GIVEAWAY! Of a signed copy of What She Left Behind and 7 bookmarks

The rules are simple just fill out the form and you have a chance to win either a signed copy of What She Left Behind by Tracy Bilen or the chance to win one of the 7 signed bookmarks. PLEASE NOTE THE BOOKMARK GIVEAWAY IS INTERNATIONAL BUT THE BOOK GIVEAWAY IS STRICTLY UK. 



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Launch Event + Giveaway: Alienated by Melissa Landers

Two years ago, the aliens made contact. Now Cara Sweeney is going to be sharing a bathroom with one of them.

Handpicked to host the first-ever L’eihr exchange student, Cara thinks her future is set. Not only does she get a free ride to her dream college, she’ll have inside information about the mysterious L’eihrs that every journalist would kill for. Cara’s blog following is about to skyrocket.

Still, Cara isn’t sure what to think when she meets Aelyx. Humans and L’eihrs have nearly identical DNA, but cold, infuriatingly brilliant Aelyx couldn’t seem more alien. She’s certain about one thing, though: no human boy is this good-looking.

But when Cara's classmates get swept up by anti-L'eihr paranoia, Midtown High School suddenly isn't safe anymore. Threatening notes appear in Cara's locker, and a police officer has to escort her and Aelyx to class.

Cara finds support in the last person she expected. She realizes that Aelyx isn’t just her only friend; she's fallen hard for him. But Aelyx has been hiding the truth about the purpose of his exchange, and its potentially deadly consequences. Soon Cara will be in for the fight of her life—not just for herself and the boy she loves, but for the future of her planet.

Hey, fiction lovers. I’m author Melissa Landers, and I’m thrilled to announce that my debut YA sci-fi romance, ALIENATED, is finally available from Disney-Hyperion! Cue the dancers and toss the confetti, because it’s been a long wait!

In a nutshell, ALIENATED is the story of valedictorian Cara Sweeney, who gets more than she bargained for when she agrees to host the nation’s first intergalactic exchange student, the gorgeous but emotionally-stilted Aelyx (pronounced A-licks) from planet L’eihr. The tone is light and humorous, but I explore some deeper themes as well.

What do reviewers have to say?

“The storyline is out of this world and character development paired with authentic voice is superb. Filled with intrigue and suspense, this book will appeal to both sci-fi and contemporary YA fiction fans.” –VOYA

“Interstellar relations heat up in this start to a new romantic science fiction series. Landers [explores] larger social, ecological, and ethical issues in this tense, fast-paced read.” –Booklist

“The perfect blend of sizzling romance, action, and suspense.” –#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout

“Smart, funny, and epic. I am now awaiting contact from planet L’eihr.” Julie Cross, bestselling author of Tempest.

“Intergalactic exchange students? Yes, please! I fell in love with this story and couldn’t put it down.” Jodi Meadows, author of Incarnate.

If you like hot, swoony science fiction as much as I do, I hope you’ll give ALIENATED a try. It’s now available in stores and online.

Melissa Landers is a former teacher who left the classroom to pursue other worlds. A proud sci-fi geek, she isn’t afraid to wear her Princess Leia costume in public—just ask her husband and three kids. She lives outside Cincinnati in the small town of Loveland, “Sweetheart of Ohio.” For more information, or just to say hello, visit www.melissa-landers.com.

To celebrate my book birthday, I’m offering one lucky winner a Nook Simple Touch. I’ll even throw in a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble so you can fill your new e-reader with whatever you want!

Now for the fine print: This giveaway is open to US residents only. (Sorry, international friends, but you need a US billing address to buy digital content on the Nook.) Due to sweepstakes laws, entrants must be 18 years or older to participate.

Best of luck, and happy reading!

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Review: What She Left Behind By Tracy Bilen

Title: What She Left Behind

Author: Tracy Bilen

Publication date: May 1st 2012

Publisher: Simon Pulse 

Buy: Amazon

“Don’t even think of leaving… I will find you,” he whispered. “Guaranteed.” Sara and her mom have a plan to finally escape Sara’s abusive father. But when her mom doesn’t show up as expected, Sara’s terrified. Her father says that she’s on a business trip, but Sara knows he’s lying. Her mom is missing—and her dad had something to do with it. With each day that passes, Sara’s more on edge. Her friends know that something’s wrong, but she won’t endanger anyone else with her secret. And with her dad growing increasingly violent, Sara must figure out what happened to her mom before it’s too late…for them both.

This book. Just, just wow.

Sara’s dad is violent, her mom does not stand up to him, Sara is terrified of him and she can’t help; and on top of that her big brother is dead.

Sara and her mom are planning on leaving and running as far as they can from the abuse her father afflicts on them. On the day, they are meant to run away and start over Sara’s mom doesn’t show up. Waiting for the whole day at their designated meeting place she returns home to find her dad in complete darkness telling her that her mother went away for a few weeks on a business trip. Wanting and needing to get away Sara decides to stay with her father to find out what really happened to her mother and why she is missing but at the same time not wanting to leave in case her mother does come back to for her.

I love the plot. I haven’t read a book about an abusive dad in detail and it’s such an emotional topic. The book starts off a little dull but after about 50 pages it kick starts and begins to unravel a great and thought-out plot line. For most of the ending I was on my tiptoes scared for Sara about her dad finding out that she’s snooping around trying to find answers about her missing mom. My heart was practically escaping me whenever Sara came close to being caught out by her dad. I was actually scared of a character.

Tracy Bilen can seriously create tension and make every single hair on my body stand up in fear of what would happen next. This book is so realistic that half of the time I was wondering if this was based on a real event or something. Usually I don’t read a lot of realist fiction as it’s far too realistic for my liking but this was great. I loved this book so much!

Sara is a good character. I don’t really like how she doesn’t stand up for herself. I wanted her to stand up to her dad and tell him to stop, or even call someone for help like her grandparents or someone who lives close enough to take her and her mom away. But at the same time I know that there are a lot of teenagers and kids that are in this situation and I guess that Sara’s response is ordinary and it does happen in real life. I didn’t really expect her brother to be the same and just take it when he was alive.

 Alex is a really great character. He’s by far my favourite; with the whole I don’t care about school attitude and always making some kind of joke to his teacher about his hall pass. I just loved him. Plus the name, I’m a sucker for the name Alex. I don’t understand Sara’s and Alex’s relationship though. It’s so random! They have known each other for a long time and Alex randomly decides that he likes Sara? Hmm. I wasn’t really buying this. Spoilers- At the very end when he turns up to save Sara, her mother and Zach I really thought that Alex was going to turn out to be somehow working with Sara’s dad and completely go crazy and help him kill them or something. I really thought that was going to happen…

I’m still really disappointed with the ending. The story has such a massive build up to the end. Throughout the entire book the questions “Where is Sara’s mom?” “What will her dad do?” “Why did Matt kill himself?” fly about. Even the massive plan of escaping the abuse at home and finding her mother somehow was ruined by the very end. Sure the whole cabin experience and what happened was shocking. I’m still shocked, but just the fact that everyone was fine and they somewhat lived happily ever after shocked me even more. I like the fact that none of my favourite characters were killed off. It’s a nice surprise and I didn’t have to keep my breath in wondering whether or not someone was going to be killed but at the same time I wish the ending was more shocking. It was just disappointing compared to the running around and trying not to be caught by her dad and be hit or worse killed. 

OKAY GUYS GUYS GUYS! THIS IS SUPER EXCITING. I am giving away a signed copy of What She Left Behind! And 7 signed bookmarks!!!

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Sunday Post and Showcase Sunday #24

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog (we modified it to include some more stuff), showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. 

I (Rashika) have officially won the NaNoWriMo! I managed to write 50,000 words! WOOT And I feel like a free bird. After so long of getting up every day and typing out my 'daily' words I don't have to do that anymore. It's just such an amazing feeling. I still cannot believe I actually managed to complete it. Anyway now I'll have more free time to write reviews and read so I am really happy for that and vacations are just around the corner so woot!

Hey guys it's Paulina. I went to see Catching Fire yesterday (finally!) and it was amazing! I will do a little review soon so keep a look out for that. Seriously the movie was amazing. 

I'm in love with this show! It's a spin off The Pretty Little Liars where we get to see beautiful Caleb a lot more! But it has a supernatural twist to it which makes no sense :/ Anyway if you guys haven't already checked out the tv show and are a fan of PLL then you really need to. 

We hope everyone had a great thanksgiving and ate tons of food. It is, after all, the only holiday where you can stuff yourself without feeling guilty (no I tell lies, I never feel guilty about eating.. okay I am lying again, maybe I am just a liar) (waddup book reference). 

Currently Reading 

Rashika is currently reading- 

Paulina is currently reading- 

Showcase Sunday is a weekly meme hosted by Vicky at Books, Biscuits & Tea. It's an opportunity to share your book haul.

There are a couple of books I got to add from last week so I'll do that this time. 

Bought

World After by Susan Ee

From the Library

Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George 

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

Here is a summary of what happened on the blog this week.

26th November to 30th November

26th November- Blog Tour: Sia by Josh Grayson 

27th November- Waiting on Wednesday

28th November- Review for Divergent by Veronica Roth (Paulina) 

28th November- Review for Me After You by Mindy Haynes (Rashika) 

30th November- Discussion: The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta with Rashika and Summer

Coming Up Next Week

Next week there will be a release day blitz for Bitter Sweet Love by JLA, Reviews for Uninvited, Come Alive, What She Left Behind and a big giveaway (aside from the one below).

Giveaway time!

Right guys I have four bookmarks and some stickers to give away all signed by the wonderful Ada Adams. So two winners will be picked to win a signed ReVamped, ReAwakened bookmarks and sticker.

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GIVEAWAY TIME!

We'd like to thank all of you for bearing with us during the spamming session. We know that there were a LOT of posts within 2 days but we really needed to have backups of our stuff incase Goodreads decided to be a bitch to us (as you know, they don't usually tell before deleting our hard work).

To thank you guys we are going to have a giveaway for 2 signed bookmarkers for ReVamped and ReAwakened.

It isn't mandatory to follow us for this giveaway but it WILL give you more entries. The usual rules apply (check out our giveaway policy over here). 

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100 followers giveaway

100 followers giveaway

To celebrate us gaining a 100 followers we are going to host a giveaway for $15. It's not exactly going to be a gift card but if you win you decide what book you want that costs no more than $15 (on bookdepository.com) and we'll have it mailed to you. Hopefully for next time we'll have it figured out.

Here are the basic rules:

Since this is our 100 followers giveaway, it will be mandatory to follow us
Make sure bookdepository ships wherever you live
and
If you don't respond within 48 hours, we will pick the winner again.

Thank you guys for getting us here.. we appreciate the support and well...
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU


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Giveaway! :)

Yay! Our very first giveaway!
Paulina created this giveaway because of her obsession with ReVamped this week!
She has a signed bookmark by Ada Adams of ReVamped and you could be the winner. The giveaway is open internationally so spread the word and cross your fingers!
This is the amazing bookmark that you could win!! :D

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