This Is Not Forgiveness by Celia Rees: Extract and Book Trailer

If you've ever read anything by Celia Rees, you will know why I'm so excited to read this!  And boy does This Is Not Forgiveness sound absolutely amazing!  I am talking supreme awesomeness!  Don't believe me?  Well, perhaps this may convince you...  Check out the trailer...

 Now do you see why I'm so excited!?  Anway, This Is Not Forgiveness will be having a blog tour from 30th  January to 10th February.  It's out 2nd February, 'though the eBook is available now!  For more information of the tour and book, check out Celia's Site, Official Facebook Page, The Tour Info Page at Bloomsbury and SERIOUSLY go to Bloomsbury to read the awesome extract from This Is Not Forgiveness!

This is the tour scheduele:

Monday 30th January

SisterSpooky: Book Fangirl

Tuesday 31st January

The Mountains of Instead

Wednesday 1st February

The Great, the Good and the Bad

Thursday 2nd February

Writing From the Tub

Friday 3rd February

Books, Coffee & Anything Crafty

Monday 6th February

READARAPTOR

Tuesday 7th February

Serendipity Reviews

Wednesday 8th February

The Cait Files

Thursday 9th February

Feeling Fictional

Friday 10th February

BELLEBOOKS

This Is Not Forgiveness by Celia Rees

Synopsis From Goodreads:

Everyone says that Caro is bad ...but Jamie can't help himself. He thinks of her night and day and can't believe that she wants to be his girlfriend. Gorgeous, impulsive and unconventional, she is totally different to all the other girls he knows. His sister, Martha, hates her. Jamie doesn't know why, but there's no way he's going to take any notice of her warnings to stay away from Caro. But as Jamie falls deeper and deeper under her spell, he realises there is more to Caro - much more. There are the times when she disappears and doesn't get in touch, the small scars on her wrists, her talk about revolutions and taking action, not to mention the rumours he hears about the other men in her life. And then always in the background there is Rob, Jamie's older brother, back from Afghanistan and traumatised after having his leg smashed to bits there. Jamie wants to help him, but Rob seems to be living in a world of his own and is increasingly difficult to reach. With Caro, the summer should have been perfect ...but that isn't how things work out in real life, and Jamie is going to find out the hard way. This taut psychological drama is the brilliant new novel from acclaimed Celia Rees.

Cinder by Marissa Meyer: An Extract

We all love fairy tales, don't we?  And Marissa Meyer's modern twist on the classic Cinderella is amazing!  Thanks to Penguin, we have a link to an extract from Cinder, the first in the Lunar Chronicles.  To read them, go: here.  Also, you have to check out the Cinder Facebook Page: it's awesome!  I've personally just started to read Cinder, and it is so, so, so good!  I'm hooked!  It comes out January 5th.  There will be three more books in the Lunar Chronicles: one inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, one by Rapunzel, and one by Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.  I'm very excited about all of them! :)

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Synopsis From Goodreads:

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . .
Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.
In this thrilling debut young adult novel, the first of a quartet, Marissa Meyer introduces readers to an unforgettable heroine and a masterfully crafted new world that’s enthralling.

Crossed Opening Chapters

Those of you who have read Matched by Ally Condie may know that the second in the series, Crossed is coming out in November.  Thanks to Penguin, you guys can read the opening chapters!  To read them, go: here.

Crossed by Ally Condie

See It On Goodreads

The dystopian craze continues...

Who will Cassia choose?

Will Society allow them to be together?

Or will crosses and double-crosses stand in their way?

Hope you enjoy the extract...  And isn't that cover just beautiful?

Stealing Phoenix by Joss Stirling: An Extract

Today I have a special treat for you all, thanks to OUP.  I have an extract from Joss Stirling's upcoming novel Stealing Phoenix...  I hope you all enjoy it!

 

Stealing Phoenix by Joss Stirling

Published: 1st September 2011

Published By: OUP Oxford

Synopsis From Goodreads:

Yves' story.
This is about getting you out...I'm stealing you.
Phoenix belongs to the Community - a gang of thieves with paranormal powers. Yves Benedict - an American student visiting London - is her mark. But Yves turns out to be more than just a target. He is her destiny. Her soulmate. But the Community owns Phoenix's past and it wants her future too.

Enjoy the extract....

 

A tap on the door. ‘Phee, are you OK in there?’ Yves.

I banged my head softly on the wood behind me.

‘Look, sorry I came out with it like that. I tell my brothers everything—we’re really close. I should’ve thought what you might think.’

Yeah, you should’ve.

‘He won’t mind if I don’t mind—about the stealing thing.’

Well done him. God, I was so tired of all this. Yves had clearly not smoothed out his rough edges when it came to handling girls if he thought this excuse for an apology would sweeten my sour mood.  A trickle of flame poured under the door then spun to form a little ball of fi re. Was he trying to burn me out? I yelped and scurried backwards, but then saw that the carpet was not even singed.

‘For you,’ said Yves quietly.

The ball began to spin faster, then split in to three different spheres, flame-yellow, white-hot and blue like a gas ring—three little planets revolving around each other. Suddenly, they flared open, forming into the shape of flowers in bloom. They came to rest at my feet like lilies on a pool before snuffing out of existence, leaving only a faint smell of smoke behind. Nothing was damaged; not even a soot mark on the floor where they had been.

I was stunned: no one had ever given me flowers before. That had been awesome; I’d never thought to create something beautiful out of my powers but Yves must have spent a long time honing his skill to do so.

Like what you read?  The rest of the book, well, it's even better...