Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday (143)


Waiting On Wednesday was created by Jill over at Breaking The Spine. It's a weekly post for you to share what upcoming books you can't wait for!


I'm loving Ilsa J. Bick's writing and I can't wait to get a hold of White Space the first book in the Dark Passages series which will be out 11th February 2014.  Pre-order White Space at Book Depository!


Synopsis

Ilsa Bick’s WHITE SPACE, pitched as The Matrix meets Inkheart, about a seventeen-year-old girl who jumps between the lines of books and into the white space where realities are created and destroyed – but who may herself be nothing more than a character written into being from an alternative universe, to Greg Ferguson at Egmont, in a two-book deal, by Jennifer Laughran at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (NA).

What are you waiting on?

Friday, August 23, 2013

The Coldest Girl in ColdTown by Holly Black Book Trailer

Just had to share this with you all.  I can't wait to get my hands on this book!  It looks awesome.  Enjoy the Trailer for The Coldest Girl in Coldtown!

 

Sunday, August 18, 2013

In My Mailbox (145)


In My Mailbox is a weekly post created by The Story Siren.

For Review:


N/A

Bought:



Draw the Dark by Isla J. Bick

What did you get in your IMM?

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Sherry Soule Promo Tour


To promote the new edition of BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN (with more romantic escapades and additional bonus material!) and to give fans of the Spellbound series a chance to read the revised version without having to buy a new copy, I have decided to offer it as a free download at Story Cartel for a limited time.
Readers who sign up at Story Cartel to receive the free eBook will also be entered into a random drawing to win a $10 Amazon gift card, IF they post an honest review of the book.
Free book + Review = Gift card
Sounds pretty awesome, right?
A word of warning…BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN (Part One) does end with a major cliffhanger, so if you hate those, then you might want to skip the free download. However, on the plus side, the sequel SHATTERED SILENCE (Part Two) is available for purchase from all major online retailers for only $3.99, if you’re dying to find out what happens next.
I will post reminders about this and other promos on my Facebook page and my Twitter: @WriterSherry so be sure that you follow me at both of these social media sites, and the Official Spellbound Site.
So, anyone willing and able to read and review the new version of BB, would you be so kind as to leave an honest review on Amazon and/or Goodreads afterwards? (You don’t have to include that it was a “free read,” and actually, I’d prefer that you didn’t. But it’s fine if you do.)
Leave review at this Amazon page: http://amzn.to/18NB8CG
If you could do your best to get your review up by Sunday, September 8, 2013, I would greatly appreciate it.
Win a $10 Amazon Gift card
I will be giving away three $10 Amazon Gift cards to reviewers. It's easy to enter. Just fill out this form with the link to your review.
If you'd like to write something for your blog, you're quite welcome to do that at any time. If you do, send us the link here and it will count as an extra entry into the giveaway contest.
Thank you for supporting the work of writers. I hope you enjoy the book!
P.S. If you'd like to share this free book with your friends, visit http://storycartel.com/books/230/beautifully-broken-part-one/ and spread the word through Facebook and Twitter.
Thanks!!!
P. S. Please help me to promote this free eBook by posting it on your FB page, blog, or by sending out a tweet with a link back to this post. ;-D


NOTE: Please remove/delete the previous copy BEFORE uploading the new free version to ensure that you read the correct edition. Sometimes an eReader device will not upload another version of the same title if the old one isn’t removed first.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday (142)


Waiting On Wednesday was created by Jill over at Breaking The Spine. It's a weekly post for you to share what upcoming books you can't wait for!

I've enjoyed reading all of Lauren Oliver's books and am looking forward to reading Panic which will be out  14th March 2014.  I can't wait!! Pre-order this at Book Depository!

Synopsis
Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do.

Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She’d never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.

Dodge has never been afraid of Panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game, he’s sure of it. But what he doesn't know is that he’s not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for.

For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them—and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.

What are you waiting on?

Sunday, August 11, 2013

In My Mailbox (144)


In My Mailbox is a weekly post created by The Story Siren.

For Review:

N/A

Bought:

Black Heart by Holly Black (Curse Workers #3)

What did you get in your IMM?

Thursday, August 8, 2013

The Vale Girl by Nelika McDonald

Title:  The Vale Girl
Author:  Nelika McDonald
Genre:  Young Adult
Publisher:  Pan Macmillan Australia
Publication Date:  1st August 2013
ISBN:  9781742612423
Stand alone or series: Stand Alone  
Pages:  320 pages
Book Received from:  Publisher
First Lines:  I live in Banville, a small town that begins and ends at no discerible point in the middle of bloody nowhere.

Synopsis:Fifteen- year old Sarah Vale has disappeared from the small town of Banville.
Resident copper Sergeant Henson attempts to find the missing girl but the locals dismiss his investigations. What would you expect with a mother like hers anyway?
No one really cares except teenager Tommy Johns - for Sarah Vale takes a straight line to his heart.
And, sometimes, one true champion is all it takes to tear a town's veneer apart.


My Thoughts:
I'm glad I was sent The Vale Girl.  Right from the the Prologue I was drawn in.. and the moment I began reading this, I knew I was going to have a hard time putting it down.

The story revolves around the lead up and the disappearance of Sarah Vale a fifteen year old girl living in the small town of Banville.  A town that surprisingly attracts its share of tourists with the popular Grevillea Festival held in the main part of town

Chapter One is a real eye opener.  It begins with Sarah collecting money from various hidey holes to keep up with the Vale household bills.  Right here, it's clear Sarah is the responsible adult in the parent daughter relationship.  From here on in, I could tell Sarah was on her own.  Her travels to school are no better, dealing with bullies and having the neighbour all but look the other way but hang around out the front until the bullies are on their way.  The neighbour stays long enough after for a quick smile before ducking off back inside.  This behaviour is quite weird to me until I realise what year the novel is based in, as well as how small the town of Banville actually is.

Everybody knows everyone else, and reputation and money more often than not trumps the deeds one does in a small town.  In the late 1960s it's hard to imagine that a human being could turn the other way when someone is in need of help but when the person you thought was doing the wrong thing, also supplied you another service, it would be silly to bite the hand that feeds you.. so to speak.  So things get swept under the rug.  And that unfortunately is the way things are for the people in Banville.  So when poor Sarah goes missing, everyone's lips are sealed and no one knows anything, which certainly makes the Sergeants job that little bit harder.  But thanks to a persistent teen named Tommy who also happens to be Sarah's only friend, and a Sergeant with his gut feeling something isn't right, this one can't be swept under the rug and forgotten.

The Vale Girl is told through a number of viewpoints including Sarah, Tommy, Sergeant Henson, and another character, the story ropes you in and has you hanging for another piece of the puzzle.

Nelika McDonald has an awesome knack for bringing a town and it's characters to life in a believable and authentic setting.

Definitely a recommended read!

Fave Line:  There were so many I loved!   'Sometimes when you think you want something its only when you get it that you realise you were wrong. That it wasn't what you wanted at all. But by then it's usually too late.'

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

No Safety In Numbers by Dana Lorentz Book Trailer

I've only just come across this book and had to share.  No Safety in Numbers will be a book I'll definitely be adding to my To Be Read List.  Enjoy!  P.S No Safety in Numbers is the first in a series!


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