Monthly Archives: October 2011
Spooktacular Giveaway Hop Winners!
I’ll make this short and sweet. For the past week, I have been hosting Bradley Convissar’s newest release, King of the Merge, for a giveaway. I’m very pleased with the great turnout and it was so awesome to be able to host such a great book for a giveaway. Thank you so much to everyone who entered and I’m sorry that only three of you will be able to get this book for free; I wish you all could have it free! Just so you all know, the results of this giveaway are 100% fair and 100% random. I don’t want anyone grumbling about me rigging it or something like that, so I’m telling you now. These results are 100% random. And now, without further ado, the winners of the giveaway are…
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Stormij
Desitheblonde
and Katie Turner
Congrats, you guys! I have your emails and will send you free copies. First, however, I’m going to need you to leave a comment saying which copy you’d prefer. Smashwords is easiest so if you have a Smashwords account, please say so. If you prefer Amazon, B&N, etc. please just say so! I need to know if you want your free copies! Thanks. And remember, to those of you who won, that Bradley would really appreciate a review of the book when you have completed it.
To those of you who didn’t win, I’m sorry but thanks for entering anyway. Enjoy, everyone, and have a great day!
Morbid Mondays: Free eBook of the Week – Road Markers
Blurb:
Dean is a forty-something sales rep for a company that ropes small, mostly blue-collar firms into long term cellphone plans. Heading home from a bad meeting, he begins to see evidence that he can will things to happen just by thinking about them. But will this tantalizing realization lead him to cross the line for good?
Why I Chose It:
This book has been a bestseller under the category free thriller/suspense on Smashwords ever since I first joined on August 1st. I have seen a lot of this book but have never bothered to really take a long look at it a few days ago. And I’m so glad I did. This book has received a number of stellar reviews all saying that it has a very unique and compelling storyline and because of this, I SOOO want to know more. It’s a thriller, a genre that I love, and on Smashwords, as of 15 reviews, it holds its own at a 4.80 star rating! Now that is something to marvel at! All of the reviews rave that this book has an extremely captivating and suspenseful plot and an ending that they didn’t once expect and kept them thinking for about for days. I love me a good ending. When I get a chance, I will definitely be reading this free ebook!
“Farsighted” by Emlyn Chand Blog Tour
(I LOVE this book cover!)
Farsighted on:
Today is a big day. The Novel Publicity “Farsighted” (by Emlyn Chand) blog tour. I am honored to be a part of this ENORMOUS tour and am so pleased to have received an ARC of “Farsighted” for a tour. First, before I give my review of “Farsighted”, there is something VERY, VERY COOL that you should know. As a part of the tour, our oh-so-generous Emlyn has promised to giveaway a $100 Amazon Gift Card to one lucky commenter of all the blogs chosen by http://random.org and to enter all you have to do is comment on tomorrow’s post! Wow! That is so kind! I hope one of you, my loyal followers, win! Be sure to enter. And now for my review:
Admittedly, I didn’t expect to enjoy “Farsighted” that much because it isn’t something that I would normally read, genre and plot-wise. It sounded like an interesting read, maybe a little out of my league, but I agreed to read and review it for this blog tour because a) it has great reviews on Goodreads and b) this is a HUGE release, so I wanted to be a part of it. And I am so happy I made the decision to read it. “Farsighted” was a very, very pleasant surprise.
I am giving this book five stars because I absolutely loved it! I truly felt myself sinking into the protagonist – Alex, who is, frankly, blind – and really feeling for him. To me, Alex made this novel so great. He was a three-dimensional character who I fell in love with after only about the first chapter. I could really connect with Alex, feel what he was feeling, and his tremendous personality really seized me. I have never read about a character who I felt so close to in a novel before. Alex is, indeed, blind. Although he is an outcast who is constantly bullied at school, he handles life with ease and without complaint. He is jubilant, sympathetic and not at all seeking pity. However, he is not exactly a chick magnet and had pretty much given up on girls when a new student, Simmi, came to school. Simmi’s character is also very well-developed. Simmi is a friendly transfer from India and she becomes the first person to ever befriend Alex. They hit it off, cherish each others’ company and Alex begins to smell girlfriend in his future. Just one problem. Simmi thinks of him as a brother. I absolutely loved this whole quirky romance between the two of them and Alex’s thoughts on it, as well as the strong internal conflict he was experiencing over the dilemma. He wants to be her girlfriend, but he is afraid that it would destory their relationship altogether if he asks her out and if she declines. Of course, there is so much more to the story than the awkward romance between the two – this is just a side-story – but because that was, for me, the most relatable and entertaining aspect of the novel, I decided to highlight it in this review. The storyline also contained a number of unseen twists that really caught me off-guard and the whole seeing (well, actually hearing. Alex can’t see) the future, paranormal aspect of the novel intrigued me to great extents.
Driven by strong, loveable characters and the author’s compelling voice, this is a must read debut novel by Emlyn Chand. I can’t wait for the second in the series! To all of you doubting me, I say this: don’t be afraid because this novel is out of your genre; READ THE BOOK!
Blog Tour Notes
THE BOOK: Alex Kosmitoras may be blind, but he can still “see” things others can’t. When his unwanted visions of the future begin to suggest that the girl he likes could be in danger, he has no choice but to take on destiny and demand it reconsider. Get your copy today by visiting Amazon.com’s Kindle store or the eBook retailer of your choice. The paperback edition will be available on November 24 (for the author’s birthday).
THE CASH PRIZES: Guess what? You could win a $100 Amazon gift card as part of this special blog tour. That’s right! Just leave a comment below saying something about the post you just read, and you’ll be entered into the raffle. I could win $100 too! Please help by voting for my blog in the traffic-breaker poll. To cast your vote, visit the official Farsighted blog tour page and scroll all the way to the bottom. Thank you for your help with that.
THE GIVEAWAYS: Win 1 of 10 autographed copies of Farsighted before its paperback release by entering the giveaway on GoodReads. Perhaps you’d like an autographed postcard from the author; you can request one on her site.
THE AUTHOR: Emlyn Chand has always loved to hear and tell stories, having emerged from the womb with a fountain pen grasped firmly in her left hand (true story). When she’s not writing, she runs a large book club in Ann Arbor and is the president of author PR firm, Novel Publicity. Emlyn loves to connect with readers and is available throughout the social media interweb. Visit www.emlynchand.com for more info. Don’t forget to say “hi” to her sun conure Ducky!
MORE FUN: There’s more fun below. Watch the live action Farsighted book trailer and take the quiz to find out which character is most like you!
