Fierce Reads Tour Recap

Fierce Reads Tour

Event Recap

The Picture Edition

June 9th 2012
Third Place Book in Lake Forest Park

Pre-Event Dinner

Before the event two other bloggers Benji, Sarah and I had dinner and chatted about books. This was really fun and I'm so glad Benji suggested it. I hope I can do this more often for other events in the future.

Me, Benji & Sarah

Benji being a good sport so I could set up my camera and flash for the event

The Event

I love multi author events, they are always so much fun, especially when the authors have already had a few tour stops together and you can really see their fun dynamic playing off of each other. There was lots of laughs throughout the entire event and I had an absolute blast. I won't be posting about any of the Q&A topics, too much to try and remember from this awesome event. Some of the other blogger recaps did post  the info, you can find the links to their posts at the bottom of the post. I on the other hand captured lots of fun pictures.

Lish McBride, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, Jennifer Bosworth, Anna Banks & Emmy Laybourne

 I can't remember exactly what the context of this picture was, but it was a fun and entertaining moment

The Book Trailers

 Each author's book trailer was presented before they talked a little bit about their book

Signing Their Books

 Anna from Peace, Love, Teen Fiction

Look I got a picture of Daniel Marks again author of Velveteen coming out in October

A few of the girls posed for me while they were signing my books

Group Photos

They are so fierce with two other bloggers Benji and Sarah

 All the girls holding up the awesome book necklaces Anna made for them all

In summary the event was AWESOME and I really hope they all will come back to Seattle for future book tours. I hope you enjoyed the photos that I took.

The Books

All the books I took with me to get signed at the event. The four most current ARCs, plus a finished copy of every authors book. The second copy of Struck and Cinder are for a friend that couldn't make the event. 

The Sweet Swag

The Fierce Poster

Other Bloggers in Attendance 

The official event blogger for the Seattle stop was Sarah's Random Musings... she will be hosting a giveaway for all 6 of the authors signed books

A few other local bloggers have also posted awesome recaps of the events

The Non Reluctant Reader

The Readventurer

Chicks with Crossbows

My Reviews

(read all but one before the event)

Struck

Of Poseidon

Monument 14

Shadow and Bone

Cinder
 

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Shadow and Bone Review

Shadow and Bone

By Leigh Bardugo

Summary

Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.

Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.

Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha…and the secrets of her heart.

What I Liked

Story
What a story, I'm so glad this is going to be a trilogy and we still have two more books of this awesome high fantasy world Leigh has created. The whole story and concept was intriguing and interesting, I was never bored and always wanting more. 
Character
Alina: I really liked her character, I liked that when we meet her she wasn't the typical heroine. Alina isn't pretty, isn't popular or good at anything really, she is just plain unnoticed Alina; until she does something extraordinary to save her best friends life. Only once she learns about her hidden abilities does Alina finally get to shine and prove herself to the world and herself.
Team Boy
Not the typical team boy, but you have Alina interested in both, Mal her best childhood friend who hasn't noticed her and the new mysterious Darkling who is paying Alina lots of extra attention. The Darkling is tempting to root for, but I was always rooting for Mal to show back up into the story.  

Didn't Like

. . . I have to wait for the next book and I can't have it now.

Recommendation 

Must read this high fantasy debut series

Information 

Grisha Trilogy

Shadow and Bone

Siege and Storm 2013

Ruin and Rising 2014

Could you handle the pressure of saving the world?

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Bookography (43)

Bookography

Bookography is a fun new way to share the beauty of books with photography. Take a picture with the book being the focus or inspiration and share the picture(s) you have created for the week.

Book

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by The Brothers Grimm

 Snow White

I really couldn't decide which angle I liked the best out of these ones. Post processing was simple, turning the photos into B&W and adding some fill light to the photo. I was having some issues with my flash and it was blowing out the photos.

Which one is your favorite?

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Bookography (42)

Bookography

Bookography is a fun new way to share the beauty of books with photography. Take a picture with the book being the focus or inspiration and share the picture(s) you have created for the week.

"He kissed me tenderly, adoringly; I forgot the crowd, the place, the time, the reason . . . only remembering that he loved me, that he wanted me, that I was his."

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer pg 50

I went to my cousin's wedding (the groom) this weekend and I had to share one of the the pictures, since I took well over 500 pictures that weekend. I had to add the Breaking Dawn quote, there isn't many wedding quotes in books, that I could at least think of. The flower picture is what was on the tables during the reception. 

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 Book an Appointment With Wisdom Books

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Monument 14 Review

Monument 14

By Emmy Laybourne

Summary

Your mother hollers that you’re going to miss the bus. She can see it coming down the street. You don’t stop and hug her and tell her you love her. You don’t thank her for being a good, kind, patient mother. Of course not—you launch yourself down the stairs and make a run for the corner.Only, if it’s the last time you’ll ever see your mother, you sort of start to wish you’d stopped and did those things. Maybe even missed the bus.But the bus was barreling down our street, so I ran.Fourteen kids. One superstore. A million things that go wrong.

In Emmy Laybourne’s action-packed debut novel, six high school kids (some popular, some not), two eighth graders (one a tech genius), and six little kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves inside. While outside, a series of escalating disasters, beginning with a monster hailstorm and ending with a chemical weapons spill, seems to be tearing the world—as they know it—apart.

What I Liked

Story

When I was reading the book I kept thinking of a modernized and more tame version of Lord of the Flies, but in a supermarket instead of on an unpopulated island. Monument 14 contains some opposite character personalities and how different people will coupe with life threatening situations. The book is filled with survival, some violence and interesting situations.

Characters

Dean: The Stable/Dependable One: I have to admit for some reason when I started reading the book I though our character was a girl, no gender specific notations were made to make me think other wise until a few chapter in when the character was referred to him being Sr and his brother Jr. After I got over that and I had switch my gender perceptions I did have a hard time loving Dean, I liked his character, but I'm not the hugest fan of nonathletic nerdy boys. I did feel sorry for him, he was the unnoticed guy that becomes the "gofer" (go for this go for that) in the book. But in situations like these a dependable and stable character is needed.

Niko: The Leader: Every bad situation needs to have "The Boy Scout" the one who knows how to take control, asses the situation and save them all. He may have been a tight ass on many things, but I personally would gravitate more towards this type of person. 

Jake and Brayden: The Idiots: The ones who cause the most problems for the group and their survival. Hate these guys.

Josie: Momma Hen: The one who takes care of the little ones, I would mostly take up this position.

Didn't Like

At a few points in the book I wasn't sure if I would be able to finished the book, not because it wasn't good but because I got so into it and I was getting stressed out by some of the things that where happening to these poor kids. I don't handle thriller end of the world disaster movies and books very well, but I'm glad I worked my way through it because I did thoroughly enjoy the book.

Recommendation 

A book to be read for sure. No romance in this book at all though.

Releases

June 5th 2012

Amazon / B&N / Book Depository 

Information 

Monument 14 Series
Monument 14
Monument 14: Sky On Fire summer 2013
not sure long the series will be

What type of person would you be in a disaster?

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Bookography (41)

Bookography

Bookography is a fun new way to share the beauty of books with photography. Take a picture with the book being the focus or inspiration and share the picture(s) you have created for the week.

Book
The Black Rose by Thomas B. Costain

Old Book

I couldn't decide which version I liked the most, I like each of them for a different reason. Do you have a favorite? I love this old tattered book, I especially love the title, don't be surprised if I use this one a few more times. I need to get some more books that look like this one.

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