Follower Love Giveaway Hop!

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I thought it would be fun and I love giving my awesome followers something to show how much I appreciate them!

What is up for grabs this time around??

Book of Your Choice from Book Depository!

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Stacking the Shelves: It's Already February!

Stacking The Shelves was created and is hosted by Tynga at Tynga's Reviews. Stacking the Shelves is where I will be sharing the books and goodies I have received for the week. This will include both physical and eBooks that are purchased, borrowed, gifted, or for review. 

FOR REVIEW

Thank you to Scholastic and Margert K. McElderry Books!

WON

I won this one during the YA Scavenger Hunt! Thank you to Anna Collomore! 

BORROWED

I took my girls to the library but kept telling myself I was not going to get any books! As you can tell that did not work out for me. 

BOUGHT

This Week at Unabridged Bookshelf

Young Adult Giveaway Hop

Blog Tour: Demons of the Rich and Famous

Fighting to Survive Blitz: Guest Post and Giveaway

The Crescent Chronicles Book Blitz and Cover Reveal with Excerpt and Giveaway

Review Copy Clean Up: Signup and Goals

Book Highlight: The Farsighted Series

Book Review: Foretold: 14 Tales of Prophecy and Prediction

Next Week at Unabridged Bookshelf

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REVIEW

What did you get this week?

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Book Review: Foretold: 14 Tales of Prophecy and Predition

Title: Foretold: 14 Tales of Prophecy and Prediction
Author: Various
Publisher: Delcorte Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: August 28, 2012
Length: 368 Pages
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Richelle Mead, Lisa McMann, Michael Grant, Meg Cabot, Laini Taylor, and nine more of the hottest YA authors to hit the shelves explore the concepts of prophecy and prediction in this story collection edited by NYT bestselling author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth, Carrie Ryan.
Have you ever been tempted to look into the future? To challenge predictions? To question fate? It's human nature to wonder about life's twists and turns. But is the future already written—or do you have the power to alter it?
From fantastical prophecies to predictions of how the future will transpire, Foretold is a collection of stories about our universal fascination with life's unknowns and of what is yet to come as interpreted by 14 of young adult fiction's brightest stars.

This collection includes works from:

Malinda Lo (Ash)
Lisa McMann (Wake)
Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures)
Margaret Stohl (Beautiful Creatures)
Laini Taylor (The Daughter of Smoke and Bone)
Michael Grant (Gone)
Saundra Mitchell (The Vespertine)
Richelle Mead (the Vampire Academy)
Matt de la Pena (I Will Save You)
Meg Cabot (The Princess Diaries)
Heather Brewer (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod)
Diana Peterfreund (Rampant)
Simone Elkeles (Perfect Chemistry)
Carrie Ryan (The Forest of Hands and Teeth)

MY REVIEW

Foretold is a book of short stories focusing on prophecy and fate, written by popular young adult authors. The thing I loved the most was that the stories were so different. It was great to change it up from story to story. I will admit I did not like every story, but with 14 to choose from everyone will find something they like, and probably some stories they do not. 

Out of all the stories, Homecoming by Richelle Mead is my favorite. It is a short story set in the Vampire Academy Universe. It takes place after Last Sacrifice. It does have a few spoilers for those who have not finished the series. Rose and Dimitri take a trip to Dimitri’s home in Siberia. While there, they are asked to hunt down a deadly Strigo. I really loved seeing Rose and Dimitri together away from their Guardian duties. 

Some of the other ones I liked included Out of the Blue by Meg Cabot, and Gentlemen Send Phantoms by Laini Taylor. There are many great stories in this collection. It is a perfect read to pick up while have a few minutes to spare, because each story is a quick read.  I have not read an anthology before, but I think that I may start picking them up more often when I am looking for a change of pace or just a quick read here and there. 

Foretold is a great way to get introduced to new author, and get a feeling for their writing style. I know that there are some authors I found in Foretold, that I will be reading again in the future. While the major pull for this anthology at least for me is the Vampire Academy story, there is a lot to more to discover in Foretold.

**Unabridged Bookshelf borrowed this book from the local library**

Do you enjoy anthologies?

If you pick up the book for one author or story, do you try out the other stories?

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Book Highlight: The Farsighted Series

Alex Kosmitoras's life has never been easy. The only other student who will talk to him is the school bully, his parents are dead broke and insanely overprotective, and... oh yeah, he's blind.

Just when he thinks he'll never have a shot at a normal life, an enticing new girl comes to their small Midwest town all the way from India. Simmi is smart, nice, and actually wants to be friends with Alex. Plus she smells like an Almond Joy bar. Sophomore year might not be so bad after all.

Alex is in store for another new arrival—an unexpected and often embarrassing ability to "see" the future. Try as he may, Alex is unable to ignore his visions, especially when they suggest Simmi is in mortal danger.

With the help of the mysterious psychic next door and friends who come bearing gifts of their own, Alex embarks on his journey to change the future.

Amazon † BN

Simmi Shergill's life is a mess. Her powers of psychic feeling are on the fritz, and Grandon Township's sudden population boom has brought quite a few unsavory characters to town. She also looks like an over-blown balloon in her size 14 pants, but not even starving herself seems to be helping.

At least she has Alex, the boyfriend who loves her so much he'd do anything for her. Last summer, he even risked his life to protect her from the mysterious boy everyone was convinced wanted to kill her.

Just one problem: she's not so sure she feels the same way. Is Alex really the man of her dreams? Why can't she stop fixating on her would-be killer, Dax? Part of her wants to run screaming in the other direction whenever Dax is around, while the other part longs to run into his embrace, no matter whom she'd hurt or what she'd risk.

Simmi's loyalty is on the line. Whom will she choose—the blind seer who loves her, or the charming telekinetic with "bad idea" written all over him? Emotions run high in the tension-packed book two of the Farsighted series.

Amazon † BN

Other books in the series...

About The Author...

From an early age, Emlyn Chand has counted books among her best friends. She loves to hear and tell stories and emerged from the womb with a fountain pen grasped firmly in her left hand (true story). Her affinity for the written word extends to absolutely every area of her life: she has published three novels and three children’s books with plans for many more of each, leads a classics book group with almost five-hundred members, and, of course, runs the whole shebang at Novel Publicity.

The book that changed Emlyn’s life is Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crocket Johnson. It opened her eyes to the world that could exist if only she was willing to create it—a lesson she has never forgotten. While she enjoys all types of novels, her greatest loves are literary fiction and YA. She’s best known for her Farsighted series and is developing a slow but steady following for the Bird Brain Books. She’s eager to see how her women’s fiction novel, Torn Together, will be received by the reading masses.

Website † Facebook † GoodReads † Twitter † Blog

Make sure to check out the FARSIGHTED & OPEN HEART blog tour kicking off Monday, February 4th! 

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GRAND PRIZE: Kindle or Nook -- Winners choice!

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Review Copy Cleanup 3.0: Signup and Goals

I just signed up for the Review Copy Cleanup that starts TODAY, and runs throughout the entire month of February!

Sign-ups are open until February 15th, so feel free to join in the fun here!

I have so many review books to get through so I thought what better way to motivate myself than to join Review Copy Cleanup!

MY GOALS

Yes, that is a lot of books but I would really like to take a nice chunk out of my review pile, but I am participating in the Wicked Valentine's Read-a-thon next week. I am a little skeptical that I can meet my goal, but I set it high to motivate myself!

What are your goals for the Review Copy Cleanup??

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The Crescent Chronicles Book Blitz and Cover Reveal with Excerpt and Giveaway

Today I have not only have the Book Blitz for The Crescent Chronicles by the very talented Alyssa Rose Ivy, but I also have the pleasure of participating in a Cover Reveal for the third book in The Crescent Chronicles, Found. There were two different events organized by two different tour companies, but they work together so well I combined it into one giant post! Book Blitz organized by Xpresso Tours and Cover Reveal organized by AToMR Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOKS

Title: Flight

Author: Alyssa Rose Ivy

Series: The Crescent Chronicles #1

Publication Date: August 16, 2012

Length: 268 Pages

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Sometimes you just have to take flight.
A summer in New Orleans is exactly what Allie needs before starting college. Accepting her dad’s invitation to work at his hotel offers an escape from her ex-boyfriend and the chance to spend the summer with her best friend. Meeting a guy is the last thing on her mind—until she sees Levi.
Unable to resist the infuriating yet alluring Levi, Allie finds herself at the center of a supernatural society and forced to decide between following the path she has always trusted or saving a city that might just save her.

Title: Focus

Author: Alyssa Rose Ivy

Series: The Crescent Chronicles #2

Publication Date: January 31, 2013

Length: 386 Pages

Amazon

Freshman year of college is hard even when you're not tied to the future king of a supernatural society.
Allie dives into college head first with Hailey as her roommate and the city of New Orleans as her backyard. As things within The Society heat up, Allie realizes that whether she’s with Levi or not, she's in far too deep to turn back.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alyssa Rose Ivy is a Young Adult and New Adult author who loves to weave stories with romance and a southern setting. Although raised in the New York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans for college. After years as a perpetual student, she turned back to her creative side and decided to write. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two young children, and she can usually be found with a cup of coffee in her hand.

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Fighting To Survive Blitz: Guest Post and Giveaway

 Happy Paperback Release Day to Fighting to Survive and the mastermind behind the As The World Dies series, Rhiannon Frater! 

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Fighting to Survive
Author: Rhiannon Frater
Series: As the World Dies #2
Format: Paperback
Release Date: January 29, 2013
Publisher: Tor Books
Length: 448 Pages
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It’s time to clear the hotel.
The fort has grown crowded as survivors of the zombie apocalypse have found safety between its walls.  Winter is coming; soon it will be too cold to live in tents and other makeshift shelters.  The leaders of the survivors—Katie, Jenni, Juan, Travis, and Nerit—decide it’s time for an assault on the zombie-occupied hotel that looms over the town square.
A pitched battle in the banquet room is the start of a harrowing, room-by-room struggle from Reception to roof.  As the sun sets, the people of Ashley Oaks gather in the hotel’s rooftop ballroom and gazebo to celebrate their survival.  Gazing out over the beauty of the surrounding Texas countryside, it’s hard to believe that death and danger lurk around every corner.
The fort’s search and rescue teams have attracted unwanted attention from bandits who see the fort as competition for food . . . and as a ready source of women.  The first attacks are minor, but everyone knows there is worse to come.
And beyond the fort’s walls, the zombies shamble, moaning, eyes fastened hungrily upon the living.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rhiannon Frater is the award-winning author of the As the World Dies trilogy (The First Days, Fighting to Survive, Siege,) and the author of three other books: the vampire novels Pretty When She Dies and The Tale of the Vampire Bride and the young-adult zombie novel The Living Dead Boy and the Zombie Hunters. Inspired to independently produce her work from the urging of her fans, she published The First Days in late 2008 and quickly gathered a cult following. She won the Dead Letter Award back-to-back for both The First Days and Fighting to Survive, the former of which the Harrisburg Book Examiner called ‘one of the best zombie books of the decade.’ Rhiannon is currently represented by Hannah Gordon of the Foundry + Literary Media agency. You may contact her by sending an email to rhiannonfrater@gmail.com.

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