Virtual Tour: Gone Too Far by Natalie D. Richards #BookTour #VirtualTour @NatDRichards @SourcebooksFire #GuestPost

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Published by Sourcebooks Fire

Release Date: January 6th, 2015

Keeping secrets ruined her life. But the truth might just kill her.

Piper Woods can't wait for the purgatory of senior year to end. She skirts the fringes of high school like a pro until the morning she finds a notebook with mutilated photographs and a list of student sins. She's sure the book is too gruesome to be true, until pretty, popular Stella dies after a sex-tape goes viral. Everyone's sure it's suicide, but Piper remembers Stella’s name from the book and begins to suspect something much worse.

Drowning in secrets she doesn’t want to keep, Piper’s fears are confirmed when she receives an anonymous text message daring her to make things right. All she needs to do is choose a name, the name of someone who deserves to be punished...

Ohioan and Double RWA Golden Heart Finalist NATALIE D. RICHARDS won her first writing competition in the second grade with her short story about Barbara Frances Bizzlefishes (who wouldn't dare do the dishes). After getting lost in a maze of cubicles, Natalie found her way back to storytelling, following the genre of her heart, teen fiction. Natalie lives in Ohio with her amazing husband, their three children, and a giant dust-mop who swears he’s the family dog.

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[Blog Tour] Rose and the Lost Princess by Holly Webb + #Giveaway @Sourcebooks

Title: Rose and the Lost Princess (Rose #2)
Author: Holly Webb
Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Source: Publisher for Review

From Goodreads:

Now an apprentice magician, Rose is asked to help find a very special missing person
Turning the worn pages of her spell book, Rose can't believe how much her life has changed. Once a poor orphan, she is now an apprentice to the king's chief magician. But when the country's beloved princess vanishes, everything changes. As rumors of dark magic fly through the city, the king asks Rose for help. She must find the missing princess, before all is lost.

Rose and the Lost Princess was as delightful as the the first book, Rose. It had picked up where the first book left off, all without leaving the reader wondering what was, in fact, going on. However, it did seem to drag at the beginning a bit. I was hoping for it to pick up to a faster pace before half way through, but the plot and ending were still quite good. It also left this wide open for the third installment.

Rose and Freddie are left to face yet another evil magician in this second book. One that has the ability to freeze objects and enchant them. And when that leaves Rose to guard the princess, without the knowledge to do so, it brings new meaning to “know your enemy”.

Freddie is slightly more funny and whiny in this book, and Gus is still as forthright as ever. We get to see more of Mr. Fountain in this book and learn that Isabella is starting to grow into her powers, or at least hiding them.

I highly enjoyed this second installment and can't wait to pick up the next one.

 Disclaimer: *I received a copy of this book for free to review, this in no way influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own.

Holly Webb is the author of Dog Magic, Cat Magic, and Lost in the Snow. She has always loved animals and owns two very spoiled cats. They haven't said a word to her yet, but she's always listening, just in case! She lives in England.

Find Holly: Website | Goodreads

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Danny's Doodles Blog Tour

Title: Danny's Doodles the Jelly Bean Experiment
Author: David A. Adler
Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Genre: Chapter Book, Middle Grade
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Source: Publisher for Review
Purchase: Amazon | TBD

Danny Cohen's new friend is 100% weird.

New to Danny's fourth grade class, Calvin Waffle has a knack for following his classmates around to collect data for his science experiments. He carries jelly beans everywhere, and claims his father is a spy. Danny isn't quite sure just what to make of this quirky newcomer until Calvin reluctantly agrees to help the baseball team. His ability to correctly predict each pitch before it's thrown leads his team to victory and makes him a hero to his new friends.

David Adler, author of the popular Cam Jansen mystery series, creates another memorable character for his readers to befriend. Sure to be a publishing event.

 A very delightful book that young readers are sure to enjoy. This book shows that you can be friends with just about anyone, whether you have something in common or not. Danny is in the fourth grade and loves baseball. Calvin loves experiments. Bring the two together and you get the “Jelly Bean Experiment”. This is the first book that I have read by David A Adler, and I have to say it will not be the last. This book was nothing short of excellent and have read it to my four year old who also loves it. Can’t wait to read the next installment of Danny’s Doodles books!

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Stacking the Shelves [3]

So I was a little late posting this for the month, but here it is today, the first day of October. Can you believe it's October already?! I sure can't, seems like this year has flown on through.

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga at Tynga's Reviews

From Listia:

From Tor Teen:

From Abrams:

From Spencer Hill Press and Source Books Jabberwocky:

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{Review} Rose by Holly Webb

Title: Rose
Author: Holly Webb
Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Genre: Children, Magic, Supernatural
Release Date: Sept 3rd 2013
Source: Publisher for book tour
Purchase: Amazon/TBD

Rose isn't like the other orphans at St Bridget's Home for Abandoned Girls. Instead of dreaming of getting adopted by loving, wealthy parents, Rose wants to get a job and be independent. She doesn't need anyone but herself. She finds her escape working as a maid for Mr. Fountain, an alchemist. Unable to ignore the magic that flows throughout the grand residence, Rose realizes that just maybe; she might have a little bit of magic in her too. This new series featuring magicians, witches, talking cats, mist-monsters, and friendships will have young readers in a trance!

What a wonderfully written children’s book! It read like Annie (the movie) and Harry Potter all into one story. From the moment you stepped into Rose’s life you were automatically taken away and on a journey of self discovery.

This was a very compelling story. I loved how the characters were of different lifestyles. From the rich to the poor orphans and Magicians to normal people. It also helps that if you read this with the British dialect in mind. 

I really liked the relationship between Rose and her friend Maisie. I just could picture Maisie as a very small and petite child, soft spoken and afraid. Their friendship was very strong and very special.

Rose had also bonded with a fellow orphan, Bill, who was also employed at the Fountain residence. I would love to know what became of their friendship and the un-seemingly odd friendship she had made with Freddie, an apprentice of Mr. Fountain’s. The characters were very well written and very well imaginable. I had no difficulties picturing what each character was like in my head.

I especially loved the story. I am always pulled into stories that have to do with magical things. And with this being tailored towards middle-grade, I had no problem with reading it to my four year old and she absolutely loved it. Webb has a gift for writing stories and I cannot wait to read the next book in this series, Rose and the LostPrincess.

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