Spotlight on Contemporary
From March 20th to April 3rd, over 70 authors come together to give away hundreds of books. The YA Spring Fling is an opportunity for readers to find new books, new authors and take part in something very special. Here is a sneak peek of some of the books involved in the giveaway.
All are featured in the YA Spring Fling giveaway. Click here to win free books!
Fashion Fraud and Love Songs by Jamie Campbell
The Fashion Series revolves around Truly Winx, fashion designer wannabe. When her dreams are so close to coming true, she commits fashion fraud with her new frenemy, Jane Davis.
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Sixteen year old Kaley Thorne is invisible. Or she may as well be anyway. All her emotions, thoughts, and dramas go into her secret songbook. Music is her passion, her escape, and her hidden talent. Her songbook is her diary, singing everything she is too shy to speak.
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About Jamie
Effie’s Senior Year and Lover I Don’t Have to Love by Tracy Marchini
"Effie has a million reasons why her senior year hasn’t gone as planned — from the hideous bridesmaid dress at her older sister’s wedding, to a disastrous first kiss, to a complete lack of romantic attention from her boy-that-is-a-friend, Robbie.
In this complete collection of all six Effie Stories, Effie Green tries to turn her oh-so-average high school existence into the perfect teen movie moment. "
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"Thanks to a runaway best-seller, the world thinks that Greg Hanlon fell in love with the beautiful Angeline while sailing the open seas, and lost her before they could marry on the beaches of South Africa.
Though the book started out as a bet between Greg and his best-friend Darrin, the project has taken off like neither of them expected. As Greg's mother sees the money roll in, Greg starts to see nothing but Angeline - his fictional, dead fiancé.
In this absurdist short-story, one young adult must come to terms with fame -- or infamy."
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About Tracy
War Kids by HJ Lawson
When Jada wakes up in a hospital, the last thing she thinks is that her life has completely changed forever. But when the very real civil war forces her to flee from every open space, she must use the firearm skills her father taught her to reunite with him and protect herself.
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About HJ
American Girl on Saturn and Falling From the Sky by Nikki Godwin
When attempt has been made on the lives of Canadian boyband, Spaceships Around Saturn, during their USA tour, the guys have to go into hiding ASAP with a secret service agent's family, which includes two teenage daughters and a five-year-old fangirl.
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Sixteen-year-old Ridge McCoy’s summer plans take a turn in an unexpected direction when he meets Micah Youngblood, the guy who runs the carousel at the local mall and has a reputation for devouring straight boys’ heterosexuality for breakfast, alongside his chocolate chip pancakes.
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About Nikki
Watermelon Summer by Anna Hess and Aimee Easterling
A forgotten farm, an elusive father, and the blue eyes of a perfect boy are the perfect ingredients for an unforgettable watermelon summer.
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About Anna and Aimee
The Fine Art of Holding Your Breath and The Fine Art of Keeping Quiet by Charity Tahmaseb
No one expects the girl who has mastered the art of keeping quiet to join the speech team. But Jolia does. When a crush-worthy rival offers to coach her in secret, she can't say no. But secrets have a price, and this one might cost Jolia everything . . .
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When MacKenna pursues an ROTC scholarship behind her father’s back, she inadvertently uncovers the secret behind her mother’s death in the first Gulf War. And secrets, like war, have their own casualties.
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About Charity
The See-Through Leopard by Sibel Hodge
"The See-Through Leopard is an inspirational coming-of-age story set in the wilds of Africa.
""If I had to sum this story up into one word, I think it would be fitting to say, ""Wow!"" This story was emotionally gripping from the very first page to the very last."" -- Night Owl Teen Reviews"
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Right-Hearted: Finding What... Right-Hearted: Finding What's Right With a Wrong-Sided Heart by Daniel Wallock
"Standing before the sky I had little idea my next two weeks would be overwhelmed with wild love, lust, confusion, tears and a beautiful girl. She and I would share the stories of our hearts...our right-sided hearts.
Right-Hearted: Finding What's Right With A Wrong Sided Heart is the story of two lustful teenagers who together confront their life-threatening heart conditions and learn to embrace their broken hearts."
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About Daniel
Gone by Stacy Claflin
Macy Mercer’s supposed to meet the boy of her dreams who she met online. But he was a fake and she finds herself with a man capable of murder.
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About Stacy
Miss Popularity and Fallen Leaves by Rachel Elizabeth Cole
Plain and bookish Laura Wood is sure life at her new school won't be any different. Her older sister will slather on the makeup and charm and instantly become Miss Popularity while Laura will end up Loser Girl. Again. But this time she might pull off a new role: Shy New Girl. Will a chance encounter in the hallway ruin everything?
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Fifteen-year-old Grace Sather can't understand why her mother would want her great-grandmother to move in with them. Great-Gran hates Mom. But before Mom can talk Gran into it, Gran has a bad fall and ends up in the hospital. Now a long buried-secret is about to reveal itself.
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About Rachel
Idolism by Marcus Herzig
Idolism is a delightful, quirky romp for the young adult religious skeptic, taking a tongue-in-cheek look at the differences and similarities between religion and stardom.
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About Marcus
Cross My Heart by Katie Klein
True love can blossom in unexpected places. This is Jaden pretending not to notice. . . .
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About Katie
The Flirting Games Trilogy by Stella Wilkinson
The Flirting Games, More Flirting Games and Further Flirting Games, now come together in a Trilogy Edition. A British boarding school romp full of hilarious moments and romance.
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About Stella
Q & A with the organiser – Sarah Dalton
How can readers enter the YA Spring Fling giveaway?
Head over to my website Sarahdaltonbooks.com and find the page for the YA Spring Fling (handy hint, it’s HERE). Once you’re there you can browse through the books on offer, or check out more information about the participating authors.
You should see plenty of links prompting you to enter the giveaway. Simply fill out the Google document telling us which books you’d like to win, the format you prefer, and whether you would also like to win paperbacks and swag. It’s that simple. Pick the books you want and sign off.
How will I know I’ve won?
There are so many books on offer that I’d be surprised if you didn’t win something! So you will be hearing from us.
After April 3rd, I will collate all the entries and pass them on to the participating authors. They will then choose the winners at random and Email the winners to let them know the good news.
Will my Email or personal details be used outside the giveaway?
Absolutely not. We’re all against spam and promise not to use your Email for anything other than contacting you as a winner. If you joined up to the YA Spring Fling mailing list you will receive one Email telling you the giveaway is open, and another warning you it is about to close. That’s it!
Is the giveaway open internationally?
Yes! But there are some paperbacks on offer that are region specific. Not all of our authors are sending paperbacks and swag internationally, purely because it costs us so much money and we ain’t made of it. ;)
We will ask for your country of residence in the Google document. That’s so we can work out the winners for region specific paperbacks more easily. Everything else is open internationally.
I have a question, who can I contact?
Me! Send me a message on Facebook. My Email might be clogged by answering author queries, so Facebook might be the easiest method.
Who can I tell about the giveaway? And what can I do to help spread the word?
You can tell everyone and anyone who might like YA books. If you’d like to spread the word it would be awesome if you could follow or like some of the authors and share their posts about the giveaway. You can find a full list of the participating authors and their social media links here.
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! MAY YOU WIN MANY BOOKS!
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Book Blitz~ Half-Life by Tina Ferraro (Review)
Title: Half-Life
Author: Tina Ferraro
Publisher: Leap Books
Description: Half a life is not worth living.
Probably not a good idea to take advice from your dead twin sister. High school sophomore Trisha Traynor and friends have played the Halloween mirror game for years, the one that’s supposed to show a glimpse of the guy they’ll marry. But no one’s ever seen anything.
Until tonight—when Trisha is gob smacked by the candlelit arrival of her long-deceased twin sister, instead of her crush, Kirk Maxwell.
In a voice and vision that only Trisha can hear and see, Chessie claims to be back on a compassionate journey. Trisha fears she's gone nuthouse crazy. But she nonetheless follows the instructions Chessie outlines in their nightly conversations, until she finds herself stepping across some ethical lines, and probably ending all chances with Kirk.
When a sisterly showdown ensues, resulting in the shattering of the mirror, Chessie’s gone again, and a heartsick Trisha sets about righting her recent wrongs. That is, until she stumbles upon the real reason Chessie had come back and the most important glimpse yet that the mirror could never predict.
You can find the book at:
MY REVIEW: My rating 5 out 5 stars
I love the world that Tina brings in her novel of Patricia (Trisha) and her (dead) twin Chessie. Trisha is only 15 in this novel and in highschool so you know just with that life is tough, but no she has the crazy life of seeing her dead twin, facing battles of choosing image over herself, trying to get her Bestfriend back and of course her love life which is far more complicated then you could imagine. This story brought on many laughs, frustrations, awww-ings, and tears. Tina shows how in life you make plans and try to execute them but no matter what sometimes reality gets in the way and changes course for you even though you might hate change or its makes you uncomfortable, just like it did for Trisha. I may admit sometimes I was yelling at Trisha in my head for being dumb or blind and also cheering for her when she showed courage! I think it's a a beautifully written novel and I would re-read over again just to experience the funny, crazy, and tearful life of Trisha. May I also say yum at Kirk haha. He was one of my favorite people in this story and was quite charming (may I have a Kirk of my own pleassse?).
I would recommend this story to any ages 13 and up. Yes even older people. It deals with the issues of loss as well as moving on from that loss. I would say anyone who loves a good paranormal, heartfelt story would love this. Thanks so much Tina for letting me experience Trisha and her life as well.
Author Bio: Tina Ferraro been writing since she learned to hold a pencil, and sold upwards of a hundred short stories to national magazines before turning to novels. She is the author of three Random House novels, The ABC’s of Kissing Boys, How to Hook a Hottie and Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress, which have received distinctions such as the ABA Book Sense Award and two RITA nominations.
Her fourth YA, The Starter Boyfriend, has spent time on Amazon’s Top 100 Lists. She lives in Los Angeles with her rocket scientist husband, two cats and whichever of their three young adult children is in town. When not writing, she enjoys playing Facebook Scrabble, swimming, and chasing coyotes out of her neighborhood.
Twitter https://twitter.com/PromMom3
Website http://www.tinaferraro.com/
Blurb: My heart beat in all its pulse points. Not about grabbing a bottle of champagne from our basement stash. It would be a cinch since my parents totally trusted me. But did I want to steal for Dawn and J-9? And if I did this once, would they ask again? Would this become a thing?
Book Giveaway;
Rafflecopter:"http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/1d75e57c5/"
Others on the Blitz:
March 16th
Word to Dreams http://wordtodreams.blogspot.com/
A Little Bit of R&R http://alittlebitofrnr.com/
Twinning for Books http://twinningfortwins.wordpress.com
March 17th
Tattered Book Blog http://www.tumblr.com/blog/tatteredbookblog
Somewhere Over Yonder http://somewhereoveryonder.blogspot.com
Forever Lost In Other Worlds foreverlostinotherworlds.blogspot.com
After the Last Page http://afterthelastpage.wordpress.com
Electively Paige http://electivelypaige.com
Queekie Girl Reads http://thequeekiegirl.blogspot.sg/
Reese’s Reviews http://reesesreviews.blogspot.com/
CiCi’s Theories http://cicistheories.com
Girl With Pen http://victoriazumbrumsreviews.blogspot.com/
Michelle’s Minions http://michellesminions.blogspot.com
Lindsay and Jane’s Views and Reviews http://lindsayandjaneviewsandreviews.blogspot.co.uk/
Good Reads with Ronna http://www.goodreadswithronna.com
Jessica Bayliss jessicabaylisswrites.com
Ali’s Books http://alisbooks.wordpress.com
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Review Policy
Hello!
I will be accepting review requests if you do send me them but I got a couple rules:
1. I accept Only ARCs and Hardcopies right now. Sorry not ebooks but if you do talk to me personally about it I might be willing to accept a couple
2. I do accept self-published books
3. My broader genre I try to stay in is teen- new adult. (Some middle school books as well)
4. I don't have a specific genre preference because I like pretty much every genre so no need to worry about that
5. If you would like to Contact me about reviewing your book or have any questions you can reach me at my email: crazyworldofmads@gmail.com
My reviews will be put up one- two weeks after receiving it, depending on my review pile. My reviews consist of the Rating, Summary, my honest review, about the author and where you are able to purchase the book from so make sure to include that if I do accept your review request.
I will also participate in blog tours, cover reveals and author interviews.
If you have any questions, concerns or comments don't hesitate to email me. It might take up to a day for a response but I do check my email everyday so I will get back to you ASAP.
Thanks for reading through this and understanding my review policy.
I will be accepting review requests if you do send me them but I got a couple rules:
1. I accept Only ARCs and Hardcopies right now. Sorry not ebooks but if you do talk to me personally about it I might be willing to accept a couple
2. I do accept self-published books
3. My broader genre I try to stay in is teen- new adult. (Some middle school books as well)
4. I don't have a specific genre preference because I like pretty much every genre so no need to worry about that
5. If you would like to Contact me about reviewing your book or have any questions you can reach me at my email: crazyworldofmads@gmail.com
My reviews will be put up one- two weeks after receiving it, depending on my review pile. My reviews consist of the Rating, Summary, my honest review, about the author and where you are able to purchase the book from so make sure to include that if I do accept your review request.
I will also participate in blog tours, cover reveals and author interviews.
If you have any questions, concerns or comments don't hesitate to email me. It might take up to a day for a response but I do check my email everyday so I will get back to you ASAP.
Thanks for reading through this and understanding my review policy.
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