[Blog Tour] Oblivion by Sasha Dawn @_SashaDawn @EgmontUSA #giveaway #guestpost

Hi! Welcome to my stop on the Oblivion Blog Tour! I am so excited about this tour, and I have a wonderful guest post for you today by author Sasha Dawn on her character of Thomas Jefferson. Plus, I have an awesome giveaway of a finished copy for all my US/CAN residents.

Oblivion by Sasha Dawn

Published by Egmont USA

Release Date: May 27th 2014

Summary:

One year ago, Callie was found in an abandoned apartment, scrawling words on the wall: "I KILLED HIM. His blood is on my hands. His heart is in my soul. I KILLED HIM." But she remembers nothing of that night or of the previous thirty-six hours. All she knows is that her father, the reverend at the Church of the Holy Promise, is missing, as is Hannah, a young girl from the parish. Their disappearances have to be connected and Callie knows that her father was not a righteous man.

Since that fateful night, she's been plagued by graphomania -- an unending and debilitating compulsion to write. The words that flow from Callie's mind and through her pen don't seem to make sense -- until now.

As the anniversary of Hannah's vanishing approaches, more words and memories bubble to the surface and a new guy in school might be the key to Callie putting together the puzzle. But digging up the secrets she's buried for so long might be her biggest mistake. 

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[Blog Tour] The Shadow Prince by Bree Despain Review + Giveaway @EgmontUSA @breedespain

Welcome to my stop on The Shadow Prince blog tour! Today I have my thoughts on this amazing book plus 2 giveaways! That's right, 2! I will be hosting a giveaway for one ARC copy (US only) and one finished copy (US/CAN only, sent via Egmont USA).

Haden Lord, the disgraced prince of the Underrealm, has been sent to the mortal world to entice a girl into returning with him to the land of the dead. Posing as a student at Olympus Hills High—a haven for children of the rich and famous—Haden must single out the one girl rumored to be able to restore immortality to his race.

Daphne Raines has dreams much bigger than her tiny southern Utah town, so when her rock star dad suddenly reappears, offering her full tuition to Olympus Hills High’s prestigious music program, she sees an opportunity to catch the break she needs to make it as a singer. But upon moving into her estranged father’s mansion in California, and attending her glamorous new school, Daphne soon realizes she isn’t the only student in Olympus who doesn’t quite belong.

Haden and Daphne—destined for each other—know nothing of the true stakes their fated courtship entails. As war between the gods brews, the teenagers’ lives collide. But Daphne won’t be wooed easily and when it seems their prophesied link could happen, Haden realizes something he never intended—he’s fallen in love. Now to save themselves, Haden and Daphne must rewrite their destinies. But as their destinies change, so do the fates of both their worlds.

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[Review] Hourglass by Myra McEntire

Title: Hourglass (Hourglass #1)

Author: Myra McEntire

Publisher: Egmont USA

Genre: YA, Sci-Fi, Paranormal

Release Date: June 14, 2011

Source: Gifted (Crossroad Reviews)

One hour to rewrite the past . . .

For seventeen-year-old Emerson Cole, life is about seeing what isn't there: swooning Southern Belles; soldiers long forgotten; a haunting jazz trio that vanishes in an instant. Plagued by phantoms since her parents' death, she just wants the apparitions to stop so she can be normal. She's tried everything, but the visions keep coming back.

So when her well-meaning brother brings in a consultant from a secretive organization called the Hourglass, Emerson's willing to try one last cure. But meeting Michael Weaver may not only change her future, it may also change her past.

Who is this dark, mysterious, sympathetic guy, barely older than Emerson herself, who seems to believe every crazy word she says? Why does an electric charge seem to run through the room whenever he's around? And why is he so insistent that he needs her help to prevent a death that never should've happened?

I don’t know why it has taken me so long to finally dive into this series, but I’m glad that I did. I really enjoyed the science fiction behind it. Always been a fan of all things scientific and time traveling would just be completely awesome!

Emerson reminded me a little of myself, including the height. I’m all of 5’2” and every time I read about Em’s height and being called “Shorty”, it brought back memories of being called that. But she also wasn’t willing to give up when things got tough, she stuck through things. Very determined. I can relate to her very much.

I’m not a big fan of love triangles, and this one really didn’t push the boundaries of it, but there was one in the making, between Emerson, Michael and Kaleb.

Michael was very respectful and very sweet. He didn’t want to mix business with pleasure and really didn’t want to act on his intense feelings towards Emerson, especially with her brother, Thomas, looming close by. He took his time when it came to feelings and expressing himself.

Kaleb was the opposite of Michael.  He made his feeling known right away for Emerson. Right from the moment he met her. He seemed to be intense and brooding.

The story was pretty awesome. I liked how we it wasn’t about seeing ghosts or spirits and I really liked how the author described what was being seen. The “rips” just added to the story. The time travel aspect was pretty awesome, I liked how they could travel into the past and into the future. I really can’t wait to read more into what unfolds later in the series, hopefully we will see some traveling into the future.

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