Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway ~ I Found You by Jane Lark

Hey guys! Welcome to my stop on the I Found You Blog Tour hosted by Fiction Addiction Book Tours.  The full blog tour schedule can be found at the bottom of this post. :D 

Title: I Found You

Author: Jane Lark

Publisher: Harper Impulse

Release date: December 5th 2013

Genre: New Adult Romance

Source: Review copy

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~ Synopsis ~

Tomorrow is for regrets. Tonight is for being together. 

On a cold winter night, Rachel and Jason's lives collide on Manhattan Bridge. She's running from life, he's running toward it. But compassion urges him to help her. 

His offer of a place to stay leads to friendship and trouble. There's his fiancee back home in Oregon and a family who just don't trust this girl from the wrong side of the tracks.

But when the connection between them is so electric, so right...everyone else must be wrong. And as the snow begins to settle on the Hudson, there's nothing but the possibility of what could be - of this, right here, right now. Them.

~ My Thoughts ~ 

I FOUND YOU was an absolute blast to read! I flew through Rachel and Jason's story, finishing it in one sitting. The way they met, described in the synopsis as Jason running toward life while Rachel is running away from life, is what really drew me to this book and is far from the typical way characters meet in a romance novel. 

The chemistry between Rachel and Jason was undeniable. They're hot together!! As awful as it felt for Jason and Lindy to have such a messy breakup, I couldn't help but love Rachel and Jason. Not only were they super hot together, but they also proved to be good for each other - Jason gets Rachel into exercise and dealing with emotions and problems in a healthier way, and she teaches him to let go and live a little.  

The tension and pressure from Jason's family about choosing Rachel over Lindy was realistic and a little anxiety provoking. I know back in high school I was in a relationship my family didn't approve of although in this story, it's a different situation with similar fallout. Rachel and Jason fell hard for each other and fast, and I knew that was where much of the disapproval came from, not to mention the fact that his parents and Lindy had never wanted him to move away from Oregon in the first place.

Surprises were in store for me as the plot of I FOUND YOU went beyond what the synopsis hinted at, and Jason and Rachel were faced with gigantic hurdles to overcome for their happily ever after. I stayed glued to my Kindle, needing to know what came next. I'm looking forward to more books by Jane Lark!     

My Rating: 4 / 5  

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~ About the Author: Jane Lark ~

Jane is a writer of authentic, passionate and emotional Historical and New Adult Romances. 

She began her first novel at sixteen, but a life full of difficult derailed her as she lives with the restrictions of Ankylosing Spondylitis.

When she finally completed a novel it was because she was determined to be able to say I'm a writer. 

Now Jane is thrilled to be giving her characters life in others' imaginations at last. 

Jane is also a Chartered member of the Institute of Personnel and Development, and uses her knowledge of psychology to bring her characters to life.

'Basically I'm a sucker for a love story. I love the feeling of falling in love and it's wonderful to be able to do it time and time again in fiction, plus my understanding of people helps me write the really intense relationships I enjoy creating.' 

~ Author Links ~     

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~ Tour Schedule ~

Date	Tour information
25th December	Tracy Riva Books and Reviews
26th December	BestChickLit
27th December	MissBookworm Reviews
30th December	Nerd Alert Book Love
31st December	Deal Sharing Aunt
3rd January	kimberlyfaye reads
6th January	Fairy Tale Ending Book Reviews
7th January	JGRWriter
9th January	Bleach House Library
10th January	Donnie Darko Girl
13th January	Brook Cottage Books
15th January	Chicklit vs Fantasy
16th January	A Daydreamer's Thoughts
17th January	Chicklit Club Connect
20th January	My Reading Room
21st January	Everything Books and Authors

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Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway ~ Runners by Sharon Sant

Hey guys! Welcome to my stop on the Runners Blog Tour hosted by Fiction Addiction Book Tours. Click here to follow along with the tour schedule. :D

Title: Runners

Author: Sharon Sant

Published: June 8th 2013

Publisher: Immanion Press

Genre: Young Adult, Dystopia, Science Fiction

284 pages

Source: Review copy

Blog Tour organized by: Fiction Addiction Book Tours

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~ Synopsis ~ 

Elijah is nothing special. He's just a skinny kid doing his best to stay one step ahead of starvation and the people who would have him locked away in a labour camp - just another Runner. But what he stumbles upon in a forest in Hampshire shows him that the harsh world he knows will become an even more sinister place, unless he can stop it. 

As past and present and parallel dimensions collide, freedom becomes the last thing on his mind as he is suddenly faced with a battle to save his world from extinction. But before Elijah can find the courage to be the hero the world needs, he must banish his own demons and learn to trust his friends. And all the while, the sinister figure of Maxwell Braithwaite looms, his path inextricably bound to Elijah's by a long dead physicist, and hell bent on stopping Elijah, whatever the cost.

~ My Review ~ 

My Rating: 4 / 5 

Runners is a different kind of dystopia with adding science fiction into the mix. I was taken by complete surprise when the story took a direction I never saw coming, even though I had read the synopsis and thought I understood what the story was all about. 

When I began reading, I couldn't help but feel like I had been mislead. The story seemed really slow with much of the same things happening over and over - one of the group would get hurt, or their shelter was discovered and they would be forced to leave. Now that I look back, I still think the book took too long getting to the meat of the story, but the premise is still genius. It just would have worked better to get there sooner so as not to lose the reader in the process.

The main character, Elijah, was so frustrating! He made terrible decisions that cost the group their sense of safety and the fragile trust they had in him. Xavier never liked him and had wanted to leave him in the beginning, which I thought was harsh but as the story progressed, I started thinking maybe they should have left him behind. I soon learned Xavier is a hypocrite as he's keeping secrets of his own - huge secrets that I never would have guessed in a million years.    

Sharon Sant's writing is flawless, and she can definitely bring you into her world without any distractions. The world she describes is harsh and depressing, which is exactly as she intended in order to tell this story. There were a few words I had to look up which I found out were British slang so then I didn't feel so bad for not knowing their meanings right away. I was happy with the shocking direction the story took and still can't get this world and these characters out of my mind. 

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~ About the Author: Sharon Sant ~

Sharon Sant was born in Dorset but now lives in Stoke-on-Trent. 

She graduated from Staffordshire University in 2009 with a degree in English and creative writing. She currently works part time as a freelance editor and continues to write her own stories. An avid reader with eclectic tastes across many genres, when not busy trying in vain to be a domestic goddess, she can often be found lurking in local coffee shops with her head in a book. Sometimes she pretends to be clever but really loves nothing more than watching geeky TV and eating Pringles.

Sky Song is the first installment of the Sky Song trilogy. Book two, The Young Moon, is also available and book three, Not of Our Sky, is due for release early May 2013.

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Cover Redesign Reveal, A Question for the Author, & Giveaway ~ Serving Time by Nadine Ducca

Donnie Darko Girl is thrilled to be taking part in the reveal for the cover redesign of Serving Time. I think it's gorgeous and exciting. I'd love to know what you guys think! :D

Feast your eyes! 

Title: Serving Time

Author: Nadine Ducca

Publication date: May 2013

Genre: Sci-fi / Dystopian 

Cover Reveal organized by: Fiction Addiction Book Tours 

~ Book Description ~ 

Life and death have been industrialized. The Forge, the birthplace of every soul, is a rumbling factory owned by the goddess Time, managed by Lucifer, and powered by the labor of demons and imps. In this dystopian world, a renegade interplanetary pilot running from his past doesn't stand a chance. 

Handling Neptunian meth and dodging security cannons are all in a day's work for Tristan Cross - not that he's one to complain. Working for the smuggling company StarCorp is an improvement over what he used to do for a living.

However, when StarCorp gives Tristan a one-way ticket into the brainwashed - and disturbingly suicidal - Loyal League, he decides to run from the company and start a new life in the only safe haven he knows: Earth. With the help of his brother, Tristan embarks on the most hazardous journey of his life, one that will place him at Time's mercy. Little does he know the demons running the universe are craving a feast, and his own soul is the next item on the menu. 

To celebrate the new cover, you can buy Serving Time at a reduced price! 

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In Serving Time, reincarnation exists. Depending on how you live your life, you can choose more or less amenities in your next life. What would you like to choose?

Nadine Ducca: Without a doubt, if I could switch species, I’d choose to be one of my housecats. Do you have any idea how great their life is? Eat. Sleep. Poop. Then some running around, some investigating, and some chin scratches. No work, no obligations… You can sign me up right now!

~ Meet the Author: Nadine Ducca ~

 

When Nadine Ducca was a child, she wanted to be a muppeteer for the Jim Henson Company. Several years later, she found herself far from the Muppets, living in Spain and studying Translation and Interpreting at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. After completing a Master's Degree in Medical Translation, she set her eyes on a PhD, then shrugged, and said, "I need a break from all this studying." 

From then on, she decided to dedicate her free time to her greatest passion: writing. She has published several flash fiction pieces in online magazines, although her biggest ambition has always been to write a novel. Serving Time is her debut novel, and more are on the way. Nadine is currently working on her second novel, Making Time.

When she's not giving her characters a hard time (especially Eneld), she's at work coordinating the Cambridge English Language Assessment examinations, and occasionally translating documents or interpreting seminars for the city hall of Granollers, her place of residence.

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