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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday (119): Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
Publisher: Razorbill
Publish Date: December 11, 2012

Publisher Description

In a land where magic has been forgotten but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power--brutally transforming their subjects' lives in the process. Amidst betrayals, bargains, and battles, four young people find their fates forever intertwined:

Cleo: A princess raised in luxury must embark on a rough and treacherous journey into enemy territory in search of a magic long thought extinct.

Jonas: Enraged at injustice, a rebel lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country impoverished--and finds himself the leader of a people's revolution centuries in the making.

Lucia: A girl adopted at birth into a royal family discovers the truth about her past--and the supernatural legacy she is destined to wield.

Magnus: Bred for aggression and trained to conquer, a firstborn son begins to realize that the heart can be more lethal than the sword...

The only outcome that's certain is that kingdoms will fall. Who will emerge triumphant when all they know has collapsed?

Why Jessica wants to read this: This sounds like it could be an epic read. I don't know what the time period is, but it sounds a bit historical and with magic thrown in - I'm there!

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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Media Mail (7)

Media Mail is a weekly meme which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox.

Let us know what looks good & leave us a link so we can check out what you got over the week.

FOR REVIEW

The Pigeon Pie Mystery: A Novel by Julia Stuart

WON

Team Human by Justine Larbalestier (Thank you Epic Reads)

Thanks to Doubleday for the book for review.

What would you read first?

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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday (118): Ruins (Pathfinder) by Orson Scott Card

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Ruins (Pathfinder) by Orson Scott Card
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Publish Date: March 6, 2012

Publisher's Description
Rigg has the power to change the past. But nothing can prepare him for the future...

The adventure, suspense, and time travel continue in this second installment in the critically acclaimed New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestselling Pathfinder series.

Why Jessica wants to read this: I loved the first book in the series and can't wait to see where the journey goes! (Check out my review of Pathfinder, - I gave it 5/5!)

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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Media Mail (6)

Media Mail is a weekly meme which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox.

Let us know what looks good & leave us a link so we can check out what you got over the week.

FOR REVIEW

Passenger by Andrew Smith
This is the follow-up to The Marbury Lensand Kole can't wait to read it!

Outpost by Ann Aguirre
This is the follow-up to Enclave and Jessica is dying to start it!

Thanks to Macmillan Children's for the books for review.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday (117): Gravity (The Taking) by Melissa West

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Gravity (The Taking) by Melissa West
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Publish Date: October 16, 2012

Publisher Description

In the future, only one rule will matter:

Don’t. Ever. Peek.

Seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander just broke that rule and saw the last person she expected hovering above her bed — arrogant Jackson Locke, the most popular boy in her school. She expects instant execution or some kind of freak alien punishment, but instead, Jackson issues a challenge: help him, or everyone on Earth will die.

Ari knows she should report him, but everything about Jackson makes her question what she’s been taught about his kind. And against her instincts, she’s falling for him. But Ari isn’t just any girl, and Jackson wants more than her attention. She’s a military legacy who’s been trained by her father and exposed to war strategies and societal information no one can know — especially an alien spy, like Jackson. Giving Jackson the information he needs will betray her father and her country, but keeping silent will start a war.

Why Jessica wants to read this: This one sounds kinda weird with the whole "hovering above her bed" part and sounds like it is a good sci-fi read.

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

1000 Free Books from Author Kevin McGill

From author Kevin McGill:

Take The Ride: 1000 signed copies of my book, Nikolas and Company: The Merman and The Moon Forgotten, will be given away on July 6th.

I explain more in the announcement video: (Also, you can watch my book go into space!)

http://nikolasandco.com/taketheride

July 6th, Aero Studios will mail 1000 free, signed copies of my book, Nikolas and Company: The Merman and The Moon Forgotten to those who get their orders in first. You don’t have to pay for the book, or shipping and handling. To qualify: Be between the ages of 10 and 17 (If you know someone between 10 and 17, feel free to order for them) and live in the US (adults can also get a free digital copy).

CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR COPY NOW

Oh, and you also have to LOVE crazy, fantasy adventures about a fourteen-year-old boy being chased by monsters aboard a shuttle launch, automaton-legged mermen walking on land, and travelling down murky waterways deep underground…on the moon!

Don’t know what I mean? Well, here’s a little teaser video for The Merman and The Moon Forgotten:

What do the reviewers think? Click here.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR COPY NOW

- Take The Ride
Kevin McGill