St. Patty's Day Pinterest & Facebook Party

Join your favorite YA and NA authors as we celebrate being Irish for a day and play on Pinterest. There will be over 45 e-book giveaways! 

You can join the Facebook party HERE!

You won't want to miss it!

Participating Authors:

Lila Felix   A. W. Exley  Melissa Pearl   

Jessica Gibson  Cindy M. Hogan  Sarah Ashley Jones  

Marie Landry  Rachel Morgan  Jennifer Snyder 

Stacey Marie Brown  Jessica Therrien  D.L. Raver 

Stacey Wallace Benefiel  Marilyn Almodóvar  Angee Taylor 

A.O. Peart  Devyn Dawson  Rick Chiantaretto 

Raine Thomas  L.P. Dover  Tamara Hart Heiner  

Leigh T Moore  Meradeth Houston  Amber Argyle 

Tawdra Kandle  Carlyle Labuschagne  Lisa Collicutt

Christy Dorrity  Stephanie Fowers  Kristina Renee

Faith McKay  Charlotte Abel  Jamie Ayres

A.M. Hargrove  Charli Webb  Amy Harmon  

Alyssa Rose Ivy  Kristie Cook  Lani Woodland

T.M. Franklin  Laura Howard  Sharron Riddle

Eliza Tilton  S. M. Boyce  Bethany Lopez 

Dawn Leigh  L.A. Casey  Emma Adams  

Amber Garr  Liz Long

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Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway! -- Angelboy by N. Beguesse

WARNING: Angelboy is for Older Teens (Age 16+) and it is NOT for kids at all.

Angelboy Vol. 1 by Nicole Beguesse

Genre: Manga / Fantasy

Publisher: angelboy.com

ISBN: 978-0989887908

ASIN: 0989887901

Number of pages: 198

Cover Artist: angelboy.com

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About the Book

Cyrus is a normal teenager whose life is abruptly ended when he’s brutally murdered!...

He reawakens as Angelboy in a town he doesn't recognize. Unable to be seen or heard by anyone, Cyrus tries to make up for the effects of his wasted life...

Only to find his world inhabited by the devils of peoples' minds! He battles hell's vilest demons for something more valuable than the entire earth... ...a single soul!

Ok, so before readers get crazy a about  three star review, I would like to remind everyone that 3 stars here on Cover2CoverBlog means that I liked it. I did like this manga, it was beautifully drawn and I loved the pictures. 

Where it fell a little flat for me was the storyline, I was confused a lot of the time. I understand, the main character dies and comes back as angelboy; I understand that he is fighting evil; I also understand that he is confused about his situation. What I was confused about too was that situation. He is an angel, yes, but what is his purpose, why is be brought back? Why is he fighting? Was the guy he fought in this book really evil? was something possessing him? I am so confused! I do not want to spoil what was an interesting book, so I cannot really say too much more, but I felt like the whole book was just there and then all of a sudden there was a random realization on the readers part at the end. But I am not sure what it had to do with the rest of the

story. (I am being vague on purpose - huge spoiler otherwise).

I just needed more character development early on. Why should I care about this boy? Because he died? - well I didn't and don't know him. Because he is an angel? - well that means nothing to me without knowing its purpose. It just fell flat for me there. The story was cool to look at though! The drawing is amazing, I loved it. The variation of style was great. I just wish the story was more like the drawing.

2 winners will be chosen. Each winner will have the choice of receiving an Angelboy hoodie ($60 value) or a $50 gift-card to Amazon.com. The hoodies are available in Light Gray or Black, and they come in S, M, L, or XL.

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About the Author

Many years ago I was in a bookstore when I came across a volume of manga by the all-female Japanese team CLAMP. It was at that moment I understood the storytelling power of manga and how it was so unlike anything I had ever seen before. Since then, I've been studying day by day to draw and write my own manga series. I have a BS in Computer Science from the University of Florida and a Master's in Sequential Art at SCAD.

I am currently living in Savannah, GA.

www.angelboy.com

 

Building the Book Pile #82

Welcome to Building the Book Pile!  A Weekly meme inspired by Stacking the Shelves

Hello Readers, Bloggers, and Awesome people! 

What's Happening?!

This past week was so crazy at work, by the time I got home everyday I didn't want to read, just sit in a lump and watch tv or go to bed. That being said the Blog this week has had some amazing reviews! Please check them out!

Giveaways Going on NOW!   

    March Kindle Giveaway!

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Others may be linked on the right sidebar :) check them out!

 

Coming up on the Blog...

Blog Tour: Review -- Angelboy Vol. 1 by Nicole Beguesse (Manga)

Blog Tour: Review -- The Wolf's Cry by Natalie Crown (YA)

Book Blast: Avalon

No Books This Week
 

Which is fine, I have more than enough to read already. Have a great week!

Have you missed anything lately?

March Kindle Giveaway
Review: Half Bad by Sally Green (YA) - 4 stars but so close to 5

Blog Tour and Review: Orphan and the Thief by M.L. Legette (MG) - 5 stars
February Re-Cap
White Hart Blog Blitz (YA) w/ Giveaway! - Meet the Characters

  Comment and leave me a link to your Round-up/ STS/ Weekly...anything post and I will happily stop by and say hello!

 Happy Reading!

Blog Blitz: Meet the Characters -- White Hart by Sarah Dalton

White Hart by Sarah Dalton 

(White Hart #1)
Publication date: March 5th 2014
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

Synopsis:

Mae never asked to be craft-born. She never wanted that burden.

The realm needs magic again, and the the King of Aegunlund has been waiting for the first craft-born girl to marry his son, Prince Casimir.

In Mae’s town of Halts-Walden, the ambitious miller claims his daughter Ellen is craft-born. Mae knows this is a load of hogwash, but she’s glad Ellen will have the unfortunate pleasure of becoming queen instead of her. All she has to do is sit back and wait until Casimir and Ellen are married, then she will finally be free of the threat of her fate. But on that day an event so shocking and terrible occurs that Mae finds herself entering the neighbouring cursed forest on a quest she never thought she’d have to follow.

Join Mae as she rides her white stag through the Waerg Woods with a pampered prince at her heels. She’s out for revenge and nothing, no one, will get in her way.

Meet the Characters

Mae Waylander – She lives in the village of Halts-Walden, in the fictional world – Aegunlund. It’s an idyllic village, a place where settlers came to escape many wars ravaging the realm, a place to live in peace. Mae lives with her father, Robert Waylander, a poor man who has been hurt felling trees for wood. Mae’s mother died birthing her, but on the day she was born, a white stag appeared at the window of the hut. That white stag has followed her ever since, becoming her faithful friend.

Next to Halts-Walden stretches out the Waerg Woods, a mystical forest of darkness, where remnants of the Ancient magic has twisted the land into a dangerous, monster-infested place. Mae’s mother came from the Waerg Woods. Mae and her father are the only people from the village who are brave enough to enter. But their bravery is construed as wickedness by the other villagers. Mae is shunned, called cursed, and treated badly by those around her.

But she has a powerful secret. Mae is craft-born. The blood of the Ancient Ones runs through her veins. The magic lives inside her, and she is special.

Prince Casimir – The crown prince of Aegunlund comes to Halts-Walden by the order of King Aldrych. He is to marry the craft-born so that the two of them can reignite the magic in the realm.

Casimir is nervous but excited about meeting his future bride. He hopes that she is beautiful and graceful. He hopes that he can impress her with his skills as a hunter and a swordsman. Most of all, he hopes that she will not prefer his brutish younger brother, like his father does.

Casimir finds more than he expected in Halts-Walden. He finds freedom. But that freedom comes with a cost. Casimir will have to grow up very quickly if he is to survive the Waerg Woods.

Ellen Miller – All her life her father has told her that she is meant for greatness. She is the most beautiful girl in Halts-Walden, with snow white skin and black hair. One day she discovers an amulet. It seems like a regular trinket. But soon she discovers that she can perform small magical actions, like darkening the leaves of an ivy plant with her touch.

The miller sees his daughter perform magic and spreads word through Aegunlund that his daughter is the craft-born. Before she knows it, Ellen is being introduced to her future husband – Prince Casimir.

Ellen swallows her doubts about what she has done. But before she has time to come to terms with her new future, she is kidnapped and taken into the Waerg Woods by men the locals call ‘Wanderers’, men who steal from the people at Halts-Walden. Bullies who frighten the children and rough up the tavern goers.

Ellen has to remain where she is, completely helpless, until someone can rescue her. She can’t let the others know the truth. They can’t find out that she is not the craft-born after all. 

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About the Author

Sarah grew up in the middle of nowhere in the countryside of Derbyshire and as a result has an over-active imagination. She has been an avid reader for most of her life, taking inspiration from the stories she read as a child, and the novels she devoured as an adult.

She is the author of the popular YA dystopia series 'Blemished' and the gothic novella 'My Daylight Monsters'. Her latest series is called White Hart – a YA fantasy about a girl who hides magical powers from everyone around her.

Sarah at: http://sarahdaltonbooks.com/

Follow Sarah on twitter @sarahdalton

Monthly Re-Cap: February 2014

Hello Readers, Bloggers, and Awesome people! 

 

Another month down, here's another wrap-up- complete with Goodreads and Review links. 

 

What did you read or listen to in February? How was your Valentine's Day, did you do anything special? Link me up in the comments section!

 

~~Books Read in February~~

February was a hectic month, I moved (again - yes I am getting tired of it but this is the last time, we bought a house!). With all the packing and moving and unpacking books kind of were on the backseat to all the other stuff going on. It was a 4 star kind of month in the case of books, and a lot of Middle Grade in Feb!

Covers link to Goodreads :)
 
~~Links to Reviews ~~

Delilah Dusticle's Transylvanian Adventure by A.J. York (MG) - 4 stars
Launching Sisters to Witchcamp by LRS (MG) -4 stars
Root Bound by Tanya Karen Gough (MG) - 4 stars 
Zoe & Zak and the Yogi's Curse by Lars Guignard (MG) - 4 stars
Hocus Pocus Hotel: The Thirteenth Mystery by Michael Dahl (MG) -4 stars

 

Blog Tour: Review, Excerpt & Giveaway! -- The Orphan and the Thief

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The Orphan and the Thief  by M.L. Legette

An adventure that will keep you and your kids spellbound.

Toad thought it’d be easy to steal from Mr. Edward P. Owl. Unfortunately for Toad, he isn’t the best of thieves. Caught in the act, he’s in more trouble than ever before. Now to save his hide, Toad must track down five rare potion ingredients for Mr. Owl. Or else.All Melena Snead wants is her family back, but after the Miggens Street Fire, that isn’t very likely. Orphaned and miserable, forced to work in an apothecary, she’s determined to find Milo, her missing brother. No matter what. When Melena finds Toad ransacking her apothecary, Toad gets a nasty shock: apothecaries don’t carry Mr. Owl’s ingredients. Luckily, Melena’s willing to help, for a price. With Melena’s pet Spit-Fire dragon and Toad’s enchanted talking beer mug, they embark on a fantastical journey, traveling the country in search of the potion ingredients. But can they gather all of them in time, what with monsters, pirates, and axe-wielding thieves? And if they do, is there an even greater danger waiting for them at the end?

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 The Orphan and the Thief drew me in with it's simple yet detailed cover;  dragons, creepy face mug, and the beautiful roots, I was sold. I love a good Middle Grade Fantasy and this is that a more. From the beginning you are thrown into the lives of Toad, a wannabe thief who has been cast from his home, and Melena, an orphan who is living as a servant to her 'parents'. 

Strangely enough the two come together in an amazing adventure to retrieve recipe items from a list. Only these are not your normal items. They must travel the world for them and they have a 6 month deadline. Toad is stubborn and stressful, and thinks that he can accomplish so more than he actually can, at least while he is one his own. Melena is a bit of a smart-y-pants and comes from a much more structured life than Toad. Working together they brave the world and the list and are able to overcome amazing odds. 

I cannot believe that this book has not gotten more hype, I really can't! I am planning on getting it over to my brothers to read, because it is such a wonderful story for both boys and girls.  I think boys will really relate to the rebelliousness of Toad and the girls to Melena and her kindhearted but sometimes demanding nature. This book was one of the few in the last month to get 5 stars from me, and it was because of a beautiful cast of characters, with crazy turns of events, and I did not want to sleep, eat, or move until I knew what was on the next page. I am pretty sure I will be re-reading this very soon!

Wonderful Adventure!

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Early Reader Review: Half Bad by Sally Green

Half Bad by Sally Green
Series: The Half Bad Trilogy
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: March 4, 2014

 

Format: Ebook
Source: Penguin Early Review Program for review

Rating: 

Goodreads Synopsis:

A stunning, magical debut. An international sensation.

In modern-day England, witches live alongside humans: White witches, who are good; Black witches, who are evil; and fifteen-year-old Nathan, who is both. Nathan’s father is the world’s most powerful and cruel Black witch, and his mother is dead. He is hunted from all sides. Trapped in a cage, beaten and handcuffed, Nathan must escape before his sixteenth birthday, at which point he will receive three gifts from his father and come into his own as a witch—or else he will die. But how can Nathan find his father when his every action is tracked, when there is no one safe to trust—not even family, not even the girl he loves?

In the tradition of Patrick Ness and Markus Zusak, Half Bad is a gripping tale of alienation and the indomitable will to survive, a story that will grab hold of you and not let go until the very last page.

Review: 

I was so excited to have been chosen to read this book early. There was so much hype over it and I could not wait, a book about witches, good vs. evil, and a kid in a cage?! Come on, that has awesome written all over it (no pun intended) and I flew through the beginning of the story. Nathan, our main character, is telling the story of ostracized witches through his own story of survival. We are told the story from Nathan's POV and also in 2nd person POV, which was a very interesting choice, but a very cool experience. At times this was a difficult read, there are a lot of overtones of racism and cruelty. The plot was beautifully done though, Green really builds this world of segregation and makes you really think about who is good and evil, there really isn't a clear line. Those that are dubbed evil have redeeming qualities, while those who are expected to do good are scheming and mean. 

Nathan is such a resourceful character, and it is refreshing that we have a male lead in a Young Adult book. Other characters are just as strong as well. Although some were maddening when it came to the plot, you cannot help but have a love/hate relationship with them. Added to the intense plot themes this book was wonderful. However, due to the amount of backstory and world building required to explain this world of witches and their idiosyncrasies put a bit of a damper on the plot here and there. The book is divided into six sections, the first two, as I mentioned, I flew through, after that though it was hard to read quickly. Sections three through about five were a little slow moving; important to the overall plot but running, hiding, and surviving can only be so exciting for so long. About half way through part five and through the end, I again flew through the pages. AND THEN it leaves the reader on the edge of their seat to wait for the following book! Arg! I cannot wait to read the next installment of this world. 

So here are the overall pros and cons of this book. I loved the characters, the world, and the overall plot theme. I did not always like the pacing of the book - sometimes it was just too slow, but I cannot be too picky about that because it does lend a hand to that awesome world building that I loved! Oh the mixed feelings, so this is why it only got 4 stars. I really wanted to give it 5...

March Kindle Giveaway

 

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All New Kindle Fire HDX 7" Giveaway

The winner will have the option of receiving a 7" Kindle Fire HDX (US Only - $229 Value)

  Or $229 Amazon.com Gift Card (International)

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Building the Book Pile #81

Welcome to Building the Book Pile!  A Weekly meme inspired by Stacking the Shelves

Hello Readers, Bloggers, and Awesome people! 

What's Happening?!

Another week of 2014 gone, and it is already March! Can you believe it? This week I have been moving, unpacking boxes, and trying to relax in my down time - because moving is so stressful! 

I did get some amazing things in the mail this week though.

 

Giveaways Going on NOW!   

 

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Others may be linked on the right sidebar :) check them out!

 

Coming up on the Blog...

Review: Half Bad by Sally Green (YA)
Blog Tour and Review: Orphan and the Thief by M.L. Legette (MG)
White Hart Blog Blitz (YA) w/ Giveaway!

Books This Week:

The Well's End by Seth Fishman from Putnam and Librarything Early Reviewers for Review

The Orchard of Hope (The Orphanage of Miracles #2) by Amy Netzger from FogInk Press for Review

So excited about these! Well's Ends cover is so awesome and I have heard great things about it. and Orchard of Hope!!! EEP YES! FogInk very graciously sent me this, second book in the series after I LOVED the first one. I hope this is just as grand!

 

Have you missed anything lately?

Review: The Hocus Pocus Hotel: The Thirteenth Mystery (MG) - 4 stars
Book Blast: Orphan and the Thief (MG) w/Giveaway!
Pot of Gold Giveaway Tour

  Comment and leave me a link to your Round-up/ STS/ Weekly...anything post and I will happily stop by and say hello!

 Happy Reading!

Pot-O-Gold Giveaway!

Welcome to the Pot of Gold Giveaway

hosted by Darkly Delicious YA and Book Nerd Tours .

Three winners will receive

Amazon Gift Cards!

But in addition....

One Very Lucky Leprechaun 

will receive a 

KINDLE FIRE HD 

pre-loaded 

with 30 great books!  

Click on the covers to get to know the authors that are participating in the giveaway and learn more about their books!

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