Blog Tour de Force: Menage a Blog Giveaway

Welcome everyone! Menage A Blog Giveaway is underway! In honor of Vance, everyone needs to get their FLIRT on. Everyone who comments below will receive a free ebook (free!) from Lacey.  And who doesn't like getting a book for free, especially when it contains a hottie like Vance Magnum in Lacey Weatherford's The Trouble With Spells, the first title in Lacey Weatherford's unforgettable YA series, Of Witches and Warlocks. Vance and Portia are a magical couple and you can watch their romance bloom in the first book. 


Check out Lacey Weatherford's site for all of the giveaway details. Lacey is giving away GOODIES (like a basket of swag and chocolate, all 4 Of Witches and Warlocks books, and an autographed picture of Vance looking a lot like another hottie, actor Matt Lanter) so go comment on her blog. 


Don't forget to say something below and poof! like magic, Vance--leather jacket and all--will be yours for the day (don't forget, his girlfriend Portia is a WITCH and she'll want him back). 

Have fun and thanks for stopping by!

Reader Girls review: 
When girls celebrate their Sweet Sixteen they usually have a huge celebration or go on a special trip to commemorate this milestone in their life. For Portia Mullins her beloved grandmother throws her a party. After her friends have gone home, the teen learns about her true heritage: Portia is a witch. At first she doesn't believe it but her grandmother and father soon show her just how true and real it all is. As she learns to be comfortable with her new abilities, Portia also discovers the guy she likes, the hot bad boy Vance Mangum, is part of her coven. But Vance comes with some baggage and secrets about his past, some very dangerous secrets. Happy Birthday, Portia!

I was glad Weatherford created her main heroine as a normal, down to earth girl with two parents and a loving grandmother. Her magical abilities is something she practices in secret and doesn't show off around her friends. Learning the craft and keeping Vance's dad away were big parts of this story but the really important aspect of The Trouble With Spells is the relationship between Portia and Vance. Vance is older and has not only known about Portia but has been in love with her for two years--and he hasn't said a word out of respect for her age or her family. The blossoming romance between Portia and Vance was so sweet and nicely written. I've read other reviews that have said the couple's romance felt rushed, but I disagree. I know some teens who find their first love is all consuming. They spend a lot of time with their boyfriend and when they're apart they think about them constantly. Love can make us act differently but we'll never know exactly how until we're faced with it. 

For Portia, her relationship with Vance is extremely strong and special--not only are they soul mates, but their attraction for each other displays new abilities, mostly unheard of in their coven. Their way of communicating with each other telepathically linked them in a such a way they could feel each other's emotions and know what the other was feeling. I understood just how deeply connected they were.

The scene between them in the woods during their binding ceremony and at the football field as Vance teaches Portia how to float were whimsical and romantic. Through Lacey Weatherford's writing, I truly felt for this couple and for their precarious situation with Vance's father trying to locate his son for his own evil purposes. There were times the story slowed but I'll admit, it never bothered me since I had become so sucked into their world. The pacing was fine and reminded me of a roller coaster ride with the bumps and rollicking ascent and then the story took off towards the climatic and surprising ending. The author did a commendable job conveying Portia and Vance both as individuals and as a couple.

After the first book in the series ended I really knew who these people were and wanted to continue learning about and experiencing their lives. Portia was a realistic teen, dealing with a new identity, raging hormones, a best friend with jealousy issues, and a guy to totally swoon over. I enjoyed the twists at the end and found the spin on the parents keeping the special ability a secret from their kid unique.

The Trouble with Spells was a fun, entertaining and thoroughly addicting read. I didn't want to put the book down and look forward to the next title in the series, The Demon Kiss.

Rating: I loved it.

Favorite excerpt: "I was almost to the exit when someone rounded the corner and we collided. I dropped my book bag, scattering the contents everywhere, and I scrambled about in a rush, trying to gather up my things.

"Why don't you watch where you're going?" I said, mostly under my breath, without looking up, feeling completely irritated.

"Hey now, you ran into me," a soft, sultry, male voice returned, and I froze, slowly looking over at the feet in front of me.

My gaze went up over the black laced-up boots covered by tattered Levis, and past the black belt with the silver buckle. I moved to the ever-present tightly stretched t-shirt and onto the leather jacket slung casually over the shoulder, across the pulsating veins in the neck. I paused at the soft, wide-set lips, before looking straight into the piercing blue-eyed stare of Vance Magnum.

I swallowed hard, and my entire vocabulary was suddenly reduced to only one word.

"Sorry." It came out like a whisper, and I wondered if he could even hear it.

Vance slowly squatted down to my eye level. He had a slight smirk on his lips.

"Where were you going in such a hurry?" he asked, picking up one of my books, handing it to me."

Don't you love the bad boys? Or the ones who just look it? Vance fangirl line begins here! Comment below for your FREE ebook. We would like to know if you were granted one wish to FLIRT with one person (famous or not, alive or dead), WHO would you choose? Our choices are Justin Bieber, Wentworth Miller and Gerard Butler. Is it getting steamy in here or what;0 Enjoy!