Reader Girls Blog

The date says Tuesdays and this is the day we share a little 'tease' from what we're reading. Since school is officially over for two of us, we all have something to share. First up is Caity. She's finishing up Allison Van Diepen's latest YA, The Vampire Stalker . "When he finally pulled back, I saw a burning look in his eyes. We didn't speak for a while as we both tried to regain the control we'd lost. "Forgive me," Alexander said. I wanted him to kiss me again, but I wasn't sure I could speak. Or move." Meg's tease is from Ghost Medicine by Andrew Smith. "I like the color of the sun at dusk, when it cuts down away in the west, turning the air a kind of amber like the whole world is seen through the smoke of Tom and Gabriel's fire. I like the way fading light sucks all the lingering heat from the day at that time of year." Laurie's tease comes from Divergent by Veronica Roth. "My knees give o...

ReaderGirls is a stop today for the young adult fantasy novel  Cinder and Ella Virtual Book Tour . YA author Melissa Lemon is sharing a guest post with us about the special qualities of fantasy and why so many readers never tire of the genre, but first we'll tell you what Cinder and Ella is all about. We think the cover is cool--it has a blend of the magical touch of old fashioned fairy tales with a hint of modern day with the scrolling and supernatural lighting. Blurb: After their father’s disappearance, Cinder leaves home for a servant job at the castle. But it isn’t long before her sister Ella is brought to the castle herself—the most dangerous place in all the kingdom for both her and Cinder. Cinder and Ella is a Cinderella story like no other and one you'll never forget. Cinder and Ella (paperback, 208 pages, expected publication: November 8th 2011 by Bonneville Books) We welcome Melissa Lemon.  Why we can’t get enough of fantasy worlds. According to moi. ...

Reader Girls welcomes The Survivors blog tour today. Author Amanda Havard has provided an excerpt from this novel, the first in a series. Blurb: In 1692, when witch trials gripped the community of Salem, Massachusetts, twenty-six children were accused as witches, exiled, and left for dead. Fourteen of them survived. The Survivors is the first installment of the tantalizing tales of the fourteen ill-fated Survivors and their descendants, who have been content in hiding for over three centuries. Isolated on a Montana mountainside, only Sadie, the rogue daughter, dares to abandon the family's sacred hiding place. But no matter how far Sadie runs, something always pulls her back. On a muggy summer night in Tennessee, she witnesses a shocking scene that will change her life forever. It is the first in a sequence of events that will drag her from the human world she's sought to belong to for over a century and send her back to her Puritanical family and into an uncertain fut...

ReaderGirls welcomes author Stacey Kennedy who was gracious enough to stop by and talk to us about her latest ebook, A Warrior's Witch. I was fortunate enough to hear about Ms. Kennedy's adult novels from a fellow blogger (thanks Belinda). My first foray into Ms. Kennedy's ebooks was reading  The Blue Bloods series ( An Everlasting Howl and Silent Howl ) - this author certainly puts the grace in sexy and crafts realistic and romantic couples we can fall in love with.  We welcome Stacey Kennedy. Big thanks to The Readergirls for being part of the blog tour for A Warrior’s Witch . I thought today we could chat about something I love to write…those loving, emotional scenes that make us sigh.   A Warrior’s Witch had a few of these scenes and I enjoyed writing them. For me, romance is such a key to a good story. I love feeling the emotion not only from the heroine, but more so, from the hero’s point of view. There is nothing that can make me melt more tha...

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Point; 1 edition (April 26, 2011) Blurb: Though she tries returning to the life she knew before the accident, Pierce can't help but feel at once a part of this world, and apart from it. Yet she's never alone . . . because someone is always watching her. Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back. But now she's moved to a new town. Maybe at her new school, she can start fresh. Maybe she can stop feeling so afraid. Only she can't. Because even here, he finds her. That's how desperately he wants her back. She knows he's no guardian angel, and his dark world isn't exactly heaven, yet she can't stay away . . . especially since he always appears when she least expects it, but exactly when she needs him most. But if she lets herself fall any further, she may just find herself back in the one place she most fears: the Underworld. Our review: There...

We are today's stop for the Embody tour. This is the second title in independent author Jamie Magee's Insight series for young adults. Here's the blurb: Not many Scorpio’s are known for their  patience, and Willow Haywood is no different. Her only desire is to love Landen Chambers and redeem the lost souls of Esterious, but the path to that desire is long, dark and dangerous...  Before Willow’s life had a chance to balance the sudden revelations and grief she had to endure to get to Chara a disturbing discovery is made. A photo, one that shows Willow blissfully embracing the flawless image of Drake Blakeshire; giving her not only proof that she had lived before, but that she had loved him. Running away from the memory of Drake’s hypnotizing touch, and the prophecy set before her seemed like the logical thing to do. That is, until a dark dream reignites her passion to save the hopeless dimension of Esterious. Willow struggles to find patience – to learn everything s...

We are starting something different this week with our Waiting on Wednesday picks. For the summer the three of us will be choosing YA titles from some of next year's crop of up-and-coming titles. Many of these titles can be found at the blog, The Apocalypsies , or on this Goodreads list . (We also want to send a shout-out to author Kimberly Sabatini, also a member of The Apocalypsies, for the heads up post on her blog .) This week's first  WOW pick is a contemporary YA novel with a head turning cover, Breaking Beautiful , by Jennifer Shaw Wolf. Here's the blurb: Allie lost everything the night her boyfriend, Trip, died in a tragic car accident—including her memory of the event. All she has left are the scars and a sneaking suspicion that the crash wasn’t an accident after all. When the police reopen the investigation, it quickly turns on Allie and her best friend, Blake, especially as their budding romance raises eyebrows around their small town. As the threats begin ...