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Friday, April 1, 2011

Freebie Friday- Ed Westwick AUTOGRAPHED TMI MP3 AudioBook Set

Happy Freebie Friday!! We have an AWESOME giveaway in store today! I posted a little teaser earlier this week asking what Ed Westwick and TMI had in common... well I can tell you, that no, this has nothing to do with the movie, no he's not going to be on any of the covers of the books. I will tell you the two are related because we have an AUTOGRAPHED set of the TMI boxed set of City of Bones, City of Ashes, and City of Glass on a MP3 signed by Ed Westwick to GIVEAWAY!!!!! If you don't know who Ed is or his tie to the TMI series, well Ed is the voice of Jace in the CoFA audiobooks, which will be released on April 5th, 2011.


To ENTER please read the rules before entering, as this giveaway is a little different-
* You MUST be a Mundie Moms blog follower to enter
* This is open to all US residents (sorry to our international followers) who are 13 yrs and older
* 1 entry per person/per email. If you enter more than once, your entries will be deleted.
* This giveaway will end on Sunday night at midnight CST 4/3.


Thank you to Simon and Schuster for this fabulous giveaway! They will be sending out the prize to our winner!!

If that wasn't enough, next week we are not only going to be giveaway 5 audiobook sets of City of Fallen Angels, BUT 1 very lucky winner will receive 2 AUTOGRAPHED colored prints, 1 signed by Ed and 1 signed by Molly!! Be sure to visit us back here on April 5th to enter to win!!

THANK YOU to Simon and Schuster for making these giveaways possible!! Don't forget to visit EW tomorrow for your first sneak peak of Cassie's CoFA interviews w/ them.

Book Review/Blog Tour- Shades of Atlantis


Published by Omnific Publishing
Released in 2010
Source- publisher for review
4.5 stars- I Enjoyed It

Since the death of their parents, Triona Pryor and her brother, Ben, have lived with their aunt and uncle in Camden, Maine. Now in her senior year of high school, Triona loves her family and friends, but she has always felt that she didn't quite fit in...in Camden, or anywhere else.

Enter Caleb Wallace, the devilishly handsome man who has recently moved to Triona's small town. While their attraction to each other is instantaneous, it also proves to be dangerous...and deadly.

When tragedy strikes, Triona flees to London for solace and to start her life anew. It's there she discovers from an unlikely source that her family has been keeping secrets from her - secrets about not only her birthright, but her ultimate destiny as well. Armed with this knowledge, Triona finds herself thrown into a whole new world and into a battle to save the lives of everyone she loves (quoted from Goodreads).

A fabulous mythology, rich history, a great love story mixed with some great action scenes makes Shades of Atlantis a wonderful gem of a read.

There were a couple times while reading this story I couldn't help but think of another well known YA book, BUT the way in which Carol writes and owns her unique, refreshing story quickly pulled me right back into the story. I enjoyed the world building and the setting which goes from the east coast, to London and then to Ireland. Let's talk about the romance! Though at times it may seem cheesy, the chemistry between Triona and Caleb is sizzling, intense and captivating. I loved the theme of soul mates and destiny.

I really enjoyed the characters, not just Triona and Caleb, as all the characters have their flaws and that's what makes them seem normal and real, even though some of the characters have been around for decades. They make mistakes, they learn from their mistakes and move on. What I liked most about Triona is how strong willed she is, though I suppose she could be deemed stubborn. It helped her live up to what her character has to face. Caleb is like a knight in shinning armor, as he will do anything for Triona, especially risking his own life to protect her. Don't roll your eyes at that just yet, as this trait of nobility is so fitting of Caleb and is one of the things I loved most about his character.

I'm a huge sucker for history and I loved the rich history Carol gave her story with her spin on the lost city of Atlantis, King Arthur and Merlin. Carol makes her story even more fascinating by adding her Celtic lore, which I really enjoyed. Shades of Atlantis is a fabulous love story with a rich history and thrilling action. This is a book I highly recommend picking up!
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Please sure to visit these Carol's next stops on the following blogs-

Be sure to leave a comment on each site to be entered to win this fabulous prize pack (this giveaway is open internationally) and the winners will be announced on April 19th on Julie's site, A Tale of Many Reviews There will be 4 winners total. 2 prize pack winners and 2 ebook winners.


Thank you to Micha from Omnific Publishing for sending Shades of Atlantis and to Julie from, A Tale of Many Reviews for putting this fabulous tour together.

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