Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Giveaway: Omens and Visions by Kelley Armstrong (Can)

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We’ve got something especially for our fellow Canadians today! Thanks to the lovely people at Random House of Canada, you have a chance to win yourself a paperback copy of Omens, as well as a Hardcover copy of Visions – the newest in Kelley Armstrong’s Cainsville series that’s releasing today! I read Omens a few months ago and really enjoyed it, so I’m excited to give all my fellow Canadians a chance to win these!

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Find Giselle’s review of Omens here!



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Random House of Canada has generously offered one paperback copy of Omens, and one Hardcover copy of Visions for giveaway.


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  • Giveaway ends September 1st, 2014
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Review: The Iron Trial by Cassandra Clare & Holly Black

Review: The Iron Trial by Cassandra Clare & Holly Black

Posted by on 08/18/2014 • 24 Comments

I really wanted to love this one, and I could almost give it a 3-star after the fascinating twist at the end, but I just can’t. For the most part, I couldn’t stop seeing the glaring parallels with Harry Potter which annoyed me endlessly. I’m not one to roll my eyes at similar storylines – I don’t curse all MG novels about magic school for being Harry Potter rip-offs, but there are only so many similarities I can tolerate.

So let’s see, we have this kid, Call, who was marked at birth by the most evil of its kind – someone corrupted by his desire to become immortal (called the Enemy of Death but I call him Ed, sounds much more ominous don’t you think?). When Call gets to magic…

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Giselle’s Stacking the Shelves [August 17th]

Giselle’s Stacking the Shelves [August 17th]

Posted by on 08/17/2014 • 21 Comments

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews featuring the books we got this week, and I also mention blog news/happenings of the past week. Hi everyone! I hope you’re all enjoying our last few weeks of summer. Excuse me while I go sob in a corner >.< So this week on the blog we got the lovely Alexandra Adornetto who came to visit during her blog tour. There’s an interview and a giveaway here if you missed it!

THIS WEEK’S BOOK HAUL:

I received for review:

–The Fall by Bethany Griffin –Beware the Wild by Natalie C. Parker

*Thanks to MacKids Books, Entangled Teen, HarperCollins Canada and Random House Children’s for these pretties!*

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Fresh Batch (New Releases August 17th – 23rd)

Fresh Batch (New Releases August 17th – 23rd)

Posted by on 08/16/2014 • 9 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

Visions Kelley Armstrong Series: Cainsville #2 Publication date: August 19th 2014by Dutton

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As #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong’s new Cainsville series continues, Olivia’s power to read omens leads to the discovery of a gruesome crime with troubling connections to her new hometown.

Omens, the first installment in Kelley Armstrong’s exciting new series, introduced Olivia Taylor-Jones, daughter of notorious serial killers, and Gabriel Walsh, the self-serving, morally ambiguous lawyer who became her unlikely ally. Together, they chased down a devious killer and partially cleared her parents of their horrifying crimes.

Their success, however, is short-lived. While Olivia takes refuge…

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Review: Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang

Review: Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang

Posted by on 08/15/2014 • 12 Comments

I can’t even count the number of people who messaged me their love for this book on the day that I started it. Because of that I was pretty hopeful that I would be a fan as well. Upon finishing I can say that while I was smitten with the unique perspective it quickly got very dry for me and the novel is one that I had to force myself to pick up just to get through.

The first thing that comes to mind when I think about Falling Into Place is the unique way in which it is told. Now, apparently telling you whose perspective this whole tale comes from would be a spoiler (which I don’t agree with because it’s very clear from the first few pages…

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Review: Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini

Review: Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini

Posted by on 08/14/2014 • 22 Comments

Whoa! Having had no luck with witch books lately this was a nice surprise. It’s unique and well written, with a quick pacing that turned it into an unputdownable read.

Trial by Fire starts with the introduction of Lily, a sickly girl who has had a rough life of weakness and fevers. I knew right then that this was going to be a great read. This girl was funny, awkward, easy to connect to, and with a compelling narrative voice. Plus you just knew this constant sickness was something witchy and had you craving to know more. Wanting to get away from all of it, Lily finally gives in to the voice inside her head that, unbeknownst to her, is from another world completely. When she suddenly finds herself in…

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Interview with Alexandra Adornetto + Giveaway!

Interview with Alexandra Adornetto + Giveaway!

Posted by on 08/13/2014 • 40 Comments

As a big fan of ghost stories, I’m excited to have the Ghost House tour stop by today where I got to interview Alexandra Adornetto, and you can enter to win before you go!

Interview with Alexandra Adornetto

What’s the best word to describe Ghost House?

Haunting.

What’s the biggest challenge you had while writing this book?

Allowing Alex to be a 19th century gentleman with 19th century values, without making him come across as an oppressive or controlling figure in Chloe’s life. I feel like this was best avoided by making Chloe sassy and confident within herself. I couldn’t change Alex, but I could make sure she knew how to hold her own!

Do you have a favorite scene from Ghost House?

The flashback sequence where Alex…

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Review: Don’t Touch by Rachel M. Wilson

Review: Don’t Touch by Rachel M. Wilson

Posted by on 08/12/2014 • 11 Comments

When I started reading Don’t Touch I didn’t expect for it to be the experience that it ended up being for me. I had some very uncomfortable realizations about myself as I made my way through it’s pages and it became a story that I don’t think I will ever forget.

Before I tell you why this one really hit home for me I want to talk about the novel for what it is. It’s the story of Caddie, a young girl who has just started school at an academy for performing arts. It’s the story of how her anxiety has led her to believe that bad things will happen if she touches other people and it’s the story of her working through that fear. Putting a character like Caddie…

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