tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9323333741955588402024-03-05T18:19:15.088-08:00Abnormally Paranormal ReviewsA Paranormal, Fantasy and Science Fiction Review SiteCathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-55429177561274276572012-11-14T22:52:00.000-08:002012-11-14T22:53:48.300-08:00Review: The Faerie Guardian by Rachel Morgan
The Faerie Guardian (Creepy Hollow, #1)
by Rachel Morgan
Genre: Fantasy/Fae
Reading Grade: Young
Adult
Publication Date:
November 5, 2012
Source: Kindle store
Age Rating: 13+
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Protecting humans
from dangerous magical creatures is all in a day’s work for a
faerie training to be a guardian. Seventeen-year-old Violet Fairdale
knows this better thanCathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-76340215909705391112012-10-24T00:26:00.001-07:002012-10-24T00:26:39.665-07:00Novella Reviews: Throne of Glass Novellas by Sarah J. MaassThrone of Glass Novellas (#0.1 - 0.4)
by Sarah J. Maass
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Grade: Young
Adult
Publication Date:
between Jan 2012 – July 2012
Source: Kindle store
Age Rating: 14+
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A Throne of Glass
novella (synopsis for #0.1).On a remote island in a tropical sea,
Celaena Sardothien, feared assassin, has come for retribution. She’s
been sent by the Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-88363123060138439592012-10-19T22:09:00.003-07:002012-10-19T22:19:53.952-07:00Book Review: Velveteen by Daniel Marks
Velveteen
by Daniel Marks
Genre:
Paranormal/Horror
Reading Grade: Young
Adult
Publication Date:
October 9, 2012
Source: ARC from
publisher
Age Rating: 16+
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Velveteen Monroe
is dead. At 16, she was kidnapped and murdered by a madman named
Bonesaw. But that’s not the problem.The problem is she
landed in purgatory. And while it’s not a fiery inferno,Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-3931837501761713642012-10-01T16:19:00.001-07:002012-10-01T16:26:40.910-07:00Book Review: Such Wicked Intent by Kenneth Oppel
Such Wicked Intent (The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein, #2)
by Kenneth Oppel
Genre: Dark
Fantasy/Gothic/Horror
Reading Grade: Young
Adult
Publication Date:
August 21, 2012
Source: hardcover
purchase
Age Rating: 14+
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Devotion
turns deadly in this second Gothic thriller from Kenneth Oppel. When
does obsession become madness? Tragedy Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-19948866467612208782012-09-23T00:31:00.000-07:002012-09-28T16:00:18.581-07:00Sulan Blog Tour: Author Camille Picott Guest Post
Today is Day 2 of Camille Picott's Sulan, Episode 1: The League Book Tour and we have a special guest post by her. Her post is about the evolution of her very intriguing book cover and how the process of creating it developed....
Evolution of a Book Cover
For me, cover creation is the most exciting and most terrifying part
of publishing a book. I know from my own shopping habits that Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-25019713773467477712012-09-21T20:04:00.000-07:002012-09-22T00:03:22.913-07:00Sulan Blog Tour: Book Review of Sulan by Camille Picott
Hey, everyone! Today is the first day on my stop of the Sulan, Episode 1: The League Virtual Book Tour and I've got a review for you all. Tune back in tomorrow for a guest blog post by the author of Sulan, Camille Picott, as she discusses her process of designing the lovely cover of her new novel.
Sulan, Episode 1: The League
by Camille Picott
Genre:
Dystopia/Cyberpunk
Reading Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-45015036169740097572012-09-17T20:19:00.002-07:002012-09-17T20:23:45.842-07:00Book Review: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
by Veronica Roth
Genre: Science
Fiction/Dystopia
Reading Grade: Young
Adult
Publication Date: May
1, 2012
Source: hardcover
purchase
Age Rating: 13+
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Tris's initiation
day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her
chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War
now looms as conflictCathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-22727805694866613402012-09-10T16:00:00.002-07:002012-09-10T16:00:21.735-07:00Novella Review: Weighted by Ciara Knight
Weighted (The Neumarian Chronicles, #0.5)
by Ciara Knight
Genre: Science
Fiction/Steampunk
Reading Grade: Young
Adult (Novella)
Publication Date:
August 2012
Source: review copy by
author
Age Rating: 13+
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The Great War of
2185 is over, but my nightmare has just begun. I am being held
captive in the Queen’s ship awaiting interrogation. My only
Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-68741202618998836922012-09-03T00:23:00.002-07:002012-09-03T00:23:06.597-07:00Review: The Annihiliation of Foreverland by Tony Bertauski
The Annihilation of Foreverland
by Tony Bertauski
Genre: Science
Fiction/Dystopia
Reading Grade: Young
Adult
Publication Date:
December 31, 2011
Source: Kindle store
Age Rating: 15+
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When kids awake on
an island, they’re told there was an accident. Before they can go
home, they will visit Foreverland, an alternate reality that will
heal their Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-13298378656925508452012-08-27T17:13:00.000-07:002012-08-27T17:13:08.314-07:00Graphic Novel Review: Maximum Ride, Vol. 1 by James Patterson
Maximum Ride, Vol. 1 (Maximum Ride: The Manga, #1)
by James Patterson; NaRae Lee (Illustrator)
Genre:
Fantasy/Sequential Art (Manga)
Reading Grade: Young
Adult
Publication Date:
January 27, 2009
Source: paperback
purchase
Age Rating: 15+
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Fourteen-year-old
Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what it’s like to soar
above the world. She and Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-55370214237734741802012-08-17T14:35:00.003-07:002012-08-17T14:40:39.872-07:00Wings of Tavea Cover Reveal!Hey, everyone. Today, I'm revealing the cover for the second book in the The Solus Trilogy series, Wings of Tavea by Devri Walls. This book will be coming out in November 2012, published by independent book publishers, Stonehouse Ink.
Now, for the cover, which is gorgeous!
You can get the first book, Wings of Arian on your Kindle and Nook for only $2.99. Read my review of it here. Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-59432084934989253362012-08-16T14:49:00.001-07:002012-08-16T14:49:56.623-07:00Sulan is Free!
Hey, everybody! My good friend Camille Picott is an author and has newly published the first book in a YA dystopian series called Sulan. Between now and August 20th, you can download it onto your Kindle for FREE from Amazon!
Definitely grab a copy of this while you can with absolutely no risk to you.
I'll be a stop on her upcoming September blog tour, so stay tuned for more Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-18496470406634045192012-08-14T21:33:00.002-07:002012-08-14T21:33:30.830-07:00Book Review: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
Bitterblue (The Seven Kingdoms, #3)
by Kristin Cashore
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Grade: Young
Adult
Publication Date: May
1, 2012
Source: ARC from
publisher
Age Rating: 15+
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Eight
years after Graceling,
Bitterblue is now queen of Monsea. But the influence of her father, a
violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her
advisors, whoCathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-37273814427002038542012-08-08T02:14:00.001-07:002012-08-08T02:14:57.273-07:00Book Review: Existence by Abbi Glines
Existence (Existence Trilogy, #1)
by Abbi Glines
Genre: Paranormal
Romance
Reading Grade: Young
Adult
Publication Date:
December 13, 2011
Source: borrowed ebook
through Lendle
Age Rating: 15+
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Pagan Moore
doesn't cheat Death, but instead, falls in love with
him.Seventeen-year-old Pagan Moore has seen souls her entire
life. Once she realized the Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-49913644766164715812012-07-30T00:28:00.003-07:002012-07-30T00:33:46.832-07:00Book Review: Hollowland by Amanda Hocking
Hollowland (The Hollows, #1)
by Amanda Hocking
Genre: Horror/Zombie
Apocalypse
Reading Grade: New
Adult
Publication Date:
October 5, 2010
Source: Kindle store
(freebie)
Age Rating: 17+
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"This is the
way the world ends - not with a bang or a whimper, but with zombies
breaking down the back door."Nineteen-year-old Remy King
is on a mission to get Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-74707264072938276312012-07-23T18:58:00.002-07:002012-08-15T15:44:14.831-07:00Book Review: Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Graceling (The Seven Kingdoms, #1)
by Kristin Cashore
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Grade: Young
Adult
Publication Date:
October 1, 2008
Source: purchased
paperback
Age Rating: 16+
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In
a world where people born with an extreme skill—called a Grace—are
feared and exploited, Katsa carries the burden of the skill even she
despises: the Grace of killing. Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-81570345427747584092012-07-16T22:21:00.001-07:002012-07-16T22:21:43.965-07:00Book Review: Blood Past by Samantha Young
Blood Past (Warriors of Ankh, #2)
by Samantha Young
Genre:
Paranormal/Mythology
Reading Grade: Young
Adult
Publication Date:
August 19, 2011
Source: Kindle store
Age Rating: 16+
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All Eden wants is
redemption... but the road to redemption is never an easy one.
Traveling to Scotland to find her mother’s bloodline, Eden
is soon embroiled in the politics and Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-59947993088068628142012-07-09T23:39:00.001-07:002012-07-09T23:39:59.850-07:00Book Review: Girl Steals Guy by Kelly Green
Girl Steals Guy (Borrowing Abby Grace, #2)
by Kelly Green
Genre:
Paranormal/Fantasy (Novella)
Reading Grade: Young
Adult
Publication Date:
October 21, 2011
Source: Amazon Kindle
store
Age Rating: 14+
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Dropped into the
life of a gorgeous senior with a heartbroken best friend, Abby Grace
must navigate high school keg parties, football games Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-42546249799110809052012-07-03T00:03:00.000-07:002012-07-03T00:03:37.231-07:00Wings of Arian Blog Tour: Author Interview with Devri Walls
Hey, everybody! Today is my stop on the Wings of Arian Book Tour (see list of tour stops) with YA fantasy author, Devri Walls. She's promoting her new book, the first in a series, entitled Wings of Arian. Read my recent review of the book here, and check out Ashley @ The Bookish Brunette's blog for giveaways of 2 $100 Amazon Gift Certificates!
Read on for the interview I conducted with Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-89042321118588177782012-06-28T22:36:00.001-07:002012-06-28T23:19:57.115-07:00Book Review: Wings of Arian by Devri Walls
Wings of Arian (The Solus, #1)
by Devri Walls
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Grade: Young
Adult
Publication Date: April
24, 2012
Source: review copy
from author
Age Rating: 14+
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Kiora thought she
had never heard a lie until she was sixteen. But she was wrong. Her
entire existence was based on nothing but. She thought that evil did
not exist. Lie. That magic was notCathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-19324781159082962582012-06-25T20:56:00.001-07:002012-06-25T20:56:44.618-07:00Why Writing a Book Is Where I Belong: Guest Author Janiera EldridgeI've got another author guest blogger today. Welcome, Janiera Eldridge! She's blogging today about her bold move to quit college and become an author. I'm always up for stories about people who take big risks and go after their dreams....
Her novel Soul Sisters is available as an ebook at Amazon, currently FREE to AmazonPrime members ($2.99 regular).
Every day I’m able to get up and Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-78621152984510132662012-06-18T22:01:00.001-07:002012-06-18T22:01:51.820-07:00Book Review: Wool by Hugh Howey
Wool (Wool, #1)
by Hugh Howey
Genre:
Sci-fi/Dystopia/Post-Apocalypse
Reading Grade: Adult (Novella)
Publication Date: July
29, 2011
Source: Kindle store
Age Rating: 16+
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They
live beneath the earth in a prison of their own making. There is a
view of the outside world, a spoiled and rotten world, their
forefathers left behind. But this view fades over time, Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-66613971704396921312012-06-14T01:19:00.001-07:002012-06-14T14:48:26.223-07:00Free YA Audiobooks for the Summer!
Hey, everyone. AudioFile Magazine is hosting a giveaway of 2 FREE YA audiobooks each week between the weeks of June 14 - August 22, 2012.
This is a really great opportunity to download some free MP3 audiobooks if you're into listening to them. I did this last year and got a few really cool YA titles, including Shiver by Maggie Stievater. Of course, this year, the books are going to be Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-28546434375783520932012-06-04T01:48:00.001-07:002012-06-04T01:48:51.930-07:00Book Review: Across the Galaxy by Heather Hildenbrand
Across the Galaxy
by Heather Hildenbrand
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Reading Grade: Young
Adult
Publication Date: March
9, 2011
Source: Author review
copy
Age Rating: 12+
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Orphaned
as a young girl, Alina Leone has spent the last few years in dusty
Arizona, being raised by her guardian, Peter, and wishing for a
friendship that isn’t filled with lies and Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932333374195558840.post-64915078048457717452012-05-28T17:28:00.000-07:002012-08-29T22:40:42.018-07:00Book Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Book #1)
by Laini Taylor
Genre: Fantasy/Angels
Reading Grade: Young
Adult
Publication Date:
September 27, 2011
Source: Hardcover
purchase
Age Rating: 15+
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Meet Karou. She
fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real;
she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she
speaks many languages—not all of them Cathy Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.com10