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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Mundie Moms Author Chat with Maria V Snyder



**No part of this chat is allowed to be used with out our permission**

Pictured: Clockwork Angel

Cassie just tweeted this picture. We truly have no words to describe how we feel. It looks so good, doesn't it?? August 31st cannot come fast enough. Have you pre-ordered yours yet??

Mundie Moms Author Chat with Maria V Snyder tonight at 8 pm EST

For Maria's Chat, please see the link above. We had some technical difficulties and had to relaunch the chat. Thank you for patience.

Enter to Win

Holly Black tweeted an awesome giveaway that Simon & Schuster Canada is doing.

To all of our Mundie Mom followers, and Holly Black fans in Canada, be sure to enter to win! White Cat is a MUST have! You can enter here: http://bit.ly/aGjk5m

Book Review-Low Red Moon

By Ivy Devlin
Published by Bloomsbury
To Be Released on Sept. 14, 2010
Source: from Ivy Dublin
5 stars

Her parents are dead. She can't remember what happened. And now she's in love with the most dangerous creature in the forest.

The only think Avery Hood can remember about the night her parents died is that she saw silver-deadly silver, moving inhumanly fast. As much as she wants to remember who killed them, she can't, and there's nothing left to do but try to piece her life back together.

Then Avery meets the new boy in school-Ben, mysterious and beautiful, with whom she feels a connection like nothing she's ever experienced. Ben is a werewolf, but Avery trust him-at first. Then she sees that sometimes his eyes flash an inhuman silver. And she learns that she's not the only one who can't remember the night her parents died.

Part murder mystery, part grief narrative, and part heart-stopping, headlong romance, Low Red Moon is a must read for teen paranormal fans. A powerful YA voice makers her debut with this breathless, spooky novel- a book to be devoured in on sitting. (taken from book's back cover). *spoiler free book review*

This book is the whole package, as not only did I love the story, but the book's layout is amazing! I absolutely love the cover, which may not be the final cover, and the details on each page of the book. I'm a sucker for a good wolf story, and Low Red Moon has great werewolf mythology.

Ivy hit her mark with me, as her paranormal, murder mystery is set in a small town, out in the forest, which has more than just wolves in it. I love this setting. I really like that the forest is a character in the book. Avery Hood grew up in the forest. She knows everything about the forest, and then her parents where brutally murdered there. Now the forest and Avery are tied together. She can sense it's sorrow, and it's warning. There's something in them that wants Avery.

The only thing Avery can remember from the night her parents were murdered, is she saw silver and something inhuman. Due to the trauma of it all her mind has blocked out the details, and no matter how hard she tries to remember anything, she can't. Dealing with losing her parents, she meets someone who knows something about grief, the new, hot boy Ben, who also lives out in the woods, not far from where Avery lived with her parents. There's something about him that she can't deny, a connection, a bond so strong, neither of them can fight it. When she sees the flash of silver in his eyes, Avery knows there's something more to Ben, something he's hiding. Ben is a werewolf, but not the kind that turn when the moon is full and attack innocent people.

I really enjoyed Avery and Ben's characters together. I liked the bond they had, and I liked that while there's a strong connection between them, Avery has doubts about Ben and the night her parents were murdered. Avery herself is such a strong character, determined to find out what happened, at any cost. She's struggling with the death of her parents, being taking from her home in the forest, and is now living in town with her Grandma she barely knows. I really liked the relationship between Avery and her Grandmother. It's real, raw and broken.

There's only a small handful of characters, two of which include Avery's Grandmother Renee, and Ben's Great Uncle Louis, both of whom also have ties to the forest, and secrets that start to be revealed in Low Red Moon. It's not just wanting to know more about Ben and Avery, and what's lurking out in the forest that wants to destroy those with paranormal powers that has me wishing I had the sequel, but the little secrets and the plot twist have left me dying for more. I'm looking forward to Low Red Moon's sequel.

While I'm a sucker for the werewolves, there's a new paranormality that I really enjoyed and am eager to read more about. Low Red Moon has a perfect blend of mystery, who done it, and great chemistry between Avery and Ben. It's a must read!

*Book jacket picture was taken by me, and is noted as not being the final cover for the book*

Twitter Tuesday - Kay Cassidy


Happy Book Birthday to Kay Cassidy's The Cinderella Society!! Look at the three super fun contests that Kay has going on her blog today and two of them are on twitter!!

We are so very excited for the launch of her book and we encourage all of you to go out and buy a copy or borrow one from your library. Here's a quote from our 5-star review:

Full of inspiring messages, a journey of learning self worth, mixed in with some romance from Jess's own Prince Charming, and some good ole fashion good vs evil, makes this book a must read!
I know exactly which bookstore I'm going to this afternoon, how about you?



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