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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Jace is YA Bachelor of The Week

Down the Rabbit Hole

Last week Amber from the blog, Down the Rabbit Hole caught our attention with her Jace post titled, YA Bachelor's Jace from The Mortal Instrument series by Cassandra Clare, Interview. Being the supporting fans we are, we had to go read her interview with him. Not surprisingly Jace caused a few giggles from a few adoring fans. Here's a sample of two of the questions & answers:

4) What are the worst/best situations you can possibly imagine?

Worst situation: Being stuck listening to Alec sing. I used to have the room next to his and I could hear him sing in the shower. It's bone-chilling, I tell you. Best situation — what's the rating on this? Because I'm a sixteen year old boy and our minds are pretty much like the Welsh railway system: one-track and dirty.

5) Is there anything about yourself that you wish Cassandra Clare would put in her books but hasn’t?

More nude scenes. I should be naked more often. Some time spent every day admiring my nude form would do most people a world of good. Perhaps there should be illustrations.

See what we mean? You really need to go read the rest of the interview here. If you're like me you'll end up reading through a lot more than just Jace's post. Amber has everyone from Nightshade's Ren, Paranormalcy's Lend, to Delirium's Alex, Hex Hall's Archer and many more favorite YA characters. But I'm sure Jace will tell you his interview is the best.

Wolfsbane Blog Tour: *spoiler free* Review & Giveway



I am so excited to be kicking off our official Wolfsbane blog tour! We have a lot of exciting things that will be taking place over the next three weeks from reviews, author interviews, guest posts and a lot of GIVEAWAYS! Thank you Andrea & Penguin for making this possible and to all the bloggers who are taking part in the tour.
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Published by Penguin
To Be released on July 26th, 2011
Source: ARC from a friend /publisher at TLA
5 stars-- A Thrilling Sequel

This thrilling sequel to the much-talked-about Nightshade begins just where it ended-Calla Tor wakes up in the lair of the Searchers, her sworn enemy, and she's certain her days are numbered. But then the Searchers make her an offer-one that gives her the chance to destroy her former masters and save the pack-and the man-she left behind. Is Ren worth the price of her freedom? And will Shay stand by her side no matter what? Now in control of her own destiny, Calla must decide which battles are worth fighting and how many trials true love can endure and still survive.

With Nightshade Andrea enticed me with her beautiful world building, made me fall in love with her in-depth characters and had me clinging to each page either from the heart pounding action or the hot character chemistry that just melted off the pages. In Wolfsbane Andrea gave me the back bone to the series's story. With her richly detailed history of the Guardians, Searchers and Keepers, she uncovers some of the twists and unanswered questions I had with Nightshade. She introduces some fabulous new characters, surprised me with character growth and changes with some of my favorite characters and continues to throw in some exciting twists and a few sizzling scenes.

Calla surprised me with how much she has changed, which after all she's gone through shouldn't be so shocking. She is after all still an alpha and though she's more determined and logical in her plan of action this time, she's a bit more timid. I really liked getting to meet the Searchers, and getting to learn about their history. Some of my favorites are Monroe and wow does he deliver a few shocking twists, and Connor who brings the right amount of humor to the story line. Shay is the character who grew and surprised me the most. For the record I am a huge Ren fan, okay more than huge. Even though I understood Calla's decision at the end of Nightshade, that didn't stop me from yelling out loud at her. It's not that I don't like Shay, it's just Ren's the one who stole my heart first. Though Ren isn't physically in the story nearly as much as I was hoping, he's presence is still there. With Wolfsbane I was really surprised with how much ended up like Shay. With the way he grew into an Alpha character I felt like I was finally able to see him the way Calla has seen him all along. The two characters who discuss the Ren & Shay choice with Calla on page 368-369 said it perfectly. Like them, I finally find myself more accepting of who Calla may end up choosing.

One of the things I admire the most with Andrea's writing is the importance of every detail, big or small within the story and how her book is laid out. For example, Wolfsbane is divided into parts, Dante's Purgatorio, Inferno and Paradiso, and each of those titles has meaning for what takes place during that part of the story. Another thing I love about Andrea's writing is the way she uses nature/the outdoors for her setting, and the important role this plays in her series. With Wolfsbane she's integrates this with the important role of the four elements, earth, air, fire and water with each of the Searcher groups Haldis, Tordis, Pyralis and Eydis. I love how she's able to bring these elements together and incorporate her own unique paranormal mythology and magic into her series. It's one of things that I makes her series stand out the most for me.

Wolfsbane is a thrilling sequel with heartbreak, love, betrayal, and so much more. There are so many things I'd love to gush about with this book and the series. It's not just the action, the romance, the unforgettable characters and the strong emotional connection I felt with each of them that draws me to this series, it's the history, the complex setting, and the engaging mythology that lore me in. For me, this series and each book is a complete package with everything I love in a book. Nightshade is the story that hooked me and left me wanting more, and Wolfbane is the story that gives me more answers, complicates things and leaves me wishing I already had Bloodrose in my hands. I highly recommend picking Nightshade if you haven't already and picking up Wolfsbane when it's released one week from TODAY!
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We're a proud member of the Haldis Searcher group


Go HERE to find out more about the tour, to learn more about the Searcher groups, watch a video of Andrea talking about Wolfsbane and to follow the rest of the tour.

July:
19th- Mundie Moms, kick off tour & review
20th- Eve's Fan Garden, character interview w/ Ren
21st- Bookalicious, review
22nd- Books Complete Me, author interview
24th- Once Upon a Twilight, guest post
25th- The Story Siren, review
26th- The Story Siren, author interview
27th- A Blog About Nothing, review
28th- Mundie Moms, character interview w/ Calla
30th- Novel Novice, author interview
31st- Naughty Book Kitties, author interview

August:
1st- Eve's Fan Garden, review
2nd- Page Turners, character interview with Shay
3rd- Mindful Musings, review
4th- Electrifying Reviews, author interview
5th- Late Bloomers, review
6th- Book Butterfly, guest post
7th- Page Turners, review
8th- Books with Bite, author interview
9th- Fire & Ice, review


Thank you to Penguin, and like each blogger who's apart of our blog tour, we are giving away 1 set of the Nightshade series! 1 winner will receive a paperback copy of Nightshade & a hardcopy of Wolfsbane.

To ENTER: please fill out the form below
- This giveaway is open to residents of the US only
- 1 entry per person/per email
- You must be 13 yrs & older to enter
- This giveaway will end on August 8th, 2011


Twitter Tuesday - Free Audiobooks from Random House

What a fun, summer treat! Thanks to Random House you can download a free audiobook. Now, some of you may know that I love nothing more than listening to a book while doing my chores or taking a walk. Here's a wonderful way for you guys to try it, too.

The three books are:

- Holly Black's White Cat. I can't say enough about the performance of Jesse Eisenberg as he reads Holly's words. He really gets Cassel. His humor, pain and inner thoughts are reflected in Jesse's intonations.

- Marjorie Weinman Sharmat's Nate the Great Goes Undercover. I haven't listened to this, yet, but my daughters are both huge fans of the Nate the Great series, so this one's definitely a "must listen" book this summer.

- Louis L'Amour's Survival. Got a western fan in your household? Well, this is the audiobook for them because Louis L'Amour is the king of western adventures. Even I know that and I don't read the genre at all.

Now all you have to do is sign up for Random House's newsletter and you can download an audiobook. I think this is a win-win. How about you, Mundie Moms?

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