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Review & Contest: The Highest Frontier by Joan Slonczewski

Readyfor a challenging read that pays dividends in the end? Today, I'm looking at a YA-sciencefiction-dystopian-futuristic hybrid that will kind of make your head explodebut then pulls it back together again like you're Humpty Dumpty: TheHighest Frontier, by Joan Slonczewski. Want to win a copy? Read on…
THE OFFICIAL BLURB: One of themost respected writers of hard SF, it has been more than ten years since JoanSlonczewski's last novel. Now she returns with a spectacular tour de force ofthe...

New Releases Oct. 23-31 and Reader's Choice Contest

Aftera quiet couple of weeks, it's time to rock a big stack of new releases! Seewhat's coming out this week in science fiction, urban fantasy, fantasy,paranormal romance, and YA paranormals, then decide which one you'd most liketo read and just say so—you might win a copy. As always, Reader's Choice is aninternational giveaway, so take a deep breath, get out your list-makingsupplies, and dig in.


First, ,though, you can earn an extra chance to win this week by, when you leave here, heading...

Did You Win a Book This Week?

HappySunday! You know what time it is :-)
Abrief preview of what's coming up next week. Tomorrow, we'll have alollapalooza of a Reader's Choice contest as we look at all those new releasescoming out this week. And there are a pile of them!
I'llalso be reviewing some newish books, and one day—you'll have to check back andsee which one—will be doing another multi-book "housecleaning" giveaway. I'mdrowning in books over here! If you hear a crash from the vicinity of Auburn,Alabama, it could be...

Reminder--Last Day to Enter Weekly Contests

 My giveaway announcements have moved to SUNDAYS until theend of college football season (don't even ask), so guest what? An extra day towin!
There's still time to enter if you haven't already. Just keep scrolling down,or hit the links—well, don't hit them. That might hurt. Just click on them.
Enter to win:
To win the big YA five-book giveaway, click HERE.
To win a new release of your choice in this week'sReader's Choice contest, click HERE.
To win a copy of Kim Harrison's The Hollows...

YA Review and Contest--WITCH EYES by Scott Tracey

[image error]  Seems like I've been reading a lot ofYA lately, but there's just so much coming out! Today, I'm looking at a newrelease by debut author, Scott Tracey. WitchEyes is a fascinating twist on the witch trope, with a 17-year-old gay maleprotagonist and an isolated small-town setting. Want to win a copy? Read on…
THE OFFICIAL BLURB: Braden's witch eyes give him an enormous power. A mere lookcauses a kaleidoscopic explosion of emotions, memories, darkness, and magic.But this rare gift is also his...

Urban Fantasy Review & 3-Book Contest: DARK HEAVENS series by Kylie Chan

[image error] It'salways fun to find an urban fantasy series that draws on a culture outside theEuropean-American arena, and one of the most interesting recently has beenAustralian author Kylie Chan's Dark Heavens trilogy, just released in the U.S.in the last few months. White Tiger, the first book, came out in August,followed by Red Phoenix. The third book, Blue Dragon, comes out next week.Today's contest is for all three books in the series!
THE OFFICIAL BLURB: Action, intrigue, demons and dragons…Kylie C...

Preternatura Book Club: Halfway to the Grave, Chapters 15-16

 Welcometo this week's "meeting" of the Preternatura Book Club! Today, we continue withthe first book in Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress series, Halfway to the Grave.
Here'show it works. Each week, I'll post a summary (spoiler alert!) on two chapters,and we'll chat about them. Try to minimize spoilers beyond what's happened inthe book we've read so far. You can read along, read ahead, or just stop by andread the summaries. After the Book Club has been up a few days, I'll move it toarchives so...

Review and Special Contest--THE HOLLOWS INSIDER by Kim Harrison

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Okay,I'm a huge fan of the Hollows series by Kim Harrison. No secret there. So Iguess you could take it with a grain of salt when I say this is hands-down thebest "companion" guide to any series ever. But then you'd miss out on what ishands-down the best "companion" guide to any series ever. Up until now, thathonor went to JR Ward's The Black DaggerBrotherhood: An Insider's Guide, and it remains a close second because Ilove my ghuys, you know? But still. This is awesome if you haven't read...

New Releases Oct. 15-22 and Reader's Choice Contest

Readyfor new releases? It's Monday! We have about twenty new titles this week in allour favorite genres—urban fantasy, paranormal romance, fantasy, sciencefiction, and all the realms of YA. Next week will be brutal, but for now,scroll down the list and see what book you'd like to win—comment for a chanceto win your choice, jump through some hoops for extra entries. As always, Reader'sChoice is an international giveaway, and if the book you want is in a seriesyou aren't up to date on, you can...

Huge 5-Book YA Contest (and Did you Win a Book This Week?)

HappySunday! You know what time it is...except, yes, I'm doing some housecleaning—ormake that bookshelf-cleaning. Today's Sunday Surprise is a five-book giveawayof YA paranormal/urban fantasy titles. It's a combination of ARCs and finalcopies. As usual, comment at the end for chances to win—and read on to find outif you won a book in last week's contests.
Here'swhat is in the five-book giveaway:
1—THE GIRL OFFIRE AND THORNS by Rae Carson Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness...