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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

The Wondrous and the Wicked by Page Morgan; Blog Tour: Book Review & Giveaway


Hello & welcome to today's blog tour! I'm so thrilled to be apart of The Wondrous and the Wicked blog tour hosted by Rockstar tours. I love this series. Fans of this series will love the thrilling conclusion to Page's The Dispossessed Series. After you check out my review, be sure to enter to win!


By: Page Morgan
Published by: Delacorte Press
Released on: 4/14/15
Series: The Dispossessed Series #3
Source: book from publisher to review
Rating: 5 Stars - I Loved It
Purchase from: AmazonBarnes & Noble, iBooks
Add it to: Goodreads
For fans of Lauren Kate's Fallen series comes the exciting conclusion to the trilogy that includes The Beautiful and the Cursed and The Lovely and the Lost. The Waverly sisters must save themselves before all is lost.

Since the Waverlys arrived in Paris, the streets have grown more fearsome by the day. As Ingrid learns to master her lectrux gift, she must watch Axia's power grow strong enough to extend beyond her Underneath hive. By all indications, the fallen angel's Harvest is near-and the timing couldn't be worse.

Targeted by vengeful gargoyles, Gabby has been exiled to London for her own protection. Meanwhile, the gargoyle castes are in disarray, divided between those who want Luc to lead them and those who resent him and his fondness for humans. The Alliance is crumbling from the inside as well, its members turning against one another, and possibly against the Waverlys, too.

Axia has promised that the world will burn. And now, unable to trust the Alliance, separated from Luc, Gabby, and her twin, Grayson, Ingrid is left to face the demon uprising alone.

What a beautiful conclusion to a series that gave me romances that swept me off my feet, a historical setting I fell head over heels in love with, Gargoyles I couldn't get enough of, and characters I won't soon forget. I love it when a series and each book within the series, are a complete package. Each book has everything I love in a fantastic read. There is no shortage of characters to love, romances to swoon over, heart pounding action, and twists that I didn't always see coming.

While I would like to pretend that The Wondrous and the Wicked is not the last book in The Dispossessed series, it is the perfect ending for a series I haven't been able to get enough of. Oh my word that ending! I did not see that one coming, although I totally should have. This is the perfect ending to a fabulous series that stole my heart, and gave me everything I had hoped it would, and so much more.  

You know you've read a fabulous book/series when you HAVE to have more of the story. Page Morgan had me at Gargoyles. Back when the first book in this series was out, The Beautiful and the Cursed, I devoured it. I couldn't get enough of it's historical setting, the romance, and everything else that Page gave me in that book. As The Dispossessed series has gone on (this is the third and final book in the series), my love for the series has only gotten stronger. Or maybe it could be classified as an addiction, because I always need more when each book ends.

Page has created a series with characters I love, a setting I want to crawl through the pages of her books and visit, and a romance that had me falling in love with it. It's the kind of romance that makes you sigh, and leaves you with a stupid grin while reading about. You know the kind I'm talking about. There's no shortage of action either. In essence, this series is my kind of series. 

This book is everything I had hoped it be, and then some. There are so many things I want to talk about with The Wondrous and the Wicked. Instead of listing everything I love about this book, I'm going to be vague, and say that I loved it. I did. I loved everything about it. Including the ending that I had to re-read twice. Oh that ending. It is the most perfectly fitting ending. It's also an ending that wraps things up as they should be, while at the same time it makes me wish I could have just one more book in this series.

Fans of The Dispossessed series will love what Page Morgan delivers in The Wondrous and the Wicked. It has the right amount of mystery, heart achingly beautiful romance, plenty of action, and a beautiful historical setting that comes to life effortlessly. It's what I'd call a delightfully wicked read. GO PICK UP THIS BOOK!

About Page

I’m the author of The Beautiful & The Cursed, a young adult novel about two sisters who, on their mission to find their missing brother, discover a veiled world of gargoyles and demons in the city of Paris. I’m currently writing the second and third novels in this series, which saps most of my brainpower. I live in New England with my husband and our three children, along with our ancient dog and arrogant cat, quickly sap the rest of it. I accept virtual gifts of coffee, chocolate, and cupcakes.

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Tour Schedule

Week One:
4/6/2015- The Cover ContessaInterview
4/7/2015- Bookhounds yaReview
4/8/2015- A Dream Within A DreamGuest Post
4/9/2015- The Irish Banana ReviewReview
4/10/2015- A Book and a LatteInterview

Week Two:
4/13/2015- FiktshunReview
4/14/2015- Two Chicks on BooksGuest Post
4/15/2015- Mundie MomsReview
4/16/2015- Dark Faerie TalesInterview
4/17/2015- Alice MarvelsGuest Post

EW Reveals The Covers for the next two books in The TALES FROM THE SHADOWHUNTER ACADEMY by Cassandra Clare


EW shared the next two covers in Cassandra Clare's TALES FROM THE SHADOWHUNTER ACADEMY yesterday! Wow, these covers are awesome! Check them out below:


Being released on April 21st, here's a little bit about The Whitechapel Fiend:

There are two guest teachers this week, and—just Simon’s luck—they’re both Herondales. When Jace teaches a class at the Academy, warlock Tessa visits to share the true story of the Jack the Ripper murders.


Being released on May 19th, here's a a little about Nothing But Shadows;

 Simon is not the first student to feel out of place at The Shadowhunter Academy—half-warlock and total bookworm James Herondale certainly didn’t quite fit in with the other students. Simon learns about James’ time at the Academy and discovers what it means to find a place you belong in this prelude to The Last Hours. 


Check out the covers side by side:


These covers are awesome! Check out Simon's Made In Brooklyn shirt! Even though we haven't seen Simon's face yet, just based on this little bit we do see, this cover is already made of Simon perfection. It's the little details that matter. 

What do you think of the covers? 


The Shadowhunters TV Series News: ABC Family Announced That The Series Will Be Coming in Early 2016!


ABC Family announced their June lineups and new series. In an article the official Twitter account, @ShadowhuntersTV, retweeted, Deadline reported that The Shadowhunters series is programmed for early 2016. Here's what ABC Family announced:
Programming Coming in Early 2016
Based on the bestselling young adult fantasy book series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, “Shadowhunters” follows 18-year-old Clary Fray, who finds out on her birthday that she is not who she thinks she is but rather comes from a long line of Shadowhunters – human-angel hybrids who hunt down demons. When her mother Jocelyn is kidnapped, Clary is thrown into the world of demon hunting with mysterious Shadowhunter Jace and her best friend, Simon. Now living among faeries, warlocks, vampires and werewolves, Clary begins a journey of self-discovery as she learns more about her past and what her future may hold. McG, who serves as executive producer will also direct the first episode.
This is exciting news! I'm looking forward to hopefully hearing about some casting news next. 

About the image above: Check out the new picture Shadowhunters TV featured on the series's official facebook page yesterday. I'm loving this image. 



Along with this exciting news, fans also enjoyed tweets shared by the series's Director and Executive Producer, McG. His first tweet featured a picture from his arrival at the Toronto airport (seen above). 


His next tweet showed a picture with the caption, Desiging the World, and tagged both Cassandra Clare and the official Twitter account for the Shadowhunters series, ShadowhuntersTV

Later in the evening McG's tweet was directed at fans, when he said, 

I intend to channel the passion and energy of all of you. Thank you Cassandra for creating such wonder.

This tweet gives me hope with the series. I'm really looking forward to seeing how McG brings the book series to life on the TV. I've got a lot of faith in him, and I'm thrilled he's apart of the Shadowhunter family. 

YA Books to Movie News: Movie News Announcements for Marie Lu & Gayle Forman

Congratulations to both Marie Lu and Gayle Forman on yesterday's exciting movie news!


Yesterday Marie Lu shared the exciting news that 20th Century Fox as acquired the movie rights for her The Young Elites! They'll be working with the wonderful Temple Hill team, who brought us The Fault In Our Stars and The Maze Runner. You can read the full article about this exciting news, via The Hollywood Reporter



Not only did Gayle Forman's Just One Day Collection release yesterday (from Penguin Teen), movie news broke! It's been announced that the movie adaptations for Gayle's Just One Day & Just One Year have screenwriters! You can read the full article about this exciting news via The Hollywood Reporter. Fans will be able to catch Gayle next Tuesday, along side author Jay Asher, in Oakland, CA for the WE ARE HERE benefit. Find out more about the event here

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas; Waiting on Wednesday #245



By: Sarah J. Maas
Published by: Bloomsbury Children
To Be Released on: 5.5.15
Series: A Court of Thorns & Roses #1
Pre-Order from: Amazon | B&N
Add it to Goodreads

A thrilling, seductive new series from New York Timesbestselling author Sarah J. Maas, blending Beauty and the Beast with faerie lore.

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.

As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

Perfect for fans of Kristen Cashore and George R. R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!


This book! I LOVE Sarah's writing, and I'm so thrilled she's got a new series coming out. Trust me, you want to pre-order this one! 

What book are your waiting on?

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