career in art or photography or…well, anything except working in the family’s museum. She knows the items in the glass display cases are fakes because, of course, magic doesn't really exist. She’s about to find out how wrong she is.

Review: Dante's Girl

Author: Courtney Cole

Stacking The Shelves #2

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!
                                 Hosted by Tynga over at Tynga's Reviews.

Crewel Street Team!

So I joined another street team. I think it's a great way to promote books and I get free goodies in return. It's a win-win for everyone.

Incapable. Awkward. Artless.

That’s what the other girls whisper behind her back. But sixteen year-old Adelice Lewys has a secret: she wants to fail.

Gifted with the ability to weave time with matter, she’s exactly what the Guild is looking for, and in the world of Arras, being chosen as a Spinster is everything a girl could want. It means privilege, eternal beauty, and being something other than a secretary. It also means the power to embroider the very fabric of life. But if controlling what people eat, where they live and how many children they have is the price of having it all, Adelice isn’t interested.

Not that her feelings matter, because she slipped and wove a moment at testing, and they’re coming for her—tonight.

Now she has one hour to eat her mom’s overcooked pot roast. One hour to listen to her sister’s academy gossip and laugh at her Dad’s stupid jokes. One hour to pretend everything’s okay. And one hour to escape.

Because once you become a Spinster, there’s no turning back.