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Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Giveaway!
Author Shelly Crane is holding a US only giveaway of her new book Smash Into You!
Jude has spent the
whole twenty one years of his life running. From what, he wasn't quite
sure. His mother tried to keep him safe; a low profile, a constant move
on the horizon, a week's pay always stashed away. She tried to instill
in him that he was special somehow, though would never elaborate. He
never felt different. He was so completely normal and vanilla that he
wondered if it had all been in her head. But then she was murdered and
all he saw was a running silhouette of a man as his mother said three
final words to him. Three words that changed his whole being.
Never stop running…
Now he's semi-settled into a big town. The college is huge and easy to blend into. It's been three months since he had to move because 'Biloxi', as he calls the man who killed his mother, found him once more.
Then Marley, an eighteen year old girl who is as infuriating as she is blissfully ignorant of her gorgeousness, smashes into his car with hers. Then smashes into his life as he realizes that whatever it is he has that Biloxi wants, she has it, too. And now, they're after them both.
Enter HERE! 4 days remaining!
As well, my review of her other novel, Significance, will be up shortly!
Message from the author: So, SMASH INTO YOU is almost here!
Release date is August 13th. I'm going to buy the first three paperback copies and then number them to
give to three winners!You'll be the very first people to get the book and you'll get some swag to go along with it.
I've given you a plethra of ways to get extra entries in! ENTER HERE - US ONLY (SORRY) Explained below.a Rafflecopter giveaway
(Sorry, thisgiveaway
has to be US only because not only are there tons of giveaway\lottery
laws that restrict giveaways to certain countries, but every time I send
something over there, it gets lost, almost every time, and they don't
let us purchase tracking and insurance on them. So sorry.)
Author Shelly Crane is holding a US only giveaway of her new book Smash Into You!
Never stop running…
Now he's semi-settled into a big town. The college is huge and easy to blend into. It's been three months since he had to move because 'Biloxi', as he calls the man who killed his mother, found him once more.
Then Marley, an eighteen year old girl who is as infuriating as she is blissfully ignorant of her gorgeousness, smashes into his car with hers. Then smashes into his life as he realizes that whatever it is he has that Biloxi wants, she has it, too. And now, they're after them both.
Enter HERE! 4 days remaining!
As well, my review of her other novel, Significance, will be up shortly!
Message from the author: So, SMASH INTO YOU is almost here!
Release date is August 13th. I'm going to buy the first three paperback copies and then number them to
I've given you a plethra of ways to get extra entries in! ENTER HERE - US ONLY (SORRY) Explained below.a Rafflecopter giveaway
(Sorry, this
Tuesday, 30 July 2013
Book Fun With Ellen
We all know and LOVE Ellen Degeneres, so I thought it would be great to share with you her reaction to one of the most talked about books on the market, Fifty Shades of Grey.
For those of you who don't know, Fifty Shades of Grey is a racy, BDSM novel by E.L. James that hit #1 on New York Times Bestsellers for a good portion of the year it came out. Very talked about and in some instances, even banned.
Recently, Britain has - and get this - been getting lots of calls from distressed people stuck in handcuffs. They are calling this 'The Fifty Shades Effect', because of the increased number of such calls over the last year or so as people get more... creative.
Click HERE to see it on goodreads!
So, without further delay... Here's Ellen!:
Ellen has her own novel, Seriously... I'm Kidding. It's in bookstores now! It's definitely on my to-read list, and it should be on yours too.
Well, okay. Since you asked so nicely. Here's one more video:
Yup. French. She's great XD
We all know and LOVE Ellen Degeneres, so I thought it would be great to share with you her reaction to one of the most talked about books on the market, Fifty Shades of Grey.
For those of you who don't know, Fifty Shades of Grey is a racy, BDSM novel by E.L. James that hit #1 on New York Times Bestsellers for a good portion of the year it came out. Very talked about and in some instances, even banned.
Recently, Britain has - and get this - been getting lots of calls from distressed people stuck in handcuffs. They are calling this 'The Fifty Shades Effect', because of the increased number of such calls over the last year or so as people get more... creative.
Click HERE to see it on goodreads!
So, without further delay... Here's Ellen!:
Ellen has her own novel, Seriously... I'm Kidding. It's in bookstores now! It's definitely on my to-read list, and it should be on yours too.
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| Click here to see it on Goodreads! |
Yup. French. She's great XD
My Good-Luck/Bad-Luck Mojo
Hey guys!
So, major Sarah Dessen fan here.
I entered a contest to meet her, not thinking I'd win. Well, imagine my reaction when this letter showed up:
Dear Emi,
I'm delighted to let you know that you have been selected as one of our winners.
The photo shoot will take place before the event at 2:30. As stated in the contest, you will then be one of the first few people in line for the signing, which will take place after the event.
Given the number of people who responded, as well as the enthusiasm for
Sarah's event, we have selected 3 teens and 2 non-teens. There are, therefore, 5 winners in total.
If, for any reason, you cannot attend the event, please let us know asap. When you arrive at 2:30 on Tuesday, please ask for me.
Thank you and congratulations,
Sara
It looked something like this:
And this:
Imagine my absolute distress when I found out that I would have to show up TOMORROW. As in, I would have already have to have left if I wanted to meet her. Sucks.
So I spent the rest of the day moping around that I had missed meeting her.
On the brighter side, I'm SUPER excited because her new book was on book shelves!!
HEHE! The cover is beautiful. I want to read it SO BAD.
Soon. Very soon. And then you'll all hear about it. :D
Hey guys!
So, major Sarah Dessen fan here.
I entered a contest to meet her, not thinking I'd win. Well, imagine my reaction when this letter showed up:
Dear Emi,
I'm delighted to let you know that you have been selected as one of our winners.
The photo shoot will take place before the event at 2:30. As stated in the contest, you will then be one of the first few people in line for the signing, which will take place after the event.
Given the number of people who responded, as well as the enthusiasm for
Sarah's event, we have selected 3 teens and 2 non-teens. There are, therefore, 5 winners in total.
If, for any reason, you cannot attend the event, please let us know asap. When you arrive at 2:30 on Tuesday, please ask for me.
Thank you and congratulations,
Sara
It looked something like this:
And this:
Imagine my absolute distress when I found out that I would have to show up TOMORROW. As in, I would have already have to have left if I wanted to meet her. Sucks.
So I spent the rest of the day moping around that I had missed meeting her.
On the brighter side, I'm SUPER excited because her new book was on book shelves!!
HEHE! The cover is beautiful. I want to read it SO BAD.
Soon. Very soon. And then you'll all hear about it. :D
Mila 2.0 Review
I managed to get an ARC of Mila 2.0 and I was really excited to read it. I had my doubts though, because this happened to be a debut book by the author. I haven't always like debut books because I find it takes an author a little while to figure out where they fit in, considering that there are so many books, all different. It's very, very hard to make a book stand out, but I think that Driza did exactly that. She has an amazing tone throughout the book, a unique writing style, she's created a gripping novel that had awesome ideas carried out smoothly and effectively, and I could go on but I don't wanna make anyone bored.
Mila 2.0 is basically about a girl who's just suffered a heartbreaking loss of her father in a tragic fire, and she and her mom have moved to a small town to start a new life for themselves. You can see by the little things she does that she doesn't exactly fit in, but pretty much she's an ordinary girl with an ordinary crush on a very, very hot boy that's moved into town. Then she finds out that her whole life's been a lie, that she is, in fact, an android, and she and her "mom" have been on the run for their lives since the very beginning. And now, they have to keep running.
I absolutely LOVED how the storyline came to life. It wasn't rushed or forced, except in the beginning where the hot guy instantaneously goes for Mila instead of her annoying and horrible best friend, but considering that that didn't take up much of the plot I found it to be acceptable. It was a nice, fast read, and I felt compassionate towards Mila's emotions throughout the entire thing. I loved her, and I loved her mom, and I even liked the hot boy, Hunter, despite his stereotypical existence in the book.
There's just so much to say. It's being published March 12,2013, 3 days from when this review is being written. I just can't believe it because I want to get my hands on the next book ASAP, and I can't because this book isn't even out yet. As soon as you pick this book up, you can't stop reading it because as soon as you're thinking "Oh, I'll just put it down now since it's finally calmed down" something else pops up and you're like "No way!"
There may be a few small spoilers below here. If you like experiencing the book for yourself where even the smallest give-aways freak you out, then you might not wanna read below.
This book is very thought provoking, as well. It questions our humanity, the part of us that makes us human. Mila thought she was human, she experiences the same emotions,the same hurt,love, anger, etc as a human. Her fake heart beats faster when she's scared and excited, and she's capable of denying her robotic part and doing things outside the box that don't always turn out as she's planned. She's not perfect. Despite being this fighting machine, she has a part of her that makes mistakes and regrets. And she's scared to "die", to be turned into an emotionless shell of herself. Her emotions sometimes override her judgement. She knows she doesn't have a soul, but she wants one. She wants to work to earn one. And even though she doesn't know how to accept that she's not real, that doesn't take away her humanity - it builds it.
Congratulations, Debra Driza, for your amazing debut. I, personally, can't wait for the second book. This will definitely been on the New York Times bestseller's list. Five stars!
I managed to get an ARC of Mila 2.0 and I was really excited to read it. I had my doubts though, because this happened to be a debut book by the author. I haven't always like debut books because I find it takes an author a little while to figure out where they fit in, considering that there are so many books, all different. It's very, very hard to make a book stand out, but I think that Driza did exactly that. She has an amazing tone throughout the book, a unique writing style, she's created a gripping novel that had awesome ideas carried out smoothly and effectively, and I could go on but I don't wanna make anyone bored.
Mila 2.0 is basically about a girl who's just suffered a heartbreaking loss of her father in a tragic fire, and she and her mom have moved to a small town to start a new life for themselves. You can see by the little things she does that she doesn't exactly fit in, but pretty much she's an ordinary girl with an ordinary crush on a very, very hot boy that's moved into town. Then she finds out that her whole life's been a lie, that she is, in fact, an android, and she and her "mom" have been on the run for their lives since the very beginning. And now, they have to keep running.
I absolutely LOVED how the storyline came to life. It wasn't rushed or forced, except in the beginning where the hot guy instantaneously goes for Mila instead of her annoying and horrible best friend, but considering that that didn't take up much of the plot I found it to be acceptable. It was a nice, fast read, and I felt compassionate towards Mila's emotions throughout the entire thing. I loved her, and I loved her mom, and I even liked the hot boy, Hunter, despite his stereotypical existence in the book.
There's just so much to say. It's being published March 12,2013, 3 days from when this review is being written. I just can't believe it because I want to get my hands on the next book ASAP, and I can't because this book isn't even out yet. As soon as you pick this book up, you can't stop reading it because as soon as you're thinking "Oh, I'll just put it down now since it's finally calmed down" something else pops up and you're like "No way!"
There may be a few small spoilers below here. If you like experiencing the book for yourself where even the smallest give-aways freak you out, then you might not wanna read below.
This book is very thought provoking, as well. It questions our humanity, the part of us that makes us human. Mila thought she was human, she experiences the same emotions,the same hurt,love, anger, etc as a human. Her fake heart beats faster when she's scared and excited, and she's capable of denying her robotic part and doing things outside the box that don't always turn out as she's planned. She's not perfect. Despite being this fighting machine, she has a part of her that makes mistakes and regrets. And she's scared to "die", to be turned into an emotionless shell of herself. Her emotions sometimes override her judgement. She knows she doesn't have a soul, but she wants one. She wants to work to earn one. And even though she doesn't know how to accept that she's not real, that doesn't take away her humanity - it builds it.
Congratulations, Debra Driza, for your amazing debut. I, personally, can't wait for the second book. This will definitely been on the New York Times bestseller's list. Five stars!
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