Giveaway: The Magic Warble by Victoria Simcox

Giveaway time guys! Victoria Simcox has offered to give e-books of her middle-grade book The Magic Warble to 3 lucky winners. It is a book for younger readers but it sounds like a wonderful read for all ages.

Dwarfs, gnomes, fairies, talking animals, and an evil queen all these and more can be found in The Magic Warble, an enchanting tale of adventure and friendship. Twelve-year-old Kristina Kingsly feels like the most unpopular girl in her school. The kids all tease her, and she never seems to fit in. But when Kristina receives an unusual Christmas gift, she suddenly finds herself magically transported to the land of Bernovem, home of dwarfs, gnomes, fairies, talking animals and the evil Queen Sentiz. In Bernovem, Kristina not only fits in, she's honored as ''the chosen one'', the only one who can release the land from Queen Sentiz's control. But it s not as simple as it seems. To save Bernovem, she must place the gift she was given, the famous ''Magic Warble,'' in its final resting place. And she must travel through the deep forest, climb a treacherous mountain, and risk capture by the queen s ''zelbocks'' before she reaches her destination. Guided by her new fairy friends, Clover and Looper and by Prince Werrien, a teenage boy, as well as an assortment of other characters, Kristina sets off on a perilous journey that not only tests her strength but her heart.

 About the Author 

Victoria was born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, to an Austrian immigrant mother, and a Dutch immigrant father. She now lives in Western Washington with her husband, Russ and their three children, Toby, Kristina, and William. Her other family members are a Chihuahua, named Pipsy and two cats, named Frodo and Fritz. Besides being an author, Victoria is a home-schooling mother of twelve years and an elementary school art teacher of eleven years. In her spare time, Victoria enjoys managing her two older children's Celtic band. She also loves writing, reading, painting watercolors, hiking, good movies, and just simply hanging out with her family and friends.

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Giveaway is US/INTERNATIONAL and will run from 3/27/13 - 4/7/13. If I catch you cheating your entries will be deleted.

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Showcase Sunday #6

Showcase Sunday is hosted by Vicky over at Books, Biscuits and Tea. We share what swag or books we've bought, received or gotten from the library. For more information visit Vicky's Showcase Sunday post.

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Won

I won Shackled from Steph over @ Bookfever and she sent me swag and a birthday card too!

  Stephanie is one of the nicest bloggers ever so give her a follow, you won't regret it!

Shackled by Angel Carling

I love the Egyptian bookmarks and the guitar, so cute!

Isn't she the nicest?

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So that's my Showcase Sunday for this week. What did you receive?

Cover Reveal: Invasion by A. Star

Cover reveal time peeps!

Check out the beautiful cover of Invasion by A. Star!

 She invaded his world. He invaded her heart.

I did not want to come here. Earth is but a lifeless ball of matter. Yet, it is worth more than all the galaxies combined. These creatures, these hu-mans, are not worth the labor we exert keeping them alive. But we need them. And I need him. The hu-man who has turned me from my duties, has made me forget my purpose. Everything has changed now. And we are all going to die.

 About the Author 

I am the author of Invasion (An Alien Romance) and many more upcoming adult fantasy and paranormal romance releases. I also write under Diantha Jones for all young adult releases. Visit www.diantha-jones.com or follow me @DianthaJones.

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Invasion sounds amazing right? For more info visit Diantha's site and don't forget to add Invasion to your to-read shelf!

Bookmark and Bookplate Giveaway!

This will be my first giveaway ever and it will be super small (sorry) but I hope that you'll enter!

What You Can Win

Signed Light Tamer postcard

Sweet Evil bookmark

Iron Queen bookmark

OR

Lure of Shapinsay bookplate

Shine bookmark

Signed Sweet Evil bookmark

There will be 2 winners

&

I will be checking entries so no cheating!



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Review: The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead

In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she finds herself struggling to draw the line between her Alchemist teachings and what her heart is urging her to do. Then she meets alluring, rebellious Marcus Finch--a former Alchemist who escaped against all odds, and is now on the run. Marcus wants to teach Sydney the secrets he claims the Alchemists are hiding from her. But as he pushes her to rebel against the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder than she thought. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply within her. And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her magical blood--or else she might be next.

Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, the Bloodlines series explores all the friendship, romance, battles, and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive—this time in a part-vampire, part-human setting where the stakes are even higher and everyone’s out for blood.

 My Review 

Oh my Adrian! Ever since the Bloodlines series began I've been pretty happy for more Adrian Ivashkov and to be rid of Rose Hathaway and Dimitri Belikov (no offense to those who love them) and the third book in the series did not disappoint. I found the story a bit more spread out and not much happened action-wise but there were a ton of SYDRIAN moments so that was a huge plus! We finally meet Marcus Finch and I can't say that I really love him but he was an interesting character. Favorites like Eddie, Jill and Mrs. Terwilliger are back and as demanding as ever but you gotta love them. As for all of the Sydrian moments all I can say is wowza. Adrian is his usual swoon worthy self and I have fallen in love with him all over. Sydian has her usual moments where I think I might slap her for some of the things she does or won't do through the book *coughs* being with Adrian *coughs* but she's still one of my favorite female leads.

I give The Indigo Spell 5 STARS, mainly for the last chapter which was just perfect. Read it and I'm sure you'll agree.

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 About the Author 

Scorpio Richelle Mead is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of urban fantasy books for both adults and teens. Originally from Michigan, Richelle now lives in Seattle, Washington where she works on her three series full-time: Georgina Kincaid, Dark Swan, and Vampire Academy.

A life-long reader, Richelle has always loved mythology and folklore. When she can actually tear herself away from books (either reading or writing them), she enjoys bad reality TV, traveling, trying interesting cocktails, and shopping for dresses. She's a self-professed coffee addict and has a passion for all things wacky and humorous.

Teaser Tuesdays: Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

If you want to participate all you have to do is:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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My teaser today is from Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi.


I thought I'd lost the bird, the white bird, the bird with streaks of gold like a crown atop its head. It used to meet me in my dreams, flying strong and smooth, sailing over the world like it knew better, like it had secrets we'd never suspect, like it was leading me somewhere safe.
-pg. 28, Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

tick
tick
tick
tick
tick
it's almost
time for war.

Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.

She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.

Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.

In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam's life.

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Showcase Sunday #5

Showcase Sunday is hosted by Vicky over at Books, Biscuits and Tea. We share what swag or books we've bought, received or gotten from the library. For more information visit Vicky's Showcase Sunday post.

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Bought

Found a ton of books at the thrift store!

Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz

BoneMan's Daughters by Ted Dekker

The Vampire's Assistant and Tunnels of Blood by Darren Shan

Alien Secrets by Annette Curtis Klause

Chobits Vol. 1 by Clamp

Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode Vol. 2 by Mia Ikumi

The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

The Secret Circle: The Captive Part II and The Power by L.J. Smith

Tentacles by Roland Smith

Half-Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer

Found a good deal on a set of The Vincent Boys.

The Vincent Boys and The Vincent Brothers by Abbi Glines

Received

Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

Another early birthday present that I totally fangirled over!

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So that's my Showcase Sunday for this week. What did you receive?

Teaser Tuesdays: The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

If you want to participate all you have to do is:

• Grab your current read
•  Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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My teaser today is from The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead.

We looked up and found Adrian standing above us, dashing in his shades of blue. His face was the picture of perfect politeness and restraint, meaning something disastrous was probably about to happen.

-page 52, The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead

In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she finds herself struggling to draw the line between her Alchemist teachings and what her heart is urging her to do. Then she meets alluring, rebellious Marcus Finch--a former Alchemist who escaped against all odds, and is now on the run. Marcus wants to teach Sydney the secrets he claims the Alchemists are hiding from her. But as he pushes her to rebel against the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder than she thought. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply within her. And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her magical blood--or else she might be next.

Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, the Bloodlines series explores all the friendship, romance, battles, and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive—this time in a part-vampire, part-human setting where the stakes are even higher and everyone’s out for blood.

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Showcase Sunday #4

Showcase Sunday is hosted by Vicky over at Books, Biscuits and Tea. We share what swag or books we've bought, received or gotten from the library. For more information visit Vicky's Showcase Sunday post.

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It's been so long since I've gotten to do one of these posts so I'm glad that my first week back I actually have something to share.

Bought

Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

I lucked out finding these because they were the last on the shelves.

Received

The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead

I got this one as an early birthday present from my mom and she wrote a little message like she always does.

I did point out to her that I do have books with living things...not many, but I do have a few.

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So that's my Showcase Sunday for this week. What did you receive?