Radiant Shadows Giveaway!

Melissa Marr is one of my FAVORITE authors, so to celebrate the release of her latest installment written in the Wicked Lovely world, I am giving away a signed copy of Radiant Shadows, the fourth book in the series.

Synopsis:

Hunger for nourishment.
Hunger for touch.
Hunger to belong.

Half-human and half-faery, Ani is driven by her hungers.

Those same appetites also attract powerful enemies and uncertain allies, including Devlin. He was created as an assassin and is brother to the faeries' coolly logical High Queen and to her chaotic twin, the embodiment of War. Devlin wants to keep Ani safe from his sisters, knowing that if he fails, he will be the instrument of Ani's death.

Ani isn't one to be guarded while others fight battles for her, though. She has the courage to protect herself and the ability to alter Devlin's plans - and his life. The two are drawn together, each with reason to fear the other and to fear for one another. But as they grow closer, a larger threat imperils the whole of Faerie. Will saving the faery realm mean losing each other?

Alluring romance, heart-stopping danger, and sinister intrigue combine in the penultimate volume of Melissa Marr's New York Times bestselling Wicked Lovely series.

Here are the Radiant Shadows Giveaway Rules:
-You must be a follower of my blog
-You have to have a US address for me to mail to (I'll have international giveaways in the future, not to worry!)
-Winner will be chosen by http://www.random.org/

To enter, please comment with the following:
-Your name
-Email address (in case you win!)
-Total entries:
+1 Email (official entry)
+2 Old Follower
+1 New Follower
+2 Twitter Follower @nflbabygirl (your name on there)
+1 Tweet (link please)
+1 Blog sidebar (link please)
+5 Blog post (link please)
+1 Friends with me on Goodreads (your name on there)

The Giveaway ends on May 21st! The winner will be announced Monday, May 24th on this blog (and through email!) The winner has 48 hours to email me their address or I choose another winner. Thanks so much for entering! Happy Reading! *XOXO*

PS: If you want another opportunity to win a book by Melissa Marr, please check out The Marr Awards. Information is in the sidebar of my blog!

Waiting on Wednesday (#4)

Synopsis:

A plane crash in Alaska takes Winter’s first love away forever . . .

When Winter's boyfriend is killed in a plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness, she's robbed of the future she'd only just allowed herself to believe might be hers. Winter and Spencer had been destined for one another. And after his death, Spencer's presence continues to haunt her.

But when her next-door neighbor becomes an unlikely friend, Winter begins to accept all that she can't change. Can she open herself to a new future . . . and a possible new love?

Release Date: August 19, 2010

I am very excited to read this book. A couple people have reviewed it already on goodreads and the reviews I have seen are very, very good. I'm going to be preordering my copy today! Happy Reading! *XOXO*

Teaser Tuesday: BURNED

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading!

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

-Grab your current read
-Open to a random page
-Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

Share the title and author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!

This week's Teaser Tuesday comes from BURNED by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast.

"That's just part of you. Hey, maybe it's part of you that needs to grow up." He spoke gently in a voice that sounded suddenly too old and wise for my Heath.

"No." As I said the word, I saw a skittering, inky darkness slide past the edge of my vision. My stomach tightened, and I thought I caught the sharp shape of horns. pg 41

Manic Monday! (#5)

Welcome to the fifth edition of Manic Monday! Manic Monday is all about finding things to look forward to on Tuesday, because who loves Monday? And we all know Tuesday means NEW RELEASES!! So each Monday, I'll highlight some books, music, or movies that are coming out the next day. Just a little something to help you find that silver lining!

I am THRILLED about the next installment of House of Night coming out tomorrow! *squee*

Synopsis:

When friends stop trusting each other, Darkness is there to fan the flames….

Things have turned black at the House of Night. Zoey Redbird’s soul has shattered. With everything she’s ever stood for falling apart, and a broken heart making her want to stay in the Otherworld forever, Zoey’s fading fast. It’s seeming more and more doubtful that she will be able pull herself back together in time to rejoin her friends and set the world to rights. As the only living person who can reach her, Stark must find a way to get to her. But how? He will have to die to do so, the Vampyre High Council stipulates. And then Zoey will give up for sure. There are only 7 days left…

Enter BFF Stevie Rae. She wants to help Z but she has massive problems of her own. The rogue Red Fledglings are acting up, and this time not even Stevie Rae can protect them from the consequences. Her kinda boyfriend, Dallas, is sweet but too nosy for his own good. The truth is, Stevie Rae’s hiding a secret that might be the key to getting Zoey home but also threatens to explode her whole world.

In the middle of the whole mess is Aphrodite: ex-Fledgling, trust-fund baby, total hag from Hell (and proud of it). She’s always been blessed (if you could call it that) with visions that can reveal the future, but now it seems Nyx has decided to speak through her with the goddess’s own voice, whether she wants it or not. Aphrodite’s loyalty can swing a lot of different ways, but right now Zoey’s fate hangs in the balance.

Three girls… playing with fire… if they don’t watch out, everyone will get Burned.

I can't wait to see what happens next. The end of the last House of Night book was a real shocker, so I'm impatient to get my hands on the above book to continue the journey.

I'm also super excited about The Carrie Diaries coming out! *happy dance* I previewed it on a Waiting on Wednesday post, find it here.

That's all I've got for you this week... no movies or music jumped out at me. But a week where two books are coming out that I've just got to have? That's an amazing week! Hope Monday is treating you all ok! *XOXO*

*REVIEW* The Iron King

Synopsis:

Meghan Chase has a secret destiny—one she could never have imagined…

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school…or at home.

When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.

But she could never have guessed the truth—that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face…and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

I am in love with this book. I adore stories about the fey, ever since reading Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely series, and this new series by Julie Kagawa is another unique and intriguing take on the world of faeries.

The story follows the protagonist, Meghan, as she learns about her fey heritage and must make the choice to travel to the Nevernever to save her little brother who has been kidnapped and replaced by a faery changeling. Meghan is accompanied on her journey by Puck, the lovable trickster readers will remember from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Joining them is Grimalkin, a talking cat who has the indifference and sarcasm that all real-life cats seem to muster with a simple look. Add speech to the mannerisms of a cat and the result is perfection. The final companion on Meghan's journey is Ash, one of the princes of the Unseelie Court, the Court that is in direct opposition to Meghan's own.

Meghan's journey is not an easy one as danger seems to lurk around each and every corner. The pacing of this story is impeccable and you will find yourself unable to put the book down, dying to know what happens next. The twists and turns will keep you hooked, and the budding forbidden romance between Meghan and Ash will have you holding your breath, desperately hoping that they will give in to the feelings they are forming for one another.

One of my favorite parts of this story is the invention of the Iron Court. This is truly unique as we are aware from this story, and other fey stories, that iron is lethal to the fey. To have fey borne of human's attachment and passion for technological growth is such an interesting storyline. I am in awe of Julie Kagawa's creativity to meld this concept together with a traditional fey story.

I simply cannot wait to see what the next installment of this series, The Iron Daughter, has in store for us. The Iron King is an entertaining, compelling, and suspenseful story full of action, romance, and personal sacrifice and if the next installment is as good as the first, we readers are in for a real treat!

If you haven't picked up this book yet, what are you waiting for? Happy Reading! *XOXO*

In My Mailbox (#4)

In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. Here are books I've either won, been given, or bought this past week:

Bought:
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
Airhead by Meg Cabot
If I Stay by Gayle Forman

A slow week again... I had gone on a book buying frenzy the first few months of the year so things have been a bit more calm the past couple weeks. I'm super excited to dig into the above reads though. Beat the Reaper comes highly recommended by the amazing Tiger. She has never led me wrong on a rec before so I'm sure it will be amazing. Airhead is a book I've been meaning to pick up for quite some time and If I Stay jumped off the shelf at me, didn't know a thing about it. Hopefully, they'll all be good!

What did you get this week? Leave me a link so I can check it out! *XOXO*

The Marr Awards!

I am very excited about the 2010 Marr Awards! *squee* The Marr Awards are fan awards, given TO fans BY fans for contributions to the Wicked Lovely fandom. We're also celebrating the world of Melissa Marr by voting on fun categories such as Best Kiss, Favorite Character, and Deserves a Slap! There are over 20 fun categories for nominations. The best thing is that anyone can be nominated.

The awards are being organized by members of the Rath & Ruins community, the fan forum on wickedlovely.com. I am blessed to be one of the moderators on the site and have been very involved in the planning of the awards so I am SUPER excited to be sharing this information with my amazing followers! We have TONS of great prizes and fun ways to get involved, nominate people for a Marr, and more!

Click here to see what the Marr Awards have in store for you! It's going to be sooo much fun. And if you love Melissa Marr, you definitely don't want to miss this. Plus, who wants to miss the chance to win some awesome prizes? I hope you all have had a chance to pick up Radiant Shadows, the latest installment in the Wicked Lovely world by Melissa. It's an incredible read. Enjoy! *XOXO*