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Book Review: Immortal Beloved
New name, new town, new life. Nastasya has done it too often to count. And there’s no end in sight. Nothing ever really ends… when you’re immortal. But this time is different: Nastasya knows that this new town must hold her salvation—or her death. Nastasya was born into darkness, and has embraced it her whole life. Four hundred years ago, a tragedy robbed her of her birthright, and she’s been living a lie ever since. Now, four centuries of exploring the depths and limits of dark power has left Nastasya feeling sickened unto death. If she continues down this road,…
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Blog Tour: Split – Cut Scene
If you’ll recall, Swati Avasthi is on an epic blog tour to honor National Domestic Violence month. Each stop will feature auctions that are being used to raise donation money. For full details see this post! Today Swati is stopping by with a cut scene that didn’t make it into the book. That’s right, writing in its rawest form! How exciting! At the bottom of this post you’ll find the info for the auctions that are being hosted today. Please take some time to check them out and follow along with the tour! We want to meet Swati’s fundraising goal! Cut…
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Blog Tour: Covert Youth Agency – Pi Character Interview & Giveaway
Today I’m happy to welcome Pi, the main character of Covert Youth Agency, to my blog for an interview! He’ll be sharing some insight into CYA and himself. Guess what? He even brought an eBook along to give away! What a great guy! If you’re interested in finding out more about this book, you can read my review, or check the end of this post for more links. 1) Hello Pi, and welcome to A Fanatic’s Book Blog. First question, can you describe yourself for us in just one word? Perceptive. 2) The Covert Youth Agency is a really interesting…
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Random Books: The Rain Edition
Do you ever just randomly type a word into Goodreads? I do, especially when I’m bored, awake away too early, or just looking for something new to read! Today I thought it would be fun (since it’s 6:45 and I’m awake for some reason) to post some books that popped up when I typed in “rain” and my thoughts. Are you prepared for some randomness? Away we go! Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening…
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Book Review: Zombies vs. Unicorns
Media Type: Print Book Title: Zombies vs. Unicorns Author: Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: Hardcover; 432 Release Date: September 21, 2010 Source: Around the World Tours ————————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love funny, quick, short stories with zombies and unicorns! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes It’s a question as old as time itself: which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? In this anthology, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (unicorn and zombie, respectively), strong arguments are made for both sides in the form of…
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Book Review: Grace
Grace was raised to be an Angel, a herald of death by suicide bomb. But she refuses to die for the cause, and now Grace is on the run, daring to dream of freedom. In search of a border she may never reach, she travels among malevolent soldiers on a decrepit train crawling through the desert. Accompanied by the mysterious Kerr, Grace struggles to be invisible, but the fear of discovery looms large as she recalls the history and events that delivered her uncertain fate. Told in spare, powerful prose, this tale of a dystopian near future will haunt readers…
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Blog Tour: Author Tara Taylor Quinn
I was extremely excited when Tara Taylor Quinn asked me to host her blog tour! Today she will be putting it on all the table, and sharing with us why she writes romance. I loved this post so very much, you can see the passion Tara has for her work. Take a look! I was asked not long ago why I write romance. I don’t think I’ve ever been asked that question before. And after seventeen years of publishing, I thought I’d been asked them all. The question stopped me. I didn’t know what to say. And after a moment…
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“You Choose” Giveaway Winners!
PHEW You all made me work, I’ll give you that! Thanks to everyone who entered and made this contest such a HUGE success! 4 winners were chosen since my blog hit 500 followers (thanks again all!) so let’s get to it shall we? $25 in books winner – Lu of Lu’s Book Blog $15 GC winner – Rosey of Rosey Reviews $15 GC winner – Reena Jacobs of Reena Jacobs $10 GC winner – Andrea I Congratulations to all of you! I’m sending an email out to Lu, and your gift cards directly to the rest of you! ENJOY!!!
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A Fanatic’s Wrap-Up: September Edition
Yes, I realize this is a day late. I have a good excuse though! I got to spend today playing with an adorable little 3 year old, who I took to see the aquarium and the tide pools. It was so FUN. Now, I’m tired, but I’m going to post this before I meander off to read. Books read and reviewed: * Pirate Treasure by Benjamin Flinders – 5/5 * The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall by Mary Downing Hahn – 5/5 * The Lost City of Atlantis by Benjamin Flinders – 5/5 * The Duck Song by Bryant Oden – 5/5 …
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“Before the Split” Blog Tour Information
“Before the Split” Blog Tour To honor National Domestic Violence Awareness month, author Swati Avasthi is combining a blog tour for her debut novel, Split, with a fundraiser for Family Violence Prevention Fund. She’ll be on twenty-six blogs with contests, cut scenes, and guest posts about Split and will donate $1/comment with a goal and cap of $250. If she receives 250 comments, she’ll double her donation. She has a lot of fund raising help from more than 40 agents, editors and authors who have donated personalized books, memberships, and critiques for an online auction. Follow the tour, get stuff…