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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Harper Collins- The Dark Days of Supernatural Tour

Brace yourself for the Dark Days ahead. Paranormal thrillers. Supernatural romance. Otherworldly adventures. Discover new books from acclaimed authors Ellen Schreiber, Claudia Gray, and Kimberly Derting, as well as from debut authors Cynthia Hand and Courtney Allison Moulton, on tour this winter.Darkness falls this winter. Be prepared (quoted from TDDOS facebook page).

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We are huge fans of Harper Collins upcoming and latest releases shown here. Now fans will have the chance to grab these books and meet their favorites authors as they're going on TOUR!! The Dark Days of Supernatural Tour kicks off TOMORROW in San Francisco!

Be sure to visit these links for more information:

* Become a fan on the Dark Days Facebook page


* See the list of upcoming events and tour stops on the events page

* Follow them on twitter @pitchdarkbooks & use their hash tag on your tweets#DarkDays

Author Interview & Giveaway with Elizabeth Eulberg

To say we're very excited to have Elizabeth Eulberg on our blog today would be an understatement. We adore her newest release, Prom & Prejudice. If you haven't picked it up, we highly recommend it.

We admired how you kept the rhythm of the original Pride and Prejudice plot but allowed for changes to modernize it and make it fresh. How did you decide what to keep and what to change?

Thanks! It really boiled down to what makes sense for the situation that I put my Lizzie in (being at a prestigious boarding school on scholarship). As much as I love Mr. and Mrs. Bennet from the original (there’s so many classic, hilarious scenes with them), it didn’t make sense for my Lizzie’s parents to have the same characteristics. Probably the biggest plot element missing from mine is the influence Lady Catherine de Bourgh has in the plot. My characters had enough obstacles that I really didn’t need her getting in the way. I did, however, name one of the minor characters, Cat de Bourgh, in homage to her.

We adore your Lizzie and your Darcy but don't want to give away spoilers, so if Lizzie were to see Darcy for the first time, what three words would she use to describe him? And in turn, what three words would Darcy have used to describe Lizzie?

Oh, this is good. Lizzie would call Darcy “tall, dark and brooding.” Darcy’s a little more difficult because I have to erase away what he knows about her (and I’m used to seeing things through Lizzie’s eyes). So just him seeing her it would be “beautiful, unique and shy.” He definitely senses something different about her, but not necessarily in a bad way. Also, Lizzie isn’t really shy, but given the circumstances she’s in my book, she isn’t really forward with people she doesn’t know. All I’ll say is that she’s learned her lesson from first semester!

What did you admire most about your character Lizzie? What did you admire most about your character Darcy?

Lizzie’s pretty gutsy. She leaves her comfortable life to go to a boarding school so she can pursue her dream of becoming a classical pianist. She’s put through a lot (especially bullying) because she’s on scholarship, but she does her best to not let them get the best of her. I don’t know if I could be so strong.

Darcy is incredibly loyal. In the original and in my retelling, he moves heaven and earth to protect the person he loves (and her family/friends). Even though he’s a bit stubborn, he’s able to get past his prejudices and do the right thing.

So which is your favorite adaptation of Pride and Prejudice? The A&E

Colin Firth version or the Keira Knightley version and how many times have you seen it?

I like both, but the Colin Firth version (technically the BBC, I know, I’m such the snob!) is my favorite. They were able to fit a lot more of the book into their adaptation. And of course, there’s the infamous pond scene (which wasn’t in the book!). I’ve watched the BBC one twice and the Keira Knightley version 2.5 times (I can’t seem to click away from it when it’s on TV).

What's your favorite classic to read?

Is it too predictable for me to say Pride and Prejudice? I had to read it a few times over the past couple years for work on my book. I also like to reread Little Women since it has a special meaning for me because I’m named after Beth (and I have a sister Meg). I do like to tease to my mom every now and then with (spoiler alert!): “You name me after the one who dies?!?!”

What 3 books are you looking forward to reading this year?

I’m shamefully behind in my reading – I have a to-read pile on my nightstand for books that I really want to read in the next couple months and then a to-read shelf for books that I want to read someday! And then I keep buying books! But I am really looking forward to Sarah Pekkanen’s Skipping a Beat (her debut novel, The Opposite of Me, was one of my favorite “adult” books last year), Sarah Mlynowski’s 10 Things We Did (But Probably Shouldn’t Have) and Ally Carter’s sequel to Heist Society, Uncommon Criminals. As you can tell, I really like fun, contemporary fiction!

Thank you Elizabeth for joining us today! We're with you, we enjoy the BBC/Colin Firth version the most too. We completely relate to the ever growing to read pile and the urge to keep buying more books. I feel better knowing I'm not the only one.

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You can read Sophie's 5 star review of it here- http://tinyurl.com/4pvm4ll

Be sure to visit Elizabeth's site here http://www.elizabetheulberg.com/

Thank you to Elizabeth, we have 1 copy of Prom & Prejudice we're giving away!! Please fill out the form below to enter-

Book Review- Slice of Cherry

By Dia Reeves
Published by Simon Pulse
Released on January 4, 2011
Source: ARC from the Publisher
4 Stars-It's a great read, go pick it up!

Synopsis (from Simon & Schuster): Kit and Fancy Cordelle are sisters of the best kind: best friends, best confidantes, and best accomplices. The daughters of the infamous Bonesaw Killer, Kit and Fancy are used to feeling like outsiders, and that's just the way they like it. But in Portero, where the weird and wild run rampant, the Cordelle sisters are hardly the oddest or most dangerous creatures around.
It's no surprise when Kit and Fancy start to give in to their deepest desire—the desire to kill. What starts as a fascination with slicing open and stitching up quickly spirals into a gratifying murder spree. Of course, the sisters aren't killing just anyone, only the people who truly deserve it. But the girls have learned from the mistakes of their father, and know that a shred of evidence could get them caught. So when Fancy stumbles upon a mysterious and invisible doorway to another world, she opens a door to endless possibilities….

Slice of Cherry was deliciously twisted, I devoured it. This is the first book I read by Dia Reeves and it was INSANELY good, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into when I started reading it, at first I was a little freaked out about it but it soon begin to grow on me and I couldn’t put it down for long.

Slice of Cherry is the story of two very disturbed sisters that have always been very close to each other but felt like outcasts in their town since their father was a world-known murderer. Even though they are very close they are also very different, at first I thought Fancy was the good sister and Kit the really bad one but as their characters develop I could see that they were both CRAZY! The sisters begin to get a thrill out of killing, it starts off randomly but then they begin to do it as a job and start killing off the bad people in their town. I loved the sisters, even thought they were a bit psychotic and sometimes gave me goosebumps. I just wanted to know more about them, the Turner boys that have a connection with them and this very dark story.

Since I hadn’t read Bleeding Violet I didn’t know much about the town at first I thought it was just a normal town but it wasn’t, there was a lot of creepy things going on in it that was a surprise when I started to learn more about the creatures lurking in the dark and how the townspeople are so used to it and act like it’s an everyday thing, I just thought the only weird and crazy were the sisters but I was wrong. It was intriguing and kept me glued to the pages, I loved the way Dia describes everything so richly that I didn’t have any problem picturing every character and the setting in my mind.

Slice of Cherry is definitely different and gory but also captivating that you just can’t seem to want to put it down, it grips you with its claws and you don’t want it to let you go until the whole story unfolds, and once it does you are left stunned. I definitely want more from Dia Reeves, her writing made me reminisce of the days when I used to read nothing but Stephen King, I love those wicked stories that leave you thinking about them for days. Now I don’t think Slice of Cherry will be for everyone, it does have a lot of language and sex content in it, plus some gruesome scenes, so definitely not for younger readers. I also want to warn you that if you have a weak stomach like me, do not eat while reading it because it might make you squeamish. Even with the nausea that it caused me at one point I still enjoyed it, a lot, and cannot wait to get my next fix on the next Dia Reeves novel.

Waiting on Wednesday- The False Princess

By Eilis O'Neal
Published by EgmontUSA
To Be Released on January 25th, 2011

Princess and heir to the throne of Thorvaldor, Nalia's led a privileged life at court. But everything changes when it's revealed, just after her sixteenth birthday, that she is a false princess, a stand-in for the real Nalia, who has been hidden away for her protection. Cast out with little more than the clothes on her back, the girl now called Sinda must leave behind the city of Vivaskari, her best friend, Keirnan, and the only life she's ever known.

Sinda is sent to live with her only surviving relative, an aunt who is a dyer in a distant village. She is a cold, scornful woman with little patience for her newfound niece, and Sinda proves inept at even the simplest tasks. But when Sinda discovers that magic runs through her veins - long-suppressed, dangerous magic that she must learn to control - she realizes that she can never learn to be a simple village girl.

Returning to Vivaskari for answers, Sinda finds her purpose as a wizard scribe, rediscovers the boy who saw her all along, and uncovers a secret that could change the course of Thorvaldor's history, forever.

A dazzling first novel, The False Princess is an engrossing fantasy full of mystery, action, and romance (quoted from Goodreads).

I'm really looking forward to diving into the world of The False Princess. Be sure to join us on January 25th & 26th for the False Princess Blog Tour, hosted by The Teen Scene.

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