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"Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all right for himself."— John Green

10.20.2016

BLOG TOUR --- USELESS BAY BY M.J. BEAUFRAND [Spotlight + Giveaway]


I love a good mystery, and this one is particularly twisty!  While a quick read, you'll be hooked right away.  Darkly atmospheric, Useless Bay is a great new book from Edgar Award Nominee M.J. Beafrand!
Title: Useless Bay
Author(s): M.J. Beaufrand
Edition: Hardcover, eBook, 240 pages
Publisher: Amulet Books
Publication Date: October 18, 2016
Source: Rockstar Book Tours
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Tour Schedule

 Week One:
10/10/2017 - The Autumn Bookshelf - Interview
10/11/2017 - Zach's YA Reviews - Review
10/12/2017 - The Alchemy of Ink - Review
10/13/2017 - Bean's Bookshelf and Coffee Break - Review
10/14/2017 - Curling Up With A Good Book - Interview

Week Two:
10/17/2017 - Michelle4Laughs: It's in the Details - Excerpt
10/18/2017 - In a bookish world - Excerpt
10/19/2017 - The Bookworm Central - Review
10/20/2017 - Eli to the nth - Spotlight (ME!)
10/21/2017 - Owl Always Be Reading - Excerpt

The Summary

A gritty, psychological thriller about a mythic set of sixteen-year-old quintuplets searching for a young boy, Useless Bay is sure to bring the twists and turns.

On Whidbey Island, the Gray quintuplets are the stuff of legend. Pixie and her brothers have always been bigger and blonder than their neighbors, as if they were birthed from the island itself. Together, they serve as an unofficial search-and-rescue team for the island, saving tourists and locals alike from the forces of wind and sea. But, when a young boy goes missing, the mysteries start to pile up. 

While searching for him, they find his mother’s dead body instead—and realize that something sinister is in their midst. Edgar-nominated author M. J. Beaufrand has crafted another atmospheric thriller with a touch of magical realism that fans of mystery and true crime will devour. 
Other Books by Author

                    
                              Dark River                         The Rise & Fall of the Gallivanters

About the Author

Mary Jane grew up in Gresham, Oregon. She’s a graduate of Wellesley College and has an MFA from the Bennington Writing Program. Currently she lives in Seattle with her husband, two children, and dogs. In the eighties she had a bad perm.









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10.19.2016

BLOG TOUR --- ROSE & THORN BY SARAH PRINEAS [Spotlight + Giveaway]


I am very excited to bring you a spotlight on a deliciously twisted retelling of Sleeping Beauty.  Set in the same world as Sarah Prineas first YA book, Ash & Bramble, readers will re-visit the world of fairytales in Rose & Thorn.  Imaginative, Prineas manages to invoke the feeling of the original story but give it a modern update.  Fans of fairytale retellings will be in for a treat, and lovers of dark fantasy will fall in love as well!
Title: Rose & Thorn
Author(s): Sarah Prineas
Edition: Hardcover, eBook, 416 pages
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date: October 18, 2016
Source: Rockstar Book Tours
Buy: Amazon Barnes & Noble - iBooks - Book Depository













Tour Schedule

 Week One:
10/10/2016 - Novel Novice - Interview
10/11/2016 - A Dream Within ADream Review
10/12/2016 - Seeing Double In Neverland Guest Post
10/13/2016 - Mom with a ReadingProblem Review
10/14/2016 - Two Chicks on Books Interview

Week Two:
10/17/2016 - Once Upon a Twilight Review
10/18/2016 - YaReads Guest Post
10/19/2016 - Eli to the nth Spotlight (ME!)
10/20/2016 - The Cover Contessa Interview

10/21/2016 - Mundie Moms -  Review


The Summary


This beauty isn’t sleeping!  Sarah Prineas’s darkly imaginative retelling breaks down the classic story of Sleeping Beauty in a big, bold way. Brimming with action and romance, beautiful Rose must escape the curse that will force the kingdom to fall into a century-long slumber and fights for the freedom to find her own happily ever after.

After the spell protecting her is destroyed, Rose seeks safety in the world outside the valley she had called home. She’s been kept hidden all her life to delay the three curses she was born with, curses that will have drastic consequences if they take effect. Accompanied by the handsome and mysterious Griff and Quirk, his witty and warmhearted partner, Rose tries to escape from the ties that bind her to this forced fairy tale. But will the path they take lead them to freedom, or will it bring them straight into the prescribed story they are trying to avoid?

Set in the world of Prineas’s Ash & Bramble fifty years later, Rose & Thorn is a powerful retelling of Sleeping Beauty. If you like your fairy tales dark, your heroines daring, and your suitors dashing, this is the book for you.
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About the Author
Hi there! I'm Sarah Prineas, author of the Magic Thief series published in the US by HarperCollins and in 17 other languages around the world, and the Winterling trilogy. I live in rural Iowa with my mad scientist husband, two kids, and two cats. My latest book is called Ash & Bramble, and it's a YA; with it's companion, Rose & Thorn, out in 2016.
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