A Season For Fireflies Blog Tour: Playlist + Giveaway!

Welcome to Day #5 of the A Season for Fireflies Blog Tour!

To celebrate the release of A Season for Fireflies by Rebecca Maizel (6/28/16), blogs across the web are featuring exclusive content from Rebecca and 10 chances to win a copy of A Season for Fireflies, as well as a chance to win a Summer Reading Prize Pack in the Grand Prize Giveaway!

A Season for Fireflies Playlist by Rebecca Maizel

These are the songs I listened to while writing Fireflies:

Stop by A Dream Within A Dream on Monday for Day #6 of the tour!

Blog Tour Schedule:

June 20th – The Fandom

June 21st — Bookhounds

June 22nd — Daisy Chain Book Reviews

June 23rd  — Mundie Moms

June 24th — Supernatural Snark  
June 27th — A Dream Within A Dream

June 28th — The Book Cellar

June 29th — PageTurners

June 30th — Bookish

July 1st — Parajunkee

A SEASON FOR FIREFLIES

A captivating contemporary novel about first love, second chances, and the power of memory, by the author of Between Us and the Moon, perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Katie Cotugno.

One year ago, Penny Berne was the star of her high school’s theater department, surrounded by a group of misfits and falling in love with her best friend, Wes.

Now her old friends won’t talk to her, her first love, Wes, ignores her, and her best friend is the most popular girl in school. Penny is revered—and hated.

But when a near-fatal lightning strike leaves Penny with no memory of the past year, or how she went from drama nerd to queen bee, Penny realizes she may have the second chance she never expected.… 

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REBECCA MAIZEL 

Rebecca Maizel hails from Rhode Island, where she teaches high school literature at her alma mater the Wheeler School. She tries not to force her students to read her books, though. Rebecca is the author of several published novels for young adults, and recently achieved an MFA in Writing for Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She also enjoys Indian food, her dog Georgie, and running moderately long distances.

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GIVEAWAYS

There are two separate giveaways for this tour (WOO HOO!), so be sure and enter for a chance to win both! First up is a copy of A Season For Fireflies. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter form below, and then skip down to all the details on the Grand Prize Giveaway! Giveaway is open to US addresses only.

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Grand Prize Giveaway!

 

• One (1) winner will receive a Summer Reading Prize Pack featuring a beach bag stuffed with A Season for Fireflies, flip flops, sunglasses, a beach blanket, and a waterproof Bluetooth speaker (total value $96) — everything readers need to hit the beach in style!
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The Crown's Game Blog Tour: Playlist + Giveaway!

I'm absurdly excited today to be a part of the promotional tour for The Crown's Game, the debut novel from author Evelyn Skye! I feel like you guys might be tired of me going on and on about my love for YA Fantasy, but I can't help it. This is one of my most anticipated reads of the year, and I can't wait to dive in. To help you guys get in the right mood for this tale of magic, secrets and of course thrones, Evelyn was so nice as to put together a playlist. I hope you guys enjoy, and be sure and check out the bottom of the post for all the details on a fantastic giveaway!

THE CROWN'S GAME PLAYLIST

“All or Nothing” – audiomachine



“Centuries” – FallOut Boy



“What You Want” – Evanescence



“Long Way Down” – Robert DeLong



“Nightlight” – Silversun Pickups



“The Rat” – The Walkmen



“All the Right Places” – OneRepublic



“All of the Stars” – Ed Sheeran



“Paralyzed” – Against the Current



“Black Sun” – Death Cab for Cutie



“I Don’t Love You” – My Chemical Romance



“In the End” – Linkin Park



“The Only Exception” – Paramore



“Just Watch the Fireworks” – Jimmy Eat World

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THE CROWN'S GAME

Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only two in Russia—and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the Tsar needs a powerful enchanter by his side.

And so he initiates the Crown’s Game, an ancient duel of magical skill—the greatest test an enchanter will ever know. The victor becomes the Imperial Enchanter and the Tsar’s most respected adviser. The defeated is sentenced to death.

Raised on tiny Ovchinin Island her whole life, Vika is eager for the chance to show off her talent in the grand capital of Saint Petersburg. But can she kill another enchanter—even when his magic calls to her like nothing else ever has?

For Nikolai, an orphan, the Crown’s Game is the chance of a lifetime. But his deadly opponent is a force to be reckoned with—beautiful, whip smart, imaginative—and he can’t stop thinking about her.

And when Pasha, Nikolai’s best friend and heir to the throne, also starts to fall for the mysterious enchantress, Nikolai must defeat the girl they both love... or be killed himself.

As long-buried secrets emerge, threatening the future of the empire, it becomes dangerously clear... the Crown’s Game is not one to lose.

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EVELYN SKYE

Evelyn Skye was once offered a job by the C.I.A., she not-so- secretly wishes she was on “So You Think You Can Dance” and if you challenge her to a pizza-eating contest, she guarantees she will win. When she isn't writing, Evelyn can be found chasing her daughter on the playground or sitting on the couch, immersed in a good book and eating way too many cookies. THE CROWN’S GAME is her first novel. Evelyn can be found online at www.evelynskye.com and on Twitter @EvelynSkyeYA.

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GIVEAWAY

One lucky winner will receive a custom THE CROWN'S GAME necklace (similar to the photo above) made by Tales of a Ravenous Reader. Please fill out the Rafflecopter form below to enter. Giveaway is open to US addresses only. 

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WEEK ONE
5/9/2016- Dark Faerie Tales- Guest Post 
5/10/2016- Owl Always Be Reading- Guest Post 
5/11/2016- 125Pages- Review 
5/12/2016- A Backwards Story- Review 
5/13/2016- Two Chicks on Books- Guest Post

WEEK TWO

5/16/2016- The Reader Lines- Review

5/17/2016- Once Upon a Twilight- Guest Post

5/18/2016- That Artsy Reader Girl- Review

5/19/2016- Supernatural Snark- Guest Post

5/20/2016- Mundie Moms- Review

Unbreakable: Kennedy's Playlist + A Giveaway

Today I have the pleasure of giving you a little insider information on Kami Garcia's newest paranormal young adult release, Unbreakable, in the form of main character Kennedy's playlist. Those of you who read this blog consistently know that I am a wimp of epic proportions and curl into a fetal ball at even the mildest of scary stories, so I went into Unbreakable fully prepared to run from it screaming like a little girl. Luckily for me though, I found this story to be extraordinarily creepy and extremely tense, but not filled with the horror and gore that would have scarred me for life. I did make a point to read it when it was bright and sunny out though (and I may or may not have also been sitting in the middle of a circle of salt), so that may have helped a little ;-)

I'll be posting my full review next week, but for now I'm going to leave you with a peek at Kennedy's playlist and a fabulous giveaway!

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KAMI GARCIA

Kami Garcia is the #1 New York Times & international bestselling coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures Series and the author of UNBREAKABLE, the first book in the Legion Series, releasing on October 1, 2013. Kami is fascinated by the paranormal, and she’s very superstitious. When she isn’t writing, she can usually be found watching disaster movies, listening to Soundgarden, or drinking Diet Coke. She lives in Maryland with her family, and their dogs Spike and Oz (named after characters from the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer).

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UNBREAKABLE

When Kennedy Waters finds her mother dead, she doesn’t realize paranormal forces are responsible—not until mysterious identical twins Jared and Lukas Lockhart break into her room and destroy a deadly spirit sent to kill her.

Kennedy learns that her mother’s death was no accident, and now Kennedy has to take her place in the Legion of the Black Dove—a secret society of ghost hunters formed to protect the world from a vengeful demon. A society whose five members were all murdered on the same night, leaving the Legion in the hands of the next generation: a misfit group with unique skills.

As the new members race to find the only weapon capable of destroying the demon, each uses their individual skills to battle paranormal entities and earn their rightful place in the Legion—except for Kennedy.

If she is truly the missing piece of the puzzle, can she stay alive long enough to find out—without losing her heart in the process?

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The Legion Series:

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GIVEAWAY

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Defiance Blog Tour: The Playlist

I'm hugely excited today to be a part of the promotional tour for C.J. Redwine's young adult novel Defiance which released last week from Balzer + Bray. I thoroughly enjoyed this book (you can read my review here), especially the dual point of views of both Rachel and Logan, and highly recommend it to any and all fans of paranormal young adult fiction. I have the pleasure of wrapping up this tour by sharing with you the Defiance playlist, an amazing selection of music that will hopefully give you a little extra insight to the story itself as well as C.J.'s mindset as she was writing. Enjoy everyone!

1. A Star Crossed Wasteland by In This Moment (This just sums up Rachel by the 3/4 mark in the story): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsVspHTfpTU

2. Say (All I Need) by One Republic (Logan's words/feelings toward Rachel.)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQuR3OOr6Y8

3. Set Fire to the Third Bar by Snow Patrol ft Martha Wainwright (How Rachel and Logan feel when they're so many miles apart.)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANWRhyp-RcM

4. Lullaby by One Republic (I wrote Rachel and Logan's first kiss to this song. It's not really a romantic song, but the mood is one of coming home and being at peace, and that's what they do for each other.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcFhClSGpmg

5. Requiem for a Tower by Escala (Loved the mood for the story.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srksyQmMCag&feature=related

6. Unstoppable by E.S. Posthumous (I wrote the climax of Defiance while listening to this song on a continuous loop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TsI3gg5xHU

7. The Red by Chevelle (It really gets to the heart of the anger Rachel feel as her world crumbles.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trinU3VD1Zo

8. Faceless by Red (Absolutely Rachel after her world falls apart.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-aw9HgDFro

9. Through the Glass by Stone Sour (This just captured the mood in several parts of the story.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8R3j-LffiI

10. The entire Angels and Demons soundtrack by Hans Zimmer (The mood! The emotion! Hans Zimmer is a genius. Here's one song from the soundtrack.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZMEAfczOi4

Thanks so much for sharing your playlist C.J.! Since this is the last stop on the tour, be sure to go back and visit the other stops as they feature a wide variety of fun interviews and reviews. All the participating blogs can be found at Mundie Moms.

DEFIANCE (from HarperTeen)

Within the walls of Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the city's brutal leader, Rachel Adams has a secret. While other girls sew dresses and obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father's apprentice, Logan—the same boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same one who handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but a fierce belief in her father's survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself. But treason against the Commander carries a heavy price, and what awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her.

At nineteen, Logan McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice to the city's top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being responsible for his mentor's impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared.

As Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a monster that can't be killed and an army of assassins out for blood, they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war decades in the making.

Defiance is now available:
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