{Book Blast: Trailer + Giveaway} The Diabolic - By S.J. Kincaid

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The Diabolic - By S.J. Kincaid

Release Date: 11/1/2016

Genre: YA, Fantasy, Dystopia

Red Queen meets The Hunger Games in this epic novel about what happens when the galaxy’s most deadly weapon masquerades as a senator’s daughter and a hostage of the galactic court.

A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order to protect the person you’ve been created for.

Nemesis is a Diabolic, a humanoid teenager created to protect a galactic senator’s daughter, Sidonia. The two have grown up side by side, but are in no way sisters. Nemesis is expected to give her life for Sidonia, and she would do so gladly. She would also take as many lives as necessary to keep Sidonia safe.

When the power-mad Emperor learns Sidonia’s father is participating in a rebellion, he summons Sidonia to the Galactic court. She is to serve as a hostage. Now, there is only one way for Nemesis to protect Sidonia. She must become her. Nemesis travels to the court disguised as Sidonia—a killing machine masquerading in a world of corrupt politicians and two-faced senators’ children. It’s a nest of vipers with threats on every side, but Nemesis must keep her true abilities a secret or risk everything.

As the Empire begins to fracture and rebellion looms closer, Nemesis learns there is something more to her than just deadly force. She finds a humanity truer than what she encounters from most humans. Amidst all the danger, action, and intrigue, her humanity just might be the thing that saves her life—and the empire.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

S.J. Kincaid was born in Alabama, grew up in California, and attended high school in New Hampshire, but it was while living beside a haunted graveyard in Scotland that she realized that she wanted to be a writer. Her debut, Insignia, came out in July of 2012. The second book in the series, Vortex was released in July of 2013. The final book in the trilogy, Catalyst, came out October 28, 2014. Her standalone novel The Diabolic will be released in fall 2016.

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{Blog Tour: Review + Giveaway} Gilt Hollow - By Lorie Langdon

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Author: Lorie Langdon 

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Release Date: 9/27/2016 

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Willow Lamott’s best friend is a murderer, and no one in the small town of Gilt Hollow will let her forget it. For four long years, she’s tried to fade into the background—but none of that matters when Ashton Keller comes striding into school, fresh out of juvie and fueled by revenge. The moment their eyes meet, Willow no longer feels invisible. Drawn to the vulnerability behind Ashton’s mask of rage, she sinks deeper into his sinister world and begins to question whether he’s a villain, a savior, or both.
Ashton thought he wanted vengeance, until Willow reminded him what he’d been missing. Now he longs to clear his name and become the person she sees in him. But the closer they get to uncovering the truth, the darker the secrets become, and Ashton fears his return to Gilt Hollow will destroy everyone he loves, especially the girl he left behind. 

The suspense KILLED ME!


Gilt Hollow was such a different read for me, it was refreshing and took me my thrill seeking mind to another level.

Ashton is innocent, spending time behind bars for a crime he didn't commit, he's determined to clear his name...even if that means finding answers by himself. Though when he returns home he finds companionship in Willow. Their connection is genuine and feels real from the first time they meet. It amazed me how the author was able to articulate such a connect on paper, it was truly magical.

As Ashton & Willow attempt to uncover the truth behind Ashton's case so many issues seem to arise, but Willow is there for him no matter what....but the final secret that Ashton is hiding is huge, and I mean HUGE! It was surprising to know that Ashton held onto this burden for so long, it really shows his true character & strength.

Overall this entire novel had me emotionally invested in the characters & their outcome. I was rooting for Ashton from page 1 & wanted nothing but for all this haters to eat their words! You'll just have to read for yourself to find that out!


4/5

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About the Author

Lorie Langdon has longed to write her own novels since she was a wee girl reading every Judy Blume book she could get her hands on. So a few years ago, she left her thriving corporate career to satisfy the voices in her head. Now as a full-time author, she spends her days tucked into her cozy office, Havanese puppy by her side, working to translate her effusive imagination into the written word.

Lorie has been interviewed on Entertainment Weekly.com and several NPR radio programs, including Lisa Loeb’s national Kid Lit show. The DOON series has been featured on such high profile sites as USAToday.com, Hypable.com and BroadwayWorld.com. 

Lorie’s first solo novel, GILT HOLLOW, a YA romantic thriller, releases September 27th 2016!

WEBSITE: http://www. lorielangdon.com/

TWITTER: @LorieLangdon

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FACEBOOK: https://www. facebook.com/ AuthorLorieLangdon/

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-ONE winner will receive a signed copy of Gilt Hollow.

-THREE winners will receive a copy of Gilt Hollow.

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{Blog Tour: Review + This Or That} Anthem's Fall - By S.L. Dunn



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Author: S.L. Dunn  

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Release Date: 7/31/2014

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Above a horrified New York City, genetics and ethics collide as the fallen emperor and a banished exile of the same herculean race ignite into battle over the city’s rooftops. In the streets below, a brilliant young scientist has discovered a technology that can defeat them both, yet might be more terrible than either.
Set both in modern New York City and in the technologically sophisticated yet politically savage world of Anthem, Anthem’s Fall unfurls into a plot where larger than life characters born with the prowess of gods are pitted against the shrewd brilliance of a familiar and unlikely heroine.

 

Never would I have fathomed that such an in depth, complex book could suck me in like this.

 

 

Now don't get me wrong, there are a lot of books that I read with complexity, but Anthem's Fall had multiple worlds, genetics and more scientific terms then I care to shake a stick at. Funny thing is with all of these aspects the plot and story line remained clear....it just meshed.

 

Kristen is the first character you initially meet, kid genius who was recruited into this special "think tank" team who is working to generate a synthetic type cell. What struck me with Kristen is she spoke her mind, that is one of my favorite characteristics in books. Especially when it comes from a female. (Because honestly when guys do it I sometimes want to smack them.)

 

Throughout the book you eventually cross over into Anthem, where similar testing's are being done with synthetic cells. Without spoiling anything, let's just say things get ugly....and they get ugly fast. Issues escalate, death happens, and now Anthem's people are looking for answers.

One thing I loved about Anthem was the massive range of character types there were. It wasn't just all super heroes, the author really added a new horizon with some of these "mutants".

 

Overall I truly can't wait to see where the rest of this series goes, the way the book ended it leaves the author with a WIDE variety of options as to which way this series can go!

 

 

4/5

 

 

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This Or That

 

Food! (I love food)

 

Spicy or Savory

I like spice, but at the end of the day savory is a mainstay.

 

Sweet or Sour

Sweet.

 

Mexican or Chinese

Mexican. A thousand times over.

 

Burger or Mac N Cheese

I don’t eat meat, so Mac N Cheese. Don’t hold it against me.

 

Hot Dog or Corn Dog

Soy-dog. Ugh. It absolutely is as bad as it sounds, don’t listen to your vegetarian friends.

 

1 Year eating only Cereal or 1 Year eating only Bacon

Cereal. Cereal is strangely good considering the production value. Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds for the win.

 

Homemade cookies or Homemade cupcakes

Oh man, this one’s hard. Have to go with cookies.

 

Ice cream or Popsicles

You crazy?? Ice cream.

 

Fresh from the garden tomatoes or Fresh from the garden cucumbers? (If you hate vegetables we can not be friends anymore)

Cucumbers, the most underrated vegetable in the patch. On an unrelated side note, cucumber infused vodka is a libation of the gods.

 

Going without meat or going without carbs

This one’s easy since I don’t eat meat anyway.

 

Traveling the world as a food critic or instantly becoming the worlds greatest chef

World’s greatest chef. This goes back to the old “give a man a fish or teach a man to fish” scenario, right?

 

 

 

 

{Blog Tour: Review + Giveaway} Dreamer - By Becca Johnson

 

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Author: Becca Johnson

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Release Date: 6/7/2014

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Fifteen-year-old Rory Adair has a secret she never reveals to anyone—dreams that foreshadow
what is to come. Excited about finally meeting the hot, tall, blue-eyed guy from one of those dreams, she is shocked when he turns out to be identical twin brothers Bryce and Ryder Wyatt, both of whom take an instant interest in her and compete for her attention. As Rory tries to use her secret ability to help her decide which brother to ask to the Sadie Hawkins Dance, the dreams start to change.

Something bad is going to happen, but before she can figure out how to warn her friends without revealing her secret, her best friend Stacey goes missing.Rory teams up with Bryce, who has a secret ability of his own. Together they use their abilitie, intellect, and gut instinct to find the missing women. Can Rory sort through her feelings for the Wyatt brothers—and find her friend—before she loses them all?

Talk about a little twisted!

Jumping into Dreamer, I wasn't quiet expecting such a complex love triangle from such young characters. There are some pretty deep emotions that run through this book, but the reasoning behind them all completely makes sense. Sometimes you just have to trust the author :)

Rory was great, though parts of her were a little too back and forth for me, she still grabbed my attention with her "secret". At times I wanted to shake her, because I am #TeamBryce all the way....sorry...He's just got the confidence about him, something that makes him swoon-worthy. For example there's a scene when they're playing all playing laser tag and Bryce makes a comment about playing shirtless that just had me saying, "YES, please do!". (Now I won't relieve who she ends up with....but it does make me surprisingly happy)

Now onto some juicier parts of the book, I think Bryce's secret is AWESOME! It's like a fortune teller and Van Gogh had a baby! Not saying that all unique gifts don't come without a price, but Bryce definitely helped me stay on the edge of my seat towards the end of this story. Yes, Rory helps too, but sometimes she felt too full of indecision to think clearly. Find your friend first, then dudes later.

Overall I enjoyed Dreamer, there were a few person little things that I would tweak, but other than that it was a good read.

3.5/5

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About the Author:

The hardest thing for me to write is about myself. I feel like I am bragging about how wonderful and great and intelligent I am. When reality is, I am just a normal person. I am just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her…I may have stolen that line :) If you are confused watch Notting Hill with Julia Roberts…great movie!

Of course everyone has qualities that make them unique and my biggest accomplishment is that I wrote a book and it is going to be published. Writing the book was the easy part. The hard part was finding a publisher that believed in my book and wanted to publish it. I had a dream to write a book and
I did.

I didn’t always dream of writing a book, but I always used my
imagination. I LOVED to play Barbie’s when I was little. Even when it wasn’t cool to play Barbie’s because society dictated I was too old to play anymore, I still played.

In middle school and high school I loved English class when we got to make up our own stories using vocabulary words or during creative writing sections. I didn’t enjoy reading the books that they have you read in school. I still don’t know why they insist on some of the books that they do, let’s get with the times and read something good. Despite the boring books I read in school, I read on my own time too. I devoured every Nancy Drew book. I loved the mystery mixed with a little
romance.


Then in high school my mom let me read one of her historical
romance books. That was it, I was hooked! I have gone through many phases of what genre I like to read. I love mystery, suspense, sometimes, horror...but I need to have a little romance in it always!

I set out to write an author Bio and instead told you pretty
much nothing about myself. So, here I go…here is the boring author bio.

Born and raised in Michigan, I have always lived a dual life. One as a normal girl growing up in the suburbs of Detroit and the other of a girl in her own fantasy world.

My fantasy world is much more exciting than real life. I am a
high school history and health teacher. Teaching I believe is one of the greatest and most rewarding jobs that there is. Other than being a parent of course.

In my free time when I am not writing or reading, I am with my son, traveling, cooking, or playing outside. I love to take magic carpet rides to faraway places to find fairies and hunt for dragons. A day inside of my head is always
entertaining!  :)

www.BeccaJohnson-YAauthor.com

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{Book Blast + Giveaway} Hexed - By Michelle Krys

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If high school is all about social status, Indigo Blackwood has it made. Sure, her quirky mom owns an occult shop, and a nerd just won’t stop trying to be her friend, but Indie is a popular cheerleader with a football-star boyfriend and a social circle powerful enough to ruin everyone at school. Who wouldn’t want to be her? Then a guy dies right before her eyes. And the dusty old family Bible her mom is freakishly possessive of is stolen. But it’s when a frustratingly sexy stranger named Bishop enters Indie’s world that she learns her destiny involves a lot more than pom-poms and parties. If she doesn’t get the Bible back, every witch on the planet will die. And that’s seriously bad news for Indie, because according to Bishop, she’s a witch too. Suddenly forced into a centuries-old war between witches and sorcerers, Indie’s about to uncover the many dark truths about her life—and a future unlike any she ever imagined on top of the cheer pyramid.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 Hi there! I'm the author of the YA novel HEXED, slated for publication with Delacorte Press/Random House Children's Books Spring 2014. I'm repped by Adriann Ranta of Wolf Literary Services. Visit me at michellekrys.com or follow @MichelleKrys on Twitter.

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{Blog Tour: Dream Cast + Giveaway} Lost In Thought - By Cara Bertand

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SYNOPSIS:

LOST IN THOUGHT
Sententia #1
Release Date: April 25th 2014
Publisher: Luminis Books

Perfect for readers who love books and series such as Vampire Academy, Spellbound, and Sweet Peril, Lost in Thought is a sure winner for young adult readers interested in the paranormal, romance, and action-packed twists

Lainey Young has a secret: she’s going crazy. Everyone else thinks she ha
s severe migraines from stress and exhaustion. What she really has are visions of how people died—or are going to die. Not that she tells anyone that. At age 16, she prefers keeping her crazy to herself. When doctors insist she needs a new and stable environment to recover, Lainey’s game to spend two years at a private New England boarding school. She doesn’t really think it will cure her problem, and she’s half right. There is no cure, but as she discovers, she’s not actually crazy. Almost everyone at Northbrook Academy has a secret too. Half the students and nearly all the staff are members of the Sententia, a hidden society of the psychically gifted. A vision of another student’s impending death confirms Lainey is one of them. She’d like to return the crappy gift of divining deaths with only a touch, but enjoys spending time with Carter Penrose—recent Academy graduate and resident school crush—while learning to control it. Lainey’s finally getting comfortable with her ability, and with Carter, when they uncover her true Sententia heritage. Now she has a real secret. Once it’s spilled, she’ll be forced to forget protecting secrets and start protecting herself.

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Dreamcasting was fun, but hard! I don’t watch a whole lot of TV/movies that aren’t cartoons anymore and I basically invented all the characters but Carter in my head, so it was a challenge for me to find even semi-famous people who fit.

So here goes—how’d I do? I’d love to hear reader suggestions.

Lainey: A young Jennifer Connelly with a little bit of Sophia Bush thrown in is how I imagined her. She’s not tall, but I do like the look of Adelaide Kane from Reign.

 

Carter: is actually inspired by a handsome young man who cashiered at, well, mylocalliquorstore.  In a pinch, model Jesse Shannon (whose look is unique and incredibly versatile) couldmake a nice Carter. Assuming, of course, he could act.

Amy: She’s too small, but lighten her hair and Lucy Hale from Pretty Little Liars could make a cute Amy.

Or! I just saw Vampire Academy and thought Sarah Hyland might be perfect.

Caleb: I bet Freddie Highmore could be a good Caleb.

Or maybe Callan McAuliffe.

Alexis: I’m obsessed with Pitch Perfect, and actually think Alexis Knapp could be a good Alexis. Same name and everything :)

Or maybe Naya Rivera. She’d probably be great.

Jenna: Who’s a tiny blond and can do sweet, innocent, and more? I guess Elle Fanning if no one else.

Constance Stewart: I mean, we’re dream-casting, right? So Michelle Obama. She’d be amazing. She is amazing. Smart, polished, and fierce as hell. She’s actually even tall enough. 

Tessa Espinosa: There’s probably no more dream-castable actress of Mexican descent than Salma Hayak.