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Monday, 10 June 2013
Blitz ~ Justice by Rhiannon Paille (The Ferryman & The Flame #2)
Justice
by Rhiannon Paille
Series: The Ferryman & The Flame #2
Publication Date: January 22, 2013
Genre: YA Fantasy
Synopsis
How far would you go to destroy yourself?
Krishani always knew he would have to go to the Lands of Men, but he never thought it would be like this. Enemies everywhere, an ancestor he can't respect, elders he can't trust, a curse he can't stop and friends he can't help but hate. Desperate to end the pain, he sets out on a quest to find the other Flames and face the enemy that took everything from him.
Excerpt
Pux frowned. “Can you tell me something?” He didn’t know where to begin.
Atara said nothing. “I thought I saw her eyes change color. She said she was a Flame, but I’ve never heard of them before.” Atara hung her head. “The Flames are what the Valtanyana want. They are unlike any other being Across the Stars. Each one is created differently. Kaliel was the Amethyst Flame, one of the most important, from what lore has to say about her.”
Pux’s eyes widened. “You mean there are volumes about her?” He never ventured into the library in Orlondir. He never had a reason to read, but if there were books about her, he would read every day for the rest of his life.
Atara shook her head. “Their lore is kept in the Great Library with Kemplan. Even I was not aware she was a Flame. Not until it was too late.”
Pux’s heart dropped. All memory of her was being erased and there was nothing he could do to hang onto the pieces of her that lingered. One day she would be distant in his mind. He feared what life would be like years from now when he was an Elder, and she was still dead.
“I think I’ll go to the orchards,” Pux said. He drifted down the corridor towards the courtyard and Atara didn’t follow him.
“Seek Grimand. He will be leaving for Evennses soon.”
Pux gritted his teeth and turned to face Atara. “I don’t need him to return to Evennses.”
She sighed. “You cannot walk alone, it will take you days.”
His emotions unwound as he became angrier and sadder at the same time. “Kaliel would understand. How can I return to the forest when every tree reminds me of her? When we lived in the same house, ate the same food, played in the same trees? Knowing she was alive and well in Orlondir was all that made it bearable. Even the Great Oak thinks I’m invalid. How do you expect me to return without her?”
Atara hunched her shoulders. “Be patient.”
Pux stared at her with disbelief. For all of his new found knowledge she still treated him as though he was completely unworthy. His mouth dropped open, but he had no words to say. He clenched his fist tight and thought about the orchard. “If all I am to you is useless, I’m better off invisible.” He turned and vanished.
Atara said nothing. “I thought I saw her eyes change color. She said she was a Flame, but I’ve never heard of them before.” Atara hung her head. “The Flames are what the Valtanyana want. They are unlike any other being Across the Stars. Each one is created differently. Kaliel was the Amethyst Flame, one of the most important, from what lore has to say about her.”
Pux’s eyes widened. “You mean there are volumes about her?” He never ventured into the library in Orlondir. He never had a reason to read, but if there were books about her, he would read every day for the rest of his life.
Atara shook her head. “Their lore is kept in the Great Library with Kemplan. Even I was not aware she was a Flame. Not until it was too late.”
Pux’s heart dropped. All memory of her was being erased and there was nothing he could do to hang onto the pieces of her that lingered. One day she would be distant in his mind. He feared what life would be like years from now when he was an Elder, and she was still dead.
“I think I’ll go to the orchards,” Pux said. He drifted down the corridor towards the courtyard and Atara didn’t follow him.
“Seek Grimand. He will be leaving for Evennses soon.”
Pux gritted his teeth and turned to face Atara. “I don’t need him to return to Evennses.”
She sighed. “You cannot walk alone, it will take you days.”
His emotions unwound as he became angrier and sadder at the same time. “Kaliel would understand. How can I return to the forest when every tree reminds me of her? When we lived in the same house, ate the same food, played in the same trees? Knowing she was alive and well in Orlondir was all that made it bearable. Even the Great Oak thinks I’m invalid. How do you expect me to return without her?”
Atara hunched her shoulders. “Be patient.”
Pux stared at her with disbelief. For all of his new found knowledge she still treated him as though he was completely unworthy. His mouth dropped open, but he had no words to say. He clenched his fist tight and thought about the orchard. “If all I am to you is useless, I’m better off invisible.” He turned and vanished.
About The Author
Rhiannon Paille
Rhi was never a normal girl. Her life was an urban fantasy wrapped in a paranormal romance and served with a side of horror. To escape her everyday weirdness she began writing fantasy. She studied at U of Sedona and MIMT, obtaining a PhD in Metaphysical Science and Parapsychology. She's married to a chef/comic book shop owner and has a fondness for architecture. She frequents twitter and facebook, but if you really want to get to know her you should visit her site: www.yafantasyauthor.com
Cover Reveal ~ A French Star in New York
Welcome to the Cover Reveal for
A French Star in New York
by Anna Adams
The French Girl Series is new to me, but when I saw the cover I knew I just had to add it to my TBR pile, I mean check it out! So much glitz and glamour and anything French and New York! Who can resist!!! What do you think of this cover? Check out book 1 and tell me which of the two you prefer? I love the both and it'd be perfect additions to my bookshelf, I might even display it front on it's that pretty!
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A French Star in New York
by Anna Adams
Series: The French Girl #2
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Synopsis
Maude thought her life couldn’t get any better: her first music album is a hit, she’s about to meet her extended family and she’s looking forward to her first date with teen pop star, Matt.
But when scandal strikes Maude must part ways with Matt, and watch Soulville Records fall into the hands of an ambitious Alan Lewis, who will stop at nothing to turn Maude into an unparalleled star.
Between glamorous parties, an unauthorized tell-all book, a web of lies, new revelations about her French past and her rivalry with Lindsey Linton attaining a whole new level, Maude must fight for her voice to be heard and decide if being a star is more important than her love for music.
About The Author
Anna Adams
Anna Adams is a new YA author who has always loved to read and write. Anna's started writing stories at a young age and her sisters would read and correct the spelling mistakes… and laugh their heads off. Her very first critics.Apart from writing, Anna also loves to sing and play the piano. She comes from quite a musical family and music has always been a big part of their lives whether it was singing with her sister while doing the dishes (she washed, Anna dried) or forcing her little brother to participate in numerous sing and dance shows Anna choreographed! Anna lives in Paris today but used to live in the States, which she considers to be her second home. After all, home is where the heart is.
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Sunday, 9 June 2013
Wicked Wildfire Read-a-thon (#WWReadathon)
Wicked Wildfire Read-a-thon (#WWReadathon) is hosted by My Shelf Confessions. It's a week long read-a-thon from Friday June 7th through to the 14th. For more info (Challenge Schedules, Rules etc) and to sign up, click on the event button above. Signups close on June 11th, so hurry. There are challenges and Twitter chats that aren't compulsory, however, if you want to enter the main prize, you must participate in at least one challenge and do one update/wrap-up post.
My Goals
Read on average 150 pages/day or finish 4 booksFinished 6 booksParticipate in at least one challengeTitle Scramble and Crossword PuzzleVisit and comment on at least 20 blogsDo a start-up and wrap-up post
Updates
Friday June 7th
Books & Pages Read:
Star Cursed by Jessica Spotswood = 24 pages
School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins = 104 pages
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell = 69 pages
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey = 116 pages
Total Pages Read Today = 313
Total of Finished Book/s = 1
Total Pages Read = 313
Saturday June 8th
Books & Pages Read:
Star Cursed by Jessica Spotswood = 130 pages
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell = 24 pages
Hourglass by Myra McIntyre = 81 pages
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey = 28 pages
Total Pages Read Today = 263
Total Finished Books = 2
Total Pages Read = 576
Sunday June 9th
Books & Pages Read:
Hourglass by Myra McIntyre = 80
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell = 40
Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton = 23
Total Pages Read Today = 143
Total Books Finished = 2
Total Pages Read = 719
Monday June 10th
Books & Pages Read:
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa = 78
Hourglass by Myra McIntyre = 55
Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton = 13
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell = 16
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin = 10
Total Pages Read Today = 172
Total Books Finished = 3
Total Pages Read = 891
Tuesday June 11th
Books & Pages Read:
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell = 59
Total Pages Read Today = 59
Total Books Finished = 3
Total Pages Read = 950
Wednesday June 12th
Books & Pages Read:
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell = 41
Total Pages Read Today = 41
Total Books Finished = 4
Total Pages Read = 991
Thursday June 13th
Books & Pages Read:
Hourglass by Myra McIntyre = 110
Total Pages Read Today = 110
Total Books Finished = 5
Total Pages Read = 1101
Friday June 14th
Books & Pages Read:
Double Crossed by Ally Carter = 89
Total Pages Read Today = 89
Total Books Finished = 6
Total Pages Read = 1190
Books Finished
Total Pages Read = 1190
Total Books Finished = 6 (book list below)
Sunday June 9th
Books & Pages Read:
Hourglass by Myra McIntyre = 80
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell = 40
Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton = 23
Total Pages Read Today = 143
Total Books Finished = 2
Total Pages Read = 719
Monday June 10th
Books & Pages Read:
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa = 78
Hourglass by Myra McIntyre = 55
Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton = 13
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell = 16
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin = 10
Total Pages Read Today = 172
Total Books Finished = 3
Total Pages Read = 891
Tuesday June 11th
Books & Pages Read:
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell = 59
Total Pages Read Today = 59
Total Books Finished = 3
Total Pages Read = 950
Wednesday June 12th
Books & Pages Read:
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell = 41
Total Pages Read Today = 41
Total Books Finished = 4
Total Pages Read = 991
Thursday June 13th
Books & Pages Read:
Hourglass by Myra McIntyre = 110
Total Pages Read Today = 110
Total Books Finished = 5
Total Pages Read = 1101
Friday June 14th
Books & Pages Read:
Double Crossed by Ally Carter = 89
Total Pages Read Today = 89
Total Books Finished = 6
Total Pages Read = 1190
Books Finished
Wrap-Up
Verdict - Success
Total Books Finished = 6 (book list below)
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Challenges - Title Scramble and Crossword Puzzle
This has been my most successful online read-a-thon to date. I completed ALL my goals!!!
I did extremely well at the very beginning of the read-a-thon because it was a weekend and I signed up to participate in many read-alongs which I was already behind on as I signed up a week into June, so that weekend I tried to catch up on the Read-along schedule. It seems the verdict is that Read-alongs are good for me, so I'll be participating in a few more of those if I can. Do you have any recommendations for monthly Read-alongs? I prefer discussion based and not just a review at the end.
I didn't do quite so well from Tuesday onwards as I was back at work after the long weekend. I'm still quite happy with the amount of reading I've done, I've already finished 2 out of 3 read-along reads (Hourglass and Eleanor & Park) which isn't due to be finished till the end of this month. I'm still to finish the 5th Wave for another read-along.
I had lots of fun and the only thing that I regret is not being able to participate in a Twitter chat. Looking forward till the next WWRead-a-thon!
I did extremely well at the very beginning of the read-a-thon because it was a weekend and I signed up to participate in many read-alongs which I was already behind on as I signed up a week into June, so that weekend I tried to catch up on the Read-along schedule. It seems the verdict is that Read-alongs are good for me, so I'll be participating in a few more of those if I can. Do you have any recommendations for monthly Read-alongs? I prefer discussion based and not just a review at the end.
I didn't do quite so well from Tuesday onwards as I was back at work after the long weekend. I'm still quite happy with the amount of reading I've done, I've already finished 2 out of 3 read-along reads (Hourglass and Eleanor & Park) which isn't due to be finished till the end of this month. I'm still to finish the 5th Wave for another read-along.
I had lots of fun and the only thing that I regret is not being able to participate in a Twitter chat. Looking forward till the next WWRead-a-thon!
Saturday, 8 June 2013
Review ~ The Guardian Series by Skyla Madi {Giveaway}
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The Guardian Angel Series by Skyla Madi
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Please read on to find my review of Your Guardian Angel, the first book in the Guardian Angel series, and don't forget to enter the giveaway at the end to win some amazing prizes, courtesy of Skyla Madi.
Your Guardian Angel
by Skyla Madi
Series: Guardian Angel #1
Published: December 2012
Publisher: Limitless Publishing
Synopsis
For Ruby Moore life is far more complicated than that of your average teen, for she is in no way average. Ruby is a vampire and her life as a vampire is far from traditional.
It has been one year since her normal life was brutally taken from her. Still adjusting to the shock of the change from mortal to immortal, her world is rocked again and she is taken under the wings of a guardian angel back to Sage Sanctum- a school beyond reach from the vampires that are determined to destroy her.
There, she is freed from her vampiric chains and her normal needs and urges return. However a new urge arises… Lust. A forbidden lust toward her savior, her guardian angel.
Attempting to control these desires is difficult, very difficult and when things couldn't possibly get any worse, her situation becomes life or death as someone, somewhere in the school is aiding those who want her dead.
Your Guardian Angel is the first book in the Guardian Angel series by Skyla Madi, an Australian Author! When reading this book I thought it finished way too soon for my liking, don't get this mistaken for me thinking that the story itself finished prematurely, that's not the case. The story started off with a BAM and it didn't slow down, each page turn was filled with lots of substance and before I knew it, I was at the end of the page and thinking…"quick, get book 2"! Your Guardian Angel was a fantastic introduction to Skyla's Guardian Angel series, it's action-packed, fast-paced and very original in it's premise. Don't think you've read all the vampire plot lines just yet.
Ruby Moore has had a hard year, her Mother was drained by her recently-changed-Vampire Step-Father, Hank and if the trauma of seeing your Mother die before your eyes weren't enough, how about being changed to a vampire yourself? Unfortunately for Hank, Ruby is part Goddess and her Mother had instilled a protection spell on her, so rather than changing completely, she became a hybrid, half Goddess, half Vampire. Did I mention that this book is original beyond belief?
Ruby is determined to live normally and not be the monster she is inside. When her birthday party rolls around, Ruby finds herself facing off with an amateur vampire hunter blackmailing her, an old Vampire who wants to kill her and Guardian Angels who wants to kidnap her! She soon awakens at Sage Sanctum, a school for Gods, Goddesses and Guardian Angels, one that her Mother attended when she was younger.
At Sage Ruby has the opportunity to be normal again, as normal as a Goddess can be, but with a newly changed Vampire who has a personal vendetta against you won't stop at nothing till your dead, is Ruby really as safe at Sage as she is made to believe?
Your Guardian Angel was a fantastic first book to a series, it was action-packed and the characters were well written and very likeable, even Vampire Hank, whilst evil, was still portrayed with the initial personality he had prior to the change. Ruby is a strong character and I admired her determination to not be evil despite being a vampire, she refused to drink off people (although she had in the past) and she tries to keep her thirst in check. I didn't like Ruby's reaction to her Guardian Angel, Eli though, the whole instant love in YA doesn't bode well with me, but I do like their interaction, it was sarcastic and humorous and real!
Eli DeLuca, Ruby's assigned Guardian Angel…well let's just say he's mighty FINE! He's not the brooding type, he tries to stick with the rules but at the same time it seems he's heart means more to him. Their chemistry is tangible, he's sweet, caring but at the same time he's mighty bad ass fighter too! So many of the dialogue between himself and Ruby are just HILARIOUS!!!
Your Guardian Angel is a fantastic introduction to the Guardian Angel series. It's a first book that grabs you and doesn't let you go till the series comes to an end. It's action-packed with original plot that has you craving more ideas from the Author. Looking forward to reading the remaining books in the series.
Series: Guardian Angel #2
Publication Date: January 1, 2013
Publisher: Limitless Publishing
In the aftermath of a battle that forced Ruby to flee the safety of the guardian angels, she settles into a small town, hoping to blend in and forget about the ones she loved. It isn’t until Hunter stumbles across her working in a bar and a well-timed email from Ivan Aleksandrov that she realised she could go back to Sage Sanctum—for a few days, at least.
Out for revenge, Lucian will stop at nothing until he has Ruby for himself, but he isn’t the only one that needs her. The council, a group of gods/goddesses have a mysterious hand in Ruby’s return to Sage Sanctum and Mr Aleksandrov is eager to find out what it is.
Destroying Lucian is the least of her worries when Ruby comes face to face with Eli De Luca, the love of her life. It seems her departure has affected him more than she thought it would, but his frustration with her isn’t strong enough to hide the electricity that crackles relentlessly between them.
Determined to end her very real nightmare once and for all, Ruby fights the biggest battle of her life, one that affects not only her, but everyone involved.
It has been one year since her normal life was brutally taken from her. Still adjusting to the shock of the change from mortal to immortal, her world is rocked again and she is taken under the wings of a guardian angel back to Sage Sanctum- a school beyond reach from the vampires that are determined to destroy her.
There, she is freed from her vampiric chains and her normal needs and urges return. However a new urge arises… Lust. A forbidden lust toward her savior, her guardian angel.
Attempting to control these desires is difficult, very difficult and when things couldn't possibly get any worse, her situation becomes life or death as someone, somewhere in the school is aiding those who want her dead.
Paperback Princess Review
Your Guardian Angel is the first book in the Guardian Angel series by Skyla Madi, an Australian Author! When reading this book I thought it finished way too soon for my liking, don't get this mistaken for me thinking that the story itself finished prematurely, that's not the case. The story started off with a BAM and it didn't slow down, each page turn was filled with lots of substance and before I knew it, I was at the end of the page and thinking…"quick, get book 2"! Your Guardian Angel was a fantastic introduction to Skyla's Guardian Angel series, it's action-packed, fast-paced and very original in it's premise. Don't think you've read all the vampire plot lines just yet.
Ruby Moore has had a hard year, her Mother was drained by her recently-changed-Vampire Step-Father, Hank and if the trauma of seeing your Mother die before your eyes weren't enough, how about being changed to a vampire yourself? Unfortunately for Hank, Ruby is part Goddess and her Mother had instilled a protection spell on her, so rather than changing completely, she became a hybrid, half Goddess, half Vampire. Did I mention that this book is original beyond belief?
Ruby is determined to live normally and not be the monster she is inside. When her birthday party rolls around, Ruby finds herself facing off with an amateur vampire hunter blackmailing her, an old Vampire who wants to kill her and Guardian Angels who wants to kidnap her! She soon awakens at Sage Sanctum, a school for Gods, Goddesses and Guardian Angels, one that her Mother attended when she was younger.
At Sage Ruby has the opportunity to be normal again, as normal as a Goddess can be, but with a newly changed Vampire who has a personal vendetta against you won't stop at nothing till your dead, is Ruby really as safe at Sage as she is made to believe?
Your Guardian Angel was a fantastic first book to a series, it was action-packed and the characters were well written and very likeable, even Vampire Hank, whilst evil, was still portrayed with the initial personality he had prior to the change. Ruby is a strong character and I admired her determination to not be evil despite being a vampire, she refused to drink off people (although she had in the past) and she tries to keep her thirst in check. I didn't like Ruby's reaction to her Guardian Angel, Eli though, the whole instant love in YA doesn't bode well with me, but I do like their interaction, it was sarcastic and humorous and real!
Eli DeLuca, Ruby's assigned Guardian Angel…well let's just say he's mighty FINE! He's not the brooding type, he tries to stick with the rules but at the same time it seems he's heart means more to him. Their chemistry is tangible, he's sweet, caring but at the same time he's mighty bad ass fighter too! So many of the dialogue between himself and Ruby are just HILARIOUS!!!
"We will become bonded by each other's blood."I made a 'that's gross' face and his lips curved into a delectable smile."I have never seen a vampire cringe at the word blood before."
I also loved Camilla, Ruby's "cousin", she was so easy going and even knowing the whole Ruby is a vampire she still loved Ruby and was her biggest fan. I loved their relationship. I also enjoyed Mila's character as she grew through the book, she became stronger and started sticking up for herself. They're two girls I wouldn't mind having in my team, they were both so loyal and caring."It's a whistle that only I can hear.""Oh…Like a dog?""I guess you could say that."
Your Guardian Angel is a fantastic introduction to the Guardian Angel series. It's a first book that grabs you and doesn't let you go till the series comes to an end. It's action-packed with original plot that has you craving more ideas from the Author. Looking forward to reading the remaining books in the series.
Personally Chosen Excerpt
"Where are your wings?" I wondered aloud, as I often did.
Eli laughed. I assumed, you expect angel wings to be bit and white and feathery."
"Well…yes."
"No, they aren't like in the books at all. Our wings are connected to our souls, and like the soul, our wings aren't physical. They are a mass energy, in the shape of wings, yes, but not physically."
"Wow, what a rip off."
"I don't see it that way. If I had massive wings, I couldn't fit through doors or drive a car."
"Who needs to drive when you can fly!" I commented as I climbed over the rotted trunk of a tree.
The Series
Sunkissed
by Skyla Madi
Series: Guardian Angel #2
Publication Date: January 1, 2013
Publisher: Limitless Publishing
Synopsis
What if everything you knew, everything you believed was a lie?
For Ruby Moore life doesn’t slow down. It’s just one roller coaster ride after another and when the higher power comes to visit, Ruby’s world is shaken to its foundations. He offers her a job and if she wants to protect those she loves, she has no choice but to accept it.
Face to face once again with love, loss and death, Ruby is being forced to sacrifice her own freedom in order to protect her world from the clutches of the evil vampires and if she fails, her loved ones will have to pay the price.
Salvation
by Skyla Madi
Series: Guardian Angel #3
Publication Date: April 9, 2013
Publisher: Limitless Publishing
Synopsis
Out for revenge, Lucian will stop at nothing until he has Ruby for himself, but he isn’t the only one that needs her. The council, a group of gods/goddesses have a mysterious hand in Ruby’s return to Sage Sanctum and Mr Aleksandrov is eager to find out what it is.
Destroying Lucian is the least of her worries when Ruby comes face to face with Eli De Luca, the love of her life. It seems her departure has affected him more than she thought it would, but his frustration with her isn’t strong enough to hide the electricity that crackles relentlessly between them.
Determined to end her very real nightmare once and for all, Ruby fights the biggest battle of her life, one that affects not only her, but everyone involved.
About The Author
Skyla Madi
Skyla Madi was born in the small town of Port Maquarie, New South Wales in 1993. She spent half her life growing up in Wauchope, a thriving rural town at the heart of the Hastings River Valley before making the leap to the busy city of Brisbane.
Whenever this young Australian writer isn't changing diapers, watching cartoons, cooking for her husband or doing other motherly-wife things she is actively working on her writing and improving her writing skills.
Skyla loves to read just as much as she loves to write and since discovering that YA/NA/paranormal romance/urban fantasy/ are her favourite genres, she has embarked on her own writing journey and is currently contracted with Limitless Publishing.
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Book Blitz ~ Barbie World by Heidi Acosta {Character Interview + Giveaway}
Welcome to the Book Blitz for Barbie World, the 2nd book in the Baby Doll series by Heidi Acosta. To celebrate it's upcoming release, we have a very special guest today, Barbie one of Baby Doll's main characters is here with us today!!! Don't forget to enter the awesome giveaway at the end of this post. and for those that have not as yet started this series, you can purchase book 1, Barbie Girl for only 99c at Amazon…so click away before it goes away.
~ Character Interview with Barbie ~
When Dylan first started tutoring you, you didn't seem all that impressed with him. When did you first
start noticing your feelings toward him?
He was such a pretentious ass. Can I say ass? Well he was an ass munch. It was not until I saw him with
Emmy that things started to change. Any guy that lets his little sister dress him up, can’t be that much of
an ass. But I think I always had feelings for him, ever since I was a little girl. They were just awoken
when I saw him with her. And the boy has great abs.
I would say that Dylan seems pretty uptight. Do you think we'll get to see him loosen up in the future?
I hope so that boy is wound as tighter than a rubber band. And any one wound that tight is about to
snap.
The ending of Barbie Girl didn't look all that promising for you and Dylan. What's going to be your next
move?
Dylan had his chance and he betrayed me. Okay, so I know he didn’t really have a choice and if I was in
his shoes I would do the same exact thing. But everything was just so confusing and I have to think of
Everett first. So my next move is to just breathe and figure out how I am going live under the same roof
as him. And that boy is not making it easy.
Your home life situation wasn't all that great. Actually, it was horrible. If you could say one thing to your
mother (and have her actually listen) what would it be?
I would want to know what made her chose drugs over Everett and I. She never spoke much of her past
but I know something bad had to happen to make her try to numb her pain the way she does.
What's one thing about you that we don't know?
I have a tattoo. But I am not going to say where or what ;)
What can we expect from you in Barbie World?
I am bound and determined to find out where I came from. I need to find the woman who abandoned
my mother and get the questions I have answered.
If you could describe your experience in Barbie Girl with one word, what would it be?
Well there are a few four letter words I would use, but since I can’t say them… Heartbreaking.
The Baby Doll Series
by Heidi Acosta
Barbie Girl
Series: Baby Doll #1
Publication Date: November 1, 2012
Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
Synopsis
The only thing that 17 year old Barbie Starr wants to do is graduate high school so she and her little brother, Everett, can get out of Alabama. She doesn’t care about the rumors that are spread around about her like wild fire. Rumors are nothing new to her. Sure, maybe she could change her reputation, but why bother. She is leaving Alabama as soon as she can. That is, if she can pass algebra and graduate.
The only thing Dylan Knight would like to do is go through high school unnoticed; he has had enough of the drama that is high school. He took the whole of last summer to bulk-up: finally he is not being called names or being shoved into lockers. He wants to remain on the outside of the circle of constant rumors that surround the so-called popular kids who get all the attention. He would not, however, mind if his long time crush Katie took notice of him.
But it is Barbie who notices Dylan and she offers him a deal he can’t pass up: if he helps her pass algebra, she’ll help him get the girl of his dreams. Dylan agrees, but, as it turns out, nothing is simple when it comes to Barbie. Somehow, she can’t help but draw attention to herself — and to him. Soon Dylan finds himself tossed into the whirlwind of rumors that seem to follow Barbie everywhere. Can he save his reputation and still get the girl of his dreams? Or will Barbie be the one to break through his carefully-built facade?
Barbie World
Series: Baby Doll #2
Release Date: June 15, 2013
Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
Synopsis
“One Night is all it took to change everything between Barbie and me. One night to potentially lose the girl of my dreams forever. How do I prove to her that she can trust me? That all I want to do is protect her carefully guarded heart. I need to prove to her that I want to be a part of her world. But How? ”
Dylan lost Barbie once before, now he is determined more than ever to win her heart and trust back. Easier said than done, especially with the new hot guy in town who is in a rock band and is the complete opposite of Dylan.
Barbie has been hurt beyond repair or so she thinks. It would be easier for heart to decide if she didn’t have to protect her little brother. And if Dylan would just put on a shirt! Dylan is not making this easy on her. It helps to have the distraction of the new guy in town cute bad boy Kai. But even though her heart is damaged it still knows what it wants.
When Barbie learns she has a family and with the help of Roxie and Kai, oh and Third and Dylan. They embark on a journey to help bring Barbie closer to a past she never knew existed.
Heidi Acosta brings you the heart felt story of friendship, love and heartbreak in the second book in of the Baby doll series Barbie World.
About The Author
Heidi Acosta
Heidi Acosta was born on Long Island, New York. Moving around a lot when she was younger, she has lived in New York, Arizona, New York (again), Washington, Georgia, and Florida, in that order. Each place offered her something special, but she will always consider New York her home.
Heidi started writing as soon as she could spell. When she was three, Heidi’s mother gave her a copy of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House in the Big Woods; thus beginning her lifelong love affair with literature.
Writing soon also became a form of therapy for Heidi, when she realized that no matter what was happening in her life, she could find emotional escape while writing. Some of her earliest stories featured her as a princess who explored new worlds with her horse Buttercup. If it sounds romantic, it wasn’t, there was no prince charming in those fairy lands (boys where yucky).
Heidi now resides in Florida with her husband, very active daughter, one hyper Chihuahua, two sweet cats, and one very fat moody cat.
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Friday, 7 June 2013
Cover Reveal ~ Broken Dreams by Dawn Pendleton (Broken Series #2)
Release August 1st, 2013
Broken Dreams, Book 2 of the Broken Series
Rainey Daniels has been keeping a secret since she left her hometown, three years ago. The death of a friend’s father, though, has her questioning whether or not running away from her past is what’s best for her future. Add sexy Chris Baker in the mix and she’s even more unsure. After all, life is short.
Baker is an all-around good guy with a great sense of humor struggling to keep his new bar afloat. And he always thought Rainey was hot, even when she carried a few extra pounds in high school. Hell, he thinks she’s too skinny now. He knows she’s hiding something, too, but when he pushes the issue, she pushes him away. He tries not to care; she only wants a summer fling, right? But when her life is threatened, he realizes he may just be in love with her… and then he learns her secret.
Can they find love together before it’s too late?
First in the series
For a limited time only, BROKEN PROMISES will be $.99
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Blitz ~ Snow White Sorrow by Cameron Jace (The Grimm Diaries #1)
Welcome to the Book Blitz for
Snow White Sorrow by Cameron Jace
The 1st book in The Grimm Diaries
OMG I'm so excited to be participating in this Blitz because for starters, look at this cover!!! I've also been a fan of Cameron Jace since I reviewed I Am Alive. Here's a Release Day Promotional post for The Grimm Diaries, check it out for more info on this series. I'd definitely recommend checking out Cameron Jace's work, I mean where can you go wrong? The cover is simply amazing, it's a fairytale retelling and the Author's fantastic…a triple check!
Cameron Jace has also been generous enough to offer Paperback Princess readers an ebook copy of Snow White Sorrow, to win just tell me in the comments section: What's your favourite fairytale retelling and why?
Snow White Sorrow
by Cameron Jace
Series: The Grimm Diaries #1
Publication Date: May 30, 2013
Genre: YA Paranormal/Fairytale
Synopsis
What if all you knew about fairy tales was wrong?
Sixteen year old Loki Blackstar is no Prince Charming. His mother is a ghost. His only friend is a red Cadillac that talks to him through the radio. He looks like an Angel but acts like jerk. No wonder he has been banned from Heaven, which is the least of his troubles. Loki needs a job to pay for school and support himself.
Still, Loki has a rare gift: He is a Dreamhunter. One of the few in the world who can hunt and kill immortal demons in their dreams so they never wake up again.
When Loki is sent to kill a sixteen-year-old vampire girl the locals call Snow White Sorrow, he is pulled into a magical but dangerous world. The locals believe the monster to be Snow White.
The real Snow White... living in the ruins of an ancient castle in a small town. She is described as horribly beautiful, terrifyingly enchanting, and wickedly lovely.
What he finds instead is a beautiful monster girl filled with rage and hurt, who has an epic untold story to tell of things such like why the Brothers Grimm altered the fairy tale, who the Evil Queen really is, where the mirror came from, and who possessed it.
Snow White has killed every person who has dared come near the castle where she once lived with the queen. Mysteriously, she lets Loki live, and whispers two words in his ears; two words that will change his life forever.
Excerpt
Dear Wilhelm Carl Grimm,
She is not that giddy, naïve, and helpless princess she pretends to be. Please don’t let her fool you with her innocence if you see her sing to the birds in the forest. Resist her charm from bringing joyful tears to your eyes, and shield yourself from her devious beauty before she deceives you into wanting to kiss her awake. It'll be a kiss of death. Your death. That’s how she fooled the Huntsman, Prince Charming, and me, her birth mother.
I still remember the original script of the fairy tale, the one you wrote in 1812. It clearly stated that she was my own flesh and blood daughter. I don’t have the slightest idea why you altered it fifty years later.
What was the point of turning me into an evil, narcissistic, and heartless stepmother, blinded by jealousy and envy of the young princess?
For years, I have been looking forward to telling you the truth about her, but you were impossible to reach.
I am glad I found your brother, Jacob. He told me that you wanted to tone the stories down so children could sleep better at night, instead of having nightmares about the Queen who sought to eat her daughter’s heart and liver.
Shame on you, Wilhelm.
You, of all authors, knew why I wanted to kill her. My actions were justified. I was trying to save my kingdom from her wrath, before everything we loved was destined to an end. The same way you had to rewrite the true fairytales after cursing us, so the War of Sorrows would end forever after.
Night after night, and year after year, parents fed their children false bedtime stories, until your lies grew into inescapable memories. Your happily ever after lies, Wilhelm, shaped the so called fairy tale world.
I wondered why you didn’t burn the original scripts, instead of rewriting them. You must have figured out that sooner or later someone would dig up the truth and expose you. Altering it was the smarter solution. You let children believe that the bites were resurrecting kisses, and that torturing glass coffins were made for sleeping beauties, waiting for a prince to come and kiss them awake.
A wise man once said that the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he was someone else. You did the same with us, Wilhelm. You turned us into pastiches of the immortals that we really are, and made it harder for us if wanted to persuade the world otherwise.
I know that you did it to save us from her. And I appreciate how you concealed our real names, or we would have ended up like Rumpelstiltskin, tortured by those who knew of his real name.
But sometimes, I can’t help but wonder why no one ever questioned why I was called the Evil Queen, and why I was never given a real name in the books.
Was I so superficial to the world, so stereotypical and mundane? Why was I treated as if I were the monster of the week?
You know what I think? I think that the world never got the time to hate me. It just wanted to hate me long before it met me.
If I tell those who detest me about the true nature of their little princess, would they ever care about me half as much as they care about her?
I know that deep inside, they adore me. They like the way I talk, walk, dress, and even the way I kill.
They are just afraid to admit how much they love me. I am the Snow White Queen, strong enough that I don’t need anyone’s pity or love, because I am loved by the greatest and most majestic heart in the world:
Mine.
About The Author
Cameron Jace
Wonderlander, Neverlander, Unicorn-chaser, enchanter, musician, survived a coma, & totally awesome. Sometimes I tell stories. Always luv the little monsters I write young adult paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and science fiction mostly. The Grimm Diaries series is a seven book saga that deals with retellings of fairy tales from a young adult POV - it connects most of the fairy tales together and claims to be the truth about fairy tales. I live in San Fransisco and seriously think circles are way cooler than triangles.
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Cover Reveal ~ The Divided Worlds Trilogy by Imran Siddiq
Welcome to the Cover Reveal for
The Divided Worlds Trilogy
by Imran Siddiq
I'm excited to be participating in this cover reveal as I absolutely loved the first book in The Divided Worlds Trilogy; Disconnect, check out my review here.
The Divided Worlds Trilogy
by Imran Siddiq
Release Date: July 2013
Disassemble (The Divided Worlds Trilogy #2)
Synopsis
Zachary is a scavenger, and he’ll do anything to survive. With Rosa by his side, nothing will break him.
After the Galilei Research Base is plunged into darkness, an unexpected threat emerges.
Where Zachary was the hero before, he will become the enemy.
It’s not just about surviving anymore. It’s about saving everyone before they destroy one another, especially Rosa.
Disrupt (The Divided Worlds Trilogy #3)
Synopsis
Everything that Zachary lived for has changed. There are no rewards to come from scavenging. Just memories. But even they are not enough to remove thoughts of a worthless life.
In the midst of death, a purpose to live appears.
It wills Zachary to break the divide that has destroyed many.
This fight will be on his terms.
About The Author
Imran Siddiq
Imran Siddiq is a Law Graduate employed as a Senior Manager in the NHS. After an operation to remove a brain tumour, he decided to make his dreams real. Now, he sacrifices time to write and serve his two cats.
He’s a veteran of writing festivals, a constant on Twitter, and gobbles up all forms of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. Living in Leicester, he is passionate about creating images in digital art.
Young Adult Science Fiction is his preferred genre, and he will throw a droid into every novel – literally throw.
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Friday Hop
Book Blogger Hop is now hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer
I'm so glad that Billy from Coffee Addicted Writer picked up this blog hop as it was really enjoyable when Jennifer from Crazy-for-Books created it. When I first started blogging I was participating in this hop and so glad to welcome it back to my weekly meme fun! This week's question:-
What is your favourite trilogy (series)?
I'm on a trio hype lately, so I'll give the three series/trilogy that first comes to mind. I don't really have "favourites", once I love a series I love it, I can't really choose between two series' that I love, hence the difficulty in answering "favourite" type of questions. However, three series' that came to mind were:-
- Wings Series by Aprilynne Pike
- The Cahill Witch Chronicles by Jessica Spotswood
- Books of Faerie by Maggie Stiefvater
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Thursday, 6 June 2013
Cover Reveal ~ Atone: A Fairytale by Jessica Grey
Atone: A Fairytale
by Jessica Grey
Series: A Fairytale Trilogy #2
Release Date: Late June 2013
Genre: YA Fairytale Fantasy
Cover Designer: Victoria Austen-Young
Synopsis
Becca Ward knows that magic is real…
Two years ago not only had she and her best friend Alex found a real-life Sleeping Beauty in the middle of Los Angeles, they also discovered that they were powerful in their own right. They’ve managed to keep both their fae powers and their friend Lilia’s identity as a medieval princess a secret and live a normal life. Now their normalcy is threatened by the return of their former advisor at the Gem and Mineral Museum—and Becca’s least favorite person, Nicholas Hunt.
...and she’s about to find out that more than one fairy tale is true.
Nicholas has been obsessed with proving Lilia’s identity and the existence of magic. While working on an archeology dig he discovered an ancient fae artifact—a mirror that is imbued with a powerful protection spell that twists his obsession, and his body, until he is more beast than man. In order to protect her friends, Becca is forced to help him, and she is surprised to find that in spite of his outward appearance, Nicholas is no longer the beast she remembers. Will she let herself be the beauty that breaks the curse, or will she let her prejudice against him stop her from discovering true love?
A Fairytale Trilogy #1
About The Author
Jessica Grey
Jessica Grey is an author, fairytale believer, baseball lover, and recovering Star Wars fangirl. A life-long Californian, she now lives in Montana with her husband and two children where she spends her time writing, perfecting the fine art of toddler-wrangling, and drinking way too much caffeine.
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