The Best Books Ever

We're pleased to feature an interview today with Meradeth Houston, the author of  Travelers, a thrilling time-travel YA novel!  Travelers By  Meradeth Houston Published on August 2nd 2015 Published by: BookFishBooks Purchase: Amazon Sienna Crenshaw knows the rules: 1) no time traveling beyond your natural lifetime, 2) no screwing with death, and 3) no changing the past. Ever. Sienna doesn’t love being stuck in the present, but she’s not the type to to break the rules. That is, she wasn’t the type until her best friend broke every one of those rules to keep Henry, her twin brother and Sienna’s ex-boyfriend, alive. Suddenly, Sienna is caught in an unfamiliar reality. The upside? Henry is still alive. The downside? Sienna’s old life, including the people in it, has been erased. Now, Sienna and Henry must untangle the giant knot in time, or her parents and all the rest of the Travelers, will be lost forever. One problem: the only way to be successful is...

The Boy Most Likely To By  Huntley Fitzpatrick Published on August 18, 2015 Published by: Dial Books Source: Around the World ARC Tours A surprising, utterly romantic companion to  My Life Next Door —great for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han  Tim Mason was The Boy Most Likely To find the liquor cabinet blindfolded, need a liver transplant, and drive his car into a house Alice Garrett was The Girl Most Likely To . . . well, not date her little brother’s baggage-burdened best friend, for starters. For Tim, it wouldn’t be smart to fall for Alice. For Alice, nothing could be scarier than falling for Tim. But Tim has never been known for making the smart choice, and Alice is starting to wonder if the “smart” choice is always the right one. When these two crash into each other, they crash hard. Then the unexpected consequences of Tim’s wild days come back to shock him. He finds himself in a situation that isn’t all it appears to be, tha...

The Witches of BlackBrook (The Witches of BlackBrook #1) By  Tish Thawer Published on June 23, 2015 Published by Amber Leaf Publishing Source: Xpresso Book Tours Through space and time, sisters entwined. Lost then found, souls remain bound. Three sisters escape the Salem witch trials when the eldest casts a spell that hurtles their souls forward through time. After centuries separated, fate has finally reunited them in the present day. One the healer, one the teacher and one the deceiver. Will their reunion return their full powers, or end their souls journeys forever? Goodreads  |  Amazon Witchy, Witchy....  Cover art can be truly fantastic, you know?! And this cover is even more proof. I am digging the corset dress, and the hint of red hair. I do wish that we could see her face though... I mean, WHY DO THEY CUT OFF PEOPLES HEADS? IT IS WEIRD.....  Unfortunately, even though I was super looking forward to this one, it ended...

Today, we're celebrating the book birthday of Clockwork Menagerie,  a new novella in the Shadows of Asphodel fantasy series, by Karen Kincy.   Keep reading for a guest post from Karen, and a giveaway just for you. And check back here on September 9th for my review of Clockwork Menagerie!  Clockwork Menagerie (Shadows of Asphodel #2.5) By  Karen Kincy Published on September 1st 2015 Published by: Curiosity Quills Press Cover Artist:  Eugene Teplitsky Find Online:  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Goodreads 1914. Konstantin would love to hide in his laboratory and dissect the clockwork dragon captured from Russia, but the Archmages of Vienna have other plans. He finds himself shipped off to St. Petersburg as the scientific attaché to an ambassador. His orders? Look, but don't touch. Of course, he considers this an impossible request with so much enemy technomancy to explore. To make matters worse, Konstantin...

The Rest of Us Just Live Here By  Patrick Ness Published on October 6, 2015 Published by Walker Books Source: Around the World ARC Tours What if you aren’t the Chosen One? The one who’s supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you’re like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week’s end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best friend is worshipped by mountain lions. Award-winning writer Patrick Ness’s bold and irreverent novel powerfully reminds us that there are many different types of remarkable. Goodreads  |  Amazon The Rest of Just Lives Here was...  The ULTIMATE Non-Hero story, ever! The R...

Nameless By  Jennifer Jenkins Published on October 6, 2015 Published by Month9Books Source: Month9Books Four clans have been at war for centuries: the Kodiak, the Raven, the Wolf and the Ram. Through brutal war tactics, the Ram have dominated the region, inflicting death and destruction on their neighbors. Seventeen-year-old Zo is a Wolf and a Healer who volunteers to infiltrate the Ram as a spy on behalf of the allied clans. She offers herself as a Ram slave, joining the people who are called the “nameless.” Hers is a suicide mission – Zo’s despair after losing her parents in a Ram raid has left her seeking both revenge and an end to her own misery. But after her younger sister follows her into Rams Gate, Zo must find a way to survive her dangerous mission and keep her sister safe. What she doesn’t expect to find is the friendship of a young Ram whose life she saves, the confusing feelings she develops for a Ram soldier, and an underground nameless insurrection. Zo l...

The Lemorian Crest (Cobbogoth #2) by  Hannah L. Clark   Release Date: July 2015 Summary from Goodreads: After being raised from infancy in Boston, Mass., Noria (a.k.a Norah Lukens) has no idea what to expect upon entering New Cobbogoth, where she never would have guessed that paths of light can make you vanish; doors can lead to realms both near and far; myths and legends are actual history; a mere kiss can seal two souls as one; and, of course, a stone is never “just a stone.” Her Uncle Jack’s stories never could have prepared her for the magical and dangerous place her native realm is turning out to be. When the Gihara’s promises begin to crumble, her best friend and soul-mate Jamus (a.k.a. James Riley) is in more danger than ever. Then when his father Lylend abandons her to search for an ancient relic called The Lemorian Crest and she is taken captive by the very people she’s risked everything to save, Noria begi...

Follow the Tour The Lemorian Crest (Cobbogoth #2) By  Hannah L. Clark Published on August 23, 2015 Published by KinStone Publishing, LLC. Source: YA Bound Book Tours After being raised from infancy in Boston, Mass., Noria (a.k.a Norah Lukens) has no idea what to expect upon entering New Cobbogoth, where she never would have guessed that paths of light can make you vanish; doors can lead to realms both near and far; myths and legends are actual history; a mere kiss can seal two souls as one; and, of course, a stone is never “just a stone.” Her Uncle Jack’s stories never could have prepared her for the magical and dangerous place her native realm is turning out to be.  When the Gihara’s promises begin to crumble, her best friend and soul-mate Jamus (a.k.a. James Riley) is in more danger than ever. Then when his father Lylend abandons her to search for an ancient relic called The Lemorian Crest and she is taken captive by the very people she’s risked everyth...

Dead Upon a Time By  Elizabeth Paulson Published on August 25,2015 Published by Scholastic Press Source: Edelweiss It's a fairy-tale nightmare . . . One girl is kept in a room where every day the only food she's given is a poisoned apple. Another is kept in a room covered in needles -- and if she pricks her finger, she'll die. Then there are the brother and sister kept in a cell that keeps getting hotter and hotter. . . A sinister kidnapper is on the loose in Kate's world. She's not involved until one day she heads to her grandmother's house in the woods -- and finds her grandmother has also been taken. Already an outcast, Kate can't get any help from the villagers who hate her. Only Jack, another outsider, will listen to what's happened. Then a princess is taken, and suddenly the king is paying attention -- even though the girl's stepmother would rather he didn't. It's up to Kate and Jack to track down the victi...

We're pleased to spotlight Resist, the second book in Tracy Lawson's dystopian series, Resistance.   Keep reading to check out a Q&A with Tracy!   Resist By  Tracy Lawson Published on August 25th 2015 Published by: Buddhapuss Ink Knowledge comes with a price. Tommy and Careen are no longer naive teenagers who believe the Office of Civilian Safety and Defense’s miracle antidote can protect them from a terrorist’s chemical weapons. After accidentally discovering the antidote’s real purpose—to control citizens’ thoughts and actions--they join the Resistance to fight back. They soon realize that being part of the Resistance brings with it a whole new set of challenges. Not everyone working for change proves trustworthy, and plans to spark a revolution go awry, with grave consequences. Tommy and Careen's differing viewpoints threaten to drive a wedge between them, and their budding relationship is tested as their destinies move toward an inevitable con...