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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

EVERLIFE By Gena Showalter / Release Day Blitz #Everlife

Out TODAY! New from Gena Showalter, author of the New York Times bestselling The White Rabbit Chronicles, comes the series finale that will keep you on the edge of your seat rooting for the characters until the very last page. Don’t miss the EPIC CONCLUSION to the EVERLIFE novels! A series fans call “vividly unique,” “unforgettable” and “exhilarating.” Grab your copy today!

ABOUT THE BOOK


By: Gena Showalter
Published by: Harlequin Teen
Released on: February 27, 2018 - TODAY!
Series: Everlife #3
Purchase fromAmazon | Barnes & Noble | B-A-M | Kobo | iBooks | Book Depository 

STAND TOGETHER OR FALL ALONE.

THE FATE OF THE EVERLIFE HANGS IN THE BALANCE.

At seventeen years old, Tenley “Ten” Lockwood needed to make the ultimate choice—where to live after she died. Loyalty to her selected realm has not wavered…until now. The numbers-obsessed Conduit is out of time. Sacrifices must be made, and a terrible price must be paid. But is she too late?

As the Everlife descends into darkness, a single truth becomes clear: Troika and Myriad must unite in the end—or perish. As a way to bring sworn enemies together, Ten must enter forbidden territory…and destroy the powerful Prince of Ravens. But there’s only one way inside—bonding with Killian Flynn, a deadly rival Laborer who sets her blood aflame.

When nothing goes as planned and betrayal results in the edge of utter defeat, Ten and Killian must rebuild agree with from the ashes in their hearts. Victory seems not possible; the odds stacked against them. In spite of everything, how far will they be willing to go for the sake in their realms and the Everlife.

PRAISE FOR THE BOOK

"Utterly unique and absolutely riveting—I couldn’t put it down! What a marvelously cool world." —Sarah J. Maas, New York Times bestselling author, on Firstlife

    

READ AN EXCERPT

The identity of our intruders clicks. Two Troikan Generals: Shamus Campbell and Luciana Rossi. Behind them, four La­borers I’ve never met. A total of six invaders. 
6: symbolizes beauty and high ideals. The sixth sense: ESP. The sixth astrological sign in the Zodiac: Virgo. 
Focus! A soft pitter-patter of footfalls echoes outside the cave. More TLs? 
Killian isn’t safe. 
Panic claws its way up the ridges of my spine, and my blood f lash-freezes. I strain with all my might, desperate to move, but my body refuses to cooperate. Every attempt to raise my arms threatens to pop my shoulders out of joint. I don’t care. Nothing will halt my efforts. 
“Kill, kill.” Between each command—desire?—Killian snarls like a wounded animal. “Kill!” 
Shamus, a big, barrel-chested redhead with pale skin and countless freckles, slams a fist against his armor-clad chest to gain my attention. His dark eyes are narrowed, a muscle jumping in his jaw. “What did you do, Miss Lockwood? And do no’ tell me nothin’.” His accent is similar to Killian’s.
Luciana, a slender brunette with lovely brown skin and startling gray irises, backs away from me, horror contorting her expression. “I’ll tell you what she did. She doomed us all.”
Doomed…
Is she right? She can’t be. She just can’t.
I look down at Killian. My new husband is pulling at hanks of his hair.
Hopes, falling from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows.
“Out,” Shamus snarls at the TLs. “Now.”
All four soldiers rush from the cave without protest.
I stiffen. The General has evened the odds. Two against two. A foolish move for a war-seasoned veteran. Unless he got rid of any witnesses…
Willing to use my body as a shield, I push through the pain—snap. My shoulder does pop out of joint. Or maybe back into joint. Air wheezes from my lungs. Worth it! Finally, I can move. I crawl toward Killian, every inch I gain only adding fuel to an already blazing fire of agony.
Can’t stop. No, won’t stop. Determination drives me. I only wish it gave me wings.
“Kill. Must kill.” Killian is lost in a world of his own.
“You won’t be killing anyone, you son of a Myriad troll.” With a hand curled around the hilt of a sword, Shamus stalks toward him.
“Stop! He doesn’t know what he’s saying right now.” My voice is barely audible, my gaze locked on my love. So close, yet so far away. Desperation slams a spike straight through my heart. 
Any other day, I would have used the comm built into the forearm of spirit and Shell. With the press of a few buttons, it could transport me to Killian’s side and, as long as some part of me is touching some part of him, whisk us both somewhere else. Somewhere safe. Like a fool, I disabled the device to hide from fellow Troikans while meeting with Killian.
I should have known they’d find me one way or another.
“Stop,” I repeat, even as I gain another inch. “That’s an order.” As a Conduit, I outrank the Generals. As a newbie to the Everlife, however, my exalted rank doesn’t really mean squat.
“We can’t hurt him,” Luciana grates. She extends her arm, stopping Shamus in his tracks. “You’ve effectively tied our hands, Miss Lockwood.”
Though the shadows are no longer slithering through my mind, I’m not exactly thinking straight. I struggle to make sense of her words, finally throw in the towel. “I don’t understand.”
“You bonded to him, did you not?” She spits the words, as if they taste foul in her mouth. “That bond forces us to spare Myriad’s favorite butcher and watch as you, one of only two Conduits, slowly descends into madness.”

THE SERIES


And don’t miss the first two titles in this stunning series, FIRSTLIFE and LIFEBLOOD! Grab your copies today! Get them here!

      

ORDER EVERLIFE AND GET A FIRSTLIFE POSTER!

Order* a digital or print edition of EVERLIFE by Gena Showalter and get a FIRSTLIFE poster in .pdf format from Gena! Each entry* will also be entered for the chance to win a Grand Prize! Grand Prize consists of a signed copy of FIRSTLIFE and LIFEBLOOD, Betsey Johnson purse, Rebecca Monroe Bear cap, and Sparkling Zebra necklace.

Just CLICK HERE, scroll down, and then enter your name, age, email address, and the order number from your digital or print edition order receipt to receive your FIRSTLIFE poster in .pdf format! All entrants will receive the FIRSTLIFE poster in .pdf format on March 4, 2018 through email using the email given when the entrant filled out THIS FORM.

iBooks entries should be screenshot and uploaded or the entrant will have to wait until they receive their confirmation email to fill out the form.

**This opportunity will stay available for readers to enter through 11:59pm EST on March 3, 2018 in order to allow everyone a chance to enter. See Official Rules for details.**     

ABOUT THE AUTHOR



Gena Showalter is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the spellbinding Lords of the Underworld and Angels of the Dark series, two young adult series--Everlife and the White Rabbit Chronicles--and the highly addictive Original Heartbreakers series. In addition to being a National Reader's Choice and two time RITA nominee, her romance novels have appeared in Cosmopolitan (Red Hot Read) and Seventeen magazine, she's appeared on Nightline and been mentioned in Orange is the New Black--if you ask her about it, she'll talk for hours…hours! Her books have been translated in multiple languages. She’s hard at work on her next novel, a tale featuring an alpha male with a dark side and the strong woman who brings him to his knees. You can learn more about Gena, her menagerie of rescue dogs, and all her upcoming books at genashowalter.com or Facebook.com/genashowalterfans

OUT TODAY! 2/27/18 NEW YA RELEASES


Happy Book Birthday to today's new releases! February started off with some fantastic releases, and it's ending with some seriously awesome releases. Check out all of today's newest YA releases: 



  1. Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller, Feiwel & Friends 
  2. Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston, Balzer & Bray 
  3. The Traitor's Game by Jennifer A. Nielsen, Scholastic 
  4. Everlife by Gena Showalter, Harlequin Teen
  5. Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman, Random House 
  6. A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena, Farrar Straus & Giroux
  7. People Like Us by Dana Mele, Putnam
  8. Cadaver & Queen by Alisa Kwitney, Harlequin Teen
  9. All Out: No Longer Secret Stories of Queen Teens Throught The Ages by Saundra Mitchell, Harlequin Teen
  10. This Tiny Perfect World by Lauren Gibaldi, Harper Teen
  11. Where I Live by Brenda Rufener, Harper Teen
  12. The Calculus of Change by Jessie Hilb, Clarion Books
  13. This Heart of Mine by C.C. Hunter, Wednesday Books
Which new releses are you looking forward to reading? 

TESS OF THE ROAD by Rachel Hartman / Book Review


By: Rachel Hartman
Published by: Random House
Released on: February 27th, 2018
Purchase from: Amazon | B&N
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Rating: 2 stars- not my cup of tea
Thank you to PRH for sending a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review

In the medieval kingdom of Goredd, women are expected to be ladies, men are their protectors, and dragons get to be whomever they want. Tess, stubbornly, is a troublemaker. You can't make a scene at your sister's wedding and break a relative's nose with one punch (no matter how pompous he is) and not suffer the consequences. As her family plans to send her to a nunnery, Tess yanks on her boots and sets out on a journey across the Southlands, alone and pretending to be a boy.

Where Tess is headed is a mystery, even to her. So when she runs into an old friend, it's a stroke of luck. This friend is a quigutl--a subspecies of dragon--who gives her both a purpose and protection on the road. But Tess is guarding a troubling secret. Her tumultuous past is a heavy burden to carry, and the memories she's tried to forget threaten to expose her to the world in more ways than one.


Check out that cover! I don't know what it is about this cover that I love. Maybe it's the lone girl, and the dragon. Or maybe it has to do with the images within the dragon that I love. There's definitely some symbolism from the story on this cover. Unfortunately for me, the cover is the best part of this book. 

This book was not the light, entertaining read I thought it would be. Instead it's a book that has a lot of dark martial, and felt emotionally heavy. It's a story that  is heavily weighted down by all that Tessa has experienced in her life. I definitely was not prepared to be immersed into this dark book. Had I been a little bit more prepared, I think I would have liked it a little bit more than I did. 

Having said that, there's no denying that Hartman can craft an intriguing fantasy world. What first drew me to her Seraphina series are the dragons and how well crafted the series world building is. I like the series. I like the complexity of the world building. I was looking forward to reading a new story set in a world I've come to love. Unlike that series characters, I wasn't a huge fan of Tess.

Tess was a very hard character for me to feel any sort of connection to. I appreciated that Tess isn't a fragile, perfect character. She is flawed. She deals with some horrible situations, but she is a fighter, and she keeps going. I admired her not giving up. She is a victim of a lot of wrong doings. Many are of her own fault, but some are at the hands of others. Those situations were hard to read about. Her journey had to do with her healing, and re-discovering who she is. 

The biggest complaint for me in not liking this book, was how this book and Tess were written. For a book that's over 500 pages, there was way too much 'telling' vs 'showing'. Telling readers what's happening, vs showing them, at least for me, makes it incredibly hard to really connect with the story or it's characters. I am a reader who needs some sort of character and story connection, especially when reading bigger books like this. I felt like I was kept from really getting into the story, and really feeling like I could connect to Tess, like I wanted. This is the kind of book that needed more showing vs telling, in order for me to like it as much as I had excepted to. 

Despite my love of fantasy and dragons, this book unfortunately was not my cup of tea. As I mentioned above, there is a lot of dark martial in this book that I wasn't prepared for, nor was Tess the relatable character I thought she would be. This book is definitely darker than the other books in the Seraphina series. I would definitely recommend checking those books out. 

* There is some strong sexual content in this book; including past sexual trauma and a brief description of rape. 

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