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Sunday, February 05, 2012

Giveaway: I Zombie I by Jack Wallen

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I Zombie I
Jack Wallen
Release date: January 30th, 2011
by Autumnal Press

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The virus has spread.

In a moment of pure chaos, the majority of the Earth’s population has become the walking dead. One man promises to help bring the truth to light.
 
The lies have spread.

When journalist Jacob Plummer is infected, Jacob turns to the written word to not only ease the pain of change, but to bring to surface a truth far deeper and deadlier than anyone could have imagined.
 
The truth must now be spread.

With the help of a rag-tag group of survivors, Jacob helps to fight off the growing undead horde in hopes of saving himself and the planet from the rot growing within.

This giveaway was made possible by Kat from The Aussie Zombie.
See what she thought of I Zombie I. Click here for her review.

Jack Wallen has a goal — to become the Zombie King. He won’t do that by dining on the brains of helpless victims. Instead he will write and write until his fingers and mind are nothing but meat for the beasts. During that time Jack will produce works of zombie fiction that are both enjoyable and cringe-worthy. Of course, being of the insane writer clan, Jack isn’t just happy with the penning of zombie fiction. Oh no, the nightmare does not end there. Like the late, great Freddy Mercury, Jack wants it all — so, he will continue writing his Fringe Killer series as well as his joyous celebration of all things diverse — Shero. For his inspiration to begin reading and writing, Jack thanks the ever-incredible Clive Barker for penning in a genre with words of grace and horror.

I also asked Jack to tell us why Zombies over Unicorns:


Zombies > Unicorns

Why zombies? Why zombies over unicorns? Seriously. Let’s get something out of the way first — they both exist. Right? They have to. There’s just too much written and filmed about them to prove otherwise. But when push comes to shove, which of the two would win in a cage match? Or, which ranks higher on the awesomescale? To answer that question, we must turn the microscope around and shine that beacon of science onto the audiences and fans of each “creature”. The fans of Unicorns tend to be little girls graduating from “My Little Pony”, paint rainbows on their fingernails, and listen to Selena Gomez. The fans of zombies tend to be little boys graduating from the tormenting of ants with a magnifying glass, painting model Chevelle’s with primer, and listen to GWAR. Unicorn fan lives in a world of mythical magic where Tinkerbell fairies flit about crying “It’s a small world after all’. Zombie fan lives in survival mode where it’s kill or be killed. Zombies are tough, bad-ass monsters who’d play dirty in a roller derby match. Unicorns, live by a code of conduct that includes never harming the innocent. Unicorns are horses with horns. Zombies are humans stripped of their souls. Unicorns? Zombies? It’s clear who bathes in the River Awesome and it’s not the great  grandfather of My Little Pony.


 *This post is a part of Zombies Vs. Unicorns month hosted by Xpresso Reads, Literary Exploration,  
YA-Aholic and YA Bookmark.
Giveaway
Jack has offered 2 ebook copies of his book I Zombie I for giveaway.
Open internationally
Giveaway ends February 11th
Use the form below to enter.

          
                             

*Winners will be contacted by email and will have 48 hours to reply before a new winner is chosen.

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED
WINNERS ARE: Amy @ Book Loving Mom & Lisa Richards  

In My Mailbox (21)

Posted by on 02/05/2012 • 81 Comments

“In My Mailbox” is a meme, created by Kristi at The Story Siren, that features books I have received/ purchased/ borrowed during the week. 

Hello my lovelies friends! I’m in a great mood today! So in case you missed it, Zombies Vs Unicorns month has launched! This event is hosted along with Literary Exploration, YA-Aholic and YA Bookmark, and so far it’s going great. There are already a few giveaways posted amongst the hosts and we have a fabulous month planned. Have you missed anything so far? Click here for all Zombies vs Unicorns months posts. I was also interviewed over at Reading A Little Bit Of Everything, if you want to know a bit more about me – click here for the post. Now for books, I had…

Review: New Girl by Paige Harbison

Posted by on 02/04/2012 • 29 Comments

New GirlPaige HarbisonRelease date: January 31st, 2012by Harlequin Teen

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Ever since I arrived at exclusive, prestigious Manderly Academy, that’s who I am. New girl. Unknown. But not unnoticed—because of her.

Becca Normandy—that’s the name on everyone’s lips. The girl whose picture I see everywhere. The girl I can’t compare to. I mean, her going missing is the only reason a spot opened up for me at the academy. And everyone stares at me like it’s my fault.

Except for Max Holloway—the boy whose name shouldn’t be spoken. At least, not by me. Everyone thinks of him as Becca’s boyfriend but she’s gone, and here I am, replacing her. I wish it were that easy. Sometimes, when I think of Max, I can imagine how Becca’s…

Fresh Batch (Feb. 5th – 11th)

Posted by on 02/04/2012 • 15 Comments

Exclusively titled for Xpresso Reads, Fresh Batch features the hottest releases of this upcoming week. Flavour of the week:

=”1″> In Too Deep

Amanda Grace (Mandy Hubbard) Goodreads / Purchase 

I never meant for anyone to get hurt. All I wanted to do that night was make a play for Carter Wellesley. His heartless rejection was mortifying, but people got the wrong idea when they saw me leaving his bedroom, crying. That’s how rumors of rape started.

Now girls at school are pouring out their sympathy to me. Guys too. But not everyone’s on my side. The school has become a war zone and the threats are getting scary. What began as poetic justice has morphed into something bigger–forcing me to make a terrible choice.

More books…

Guest post – Lia Habel

Posted by on 02/03/2012 • 22 Comments

I’m excited to have Lia Habel drop by the blog today as part of the Zombies vs Unicorns month here at Xpresso Reads (along with Literary Exploration, YA-Aholic and YA Bookmark). If there was a zombie apocalypse, would you survive? Or would you fall by the hands of zombies? Lia’s here to talk about how to survive a zombie apocalypse, so you can be well prepared (because it’s coming). Before we get started, let’s make sure you know of her book!

Dearly DepartedLia HabelRelease date: October 18th, 2011By Del Rey Books

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Love can never die.

Love conquers all, so they say. But can Cupid’s arrow pierce the hearts of the living and the dead—or rather, the undead? Can a proper young Victorian lady find true…

Blue Sky Days Tour Stop

Posted by on 02/02/2012 • 21 Comments

I’ve gotten to know Marie on Twitter and on her blog so I was happy to get on the blog tour for her book Blue Sky Days which just came out  recently. I have a fun post for you today that includes an interview with Marie as well as a giveaway for my lovely readers.

Blue Sky DaysMarie LandryRelease date: January 17th, 2012

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A year after graduating from high school, nineteen-year-old Emma Ward feels lost. She has spent most of her life trying to please her frigid, miserable mother – studying hard, getting good grades, avoiding the whole teenage rebellion thing – and now she feels she has no identity beyond that. Because she spent so many years working hard and planning every moment of…

Zombies Vs Unicorns Event Giveaway

Posted by on 02/01/2012 • 38 Comments

 *This post is a part of Zombies Vs. Unicorns month hosted by Xpresso Reads, Literary Exploration, YA-Aholic and YA Bookmark.

As part of the Zombies Vs. Unicorns month here at Xpresso Reads, I’m hosting a month long giveaway where the winner will chose a book from some awesome zombie books listed below. And don’t worry unicorn lovers can still enter (but I give you the evil eye). The other blogs hosting this event are also throwing giveaways which are linked at the bottom. So don’t forget to pay them a visit as well!

Here are the fabulous zombilicious books you get to choose from (click for Goodreads):

 *note: If the book becomes unavailable on The Book Depository, winner will need to chose another book. OR a pre-order…

Zombies Vs. Unicorns Month – Event Launch

Posted by on 02/01/2012 • 34 Comments

February is Zombies vs. Unicorns month! Yes, you read right. Xpresso Reads along with three other fabulous blogs have been working together for a while to give you an incredible month full of zombie and unicorn goodness. There will be fun guest posts, giveaways and tons of reviews.

The anthology book, Zombies Vs. Unicorns, was our inspiration, and we will be reviewing a lot of the stories from it throughout the month.  Without further ado, let’s meet the teams!

Team Zombie On team Zombie we have Audris from YA Bookmark and yours truly.

  

Team Unicorn

On team Unicorn we have Anna from Literary Exploration and Haley from YA-Aholic

Throughout the day we’ll be posting some great giveaways for the big event launch, make sure to…