PBT is back!

You might have noticed that the tour site has been on semi-hiatus for the past few months. But now we are back and we're better than ever! Aside from the new layout (which we are still tinkering, by the way) and the new logo *points up* we are making a few changes on the tours, so please before you sign up for any of the tours, check the updated RULES and REGULATIONS page first!

To summarize, here are the changes we made:

• You will NO LONGER be receiving a notice e-mail if you fail to send the book after the 5th day. It's your responsibility to EMAIL Pinoy Book Tours at pinoybooktours @ gmail . com for the mailing address and info of the next reviewer (the reviewer you will pass the book onto)
• We are now limiting the number of tours participant can sign up to per month. You can now sign up to ONLY 3 tours per month. You need to finish all three tours before you can sign up for new tours again.
• Instead of leaving a comment on each tour post to signify your interest, we now have attached sign-up forms which you need to fill out. Unless you have questions or clarifications for us, there's no need to leave a comment on the tour posts anymore.
• WE ARE ACCEPTING NEW REVIEWERS! Fill out the sign up sheet to be a part of Pinoy Book Tours' reviewer pool!

What's new with PBT:

We will also be sending out monthly newsletters to everyone! If you're a little bit pressed for time and can't visit the website for some reason, you can still sign up for tours via the newsletter we will be sending! It will include:

• Book tours available for the month as well as their corresponding sign-up forms
• Tour Progress (who gets what book and who's turn it is to read/post reviews)
• PBT News and Updates

Lastly, we have 2 new tours open for signups! Clicking on the images will take you to the sign up page!

ARC Tour: Where It Began by Ann Redisch Stampler

Read our NEW Rules and Regulations first before signing up!

Title: Where It Began by Ann Redisch Stampler
Pages: 384 pages
Release Date: March 6^th 2012
Published by: Simon & Schuster
Source: Publisher

Sometimes the end is just the beginning.

Gabby lived under the radar until her makeover. Way under. but when she started her senior year as a blonder, better-dressed version of herself, she struck gold: Billy Nash believed she was a the flawless girl she was pretending to be. The next eight months with Billy were bliss...Until the night Gabby woke up on the ground next to the remains of his BMW without a single memory of how she got there.

And Billy's nowhere to be found.

All Gabby wants is to make everything perfect again. But getting her life back isn't difficult, it's impossible. Because nothing is the same, and Gabby's beginning to realize she's missed more than a few danger signs along the way.

It's time for Gabby to face the truth, even if it means everything changes.

Especially if it means everything changes.

This tour is open for sign-ups until midnight of Saturday, February 11. There are 5-8 available spots for the tour. Remember to read our Rules and Regulations page and sign-up as a reviewer first before you can join this tour.

ARC Tour: BZRK by Michael Grant

For February, PBT will have four tours. This is one of them. But remember that we've changed some of our rules. Please go check the new rules first.

Title: BZRK by Michael Grant
Pages: 386
Release Date: February 2012
Published by: Hardie Grant Egmont
Source: Publisher

Summary:

Set in the near future, a conspiracy is afoot to create a perfect and perfectly controlled world. The Armstrong Fancy Gift Corporation is a front for the conjoined Armstrong twins, Charles and Benjamin, and the plot to create their own version of utopia.

A shadowy guerilla group known as BZRK form a nascent resistance movement. Both sides develop sophisticated nanotechnology to achieve their goals:

-The Armstrong twins develop the nanobot, a stealth device that latches onto the brains of unsuspecting citizens

-BZRK's DNA-derived biots are deployed to search out and destroy the insidious bots.  If biots are destroyed, the brain cells of their DNA-donor also die.  Hence the name BZRK.

This tour is open for sign-ups until midnight of Saturday, February 11. There are 5-8 available spots for the tour. Remember to read our Rules and Regulations page and sign-up as a reviewer first before you can join this tour.

SPECIAL ARC Flash Tour: The Sisterhood of Heartbreakers by Lynn Weingarten

This is officially the first book we are touring this 2012! I know this has been released but I don't see copies anywhere just yet. It's a really cute book you'd want to read!

And did you notice the title? Yes, it's special and it'll happen in a flash. We're starting 2012 trying out a new format for touring. This tour will only give each participant 3 days to read the book and then send to the next person. Why is it special? Because we're having a contest!

Each tour participant will get a temporary tattoo when the ARC is passed along to them. Take a picture of you with the temporary tattoo and the book then send it to us! Be as creative as you want! We will be compiling the photos and we'll make a special recap post for it. And guess what? YOU CAN WIN THE SIGNED ARC!

Title: The Sisterhood of Heartbreakers by Lynn Weingarten
Pages: 352
Release Date: December 27th 2011
Published by: HarperTeen
Source: Author

Summary:

When her boyfriend breaks up with her on the first day of sophomore year, Lucy has no idea how she’s going to make it through homeroom, let alone the rest of her life. Enter three stunning girls with a magical offer Lucy can’t refuse. All she has to do is get a guy to fall in love with her in the next seven days, and then…break his heart and collect one of his brokenhearted tears. As the girls teach Lucy how to hook a guy (with the help of a little magic), she quickly discovers how far she is willing to go—and who she is willing to cross—to get what she wants.

This tour is open for sign-ups until midnight of Tuesday, January 31. There are 5-8 available spots for the tour. Remember to read our Rules and Regulations page and sign-up as a reviewer first before you can join this tour.

1. Kai
2. Von
3. Pam
4. Jenna
5. Precious