The Leap Into Books Giveaway Blog Hop!!!!

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For my giveaway, one winner will receive their choice

of one of these books!!

(All are print copies. No ebooks!)

If you participated in my 

"Romance Is In The Air" giveaway,

but didn't win a book,

you get more chances to win

that special book with this giveaway!! 

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
Jennifer E. Smith
Hardcover, 236 pages
Poppy/Little Brown
January 2, 2012

Goodreads:  Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row.

Days of Blood & Starlight

(Daughter of Smoke & Bone #2)

Laini Taylor

Hardcover, 517 pages

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

November 6, 2012

Goodreads: Art student and monster's apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is—and what she is. But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo:...

Waiting On Wednesday #65: The Eternity Cure, by Julie Kagawa

This is a weekly book meme, hosted by

Jill @ Breaking the Spine,

which features future releases that
we book bloggers

are eagerly anticipating!

Here's my pick for this week!

The Eternity Cure

(Blood of Eden #2)

Julie Kagawa

Hardcover, 428 pages

Harlequin Teen

April 23, 2013

Dystopia Fiction, Paranormal Fiction,

Urban Fantasy,

Young Adult Fiction

Goodreads Synopsis

Allison Sekemoto has vowed to rescue her creator, Kanin, who is being held hostage and tortured by the psychotic vampire Sarren. The call of blood leads her back to the beginning—New Covington and the Fringe, and a vampire prince who wants her dead yet may become her wary ally.

Innovative Online Book Tours: Review of Untimed, by Andy Gavin

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Untimed

Andy Gavin

Trade Paperback, 325 pages

Mascherato

December 17, 2012

Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense,

Young Adult Fiction

Goodreads Synopsis

 Charlie’s the kind of boy that no one notices. Hell, even his own mother can’t remember his name. And girls? The invisible man gets more dates.

As if that weren’t enough, when a mysterious clockwork man tries to kill him in modern day Philadelphia, and they tumble through a hole into 1725 London, Charlie realizes even the laws of time don’t take him seriously.

Still, this isn’t all bad. In fact, there’s this girl, another time traveler, who not only remembers his name, but might even like him! Unfortunately, Yvaine carries more than her share of baggage: like a baby boy and at least two ex-boyfriends! One’s famous, the other’s murderous, and Charlie doesn’t know who is the bigger problem.

When one kills the other — and the other is nineteen year-old Ben Franklin — things get really crazy. Can their relationship survive? Can the future? Charlie and Yvaine are time travelers, they can fix this — theoretically — but the rules are complicated and the stakes are history as we know it.

And there's one more wrinkle: he can only travel into the past, and she can only travel into the future.

My Review

(Note:  This book was provided to me by the author in exchange for an honest review.)

Book covers are, for me, an intrinsic part of the pleasure of reading.  A great book cover accompanying a great story is sheer literary bliss!  I must say that's the case here.  Once the reader opens this gorgeous cover, created by the brilliant Clint Langley, s/he will discover that Gavin's quirky time-travel tale is a joy to read, not only because of the highly imaginative plot, but also because he has created characters that are vividly real, and very, very funny. 

Although at times the novel has an almost Disney-like feel to it, this is not really a middle-grade story, in spite of the enchanting illustrations sprinkled throughout the text.  (They're the work of the equally brilliant Dave Phillips.) I would classify this book as a young adult novel, with a touch of mature sensuality.

Stacking The Shelves #5

This is a weekly book meme/blog hop hosted by

Jennifer, Lili, Stephanie, and Tynga @ Tynga's Reviews!  As the title implies, this is all about sharing the books you're adding to your shelves, be they physical or virtual.  For the complete rules and to sign up, just click on the link above.



This week's haul!

Books Bought 

 

Otherkin (Otherkin #1)
Nina Berry
Trade Paperback, 320 pages
Kensignton, July 31, 2012
Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, YA
Goodreads:   Dez is a good girl who does as she's told and tries not to be noticed. Then she rescues a boy from a cage, and he tells her secrets about herself. Now inside her burns a darkness that will transform her.

Everything is about to change--and neither Caleb, nor the Otherkin, nor those who hunt them, are prepared for what Dez will unleash.

Othermoon (Otherkin #2)

Nina Berry

Trade Paperback, 320 pages

Kensington, January 29, 2013

Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, YA

Goodreads: Everyone has secrets. I had no idea mine would lead me into shadow. Dez has found the place where she belongs. With the otherkin. With Caleb. Or so she thought. As the barriers between our world and Othersphere fall, a wall rises between Dez and Caleb, leaving her fiercest enemy her only friend.

And maybe something more. 

Valentine's Day Surprise Giveaway Winner!!!

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Sycho Faerie,

who blogs at

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Shelf Candy Saturday #57: The Sword In The Stone, by T.H. White

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Shelf Candy Saturday!!

This weekly meme/blog hop, hosted here,

features beautiful book covers!

If you'd like to participate, just grab my button (or create your own), write your own post, and link up in the Linky widget at the bottom of this post. (You have to click on "Read more" so that the entire post will open up.)

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Here's my choice for this week!

The Sword In The Stone

(The Once and Future King #1)

T.H. White

Hardcover, 256 pages

Philomel, 1993

(first published January, 1, 1939)

Fantasy, Literary Fiction

Why do I love this cover?

The realism of this illustration is truly remarkable.  Every detail is meticulously painted, and the play of light over the figures is just beautiful!  The artist has made these two legendary characters come alive.  They're magical characters, and yet, they also look like any average grandfather and grandson.   Of course, Merlin and Arthur were not related, in any version of the Arthurian tales, but the interaction of these two goes beyond that of mentor and future ruler.  There's a tenderness in this beautiful image that I find very touching.

Innovative Online Book Tours: Moon Rise, by Marilee Brothers

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Moon Rise

(Unbidden Magic #2)

Marilee Brothers

Trade Paperback, 254 pages

Bell Bridge Books

July 22m 2009

Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy,

Young Adult Fiction

Goodreads Synopsis

Her mom's still dating losers. Her boyfriend's gone back to Mexico. Dad still hasn't told his wife and kids that she exists. At school, the drama queens and bullies still rule. But worst of all for Allie Emerson--aka the Star Seeker of an old Gypsy prophecy--is that her powers have taken a hike. She can't read minds anymore. She can't move stuff just by looking at it. The other Star Seekers are counting on her psychic gifts more than ever, and the evil Tri-marks are closing in, eager to snatch her magic moonstone necklace while she's helpless. The hot new guy at school is ready and willing to fight her battles, but he comes with some wicked baggage. Dear Diary: I'm a little worried. My new BF is a demon. Welcome again to Allie Emerson's funny, scary, amazing, and always unpredictable life, as the girl voted least likely to save the world from evil.

Here's a sneak peek

at this exciting YA novel!

Excerpts

My mother and I were engaged in a squinty-eyed, visual smack down, neither of us willing to blink.  I gripped the edge of the table and glared at her.

"Just because you're bitter and spiteful doesn't mean I have to be."

My voice was shrill with anger.  "Besides, half of me came from my dad, whether you like it or not".

Faye was sitting at the dinette in the twenty-four-foot travel trailer we called home.  "Brain Dead Roy", an underwater welder and Faye's current boyfriend, sat between her and the wall, probably so she could wait on him.

Waiting On Wednesday #64: The Silver Door, by Emily Rodda

This is a weekly book meme, hosted by

Jill @ Breaking the Spine,

which features future releases that
we book bloggers

are eagerly anticipating!

Here's my pick for this week!

The Silver Door

(The Silver Doors Trilogy #2))

Emily Rodda

Hardcover, 288 pages

Scholastic Press

April 1, 2013

Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction

Goodreads Synopsis

Rye made it through the golden Door and rescued his oldest brother, but his troubles are far from over. The walled city of Weld in which he lives is still under attack by flying beasts called skimmers and Rye must discover who is sending them before it's too late. Also, his second brother, Sholto, is still missing and Rye can feel that he's in terrible danger.

Stacking The Shelves #4

This is a weekly book meme/blog hop hosted by Jennifer, Lili, Stephanie, and Tynga @ Tynga's Reviews!  As the title implies, this is all about sharing the books you're adding to your shelves, be they physical or virtual.  For the complete rules and to sign up, just click on the link above.

This week's haul!

Books Bought:

The Hugo Winners: Volume 4 (1976 - 1979)
Isaac Asimov, Roger Zelazny, Larry Niven, Fritz Leiber, Spider Robinson, James Tiptree, Jr., Joe, Haldeman, Jeanne Robinson
Hardcover, 561 pages
Doubleday Books, March 1, 1985
Science Fiction
Goodreads:  Stories Included: Home is the Hangman by Roger Zelazny; The Borderland of Sol by Larry Niven; Catch that Zeppelin! By Fritz Leiber; By Any Other Name by Spider Robinson; Houston, Houston, Do You Read? By James Tiptree, Jr. ; The Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov; Tricentennial by Joe Haldeman; Stardance by Spider and Jeanne Robinson & several others.

Captured

(The Captive #1)

Erica Stevens

Trade Paperback, 164 pages

CreateSpace, June 17, 2012

Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy

 Goodreads: Captured, taken from her beloved family and woods, Aria’s biggest fear is not the imminent death facing her, but that she will be chosen as a blood slave for a member of the ruling vampire race. Torn between her loyalties to the rebellion, and her growing love for her greatest enemy, Aria struggles to decide between everything she has ever known, and a love she never dreamed of finding.

Shelf Candy Saturday #56: A Wrinkle In Time, by Madeleine L'Engle

Welcome to

Shelf Candy Saturday!!

This weekly meme/blog hop, hosted here,

features beautiful book covers!

If you'd like to participate, just grab my button (or create your own), write your own post, and link up in the Linky widget at the bottom of this post. (You have to click on "Read more" so that the entire post will open up.)

As a bonus, you can include information on the artist, designer, and/or photographer, but it's not required. You can simply feature a cover and explain why you love it!

Here's my choice for this week!

A Wrinkle In Time

(Time #1)

Madeleine L'Engle

Mass Market Paperback, 226 pages

Laurel Leaf

February 15, 1976

Science Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction

Why do I love this cover?

This novel has been published in many editions, some of which have very beautiful covers.  This one is a particularly beautiful one.   I love the realistically painted centaur!  Horse and man are seamlessly combined, and the pose is very dramatic.   This particular centaur also has wings, which is an interesting addition to the traditional centaur myth.

Romance Is In The Air Giveaway Winner!!!!

And the winner is....

Rebecca S. Graf,

who blogs at

A Book Lover's Library!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS

TO YOU!!!!!

You have 48 hours to reply

to my email; after that,

another winner will be picked.

This is your prize!!

Dark Kiss

(Nightwatchers #1)

Michelle Rowen

Paperback, 352 pages

Harlequin Teen

May 22, 2012

Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy,

Young Adult Fiction

I would like to thank

each and every one of you who

participated in my giveaway!

Your comments were great!

I wish I could have replied

to all of them, but I just didn't

have the time...

Still, I really appreciated them!!

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 which is posted below!

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Innovative Online Book Tours: Review of Moonstone, by Marilee Brothers

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Moonstone

(Unbidden Magic #1)

Marilee Brothers

Trade Paperback, 236 pages

Bell Bridge Books

August 1, 2008

Suspense, Urban Fantasy,

Young Adult Fiction

Goodreads Synopsis

A sickly mom. A tiny house trailer. High school bullies and snarky drama queens. Bad-guy dudes with charming smiles. Allie has problems. And then there's that whole thing about fulfilling a magical prophecy and saving the world from evil. Geez. Welcome to the sad, funny, sometimes-scary world of fifteen-year-old Allie Emerson, who's struggling to keep her and her mom's act together in the small-town world of Peacock Flats, Washington. An electrical zap from a TV antenna sets off Allie's weird psychic powers. The next thing she knows she's being visited by a hippy-dippy guardian angel, and then her mysterious neighbor, the town "witch," gives her an incredible moonstone pendant that has powers only a good-hearted "Star Seeker" is meant to command. "Who, me?" is Allie's first reaction. But as sinister events begin to unfold, Allie realizes she's got a destiny to live up to. If she can just survive everyday life, in the meantime.

My Review

(Note: This book was provided by the

author, in exchange for my honest opinion.) 

   



The cover of this book drew me in right away, with its mysterious atmosphere and lovely tones of blue in the night sky.  As I began to read, however, I wasn't quite sure I would enjoy this novel.  I didn't particularly like the mention of "landing in a bull pie" right at the beginning of the story.   While I must admit it was funny, it was also pretty gross.  Still, I kept reading, because I do believe in giving every book a fair chance.  I'm so very glad I did, too, because this novel has turned out to be one of my favorites, in any genre!