Book Trailer Reveal: Hellhole, by Gina Damico

Hey guys :)

Today I've got something special for you, namely the book trailer for Gina Damico's upcoming novel Hellhole. I love her Croak trilogy - it's about reapers, but these books are also among the funniest things I've ever read! So much quirky, sarcastic humor. Plus, I love the book trailer for Croak (it's what first brought the series to my attention), so  I jumped at the chance to help reveal the trailer for Gina's newest book, which will be out in January.


But before we get to the video, here's some more info on the book and author

Release date: January 6, 2015
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover / ebook, 368 pages

Description
Geeky, squeaky-clean Max Kilgore only has one dirty habit: digging for fossils. One day, to his horror, his shovel strikes not upon a dinosaur bone, but a pit to hell—and out of it comes a devil. Specifically, the kind of devil who eats a lot of junk food, watches a lot of reality television, plays a lot of video games, and refuses to leave Max’s basement. But evil is still evil, no matter what form it takes. And Max has to find a way to comply with the demands of the big red menace, lest he lay waste to everyone and everything Max cares about.

With the help of Lore, a former goth girl who knows a thing or two about the dark side, Max goes in search of a new abode for his unwanted guest. Finding a place where he can reside in luciferian luxury isn’t easy, but Max has strong motivation: his mother, whose terminal illness the devil promises to cure if Max gives him what he wants. Lore has her doubts about making a deal with the devil, but Max will stop at nothing to save his mom. And pretty soon, he’s doing things the good kid he once was would never dream of doing. Clearly, hanging around with a devil is a bad influence. But how can Max get rid of the guy without incurring the wrath of hell?

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ABOUT GINA DAMICO
I grew up under four feet of snow in Syracuse, New York. I received a degree in theater and sociology from Boston College, and I have since worked as a tour guide, transcriptionist, theater house manager, scenic artist, movie extra, office troll, retail monkey, yarn hawker and breadmonger. I am the author of the grim-reapers-gone-wild books of the Croak trilogy (Croak, Scorch, and Rogue), published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and the upcoming Hellhole (January 2015). I live in Western Massachusetts with my husband, two cats, one dog, and while I have never visited hell in person, I have spent countless waking hours at the Albany Regional Bus Terminal, which is pretty darn close.

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Alright, and now without further ado...

Book Blitz & Giveaway: Timespell, by Diana Paz

Hey guys and welcome to my post on the book blitz for Diana Paz's YA time travel novel Timespell! Below you can find more info about the book and author as well as an excerpt and giveaway.

Release date: April 1, 2013
Publisher: Rhemalda Publishing
Format: Paperback, 312 pages

Description:
In TIMESPELL, the brash and impulsive Julia must team up with her sweet and straight-laced best friend, Angie, and the malicious and power-hungry Kaitlyn in order to keep the witch-like powers of her inheritance. But these powers come at a cost. The girls are bound to serve the Fates, and their first mission sends them back in time to Marie Antoinette’s Paris and eventually, into the chaos and war of the French Revolution.

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Author Bio

Diana Paz writes books about magic, adventure, and romance. She was born in Costa Rica, grew up on Miami Beach, moved to Los Angeles in high school, and went to college in San Diego. Basically, she’s a beach bum. Diana graduated from California State University, San Marcos with a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts. She loves old movies, epic fantasy, all kinds of music, and heading to the beach with a good book. Preferably sipping a highly sweetened iced coffee. 

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Excerpt from Angie's POV
With a flick of her wrist, Angie lit the candelabras lining the wall. She shouldn’t have gone this far into the backstage labyrinth of the opera house without Kaitlyn and Julia. Listening to them fight, hearing the loathing in Kaitlyn’s words, made up her mind. She had decided to slip away on her own. And now she couldn’t go back. Not when she sensed the magic drawing her forward. Its pull was irresistible.

She turned a corner, lifting her hand to release a shimmer of light. It trailed to where the hall opened up to reveal a stage. She had circled the entire opera house.

Despite the layers of her gown, Angie shivered. The magic grew stronger with each step she took. Her eyes slid closed as her entire body pulsed with warm energy that swelled inside her, filling her like a breath that wouldn’t end.

The music from the masked ball became louder as she neared the stage. She took another step then froze at the sight of a door. Beneath it, light shone against the gloom.

Light. And the shadow of footsteps.

Her heart buzzed behind her ribcage as she raised her hand again, opening the door with a gentle nudge of magic.

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Trailer Reveal, Excerpt, Giveaway: The Watcher, by Lisa Voisin

Author Lisa Voisin’s debut novel THE WATCHER will be releasing exactly one month from today, on March 4th, 2013 and after reading the description and seeing that gorgeous cover I new I wanted to be part of the trailer reveal! And what an awesome, well-made trailer it is...

I mean, how often do you see a book about a girl who wants to be an archeologist? I'm a sucker for history, but I think that also fans of angel and paranormal romance novels will find what they're looking for in this book! Scroll down to check out the trailer if you don't believe me ;)

There is also a giveaway for a pre-order copy of THE WATCHER for US/Canada residents. Sorry my fellow internationals! :/



ABOUT THE BOOK

Publisher: InkSpell PublishingPublication date: March 4, 2013
Pages: 508
Format: Available to pre-order in Paperback

Millennia ago, he fell from heaven for her.
Can he face her without falling again?

Fascinated with ancient civilizations, seventeen-year-old Mia Crawford dreams of becoming an archaeologist. She also dreams of wings—soft and silent like snow—and somebody trying to steal them.

When a horrible creature appears out of thin air and attacks her, she knows Michael Fontaine is involved, though he claims to know nothing about it. Secretive and aloof, Michael evokes feelings in Mia that she doesn’t understand. Images of another time and place haunt her. She recognizes them—but not from any textbook.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR


A Canadian-born author, Lisa Voisin spent her childhood daydreaming and making up stories, but it was her love of reading and writing in her teens that drew her to Young Adult fiction.

When she's not writing, you'll find her meditating or hiking in the mountains to counter the side effects of drinking too much coffee.

She lives in Vancouver, B.C. with her fiance and their two cats.

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I love the soundtrack and how it fits with the font and images! Redemption or Revenge? Two of my favorite themes all in one bundle...

Not convinced yet? Read an excerpt below!

Instead of saying more, he brushed his fingertips along my cheek, and his halo glimmered. I could hear the waves slapping the rocks behind us, the wind driving them in. That same wind whipped against my skin, but the touch of his hand on my face was all I could think about. It sent a current through both of us and filled me with longing for something I wasn’t sure I understood.

“I’m sorry.” He stepped back and shoved his hands into his pockets as the light around him faded. “You don’t know what it’s like. Being near you now, remembering those moments we had…” His hair blew into his eyes, but this time he didn’t move. I wanted to brush it back, but I didn’t know how he’d react. Would touching him be bad?

“You want to know who you were?” he asked. “You may look different, but you’re the same. I look into your eyes and see you.” He took in a deep breath, fixing his attention on the horizon. I’d seen and heard so much now that the logical part of my brain had long since given up arguing with me. I could feel what he was saying was true. All of it.

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Cover reveal & book trailer: Timespell, by Diana Paz

Hey guys, today I'm part of another cover reveal organized by Xpresso Book Tours, this time for a YA Time Travel Romance. And if this cover isn't gorgeous then I don't know what is! Seriously, check it out:

Release date: April 1, 2013
Publisher: Rhemalda Publishing
Format: Paperback

In TIMESPELL, the brash and impulsive Julia must team up with her sweet and straight-laced best friend, Angie, and the malicious and power-hungry Kaitlyn in order to keep the witch-like powers of her inheritance. But these powers come at a cost. The girls are bound to serve the Fates, and their first mission sends them back in time to Marie Antoinette’s Paris and eventually, into the chaos and war of the French Revolution.


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AUTHOR BIO

Diana Paz:

Diana Paz writes books about magic, adventure, and romance. She was born in Costa Rica, grew up on Miami Beach, moved to Los Angeles in high school, and went to college in San Diego. Basically, she’s a beach bum. Diana graduated from California State University, San Marcos with a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts. She loves old movies, epic fantasy, all kinds of music, and heading to the beach with a good book. Preferably sipping a highly sweetened iced coffee.

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Timespell trailer with some more info

I absolutely adore the cover! The girl's dress is sooo pretty, and I'm really curious about the tattoo on her arm! I also really like the font with the celtic knots, and well... purple is one of my favorite colors :) And of course I'm intrigued by the idea of timetravelling back to Marie Antoinette's Paris!
What do you think of the cover, description, or book trailer? Let me know in the comments!

Book Trailer Reveal: Opal, by Jennifer L. Armentrout

I just finished Onyx on Monday, so I'm really happy to be part of the book trailer reveal for Opal, the next book in Jennifer L. Armentrout's Lux series! The cover is just gorgeous and I'm really glad release day isn't that far off anymore! The trailer recaps the first two books at the beginning before making me really curious about Opal. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did :)




Opal will be available in print and ebook version on December 18, 2012.

Goodreads description:
No one is like Daemon Black.

When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now that we’ve made it through the rough patches, well... There’s a lot of spontaneous combustion going on.

But even he can’t protect his family from the danger of trying to free those they love.

After everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different... And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable of. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won’t turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever.

Together we’re stronger... and they know it.


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Book Trailer Thursday: Scorch, by Gina Damico

I don't post book trailers very often because many of them don't work for me. And I don't know if I like the media transfer from printed word to short film or section of pictures that much, especially if they end up relying heavily on text after all - what's the point of the clip in that case? Then again, there are very well-done trailers that have made me crave a book.

Aaaanyway, I love the Croak series by Gina Damico! And the book trailer for Croak was actually one of the main things that made me want to read this book as soon as possible. So when she released the Scorch trailer a few days ago, I was glad that she kept it in the same style and picked up on the previous one. I also like that the humor and voice of the book totally transfer to the trailer!

And just in case you haven't seen it or don't know the series, here's the one for Croak:

Oh, and you can check out Gina Damico's blog and original post here.

So what are your thoughts? Love? Hate? You can also share what you thought of the book(s) if you've read it/them and would rather comment on that than on the trailers.

Book Trailer: Something Strange and Deadly, by Susan Dennard

I do not usually post book trailers here because I'm not such a big fan of them, but I've been excited for this book for months and I think the trailer is pretty well done!

I like the graphics with the shadows on the wall and the short quotes! Also, we get some more info about the mysterious Spirit-Hunters. I'm really cuious about the worldbuilding in this book! It's Victorian and paranormal and sort of steampunk-ish, a combination I really enjoy! Also, zombies. I know they are all the rage now, but I actually haven't read a zombie book yet... I've been meaning to read Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel but I'm waiting for the paperback edition with the pretty cover to release *ahem*.


Not heard of Something Strange and Deadly before?

Publication date: July 24, 2012
Publisher: Harper Teen

Format: hardcover, 400 pages

Goodreads description:

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The year is 1876, and there’s something strange and deadly loose in Philadelphia…

Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any rich young man who walks by. But this is nothing compared to what she’s just read in the newspaper—

The Dead are rising in Philadelphia.

And then, in a frightening attack, a zombie delivers a letter to Eleanor…from her brother.

Whoever is controlling the Dead army has taken her brother as well. If Eleanor is going to find him, she’ll have to venture into the lab of the notorious Spirit-Hunters, who protect the city from supernatural forces. But as Eleanor spends more time with the Spirit-Hunters, including their maddeningly stubborn yet handsome inventor, Daniel, the situation becomes dire. And now, not only is her reputation on the line, but her very life may hang in the balance.

Doesn't it sound awesome?! Not to mention, the cover is completely gorgeous... I've been participating in ARC giveaways over and over but with no luck... have you read an early copy of Something Strange and Deadly? Are you excited about it? Thoughts on the trailer? Let me know in the comments :)