Blog Tour & GIVEAWAY — The Memory of Light
My Thoughts In 2011, several years into my son’s diagnosis of autism, a friend recommended Marcelo in the Real World to me. The cover had a beautiful depiction of a night sky full of stars (which if...
View ArticleRainbow Blitz & GIVEAWAY — Shade Me
My Color: Violet Ahh, violet. There are so many gorgeous things in the world that are violet – violets, lavender, peonies, blackberry ice cream, amethyst geodes. Did you know there is even VIOLET...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY — Shallow Graves
Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Release Date: January 26th 2016 Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Horror, Zombies, Fantasy, Thriller, Contemporary, Fiction, Mystery,...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood
My Thoughts Guys, I absolutely LOVED this book. There is something so magical about a middle-grade book done right and this one hit all the marks. It was fun, had a great storyline, and wonderful...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Blood Passage
My Thoughts Disclaimer: This is a review of a second book in a series. That means, there’s probably something that refers to the first book. I’ll try to keep it as free from book one spoilers as I can,...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Into the Dim
The HAPPIEST of book birthdays to Into the Dim! We’re so excited to celebrate this book’s release day with this blog tour! Guest Post Please welcome the fabulous Janet B. Taylor! Hello ladies, and...
View ArticleBook Spotlight & GIVEAWAY – You Were Here
Praise for You Were Here “The mix of forms as well as the insights each character gleans through their urban explorations render this book both readable and teachable on multiple levels.” –Bulletin of...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Save Me, Kurt Cobain
Playlist Music as a source of self-expression, a way of coping and connecting, and a way of letting joy back into your life is a major theme of my novel, SAVE ME, KURT COBAIN, set in 2006. Nicola...
View ArticleBooks to Grow On – Bug Zoo
Our Thoughts There are few things I love more than books and art. So naturally, I am drawn to beautiful picture books. Even though these books are created with children in mind, I’ve always loved the...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – A Study in Charlotte
Playlist Here’s a link to a STUDY IN CHARLOTTE playlist–it’s equal parts Jamie and Charlotte. I hope you enjoy! Enter to win 1 of 3 Finished Copies of A STUDY IN CHARLOTTE (US Only) a Rafflecopter...
View ArticleHarperTeen 2016 Summer Tour — Frannie and Tru
I’m SO excited to be a part of this tour! There are over 40 stops (45 to be exact!) on this tour. AND you can enter to win 45 books from HarperTeen. YES, YOU READ THAT RIGHT! In addition, you can...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY — The Way I Used to Be
Before we start this post, I need to express just how much I loved this book. It was raw, real, and so unflinching. This book is going to be hard to read, but it was so, so important and did such an...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Essential Maps for the Lost
Inside the Author’s Head Welcome to the blog! Just from the synopsis, you can tell Essential Maps of the Lost is going to be an intense and emotional ride for the reader. Can you first tell readers...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Away We Go
A Song That Represents Away We Go By Emil Ostrovski There’s a point in Away We Go when Noah, the main character, can’t get Simon and Garfunkel’s “Scarborough Fair” out of his head. The song is based...
View ArticleBlog Tour – The Darkest Corners
“Gripping from start to finish, The Darkest Corners took me into an underbelly I didn’t know existed, with twists that left me shocked and racing forward to get to the end.” ─Victoria Aveyard, #1 New...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Holding Smoke
Official Playlist By Elle Cosimano I love Smoke’s playlist. It’s a mix of music full of tension and longing. There are hard, gritty songs that evoke the taut and restless atmosphere of the cell block...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Ask Me How I Got Here
Inside the Author’s Head Welcome to the blog! I have to tell you, the day this book was available on Edelweiss I picked it up to read – and never sat it down again until I finished. It was so amazing,...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – May Queen Murders
My Thoughts I wanted this book from the moment I saw that cover. I didn’t even know what it was about (except murder, obviously), but that haunting girl in the waters with the oversaturated washed out...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Wild Swans
Author Playlist I listened to a lot of country music while writing WILD SWANS, which is not normally my thing, but I feel like country songs really capture a LOT of feelings about living in a small...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Whisper to Me
Author’s Playlist As it happens there’s a playlist on my iPod called ‘Whisper to Me’. I even divided it into the two parts of the book and played it on a loop as I wrote the book. The final track is a...
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