Friday, March 20, 2015

[FINISHED] The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons

The Glass Arrow
Title: The Glass Arrow
Author: Kristen Simmons
Publisher: Tor Teen
Date of Publication: February 10, 2015

The Handmaid’s Tale meets Blood Red Road in Glass Arrow, the story of Aya, who lives with a small group of women on the run from the men who hunt them, men who want to auction off breeding rights to the highest bidder.

In a world where females are scarce and are hunted, then bought and sold at market for their breeding rights, 15-year old Aya has learned how to hide. With a ragtag bunch of other women and girls, she has successfully avoided capture and eked out a nomadic but free existence in the mountains. But when Aya’s luck runs out and she’s caught by a group of businessmen on a hunting expedition, fighting to survive takes on a whole new meaning.

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Monday, March 2, 2015

[FINISHED] Vendetta by Catherine Doyle

Hi Everyone,  Maricar here! I'm stoked to have one of the most anticipated YA contemporary novels of 2015, Vendetta by Catherine Doyle for tour here in PBT. Thanks to Scholastic Philippines for the copies.

www.bookdepository.com/Vendetta-Catherine-Doyle/9781909489813?a_aid=blackplumeTitle: VENDETTA
Author: Catherine Doyle
Publisher: Chicken House Ltd / Scholastic Inc., /
Date of Publication: February 24, 2015

Blood Will Spill, Hearts Will Break: With a fierce rivalry raging between two warring families, falling in love is the deadliest thing Sophie could do. An epic debut set outside modern-day Chicago.

For Sophie, it feels like another slow, hot summer in Cedar Hill, waitressing at her family’s diner and hanging out with her best friend Millie. But then someone moves into the long-abandoned mansion up the block--a family of five Italian brothers, each one hotter than the last. Unable to resist caramel-eyed Nicoli, Sophie finds herself falling for him -- and willfully ignoring the warning signs. Why are Nic's knuckles cut and bruised? Why does he carry an engraved switchblade? And why does his arrogant and infuriating older brother, Luca, refuse to let her see him? As the boys' dark secrets begin to come to light, Sophie is confronted with stinging truths about her own family, too. Suddenly, she's torn between two warring dynasties: the one she’s related to and the one she's now in love with. She'll have to choose between loyalty and passione. When she does, blood will spill, hearts will break. Because in this twisted underworld, dishonor can be the difference between life and death.


Tour Schedule:

Mar 02, 2015
Maricar of Blackplume - Review & Character Interview with Luca

Mar 03, 2015 
Biena of Library Mistress - Guest Post - On Creating Five Brooding Characters

Mar 04, 2015
Camille of Girl meets books - Guest Post

Mar 05, 2015
Jayvee of Writer for Misfits - Interview

Mar 06, 2015
Yani of Paper Boulevard - Interview
Precious of Fragments of Life - Character Profiles

Mar 07, 2015