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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Madly In Love Blog Tour w/ The Evolution of Mara Dyer: Interview / Giveaway


I'm thrilled to be today's stop in the Madly in Love tour w/ The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin. Today's stop features a quote from the book, an interview with Michelle and a giveaway! If you haven't already, check out The Evolution of Mara Dyer teaser trailer premiered previously on Mundie Moms. 


QUOTE:



Noah started this chase and I stood before him, waiting to be caught. He could have me, but he refused to move.

Only then did I realize why.

He wanted to be caught. He was waiting for me to chase him.

QUESTIONS:

Noah says the kinds of things to Mara that have us readers frantically dog-earing pages or using post-it notes to mark the location so we can reread them again and again. What’s one romantic line from a book that makes you swoon every time you read it?

This is shameful to admit, but I actually haven’t read much romance, and the line that follows doesn't come from one. Still, I've never read anything quite so searing (and it's the first line of the book). 

"Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin. My soul." - Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita.

Let’s say Mara and Noah could both swap their abilities for the supernatural abilities of any other character in young adult literature. Who might each of them choose to switch with?

I think Clary Fray's ability to draw new runes (see The Mortal Instruments) would really appeal to Mara; the ability to change reality with her pencil, as it were.

Noah hasn't read much YA, so I'm going to cheat and say that he would want the ability to do magic; not the Harry Potter variety, but the Magicians variety. Magic would be worthless to him unless his fingers and his mind ached with the learning of it.


About the Book:

Published by: Simon & Schuster
To Be Released on: October 23rd, 2012
Pre-Order it from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Add it to Goodreads

The truth about Mara Dyer’s dangerous and mysterious abilities continues to unravel in this gripping sequel to the thrilling The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer.

Mara Dyer once believed she could run from her past.

She can’t.

She used to think her problems were all in her head.

They aren’t.

She couldn’t imagine that after everything she’s been through, the boy she loves would still be keeping secrets.

She’s wrong.

In this gripping sequel to The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, the truth evolves and choices prove deadly. What will become of Mara Dyer next?



About Michelle Hodkin  - website | Twitter  | Facebook | Goodreads  | pinterest


At the age of sixteen, Michelle Hodkin lost the rights to her soul in a poker game with pirates just south of Natchez. Shortly thereafter, she joined an acting troupe and traveled the world performing feats of wonder and mischief. She has been seen on stages nationwide and earned rave reviews for her one woman performance of Titus Andronicus before writing The Unbecoming of  Mara Dyer, her first novel which is available now. The sequel, The Evolution of Mara Dyer, hits shelves October 23, 2012, and the third book in the trilogy, The Retribution of Mara Dyer, hits shelves Fall 2013. Michelle currently lives with her three pets and may or may not be a reliable narrator of her own life. 


Tour Schedule:
Monday, October 15th - Supernatural Snark
Tuesday, October 16th - Mundie Moms
Wednesday, October 17th - The Book Swarm
Thursday, October 18th - Refracted Light Reviews
Friday, October 19th - Dazzling Reads

Monday, October 22nd - Candace's Book Blog
Tuesday, October 23rd (release day) - Bookish Type Reviews
Wednesday, October 24th - Page Turners
Thursday, October 25th - Pure Imagination
Friday, October 26th - Bewitched Bookworms

Monday, October 29th - Books and Things
Tuesday, October 30th - Alice Marvels


The Giveaway: 

Today's giveaway includes 1 cophy of The Evolution of Mara Dyer and some epic Super Secret Swag of Awesome. To enter, please fill out the form below. Good luck!

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*winners will be announced via Kismet Blog Tours

32 comments:

  1. Great teaser and awesome interview! I'm so excited to read this sequel . . . can't wait to find out what else happens to Mara and Noah! :)

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  2. I can't believe I haven't read the first book yet! I'm def getting started on these asap!

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  3. I just have a question, is the giveaway worldwide or just for people in the US?

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  4. I am so excited for this book. There are so many really good romantic quotes from books that I can't even choose one that would be favorite. I love what you chose for the supernatural ability swap.

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  5. Thank you so much for being a part of the tour Katie! We were thrilled to have you:)

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  6. I'll be on the lookout for reviews of this book!

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  7. Looks great! thanks for sharing!

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  8. YAY FOR MARA DYER!!!!!!! I am so excited to read this book!!! I loved THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER, such a great book. Thanks for the tour and giveaway!

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  9. I LOVE MARA! This has been my favorite series for a while, I can't wait to finally get my hands on a copy of the book! Thank you so much for the opportunity to win!

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  10. This looks really good. Thank you for posting the tour and giveaway.
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  11. This book looks really good. I can't wait to read it!

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  12. If the inspiration for Noah didn't come from romance novels then where did it come from?

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  13. That quote!! OMG I need this book immediately D:

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  14. I can't wait!! Thank you so much for the giveaway!! :D

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  15. I cannot wait to read this book!!! It sounds amazing!!

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  16. So excited for this! Can't wait to get a hold of it.

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  17. Thabks for such a great interview/giveaway!

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  18. Love the interview. Can't wait to get my hands on this :D:D

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  19. Thank you for the interview and giveaway! Love Mara Dyer! :)

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  20. thabk you so much for the interview and giveaway. i have been wanting to read this book. it sounds SO GOOD!

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  21. I really want to read this series next! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  22. This book, will be awesome and creepy at the same time!!! i can't wait to read it !!!

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  23. Can not wait to read this! I need to get my Noah/Mara fix!

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  24. Sounds like a good book. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  25. Loving all the quotes & so excited for this book! Can't wait to read it!

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  26. Cannot wait to get my hands on this!! Love the quotes

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  27. I've been seeing a ton of quotes from this book on FB, cannot wait to read it too :)

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  28. So excited to see what happens next with Mara and Noah!

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