Thursday, February 28, 2019

Blog Tour + Guest Post + Giveaway - The Winnowing (Stanley & Hazel #2) by Jo Schaffer


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The Winnowing (Stanley & Hazel #2) by Jo Schaffer
Publication Date: February 26, 2019
Publisher: Month9Books


Darkness descends over St. Louis, a city already rocked by the 
Great Depression. More and more people are disappearing, and 
some have turned up dead. A sinister secret society is putting 
forward their plan known as “The Winnowing,” designed to wipe 
out those they consider “undesirable.”

After Stanley and Hazel foil the diabolical plans of Charles 
Chouteau, they become instant celebrities. Hazel is thrust into the 
role of debutante, and risks loses herself in it. Meanwhile, Stanley 
must deal with the horrific tragedy of his best friend’s death while 
being threatened by the unseen forces of the Veiled Prophet.

With things spiraling out of control, Stanley and Hazel’s relationship 
is tested, possibly beyond repair. As bodies pile up, people become 
more desperate. The divide between wealthy and poor grows ever 
wider, threatening to tear their worlds apart. Now, the two must find 
a way to work together if there is any hope at all of saving their 
relationship and their futures.

 



Pre-order Links:

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Top 10 Fav Reads (not in any particular order)


This list was hard to come up with because I can easily have a top 
20 books in every genre. But this is a mix of some favorites. 


1. The Deryni Series

2. Anne of Green Gables series

3. Little Women series

4. All books Jane Austen

5. Jane Eyre

6. Of Human Bondage

7. Emily of New Moon Series
 
8. The Chronicles of Narnia

9. The Great Gatsby

10. Outlander







About the Author


 

Jo Schaffer was born and raised in the California Bay Area in a 
huge, creative family. She is a YA novelist, speaker and a 
Taekwondo black belt.
She’s a founding member of the nonprofit organization that created 
Teen Author Boot Camp, one of the nation’s biggest conferences for 
teens where bestselling authors present writing workshops to nearly 
a thousand attendees.
Jo loves being involved in anything that promotes literacy and 
family. She is passionate about community, travel, books, music, 
healthy eating, classic films and martial arts. But her favorite thing 
is being mom to three strapping sons and a neurotic cat named Hero. 
They live together in the beautiful mountains of Utah.













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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Can't-Wait Wednesday - Emily Eternal by M.G. Wheaton


Can't-Wait Wednesday is a feature hosted at Wishful Endings where people showcase an upcoming book they are looking forward to.




This week my choice is . . .




Title: Emily Eternal
Author: M.G. Wheaton
Pages: 256
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Release Date: 9th April 2019


Blurb from Goodreads:
 
Meet Emily - she can solve advanced mathematical problems, unlock the mind's deepest secrets and even fix your truck's air con, but unfortunately, she can't restart the Sun.

She's an artificial consciousness, designed in a lab to help humans process trauma, which is particularly helpful when the sun begins to die 5 billion years before scientists agreed it was supposed to.

So, her beloved human race is screwed, and so is Emily. That is, until she finds a potential answer buried deep in the human genome. But before her solution can be tested, her lab is brutally attacked, and Emily is forced to go on the run with two human companions - college student Jason and small-town Sheriff, Mayra.

As the sun's death draws near, Emily and her friends must race against time to save humanity. But before long it becomes clear that it's not only the species at stake, but also that which makes us most human.
 




 Why I'm Anticipating This Book:

An artificial consciousness has to save the human race?!
The science in this is going to be so interesting!
Sounds awesome!


  


Monday, February 25, 2019

Wildest Dreams Unboxing - Once Upon a Dream (February Box)



Wildest Dreams is a YA subscription book box run by the lovely Zoe who blogs at No Safer Place.

Each box included a YA book, a tea, a bath product, and usually a bookmark and something extra.



This month the theme was 
Once Upon a Dream.
 
 
 
Here's what was inside . . .
 
 
 
 A bracelet inspired by The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon.
This is by Lulu and the Elephant.

A print of Kiko the protagonist in Starfish by Akemi Dawn.
This is designed by Lia from @lostinink_.





Tea inspired by Sleeping Beauty.
This is from Rosie Lea Tea.

A lip conditioner inspired by Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor.
This smells like marshmallow fluff and is from Shimmer & Luxe.





The book of the month is On the Come Up by Angie Thomas.
This is the new book from the author of The Hate U Give.




Here is everything altogether . . .
 





I really liked this box.
I thought there were some unique items.
The bracelet is my favourite thing in the box - I love The Bone Season.
I already have a copy of On the Come Up so this one is going to my sister, but I was happy to see it in a subscription box.




What's your favourite item in this box?