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Meet Kersten Hamilton’s characters and take a book home. It’s a win/win!
For those of you who may not know, I am an avid Kersten Hamilton fan. Her writing mixes fantasy and Celtic mythology, and her characters are wonderfully vivid! Kersten has two books out so far, both which are fantastic. You can find my review for Tyger, Tyger here and my review for In the Forests of the Night here, if you’re interested in seeing what I thought! I’d definitely suggest you give them a try though!———————————————————————————————————Now, without further ado, I give you an interview with Teagan, Finn and Abby (who just sort of snuck in but we won’t say anything). Jessica: Since…
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Book Review: In the Forests of the Night
Media Type: Print Book Title: In The Forests of the Night (Goblin Wars #2) Author: Kersten Hamilton Publisher: Clarion Books Pages: Hardcover; 288 Release Date: Oct 3, 2011 Source: Publisher —————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild violence —————————— HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Lovers of a good fantasy story with lovable, memorable characters. Other books in the series: Tyger, Tyger (Goblin Wars #1) Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N The battle against goblinkind continues . . . but which side will Teagan be on? Teagan, Finn, and…
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Tyger, Tyger Trailer and GIVEAWAY!
For those of you who may not know, I’m a HUGE Tyger, Tyger and all around Kersten Hamilton fangirl. It is my aim to spread the love of this book and, well, of course bribe you with a giveaway. Let it be known that I am definitely not against bribery. *insert maniacal laugh here* I’m quite happy to be able to share the new book trailer with you. It’s amazing! I’ve seen many a book trailer, but this one seriously blew my mind. It might be because I’m in love with this book. If you haven’t read my review you can…
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A Look Back: Kersten Hamilton
If you’ve been around my blog this week, you know that this week is all about Kersten Hamilton! During her interview, I found out that she has written over 28 different books for children of varying levels and topics. So I thought, what better way to celebrate this amazing author than with a look back at some of her past work? Ready? Away we go! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A Life of Faith: Millie Keith Series While reading Kersten’s interview answers, I saw her mention of the Millie Keith books and became enthralled. A whole series of books I hadn’t heard of? *gasp*…
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Book Review: Tyger, Tyger
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Tyger, Tyger * Series: Goblin Wars #1 Author: Kersten Hamilton Publisher: Clarion Books Pages: Hardcover; 308 Release Date: November 15, 2010 Source: NetGalley —————————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence —————————————————- HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of Fantasy with strong characters and a rip roaring plot line. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Teagan Wyllston grew up hearing about Celtic mythology, night crawlers and banshees, and how the Irish Travelers have been at war with goblin kind since before time. One of…
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An Interview with Kersten Hamilton
Kersten Hamilton was born in High Rolls, New Mexico. From the time she was 6 years old, she knew she wanted to be a writer, a poet in particular. She wanted to make word magic and tuck it inside the covers of a book. During her exciting childhood, she accompanied her parents as they tracked caribou and arctic wolves across their homestead in Alaska, caught tree frogs in the swamps of the Pacific Northwest and chased dust devils and rattlesnakes in the desert of New Mexico. Before settling down to have her own children, she worked as a ranch hand…
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It’s Kersten Hamilton Week!
In honor of my first ever author interview, I officially declare this week Kersten Hamilton week here on A Fanatics Book Blog! Release Date: November 15, 2010 Here are the events for the week: * Monday 5/10 – Intro Post (you’re looking at it!) * Tuesday 5/11 – Author Interview * Wednesday 5/12 – Tyger, Tyger Review * Thursday 5/13 – A Look Back… Kersten Hamilton’s past books * Friday 5/14 – GIVEAWAY! Two lucky winners will get a pre-order copy of Tyger, Tyger paid for by me! ***Some helpful hints: Giveaway entries will include snagging the widget to the…