[Book Tour] Apploosa Summer by Tudor Robins

Appaloosa Summer (Island Trilogy #1)

by Tudor Robins

Publisher: South Shore Publications

Release Date: June 5th 2014

Synopsis:

Sixteen-year-old Meg Traherne has never known loss. Until the beautiful, talented horse she trained herself, drops dead underneath her in the show ring.

Jared Strickland has been living with loss ever since his father died in a tragic farming accident.

Meg escapes from her grief by changing everything about her life; moving away from home to spend her summer living on an island in the St. Lawrence River, scrubbing toilets and waiting on guests at a B&B.

Once there, she meets Jared; doing his best to keep anything else in his life from changing.

When Jared offers Meg a scruffy appaloosa mare out of a friend’s back field, it’s the beginning of a journey that will change both of them by the end of the summer.


Be sure to follow the rest of the tour!

Tour Dates: Sept 2-30

Tuesday, Sept 2

Manga Maniac Cafe – Author Guest Post / Book Spotlight / Book Excerpt

Wednesday, Sept 3

Books, Reviews, Etc. – Book Review

Thursday, Sept 4

Keely Brooke Keith – Author Guest Post

Friday, Sept 5

FictionZeal – Book Spotlight / Book Excerpt

Monday, Sept 8

Wonderland Novels – Book Spotlight / Book Review

Wednesday, Sept 10

My Life, Loves and Passion – Book Spotlight

Thursday, Sept 11

Confessions Of A Bookaholic – Book Review

Friday, Sept 12

The Writer’s Life – Author Interview

Monday, Sept 15

A Simple Life – really?! – Book Review

Tuesday, Sept 16

Through The Open Book – Author Guest Post / Book Review

Thursday, Sept 17

Mom Loves 2 Read – Book Excerpt / Book Review

Friday, Sept 19

Book by Book – Book Review

Monday, Sept 22

As the Page Turns – Author Interview

Tuesday, Sept 23

Book Reviews from a Christian Gal – Author Interview / Book Spotlight / Book Review

Thursday, Sept 25

Genuine Jenn – Book Review

Friday, Sept 26

The Story Behind the Book – Author Guest Post

Monday, Sept 29

Undercover Book Reviews – Book Review

Tuesday, Sept 30

Jersey Girl Book Reviews – Author Guest Post / Book Spotlight / Book Review

[Blog Tour] Athena's Ashes by Jamie Grey

Athena's Ashes (Star Thief Chronicles #2)

by Jamie Grey

Publisher: Clever Crow Press

Release Date: August 26th 2014

Synopsis:

It’s Renna’s biggest job yet – convincing MYTH leadership that she’s put away her lock picks and is ready to save the galaxy, despite the dangerous implant in her brain. But with the Athena on the run, she’s working solo and facing her most ruthless enemy, the traitor Pallas, who’ll go to any lengths to destroy the MYTH organization. Including framing Renna for a devastating assault on MYTH HQ that leaves their defenses crippled and hundreds dead. 

Now that MYTH believes she’s a dangerous double-agent, Renna escapes their firing squad before they put more holes in her than a pair of fishnet stockings. But the ticking time-bomb in her head is the one thing Pallas needs to complete his master plan and he’s not about to let her get away. Even worse, he’s discovered the only thing that will bring Renna to her knees – threatening Captain Nick Finn.

Out of time and options, Renna’s got one shot to take down the traitor before he annihilates everything she loves, even though winning this battle may cost her everything.

Follow the FFBC Athena's Ashes Blog Tour and don't miss anything! Click on the banner to see the tour schedule.

Jamie Grey spent most of her childhood writing stories about princesses who saved the day and pretending to be a daring explorer. It wasn’t until much later that she realized she should combine the two. Now, as a tech-obsessed gamer geek, her novels mix amazing scientific developments, future worlds, and the remarkable characters that live in them.

Jamie lives in Michigan with her boyfriend and their pets, who luckily tolerate her overspending on tea, books, and video games. You can learn more about her at www.jamiegreybooks.com, or follow her on twitter via @jamie_grey.

Win (1) copy of The Star Thief and Athena's Ashes, along with a copy of the ebook novella (All the books in the Star Thief Series) + some Athena's Ashes swag (INT)

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[Update] Hiatus!

Hi everyone,
We just wanted to let everyone know that we will be on a hiatus from blogging.
College has started for both of us, and we may occasionally still post, but we will not be as active as we were since the start of our blog.

Unfortunately, I won't be able to read as much (at least YA novels... I have more than enough assigned readings and articles!) I'm not sure when I'll be back, but hopefully soon! - Alice

In addition to college, I also moved and is experiencing internet problems, which hinders my ability to actively blog. - Yiling

We hope you all have a great rest of the summer and school/work year.

xoxo

Waiting On Wednesday (8) - The Young Elites

Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

The Young Elites by Marie Lu

Series: The Young Elites #1

Publication Date: October 7th, 2014

Goodreads Summary:

I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside.

Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. Adelina’s black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Her cruel father believes she is a malfetto, an abomination, ruining their family’s good name and standing in the way of their fortune. But some of the fever’s survivors are rumored to possess more than just scars—they are believed to have mysterious and powerful gifts, and though their identities remain secret, they have come to be called the Young Elites.

Teren Santoro works for the king. As Leader of the Inquisition Axis, it is his job to seek out the Young Elites, to destroy them before they destroy the nation. He believes the Young Elites to be dangerous and vengeful, but it’s Teren who may possess the darkest secret of all.

Enzo Valenciano is a member of the Dagger Society. This secret sect of Young Elites seeks out others like them before the Inquisition Axis can. But when the Daggers find Adelina, they discover someone with powers like they’ve never seen.

Adelina wants to believe Enzo is on her side, and that Teren is the true enemy. But the lives of these three will collide in unexpected ways, as each fights a very different and personal battle. But of one thing they are all certain: Adelina has abilities that shouldn’t belong in this world. A vengeful blackness in her heart. And a desire to destroy all who dare to cross her.

It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt.

Why The Young Elites?

There has been a lot of hype for this book and the ARC reviews have been generally positive! I never paid much attention to this until recently and realized that the plot is really intriguing and unique. I am really excited to see how the relationship between the three characters play out. :-)

Freebie Friday

Freebie Friday

Hi all! I thought I'd make a post featuring some of the YA free ebooks available for Kindle. I'm not sure if this will be a weekly, bimonthly, or monthly thing yet, but I thought it'll be interesting! For those that prefer reading print like me, you can get the free ebook and if you really like it, then you can get the paperback! This is in no way sponsored, it's just some freebies that I have read and/or found interesting.

 

Twin Souls by K.A. Poe

Seventeen year old Alexis finds herself on the eve of her eighteenth birthday. What generally means a step into adulthood instead opens its way to a terrifying truth about not only her family, but herself. She comes from a long line of vampire hunters, and her real dad wants her to carry on the family quest. At the same time, she is falling for a new boy at school who has his own secret. He is a vampire. Alexis is forced to make a decision from which there is no turning back. - Will she deny this newly discovered heritage, or embrace it. 

UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn

Mina Grime is unlucky, unpopular and uncoordinated; that is until she saves her crush's life on a field trip, changing her High School status from loser to hero overnight. But with her new found fame brings misfortune in the form of an old family curse come to light. For Mina is a descendant from the Brothers Grimm and has inherited all of their unfinished fairy tale business which includes trying to outwit a powerful Story from making her its' next fairy-tale victim. To break the fairy tale curse on her family and make these deadly occurrences stop, Mina must finish the tales until the very Grimm end.

The Sorcery Code by Dima Zales and Anna Zaires

Once a respected member of the Sorcerer Council and now an outcast, Blaise has spent the last year of his life working on a special magical object. The goal is to allow anyone to do magic, not just the sorcerer elite. The outcome of his quest is unlike anything he could’ve ever imagined – because, instead of an object, he creates Her. 

She is Gala, and she is anything but inanimate. Born in the Spell Realm, she is beautiful and highly intelligent – and nobody knows what she’s capable of. She will do anything to experience the world . . . even leave the man she is beginning to fall for. 

Augusta, a powerful sorceress and Blaise’s former fiancée, sees Blaise’s deed as the ultimate hubris and Gala as an abomination that must be destroyed. In her quest to save the human race, Augusta will forge new alliances, becoming tangled in a web of intrigue that stretches further than any of them suspect. She may even have to turn to her new lover Barson, a ruthless warrior who might have an agenda of his own . . .