Author: Angela

Blog Tour | True North

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I’m so happy to have been invited to participate in this blog tour for L.E. Sterling’s new book, TRUE NORTH. It’s the second in the True Born series and I was really excited to have the opportunity to read it! It’s been so hard to keep this post under wraps but I’m glad I’m allowed to share it with you all now.

If you haven’t read True Born (book #1) then I’ll post some info on that first.
Keep scrolling for my review on True North (book #2), more about the author, an international Giveaway, and other exciting tour stops!  Continue reading →

The Handmaid’s Tale

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The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (1985)

The Handmaid's Tale

Fiction | Dystopia
3 Stars
Blurb:

“Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if their ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the years before, when she lived and made love with her husband, Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now…”
–Goodreads 
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Who Am I? Tag

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Jess from @jbelkbooks opened this tag up to everyone and it looked like fun so I decided, why not? This tag includes a series of tests that dig into who you are and how you operate (e.g. Myer-Briggs, Left/Right Brain, learning preference, blood type, Hogwarts House, and others). I invite anyone who wants to participate to go ahead! 🙂
(Note: each test is linked in the section’s title)  Continue reading →

Stalking Jack the Ripper

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Stalking Jack the Ripper (Audrey Rose Mysteries #1) by Kerri Maniscalco (2016)

Stalking Jack the Ripper

YA Fiction | Historical | Crime & Mystery
3.5 Stars
Blurb:

“Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord’s daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life.

Against her stern father’s wishes and society’s expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle’s laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world.”
–Goodreads 
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Perfect Book Blitz!

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I’m happy to announce that PERFECT by Cecelia Ahern is available now and that I get to share the news with you all!

If you haven’t heard about Ahern’s latest YA series, Flawed, then be sure to check out all the details below. Not only have I included the information on the new release but also on the first book to get you started!

This book blitz also includes a giveaway for 2 sets of finished copies of FLAWED & PERFECT courtesy of Fierce Reads and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter (link at the bottom of this post).  Continue reading →

The Rapid Fire Book Tag

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Thank you Inge @ The Belgian Reviewer for tagging me to take on this post! It was a lot of fun to put together (I tried my best to spit out answers and not think about it but some of these were hard to do that with!)  Continue reading →

The Amarant

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The Amarant by Tricia Barr (2017)
-NetGalley Review-

The Amarant

Teen Fiction | Paranormal: Vampires
2 Stars
Blurb:

“A fictional world brought to life, a dark romance that promises eternity, and a secret that threatens to end it all. Crimson Wilkinson is a teenage girl who, having survived a dark childhood, finds her escape in reading a popular vampire series.  Continue reading →

Caraval

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Caraval (Caraval #1) by Stephanie Garber (2017)

Caraval

YA Fiction | Fantasy
2.5 StarsBlurb:

“Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over.

But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.  Continue reading →

The Girl with the Red Balloon

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The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke (2017)
-eARC Review-

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YA Fiction | Historical Fantasy
3.5 Stars
Blurb:

“When sixteen-year-old Ellie Baum accidentally time-travels via red balloon to 1988 East Berlin, she’s caught up in a conspiracy of history and magic. She meets members of an underground guild in East Berlin who use balloons and magic to help people escape over the Wall—but even to the balloon makers, Ellie’s time travel is a mystery. When it becomes clear that someone is using dark magic to change history, Ellie must risk everything—including her only way home—to stop the process.”
–Goodreads

Expected Publication Date: September 01, 2017  Continue reading →

BRN #13: Querying Agents

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I’ve written a book (or two…or three). But I’m talking about the one that’s been through edits, revisions, and beta-readers. It’s YA. It’s Sci-Fi/Fantasy. And the few people who’ve read it assure me it’s good. But I tend not to trust the opinions of family and friends. Well…even if they lied and it’s terrible, at least I like it. I’m proud of it. I completed a task most people don’t even dare to attempt.

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But now what? Well personally I’d love to land an agent and score a sweet book deal. There’s something annoyingly validating about having a stranger choose to pluck your book from anonymity and make it their job to have it shine. But it’s what I want and there seem to be rules and so off I go. Step one: Query Letter. Gross. Continue reading →