Tour Schedule: FORBIDDEN by Eve Bunting

Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce the schedule for the OFFICIAL GRUDGING Blog Tour which begins on November 9th!

The tour runs from November 9th-13th & 16th-20th, and will have one stop per day and will consist of reviews, excerpts, spotlights, and interviews.

There is also a tour-wide giveaway for copies of the eBook! So be sure to stop by any or all of the stops for a chance to win.

But until then, here are your hosts.

The Tour Hosts

Week One

11/23/2015- The Cover Contessa- Interview

11/24/2015- Book Briefs- Review

11/25/2015- A Dream Within A Dream- Guest Post

11/26/2015- Zach's YA Reviews- Review

11/27/2015- BookHounds YA- Interview

Week Two

11/30/2015- Just Commonly- Review

12/1/2015- Curling Up With A Good Book- Interview

12/2/2015- Novel Novice- Review

12/3/2015- The Reading Nook Reviews- Guest Post

12/4/2015- Mundie Moms- Review

About the Book

Title: FORBIDDEN

Author: Eve Bunting

Pub. Date: December 1, 2015

Publisher: Clarion Books

Format: Hardcover, eBook, & audiobook

Find it: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | Goodreads

In early-nineteenth century Scotland, sixteen-year-old Josie, an orphan, is sent to live with an aunt and uncle on the rocky, stormy northwest coast. Everything and everyone in her new surroundings, including her relatives, is sinister, threatening, and mysterious. She's told that Eli, the young man she's attracted to, is forbidden to her, but not why. Spirited, curious, and determined, Josie sets out to learn the village's secrets and discovers evil, fueled by heartless greed, as well as a ghostly presence eager for revenge. An author's note gives the historical inspiration for this story.

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Tour Announcement: THIS RAGING LIGHT by Estelle Laure

Hey everyone! We are super stoked to announce a tour we're hosting for THIS RAGING LIGHT by Estelle Laure which is releasing on December 22nd, 2015!

The tour will run for two weeks - from January 4th-8th & 11th-15th- will have one stop per day and will consist of a mix of guest posts, interviews and reviews.

The bloggers chosen to host an guest post will be required to come up with topics (at most three) and interviewers will be required to come up with interview questions (at most five). Interviews can be either character or author interviews. 

Review copies will be provided by HMH.

Details on a giveaway are TK.

If you'd like to be considered to be a stop on this tour, please first sign up as a tour host and then fill out the sign-up form.

***Sign-ups are open until November 27th, noon PST***

Once the blog hosts have been chosen and the tour schedule finalized we will have a post announcing the tour.

Please note: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed.

We are super excited for THIS RAGING LIGHT's release this December! It sounds amazing!

About the Book

Title: THIS RAGING LIGHT

Author: Estelle Laure

Pub. Date: December 22, 2015

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers

Format: Hardcover, eBook, & audiobook

Find it: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | Goodreads

"A funny, poetic, big-hearted reminder that life can—and will—take us all by surprise.”—Jennifer E. Smith, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight  Can the best thing happen at the worst time?  Her dad went crazy. Her mom left town. She has bills to pay and a little sister to look after. Now is not the time for level-headed seventeen-year-old Lucille to fall in love. But love—messy, inconvenient love—is what she’s about to experience when she falls for Digby Jones, her best friend’s brother. With blazing longing that builds to a fever pitch, Estelle Laure’s soulful debut will keep readers hooked and hoping until the very last page. 

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Tour Announcement: SWORD AND VERSE by Kathy MacMillan

Hey everyone! We are super stoked to announce a tour we're hosting for SWORD AND VERSE by Kathy MacMillan which is releasing on January 19th, 2016!

The tour will run for two weeks - from January 11th-15th & 18th-22nd- will have one stop per day and will consist of a mix of guest posts, interviews and reviews.

The bloggers chosen to host an guest post will be required to come up with topics (at most three) and interviewers will be required to come up with interview questions (at most five). Interviews can be either character or author interviews. 

Review copies will be provided by Kathy and Rockstar Book Tours.

Details on a giveaway are TK.

If you'd like to be considered to be a stop on this tour, please first sign up as a tour host and then fill out the sign-up form.

***Sign-ups are open until November 25th, noon PST***

Once the blog hosts have been chosen and the tour schedule finalized we will have a post announcing the tour.

Please note: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed.

We are super excited for SWORD AND VERSE's release this January (Jaime LOVED it!)! It sounds amazing!

About the Book

Title: SWORD AND VERSE

Author: Kathy MacMillan

Pub. Date: January 19, 2016

Publisher: Harper Teen

Format: Hardcover, eBook, & audiobook

Find it: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | Goodreads

In a sweeping fantasy that award-winning author Franny Billingsley calls "fascinating and unique," debut author Kathy MacMillan weaves palace intrigue and epic world-building to craft a tale for fans of Rae Carson and Megan Whalen Turner.

Raisa was just a child when she was sold into slavery in the kingdom of Qilara. Before she was taken away, her father had been adamant that she learn to read and write. But where she now lives, literacy is a capital offense for all but the nobility. The written language is closely protected, and only the King, Prince, Tutor, and Tutor-in-training are allowed to learn its very highest form. So when she is plucked from her menial labor and selected to replace the last Tutor-in-training who was executed, Raisa knows that betraying any hint of her past could mean death.

Keeping her secret guarded is hard enough, but the romance that's been blossoming between her and Prince Mati isn't helping matters. Then Raisa is approached by the Resistance--an underground rebel army--to help liberate the city's slaves. She wants to free her people, but that would mean aiding a war against Mati. As Raisa struggles with what to do, she discovers a secret that the Qilarites have been hiding for centuries--one that, if uncovered, could bring the kingdom to its knees.

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Tour Announcement: BURN by Elissa Sussman

Hey everyone! We are super stoked to announce a tour we're hosting for BURN by Elissa Sussman which is releasing on January 19th, 2016!

The tour will run for two weeks - from January 11th-15th & 18th-22nd- will have one stop per day and will consist of a mix of guest posts, interviews and reviews.

The bloggers chosen to host an guest post will be required to come up with topics (at most three) and interviewers will be required to come up with interview questions (at most five). Interviews can be either character or author interviews. 

Review copies will be provided by Elissa and Harper Teen.

Details on a giveaway are TK.

If you'd like to be considered to be a stop on this tour, please first sign up as a tour host and then fill out the sign-up form.

***Sign-ups are open until November 24th, noon PST***

Once the blog hosts have been chosen and the tour schedule finalized we will have a post announcing the tour.

Please note: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed.

We are super excited for BURN's release this January (Jaime LOVED Stray!)! It sounds amazing!

About the Book

Title: BURN

Author: Elissa Sussman

Pub. Date: January 19, 2016

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Format: Hardcover & eBook

Find it: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | Goodreads

After helping to rescue Princess Aislynn, Elanor has finally rejoined the rebel camp she calls home. Stolen from her parents at a young age and forced into service by the Wicked Queen, Elanor now wants nothing more than to see the queen removed from power. But Elanor has secrets, mistakes she’s spent years trying to forget, and the closer the rebels get to the throne, the harder it is for Elanor to keep her past hidden away.

With fellow rebels on her side—including Princess Aislynn, Thackery, and the handsome and mysterious Matthias—it is time for Elanor to make a decision. Will she protect her secrets? Or risk everything to save the people she loves?

The thrilling companion to Elissa Sussman’s masterful and original fairy tale, Stray, that will appeal to readers of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and fans of Wicked, Into the Woods, and the Disney princess movies. 

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Tour Schedule: UNTAMED by A.G. Howard

Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce the hosts and schedule for A.G.Howard's UNTAMED Blog Tour.

The tour runs for one week, November 16th- 20th, and consists of special posts from A.G Howard. There will also be a tour-wide giveaway for finished copies of UNTAMED US Only. And also there will be an awesome scavenger hunt for International prizes!

We can't wait for UNTAMED to release Tuesday, December 15th, and for the tour to begin on the November 16th.

For now, here are your hosts...

The Tour Hosts

11/16/2015-  Two Chicks on Books- Revisit Wonderland settings /citizens + scavenger hunt for INTL prizes       

11/17/2015- Fiktshun- Revisit the main characters + scavenger hunt for INTL prizes

11/18/2015- All The Write Notes- Untamed playlist reveal

11/19/2015- Adventures of a Book Junkie- Untamed book trailer reveal + INTL giveaway 

11/20/2015- Dark Faerie Tales- Untamed first chapter reveal + INTL giveaway

The Book on Tour

Title: UNTAMED

Author: A.G. Howard

Release Date: December 15, 2015

Hardcover: 288 pages

Publisher: Amulet Books

Formats: Hardcover, paperback, eBook, & audiobook

Find it: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes& Noble | iBooks  

A post-Ensnared collection of three stories—available in both print and e-versions.

Alyssa Gardner went down the rabbit hole and took control of her destiny. She survived the battle for Wonderland and the battle for her heart. In this collection of three novellas, join Alyssa and her family as they look back at their memories of Wonderland.

In Six Impossible Things, Alyssa recalls the most precious moments of her life after Ensnared, and the role magic plays in preserving the happiness of those she loves. Alyssa’s mother reminisces about her own time in Wonderland and rescuing the man who would become her husband in The Boy in the Web. And Morpheus delves into Jeb’s memories of the events of Splintered in The Moth in the Mirror, available in print for the first time.

This collection expands upon Ensnared's epilogue, and includes some deleted scenes to provide a “director’s cut” glimpse into the past and futures of our favorite Splintered characters. 

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Tour Schedule: GRUDGING by Michelle Hauck

Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce the schedule for the OFFICIAL GRUDGING Blog Tour which begins on November 9th!

The tour runs from November 9th-13th & 16th-20th, and will have one stop per day and will consist of reviews, excerpts, spotlights, and interviews.

There is also a tour-wide giveaway for copies of the eBook! So be sure to stop by any or all of the stops for a chance to win.

But until then, here are your hosts.

The Tour Hosts

Week One

11/9/2015- Curling Up With A Good Book- Interview

11/10/2015- Oh, For The Love Of Stories- Review

11/11/2015- Two Chicks on Books- Guest Post

11/12/2015- Marty Mayberry- Review

11/13/2015- YA Book Madness- Interview

Week Two

11/16/2015- Cover2Cover- Review

11/17/2015- Me, My Shelf and I- Guest Post

11/18/2015- Kelly P's Blog- Review

11/19/2015- Parajunkee- Interview

11/20/2015- Mama Reads Hazel Sleeps- Review

About the Book

Title: GRUDGING

Author: Michelle Hauck

Release Date: November 17, 2015

Publisher: Harper Voyager Impulse

Formats:  eBook

Find it: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks

A world of chivalry and witchcraft…and the invaders who would destroy everything.

The North has invaded, bringing a cruel religion and no mercy. The ciudades-estados who have stood in their way have been razed to nothing, and now the horde is before the gates of Colina Hermosa…demanding blood.

On a mission of desperation, a small group escapes the besieged city in search of the one thing that might stem the tide of Northerners: the witches of the southern swamps.

The Women of the Song.

But when tragedy strikes their negotiations, all that is left is a single untried knight and a witch who has never given voice to her power. And time is running out.

A lyrical tale of honor and magic, Grudging is the opening salvo in the Book of Saints trilogy.

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Tour Announcement: THICKER THAN WATER By Kelly Fiore

Hey everyone! We are super stoked to announce a tour we're hosting for THICKER THAN WATER by Kelly Firoe which is releasing on January 5th, 2016!

The tour will run for two weeks - from December 28th-January 1st & January 4th-8th- will have one stop per day and will consist of a mix of guest posts, interviews and reviews.

The bloggers chosen to host an guest post will be required to come up with topics (at most three) and interviewers will be required to come up with interview questions (at most five). Interviews can be either character or author interviews. 

Review copies will be provided by Harper Teen.

Details on a giveaway are TK.

If you'd like to be considered to be a stop on this tour, please first sign up as a tour host and then fill out the sign-up form.

***Sign-ups are open until November 9th, noon PST***

Once the blog hosts have been chosen and the tour schedule finalized we will have a post announcing the tour.

Please note: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed.

We are super excited for THICKER THAN WATER's release this January! It sounds amazing!

About the Book

Title: THICKER THAN WATER

Author: Kelly Fiore

Pub. Date: January 5, 2015

Publisher: Harper Teen

Format: Hardcover & eBook

Find it: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads

Cecelia Price killed her brother. At least, that’s what the police and the district attorney are saying. And although Cecelia is now locked up and forced into treatment, she knows the real story is much more complicated.

Cyrus wasn’t always the drug-addled monster he’d become. He was a successful athlete, but when an injury forced him off the soccer field and onto pain medication, his life became a blur of anger, addiction, and violence. All CeCe could do was stand by and watch, until she realized one effective way to take away her brother’s drugs while earning the money she needed for college: selling the pills.

Soon, CeCe becomes part drug dealer, part honor student. But even when all she wants is to make things right, she learns that sometimes the best intentions lead to the worst possible outcome.

Thicker than Water is an unforgettable dark, harrowing look into the disturbing truth of drug addiction and the desperate love of a sister watching her brother deteriorate before her eyes.

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