Follower Love Giveaway Hop!

Welcome to the Follower Love Giveaway Hop, hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer!  There are over 300 blogs participating int his hop, so TONS of chances to win lots of cool book related things!  To hop to all of the other blogs, follow the link to I Am A Reader.

Let's get right to the prizes!  There are 2 chances to win on this stop!

FIRST: One person will win any book from the Book Depository, up to $25!  Make sure you check that they ship to your country.  This is open internationally!

SECOND: One person will win a copy of my own Fall of Angels: The Complete Trilogy!  This includes Branded, Forsaken, Vindicated, and bonus novelette, Afterlife!  This one is only open to to the US.

Plagued by nightmares of angels all her life, but left with the scars to prove they’re more than dreams, Jessica has hidden herself away from the world on the shores of Lake Samish, Washington. But when caring but almost too-perfect-to-be-true Alex, and beautiful yet terrifying Cole enter her life, everything about Jessica’s world is about to change. She’ll learn that the angels aren’t content to stay in her dreams any longer and they’ll do anything to drag her into their world. The lines between right and wrong will be blurred as she fights to cling to the life she’s built and the love she’ll find.




Now, here's the rules:
1) You must be a follower of this blog to enter
2) You may gain extra entries by following me on FACEBOOK or TWITTER (click for links to those pages)
3) This giveaway closes to entries the night of Feb. 14

To enter, fill out the form!

Cover Lust (17)

It's been FOREVER since I've done a Cover Lust post, and I can only blame laziness and business...  So this week I present to you...

Glitch by heather Anastasiu
320 pages
Expected publication: August 7th 2012 by St. Martin's Press

Summary from Goodreads:

In the Community, there is no more pain or war. Implanted computer chips have wiped humanity clean of destructive emotions, and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the Link network.


When Zoe starts to malfunction (or "glitch"), she suddenly begins having her own thoughts, feelings, and identity. Any anomalies must be immediately reported and repaired, but Zoe has a secret so dark it will mean certain deactivation if she is caught: her glitches have given her uncontrollable telekinetic powers.


As Zoe struggles to control her abilities and stay hidden, she meets other glitchers including Max, who can disguise his appearance, and Adrien, who has visions of the future. Both boys introduce Zoe to feelings that are entirely new. Together, this growing band of glitchers must find a way to free themselves from the controlling hands of the Community before they’re caught and deactivated, or worse.


In this action-packed debut, Glitch begins an exciting new young adult trilogy.

I love everything about this cover!  The coloring is beautiful, the thing on the back of her neck is intriguing, and I love the way the title has been done, with some of the letters smaller and fitting inside the others.  I really can't wait to read Glitch and if you aren't following Heather's blog, I suggest you do so!

Review: Legend by Marie Lu

What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.

Summary from Goodreads:

From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths - until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias' death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.


Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.

My Thoughts:

I'm not totally sure how to word this review. I really, really wanted to love Legend. I really did. It got a lot of hype, I've seen great reviews on it, and it's selling really well.

But, I just didn't... love it.

I think my main problem was that there was almost too much detail and not enough at the same time. I felt like about a quarter of the detail there was in the book could have been left out, and then from there the book needed to be about twice as long as it was. I never felt like I fully understood the world of Legend, and I never really loved the characters that much. I hate to say it, but I think Legend is a book that I won't remember much about 6 months from now.

Man, I feel terrible writing this review...

I will say that I will read the next book. I do think it may be better, with more world building and more development behind the characters.

3.5 out of 5 stars.

Review: Everneath by Brodi Ashton

Everneath by Brodi Ashton

Hardcover: 370 pages
Expected publication: January 24th 2012
Publisher: Harper Collins / Balzer + Bray
Source: ARC from publisher by Netgalley

Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she's returned- to her old life, her family, her friends- before being banished back to the underworld... this time forever.


She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.


Nikki longs to spend these months reconnecting with her boyfriend, Jack, the one person she loves more than anything. But there's a problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who first enticed her to the Everneath, has followed Nikki to the mortal world. And he'll do whatever it takes to bring her back- this time as his queen.


As Nikki's time grows short and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she's forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole's...

My Thoughts: 

I’m honestly not really sure with where to begin this review… I had measured expectations about Everneath. I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews, and while I really wanted to just fall in love with it (because look at that seriously beautiful cover!), I held a little back, just in case I found I didn’t fall head over heels.

I shouldn’t have been so worried.

Everneath was fantastic. I take that back. It was fan-freaking-tastic! I honestly don’t even want to call this a Hades/Persephone story, I just want to let it be its own amazing story. Really, Everneath is everything Abandon by Meg Cabot should have been… It was dark, heart-wrenching, and romantic. I think Everneath had the best first chapter that I’ve read in a really, really long time. So creepy and “what is going on here?!” I love it!

One thing that threw me just a bit was the character of Cole. Don’t get me wrong, he was great. But he reminded me a little too much of a different Cole I know quite well. My own Cole from my Fall of Angels trilogy… I won’t go into too much detail but… stalker, bad guy, obsessed with the MC, way too good looking, determined to take someone into the “Everneath/afterlife”… anyway.

I seriously can’t wait to read the next book and it almost makes me wish I hadn’t gotten an ARC of this because now I have to wait all the longer! So go out and buy this NOW! I won’t be surprised if Everneath ends up in my favorite reads of 2012.

5 out of 5 stars!

Cross-eyed and crazy!

Wow, it's been quite a while since I last blogged!  My excuse: I was out of town again for 11 days and since I use a desktop, I couldn't really take the computer with me.  But I'm back now and just wanted to give you all a quick update!

I'm back at work on What I Didn't Say (WIDS for short... lol).  This is a weird round of editing, seeing as how I'm going through and converting everything from first person to third.  An interesting process, that's for sure, and very time consuming.  I'm hoping I can have it all switched over by the end of the week.  So that's where WIDS sits.  Moving along!

Eden:  I know everyone is waiting to hear what happens with this one.  A little bit has happened, though nothing incredibly exciting to all of you.  Hopefully I'll have something to share soon!

Hmm, I was thinking there was something else I was going to tell you all about, but now I can't remember...

Oh yeah!  Anyone interested in having me do graphic design for them will have a pretty big wait.  I currently have eight projects on my plate right now, so I'm about a month out right now for new projects.  I've been staring at this computer screen so long today I think I'm starting to go cross-eyed...

So this is Keary, signing off and bidding you a fantastic day!

Another Cover Reveal?

Yeah... so I feel a little weird, doing ANOTHER cover reveal, just the day after I revealed the cover for What I Didn't Say...  But really, you know me, I can't wait, and I really don't see much reason to wait.

So, a while back I did a reveal of the cover for the combined version of the entire Fall of Angels series.  It's been out for a little bit now, like 2 weeks or something.  And I really just haven't been pushing it.  I didn't really want to push it, or show it off.  I was a little embarassed by it.  It took me a while to realize why.

I hated it's cover.

Hated it.

And that's a huge problem for me.  As you know, I'm a wee bit obsessed about covers.  I know how important they are.  And mine sucked.

So, I decided to fix that problem.

Without further ado, the new cover for the entire Fall of Angels series!

I am sooo much happier with how it turned out!  I hope you all like it too!

Synopsis:

With over 34,000 copies sold in 2011, don’t miss out on this special edition heart-pounding trilogy that pushes the boundaries between good and evil and what one is willing to do to save the person they love. Includes the entire Fall of Angels trilogy: BRANDED, FORSAKEN, VINDICATED, and novelette, AFTERLIFE.


Plagued by nightmares of angels all her life, but left with the scars to prove they’re more than dreams, Jessica has hidden herself away from the world on the shores of Lake Samish, Washington. But when caring but almost too-perfect-to-be-true Alex, and beautiful yet terrifying Cole enter her life, everything about Jessica’s world is about to change. She’ll learn that the angels aren’t content to stay in her dreams any longer and they’ll do anything to drag her into their world. The lines between right and wrong will be blurred as she fights to cling to the life she’s built and the love she’ll find.

Amazon  |  Amazon UK  |  Barnes and Noble

I'm still working on getting the paperback version switched, it will probably take a week or so, so for now this is only on the digital editions.  So tell your friends, tell your neighbors!  

My New Book has a title, and a cover!

Okay, I think I've been teasing you all long enough, especially on Twitter and Facebook.  I've been talking a little about this new book I've been working on.  I just finished the first draft New Year's Eve and am just starting in on the edits (ugh... the editing...)!  So, I think now is a good time to finally reveal the title, the cover, and the (rough) synopsis!

Title:

What I Didn't Say

Cover:

Synopsis:

Getting drunk Homecoming night your senior year is never a good idea, but Jake Hayes never expected it all to end with a car crash and a t-post embedded in his throat.


His biggest regret about it all? What he never said to Samantha Shay. He’s been in love with her for years and never had the guts to tell her. Now it’s too late. Because after that night, Jake will never be able to talk again.


When Jake returns to his small island home, population 5,000, he’ll have to learn how to deal with being mute. He also finds that his family isn’t limited to his six brothers and sisters, that sometimes an entire island is watching out for you. And when he gets the chance to spend more time with Samantha, she’ll help him learn that not being able to talk isn’t the worst thing that could ever happen to you. Maybe, if she’ll let him, Jake will finally tell her what he didn’t say before, even if he can’t actually say it.


(not final synopsis)

Release Date?:

This is a tad bit up in the air.  While I'm making really good progress, there is a chance this will have to be set aside for a while with everything that is going to be happening with Eden.  Not saying this WILL happen, but there's a chance.  But if everything keeps going smooth, as long as I am able to keep working on it like I want to, I plan to release it sometime in April.  Sorry, I can't be much more specific than that.

So, what do you think?  Of the cover, of the title, of the idea?  I'm really excited about this project, it's very near and dear to my heart.  It's set on the island I live on, I talk about real places, and share the craziness of living in such a small population.  And it is based on some of my own personal life experiences (no, I am not mute, but you'll learn more when the book releases).  This is a bit different for me too in the fact that the main character is a 17 year old boy, and it's told in 3rd person.

I really hope you all love it when it comes out!