2012 YA Story Scavenger Hunt (Giveaway): Day 5

Looking for this, hunters? (If you're wondering what's going on, visit HERE.) I have today's trivia questions from Fiction Fervor's 2012 YA Story Scavenger Hunt here for you. 2012YASSH challenges you with your knowledge of young adult books published this year, and if you enter, you might win a prize! Check out it here for more info. And be sure to read the rules!

Without further ado, today's questions come from Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor.






Easy: Who decides to spare Akiva’s life when she heaves a poleax?

Medium: Of what is Ellai the goddess?

Hard: What is Zuzana’s email address?





Enter your answers in the form below!

Book Blast (Giveaway): For What It's Worth by Karey White

For What It's Worth
by Karey White
Twenty-four year-old, Abby Benson has dreams of owning her own wedding cake shop. An inheritance from her aunt gives her the ability to make those dreams come true. She hires Dane, a handsome contractor, to help her get the bakery up and running and soon they’re moving toward their own happy ending.

Unsure what to charge for her cakes, Abby has a crazy idea to let the customer decide what they think their cake is worth. This plan has its ups and downs, but the novelty of the idea makes her a local celebrity. When she is interviewed on television about the unusual idea, business booms and Abby has cake adventures she never dreamed possible. But as her fame grows, Abby is swept up in a whirlwind that threatens everything she values. With the challenges that face her, will she be able to determine what is worth the most?

Praise:

"Reading Karey White’s books, like eating chocolate cake, is always satisfying and brings a smile to my face. For What It’s Worth is light, romantic, and delicious. It’s a great pleasure read. Sit down and get lost in the charming world of wedding cakes and love. As an added bonus, each chapter starts with a recipe, so it’s a novel and cookbook all in one. A fun read!"
— Teri Harman, KSL columnist, Studio 5 contributor, and author of Blood Moon, available June 22, 2013

Book Blast (Giveaway): After Dark by Emi Gayle

After Dark (Book One of the 19th Year)
by Emi Gayle
What eighteen year old Mac Thorne doesn’t know will probably kill her.

In exactly eight months, five days, three hours and thirteen minutes, Mac has to choose what she’ll be for the rest of her life.

She has no choice but to pick. As a Changeling, it’s her birthright. To Mac, it’s a birthchore. Like going to school with humans, interacting with humans, and pretending to be human during the pesky daylight hours.

Once darkness descends, Mac can change into any supernatural form that exists—which makes her as happy as she can be. That is, until Winn Thomas, the biggest geek in her senior class figures out there’s more to what hides in the dark than most are willing to acknowledge.

In this first of the 19th Year Trilogy, Winn might know more about Mac than even she does, and that knowledge could end their lives, unless Mac ensures the powers-that-be have no choice but to keep him around.

Purchase:
Amazon | Amazon Kindle | Barnes & Noble

Be sure to add it to your TBR list on Goodreads!
Praise:

"Winn and Mac were perfect for each other in every way possible. It was like two magnets finally finding each other and connecting."
~ Good Choice Reading

Book Blast (Giveaway): The Immortal Circus by A.R. Kahler

Ladies and gentlemen,

It gives me great pleasure to introduce to you a show unlike any you've seen before.

Within the walls of THE IMMORTAL CIRCUS, you'll be amazed by acts of tragic romance, seductive magic, and maybe even a little murder.

After all, loves, nothing is what it seems under this big top. Not even your innocent little heroine, Vivienne.

Released every two weeks through the Kindle Serials program, we'll be sure to keep you on the edge of your seat, right up to the breathtaking conclusion that will have you begging for more. But don't worry, loves—you'll delight in the anticipation.

I personally guarantee it.

Follow our spectacle across four blogs representing the two Faerie Courts. There will be exclusive interviews and artwork, backstage reviews and more from the author, A.R. Kahler—and trust me when I say, he knows the circus well. Pick a side, promote the show, and compete for your chance to win a spectacular prize of circus goods.

And my eternal love, of course.

Trust me when I say, when the final curtain falls, no one and no thing will ever be the same.

But let's not get ahead of ourselves. The show's just beginning.

Are you ready to run away forever?

 -- Mab
Ringleader, Fashionista, and Queen of the Winter Court

Choose Your Court

Random Acts of Kindness - December

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can join in on the fun HERE.
For those of you who don't know, a RAK is a Random Act of Kindness. People sign up with their wishlist and then can look at other people's wish-lists and send them a Random Act of Kindness. It is really simple, but here are the rules:

COMPLETE RULES RE-CAP:

• Please read carefully follow all rules! Thank you!
• Please sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code is in the right sidebar of the Book Soulmates page).
• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger directly for their information.
• Once you receive a RAK, send us an our new email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that we can update the Google Doc. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
• E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble with Nook as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post. This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well who you RECEIVED gifts from.

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all of our INTERNATIONAL brethren!

Remember, there's always the Book Depository or Fishpond, and they offer FREE shipping!

If you're feeling the urge to splurge on me this month, I have two different bookish wishlists on Amazon: one for YA/MG Books and another for Adult Books. If you just want highlights, here are the top 5 that I really want:

1. The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy
2. The Sorceress by Michael Scott
3. Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst
4. Carnival of Souls by Marissa Marr
5. Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Regan Barnhill

I hope you guys all have a happy RAK month!

Book Lover's Holiday Giveaway Hop

Welcome to my stop on the Book Lover's Holiday Giveaway Hop hosted by two blogs that I've followed for well over a year - the awesome Kathy at I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Maryann at Chapter by Chapter. I have a very special treat for you guys here on my stop.

What You Can Win

The fantastic people at JKS Communications are sponsoring the prizes on this hop for you wonderful people, but because of the insane price of international shipping, I have two separate giveaways today. The first one is US ONLY, and you can win an AWESOME prize pack with all of the following books:


Click on the book titles for more details.
2:32 AM (The Djinn Master's Legacy #1) by Emily Ford
Comeback Love by Peter Golden
The Chosen of Gaia by M. Mariz
Deadly by Julie Chibbaro
Zephyr The West Wind (Chaos Chronicles Book #1) by R.J. Tolson
Sagaria by John Dahlgren
The Tides of Avarice: A Sagaria Legend by John Dahlgren

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And here is the ebook being offered up for an international winner:


Model Spy (The Specialists #1) by Shannon Greenland

Giveaway Requirements

Random Acts of Kindness - November Wrap-Up

RAK is a monthly meme hosted by Book Soulmates. You can find out more and join in on the fun HERE.
My November RAK - Sent


I sent Blood Rights (House of Comarré #1) by Kristen Painter to
Loretta at Between the Pages from her Amazon Wishlist. (I love RAKs to be a surprise!)

My November RAK - Received

Miki at Lecture toute une Aventure sent me a very lovely keychain, which is probably one of my favorite RAK gifts ever. (I have a soft spot for homemade gifts when it comes to both giving and receiving.)


Isn't it beautiful?

Now that has been all said and done, how was your month? Leave me links so I can go check it out!

Blog Tour (Excerpt & Giveaway): The Alchemists Academy by Kailin Gow

Tour Schedule



The Alchemists Academy Book 1: Stones to Ashes
by Kailin Gow
What do you learn here...at the Academy? Wirt asks. Magic? The responsibility to use your powers responsibly? Uh...something like that, his roommate Spencer said. More like how to rule worlds. Wirt, is used to being shuffled from foster home to foster home, adopting a devil-may-care attitude toward the world along the way. Now he s in a school he can t escape, learning to develop his latent magical abilities, for what use, he doesn't know...to save his world or to destroy it...



Purchase
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The Alchemists Academy Book 2: Elemental Explosions
by Kailin Gow