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Month9Books/Tantrum Books Friday Reveal ~ The Lingering Grace by Jessica Arnold ~ And Giveaway!

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Today Jessica Arnold and Month9Books are revealing the cover and first chapter for THE LINGERING GRACE, which releases March 15, 2016! Check out the gorgeous cover and enter to be one of the first readers to receive a eGalley!! A quick note from the author: In The Lingering Grace, Alice is glad to find her life returning to normal after a near-death experience. When a young girl drowns in a freak accident similar to the one that nearly killed her, she suspects that something deeper might be going on. This incredible cover is a reference both to the drowning girl at the heart of the story, and to Alice—who is also in over her head. It’s hard to tell whether the girl under water is sinking deeper or rising to the surface. This story centers on Alice making that very choice. On to the reveal!  Title:  THE LINGERING GRACE Author: Jessica Arnold Pub. Date: March 15, 2016 Publisher: Month9Books Format: Paperback & eBo...

Jaime Reviews ~ Burning by Danielle Rollins

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Burning By  Danielle Rollins Published on April 5, 2016 Published by: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Source: Netgalley Orange is the New Black  gets a unique YA twist in this creepy story of the darkness that dwells in each of us. After three years in juvie, Angela Davis is just a few months shy of release, and she'll finally be free from the hole that is Brunesfield Correctional Facility. Then Jessica arrives. Only ten years old and under the highest security possible, this girl has to be dangerous, even if no one knows what she did to land in juvie. As strange things begin happening to Angela and her friends that can only be traced to the new girl's arrival, it becomes clear that Brunesfield is no longer safe. They must find a way to get out, but how can they save themselves when the world has forgotten them? Readers will be rooting for Angela and her friends to find the truth and save themselves in this spine-tingling story rich with secrets and conspiracies. Go...

Jaime Reviews ~ Into the Dim (Into the Dim #1) by Janet B. Taylor

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Into the Dim (Into the Dim #1) By  Janet B. Taylor Published on March 1, 2016 Published by: HMH Books for Young Readers Source: Around the World ARC Tours “Seventy-two hours, then we have to be back at the clearing. Sunrise on the third day.”   Being “the homeschooled girl,” in a small town, Hope Walton’s crippling phobias and photographic memory don’t help her fit in with her adoptive dad’s perfectly blonde Southern family. But when her mother is killed in a natural disaster thousands of miles from home, Hope’s secluded world crumbles. After an aunt she’s never met invites her to spend the summer in Scotland, Hope discovers that her mother was more than a brilliant academic. She’s a member of a secret society of time travelers, and is actually trapped in the twelfth century in the age of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Now Hope must conquer her numerous fears and travel back in time to help rescue her mother before she’s lost for good. Along the way, ...

/Jaime Reviews ~ The Killing Jar by Jennifer Bosworth

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The Killing Jar By  Jennifer Bosworth Published on January 12, 2016 Published by: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Source: Publisher “I try not to think about it, what I did to that boy.” Seventeen-year-old Kenna Marsden has a secret.  She’s haunted by a violent tragedy she can’t explain. Kenna’s past has kept people—even her own mother—at a distance for years. Just when she finds a friend who loves her and life begins to improve, she’s plunged into a new nightmare. Her mom and twin sister are attacked, and the dark powers Kenna has struggled to suppress awaken with a vengeance.  On the heels of the assault, Kenna is exiled to a nearby commune, known as Eclipse, to live with a relative she never knew she had. There, she discovers an extraordinary new way of life as she learns who she really is, and the wonders she’s capable of. For the first time, she starts to feel like she belongs somewhere. That her terrible secret makes her beautiful and strong, not dangerous...

Jaime Reviews ~ The Witch Hunter (The Witch Hunter #1) by Virginia Boecker

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The Witch Hunter (The Witch Hunter #1) By  Virginia Boecker Published on June 2 ,2015 Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Source: Netgalley The magic and suspense of  Graceling  meet the political intrigue and unrest of  Game of Thrones  in this riveting fantasy debut. Your greatest enemy isn't what you fight, but what you fear. Elizabeth Grey is one of the king's best witch hunters, devoted to rooting out witchcraft and doling out justice. But when she's accused of being a witch herself, Elizabeth is arrested and sentenced to burn at the stake. Salvation comes from a man she thought was her enemy. Nicholas Perevil, the most powerful and dangerous wizard in the kingdom, offers her a deal: he will save her from execution if she can break the deadly curse that's been laid upon him. But Nicholas and his followers know nothing of Elizabeth's witch hunting past--if they find out, the stake will be the least of her worries. And as she...

Jaime Reviews ~ Remembrance (The Mediator #7) by Meg Cabot ~ Blog Tour & Giveaway!

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Remembrance (The Mediator #7) By  Meg Cabot Published on February 2, 2016 Published by: William Morrow Source: MMSaI Tours In REMEMBRANCE, the seventh installment of the Mediator series, all Susannah Simon wants is to make a good impression at her first job since graduating from college (and becoming engaged to Dr. Jesse de Silva). But when she stumbles across an ancient murder, old ghosts—and ex-boyfriends—aren’t all that come back to haunt her. REMEMBRANCE will be the first ever adult installment of the Mediator, published by William Morrow, the adult division of HarperCollins, the company that brought you the YA books in the series. Amazon  |  B&N  |  Goodreads   Remembrance...  I remember when I picked up a little book called  Shadowland  a few years ago, on a whim. This whim turned out to be a wonderful one. I fell in love with this fabulous series that Meg Cabot created, and it was an absolute pleasure ...

Month9Books & Tantrum Books Friday Reveal ~ There Once Were Stars by Melanie McFarlane ~ Plus a Giveaway (or two!)

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Today Melanie McFarlane and Month9Books are revealing the cover and first chapter for THERE ONCE WERE STARS, which releases April 26, 2016! Check out the gorgeous cover and enter to be one of the first readers to receive a eGalley!! A quick note from the author: I have anticipated this moment for months—the moment I would be able to share my cover with all of you! When I first laid eyes on the cover for THERE ONCE WERE STARS I was immediately drawn to the stars and how they are escaping their glass prison. In my novel, the main character, Natalia Greyes, is also locked in a glass prison: her home, Dome 1618. During Nat’s childhood the stars became more visible in the sky, after being blocked by darkness for decades after the Cleansing Wars. Like the stars, Nat is a symbol of change as she transforms from a naïve youth into a strong teen, who searches for her place in her tiny world of Dome 1618, and dreams of escaping to the outside one day. But my favorite detail...