Saturday, November 16, 2013

Stacking the Shelves - 11.16.13

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!

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Bought:

Palace of Spies
by Sarah Zettel
-historical, thriller, YA

Evil and the Mask
by Fuminori Nakamura
-horror, Japan, thriller

The Thief
by Fuminori Nakamura
-Japan, mystery, thriller


For Review:

The White Stag
by Linden F. Lewis
-fantasy
courtesy of author
Thanks Linden!

glitter and glue
by Kelly Corrigan
-memoir
courtesy of publisher
Thanks!

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Library:

NOS4A2
by Joe Hill
-horror

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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 #43.

The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt
-mystery

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* 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

Friday, November 15, 2013

Entangled Teen November Books Are Here!


Discover new worlds in Entangled Teen's November books! From a Queen in a magical realm trying to fall in love while a war looms. To a young man trying figure out who he is amongst the turmoil in his family life. Or an orphaned girl taking a walk on the dark side, becoming involved with computer hackers and possibly losing her heart to the bad boy. And a finally a young man who has been raised by werewolves sets off to find his own path and figure out his mysterious destiny! There’s something for everyone!

Also make sure to follow along today at 9PM EST/6 PM PST for the monthly Entangled Twitter party!

We’ve invited our New Adult authors along this time!

We’ll chat about books, boys, TV, movies and everything that we’re thankful for this month of November. Make sure to follow this hashtag #EntagnledThanksgiving never been to a twitter party before? Go HERE to find out how to participate!
- sponsored by Rock Star Book Tours

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Infinity
(The Chronicles of Nerissette #3)
by Andria Buchanan 
Publication: November 5th, 2013 by Entangled Teen
GoodReads |  Amazon | Barnes and Noble

Although she’s still stuck in the magical world of Nerissette, Queen Allie is finally ready to build a relationship with the half hottie, half dragon next door, Winston. But all isn’t really fair in love and war. Unrest is quickly forming at the borders and soon Allie realizes that the Fate Maker wasn’t the only one who wanted her crown.

When her trusted aunt Bavasama sends her troops into Nerissette on a campaign of murder and mass destruction, Allie has a tough decision to make. She can’t take the chance of letting more people die or letting those she’s lost disappear from memory, but there is more at stake than even she knows.

Still, Allie has to do something. And in the process she’ll discover what she’s truly made of when faced with a series of options…each more horrible than the last.

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In the Blood 
by Sara Hantz
Publication: November 5th, 2013 by Entangled Teen
Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble

For seventeen years Jed Franklin’s life was normal. Then his father was charged with the abuse and murder of four young boys and normal became a nightmare.

His mom’s practically a walking zombie, he’s lost most of his friends, and the press camps out on his lawn. The only things that keep him sane are his little sis; his best friend and dream girl, Summer; and the alcohol he stashes in his room. But after Jed wakes up from a total blackout to discover a local kid has gone missing—a kid he was last seen talking to—he’s forced to face his greatest fear: that he could somehow be responsible.

In a life that’s spiraled out of control, Jed must decide if he chooses his own destiny with Summer by his side or if the violent urges that plagued his father are truly in the blood…

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Spring Moon
(Indiana Teller)
by HRH Princess Sophie Audouin-Mamikonian
Publication: November 5th, 2013 by Entangled Teen 
GoodReads | Amazon | Barnes and Noble

Amid the expansive plains of Montana, the Lykos Ranch stretches for miles. The inhabitants who live in near isolation from the outside world are members of the most powerful clan of werewolves in North America. Among them lives just one human: Indiana Teller.

Grandson of the clan’s leader and offspring of a werewolf father and a mysterious yet human mother, Indiana is rejected by his peers and heads to the University of Montana to find a normal life. Despite warnings from his grandparents, he falls in love with a beautiful human, Katerina.

Before too long, he is the victim of an accident that would have killed him had he not miraculously vanished at the moment of impact. Are these strange occurrences just chance or the machinations of a hidden enemy out to destroy him? Facing his destiny, Indiana will have to choose who to believe, and who to love.

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Olivia Twisted
by Vivi Barnes
Publication: November 5th, 2013 by Entangled Teen
GoodReads |  Amazon |  Barnes and Noble

He tilts my chin up so my eyes meet his, his thumb brushing lightly across my lips. I close my eyes. I know Z is trouble. I know that being with him is going to get me into trouble. I don’t care.

At least at this moment, I don’t care.

Tossed from foster home to foster home, Olivia’s seen a lot in her sixteen years. She’s hardened, sure, though mostly just wants to fly under the radar until graduation. But her natural ability with computers catches the eye of Z, a mysterious guy at her new school. Soon, Z has brought Liv into his team of hacker elite—break into a few bank accounts, and voila, he drives a motorcycle. Follow his lead, and Olivia might even be able to escape from her oppressive foster parents. As Olivia and Z grow closer, though, so does the watchful eye of Bill Sykes, Z’s boss. And he’s got bigger plans for Liv…

Z
I can picture Liv’s face: wide-eyed, trusting. Her smooth lips that taste like strawberry Fanta. 
It was just a kiss. That’s all. She’s just like any other girl. 
Except that she’s not.
Thanks to Z, Olivia’s about to get twisted.


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TELL me in comments which book above you are most interested in reading and I will feature the one most voted for.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Illuminations by Mary Sharratt

Illuminations
by Mary Sharratt

Just released (paperback): October 15, 2013
Publisher: Mariner Books
Genre: Historical
Paperback: 288 pages
ISBN-10: 0544106539
Rating: 5

Amazon | BarnesNoble | Books A Million | Indiebound

Skillfully weaving historical fact with psychological insight and vivid imagination, Illuminations brings to life one of the most extraordinary women of the Middle Ages: Hildegard von Bingen, Benedictine abbess, visionary, and polymath.

Offered to the Church at the age of eight, Hildegard was expected to live in silent submission as the handmaiden of a renowned, disturbed young nun, Jutta von Sponheim. But Hildegard rejected Jutta's masochistic piety, rejoicing in her own secret visions of the divine. When Jutta died, Hildegard broke out of her prison, answering the heavenly call to speak and write about her visions and to liberate her sisters. Riveting and utterly unforgettable, Illuminations is a deeply moving portrayal of a woman willing to risk everything for what she believed.


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Loved how this story unfolds. It is such a great way to learn something about the infamous Hildegard von Bingen whom I only knew through her music. She was such an amazing woman of the past who accomplished so much despite restrictions of the time period.

About the Author:

The author of four critically acclaimed historical novels, Mary Sharratt is an American who lives in the Pendle region of Lancashire, England, the setting for her acclaimed Daughters of the Witching Hill, which recasts the Pendle Witches of 1612 in their historical context as cunning folk and healers.

She also lived for twelve years in Germany, which, along with her interest in sacred music and herbal medicine, inspired her to write Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen.

Illuminations won the Nautilus Gold Award for Better Books for a Better World and was selected as a Kirkus Book of the Year.

Visit Mary:
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--~ Book Giveaway courtesy of tour ~--

WIN a copy of this book!

Open to all.

Offer ends: November 24, 2013

TO DO: (2-parts)

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

OR

Tweet about this giveaway and make sure to include the hashtag: #IlluminationsTour

2. TELL me what you did in comments.
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Praise for Illuminations:

"An enchanting beginning to the story of the perennially fascinating 12th-century mystic, Hildegard of Bingen. It is easy to paint a picture of a saint from the outside but much more difficult to show them from the inside. Mary Sharratt has undertaken this with sensitivity and grace."
—Margaret George, author of Mary, Called Magdalene

"I loved Mary Sharratt’s The Daughters of Witching Hill, but she has outdone herself with Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard Von Bingen. She brings one of the most famous and enigmatic women of the Middle Ages to vibrant life in this tour de force, which will captivate the reader from the very first page."
—Sharon Kay Penman, author of the New York Times bestseller Time and Chance

"I love Mary Sharratt. The grace of her writing and the grace of her subject combine seamlessly in this wonderful novel about the amazing, too-little-known saint, Hildegard of Bingen, a mystic and visionary. Sharratt captures both the pain and the beauty such gifts bring, as well as bringing to life a time of vast sins and vast redemptions."
—Karleen Koen, author of Before Versailles and the best-selling Through a Glass Darkly

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* review and giveaway courtesy of Illuminations tour - check out the other stops here for more details on this book and goodies sponsored by Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours.


Monday, November 11, 2013

Winners for November pt2


Here are the winners for giveaways that
ended November 10, 2013

Thanks to all contestants!

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The Mona Lisa Speaks by Christopher Angel
Winner: Michelle Willms

Monsters by Ilsa J. Bick
Winner: Tia Dalley

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* I will email winners for mailing addresses within two weeks.
Winners, feel free to contact me with your info if you don't get my email
or if you are just too darn excited and want to let me know -- like NOW ;-D

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Saturday, November 9, 2013

Stacking the Shelves - 11.9.13

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!

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Bought:

Longbourn
by Jo Baker
-jane austen & downton abbey themes
to be featured here in January

Alex
The Commandant Camille Verhoeven Trilogy
by Pierre Lemaitre
-mystery, thriller

The Wes Anderson Collection
by Matt Zoller Seitz
-film

For Review:

Waking Up Dead
by Margo Bond Collins
-ghosts, thriller
ARC courtesy of author
Thanks Margo!
to be featured in the Night Night event

Ruby Heart
Neve & Egan bk2
by Cristelle Comby
-mystery, thriller
courtesy of Tribute Books Tour
Thanks Nicole!
to be featured here in December

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* 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

 
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