Jet Black and the Ninja Wind by Leza Lowitz and Shogo Oketani (with giveaway)

Jet Black and the Ninja Wind
by Leza Lowitz and Shogo Oketani

Visit Leza:
Amazon
Blog
Website
Facebook
Goodreads
Twitter

Published: 2013
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Genre: Action, Historical, Japan, YA
Hardback: 320 pages
Rating: 4.5

Seventeen-year-old Jet Black is a ninja.

There's only one problem—she doesn't know it.

Others do, however, and they're scheming to capture her and uncover her secrets. When her mother dies, Jet knows only that she must go to Japan to protect a family treasure hidden in her ancestral land. She's terrified, but if Jet won't fight to protect her world, who will?

Stalked by bounty hunters and desperately in love with the man who's been sent to kill her, Jet must be strong enough to protect the treasure, preserve an ancient culture, and save a sacred mountain from destruction. In Jet Black and the Ninja Wind, multiple award-winning author, poet, and translator team Leza Lowitz and Shogo Oketani make their first foray into young adult fiction with a compulsively readable tale whose teenage heroine must discover if she can put the blade above the heart—or die trying.

PeekAbook:



My two-bits:

I found this to be an exciting read filled with the right amount of mystery, ninja action, Japanese history and heroine coming-of-age.

Wind as a entity, a kind of character in the story, brought a magical aura to the story that reminded me of the fantasy martial arts fight scenes in the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon which is a genre I enjoy.

This story also got me thinking of family, family heritage and family loyalty.

--~ Book Giveaway ~--
WIN my review copy of this book!

Open to US only.

Offer ends: April 27, 2014

TO DO: (2-parts)

1. ADD this book to your Goodreads Want To Read list.

OR

Tweet about this giveaway.

OR

Recommend this on Google using the mini-button at end of this post (g+1).

OR

Facebook or Instagram or Pinterest or Tumblr the Book Cover image.

2. TELL me what you did in comments.

AND, leave your email.

***optional: leave a comment or question for the author.

~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

Contest has ended - winner is here

~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

~*~
* review copy courtesy of author

* part of Bookish Bingo challenge

Stacking the Shelves - 12.14.13

Stacking the Shelves
hosted by Tynga's Reviews (details)
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

~*~
Kindle: for $1.99

A Plague of Zombies:
An Outlander Novella
(Lord John Grey)
by Diana Gabaldon
For Review:

Waking Up Dead
by Margo Bond Collins
paperback copy courtesy of author
Thanks Margo!

Jet Black and the Ninja Wind
by Leza Lowitz and Shogo Oketani
courtesy of author
Thanks Leza!
Gift: from fellow blogger

Two Moons of Sera
(Omnibus Edition)
by Pavarti Tyler
Thanks Freda of Freda's Voice!
~*~
Library:

The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories
Volume 1
by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Such a cute gem of a book with illustrations and ditties to think on.

~*~
From Powell's Indiespensable club package (details):
Powell's subscription club delivers the best new books, with special attention to independent publishers. Signed first editions. Inventive, original sets. Exclusive printings.... Every six weeks, another installment to read and admire.

Plus, every package is stocked with exciting surprises!

This is package #44.

The Best of McSweeney's
edited by Dave Eggers
(McSweeney's)
~*~
* most of these will be offered as giveaways within the next two months

* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently

* per usual, check out the sidebar for my current giveaways offers