{Cover Wars} Past Winners Week 3 - 6

Hi guys, right now we are touring the past editions of Cover Wars while looking at the winners of each week, three weeks at a time.

Are you ready to see who got more Cover Love?? Well ready or not here we go!!!

For the fourth week of Cover Wars we had one of my favorite apocalyptic books, Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts, a book that follows a group of teens as they try to make their way across the United States, each leaving everything they know, not know who they can really trust nor when it will be their last day. A creepy story like that deserves a creepy book cover don’t you think?

And the winner for Dark Inside is…..

THE ORIGINAL COVER

We move on from an awesome creepy book with several POV’S to a young criminal master mind who will learn that messing with fairies isn’t all rainbows and sunshine, Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer.

The cover you guys felt suits this story best it’s…..

A TIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

It seems old and new fans have enough love for both covers. After the “Don’t mess with the fairies” week we moved on into vampires and ass kicking girls with H.D. Gordon’s Blood Warrior. Where a strong looking girl swinging her sword is faced against a cover make over that holds an emblematic sun in her place (FYI for those H.D. Gordon fans that didn’t know miss H.D. is the one on the original cover)

And the winner for week six of Cover Wars is…

THE COVER MAKE OVER EDITION!!!!

This week we’ve seen the winners of 6 weeks’ worth of Cover Wars, did the covers you picked as your favorite win??? Because I can tell you guys I was surprise more than once with the results. 

{Blog Tour Review} Shooting Stars by H.D. Gordon

Series: A Surah Stormsong Novel #1

Publication date: March 15, 2013

Publisher: ShareAread

Synopsis

Over a thousand years ago a boy and a girl met, both victims from the Great War. Their meeting only lasted a couple of minutes but it was life changing moment.

Now the boy and the girl meet again, only as men and women and as the one to bring justice and the prime suspect of the investigation. Now the boy that fell in love with the princess must prove his innocence, but things will only get more complicated when Black Heart comes to take him away making it harder to explain himself and for him to walk out of this mess.

Review

I enjoyed the trip around Shooting Stars, for me it has a few things to work on but it is a nice journey to an unfamiliar world full of magic, creatures that may look like the ones we know here but couldn’t be farther from, royal drama and love.

The one quirk about this book that made me keep on wondering about the world the story is set in was when we stumbled into technology when this world didn’t seemed to have a need for it, when he get to read about the sign of the bar or the motorcycles that some of the guards use but then puff technology isn’t mentioned again in the book. I know this might not bother some of you but for me this makes my imagination falter and prevents me from getting a good idea of the settings.

I liked most of the characters in this book; I think that H.D. Gordon did a good job letting us know Surah, Charlie and Samson and making us hate other characters which will not be mentioned because of spoilery reasons.

Another thing that stole some of the taste in this story was the main villan, ok we get it he is cuckoo for cocoa puffs but… what else? I get it that he is driven by revenge and that there is more to the story but I would like to at least know what drove him to this point.

I really liked the love story in this book, it was sweet and even if we got to see more of the side of the male lead I am sure we will get to see how love really blossoms on Surah on the next book.

Being this my first H.D. Gordon experience I would have to say I liked it and enjoyed this book. Don’t be surprised if you see me reading and reviewing some of her other books.

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My entry to Roof Beam Reader 2013 TBR Pile Challenge

Organizer:  Roof Beam Reader
The Goal: To finally read 12 books from your “to be read” pile (within 12 months).

Specifics: 
1. Each of these 12 books must have been on your bookshelf or “To Be Read” list for AT LEAST one full year. This means the book cannot have a publication date of 1/1/2012 or later (any book published in the year 2011 or earlier qualifies, as long as it has been on your TBR pile – I WILL be checking publication dates). Caveat: Two (2) alternates are allowed, just in case one or two of the books end up in the “can’t get through” pile.

2.  To be eligible, you must sign-up with Mr. Linky below – link to your list (so create it ahead of time!) and add updated links to each book’s review.  Books must be read and must be reviewed (doesn’t have to be too fancy) in order to count as completed.

3.  The link you post in the Mr. Linky below must be to your “master list” (see mine below).  This is where you will keep track of your books completed, crossing them out and/or dating them as you go along, and updating the list with the links to each review (so there’s one easy, convenient way to find your list and all your reviews for the challenge).  See THIS LINK for an idea of what I mean.  Your complete and final list must be posted by January 15th, 2013.

4. Leave comments on this post as you go along, to update us on your status. Come back here if/when you complete this challenge and leave a comment indicating that you CONQUERED YOUR 2013 TBR LIST!  Every person who successfully reads his/her 12 books and/or alternates (and who provides a working link to their list, which has links to the review locations) will be entered to win a $50 gift card from Amazon.com or The Book Depository!

5. Crossovers from other challenges are totally acceptable, as long as you have never read the book before and it was published pre-2012!

*Note – You can read the books on your list in any order; they do not need to be read in the order you have them listed. As you complete a book – review it, and go back to your original list and turn that title into a link to the review - that will keep the comments section here from getting ridiculously cluttered.  For an example of what I mean, Click Here.

UPDATE:  I’ve decided to make a small change/addition to this year’s challenge.  On the 15th of each month, I’m going to post a “TBR Pile Check-In.”  This will allow participants to link-up their reviews from the past month and get some recognition for their progress.  There will also be small mini-challenges and giveaways to go along with these posts (Such As: Read 6 books by the June Check-in and be entered to win a book of your choice!).  I’m hoping this will help to keep us all on track and make the challenge a bit more engaging/interactive. If it goes well, maybe I’ll keep this format for future years.

P.S. Some of this books may not have been in my TBR Pile in Goodreads but they have been in my shelfs for a while now and deserve to be read.

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My 2013 TBR Pile Challenge List:

1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins  (2009)

2. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (2009)

3. Feed by Mira Grant (2010)

4.  Pandemonium by Daryl Gregory (2008)

5. The Maze Runner by James Dashner (2009)

6. The Zombie Autopsies by Steven C. Schlozman (2011)

7. Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill (2010) Completed 01/18/2013

8. Invincible  by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2011)

9. Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill (2011) Completed 01/25/2013

10. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (2010)

11. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (2007)

12. Blood Warrior by H.D. Gordon (2011)

Alternates:

1. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (2003)

2. Drink Deep by Chloe Neill (2011) Completed 02/05/2013

{Cover Reveal} Redemption by H.D. Gordon

Series: The Alexa Montgomery Saga #4

Publisher: ShareAread

Release Date: December 21, 2012

Formats: E-book

Goodreads TBR: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16120595-redemption

Cover Artist: Regina Wamba

The final test is here. The war is no longer a worry of tomorrow, but a reality of today. Turning back is no longer an option. Maybe it never was. It is time for Alexa Montgomery to look fate in the eyes. Death waits there for certain. The only question is... for who?

About the author

H. D. Gordon is the author of The Alexa Montgomery Saga. Blood Warrior, the first book of the Alexa series was her debut novel and has held a spot in the top 100 fantasy bestsellers for over a month. Half Black Soul is the second book in this series and H. D. plans to complete Alexa’s tales by the end of 2012. In June of 2012, Joe, a fantasy novel about a young clairvoyant, was released as well. H. D. is a lifelong reader and writer, a true lover of words. When she is not reading or writing she is raising her two daughters, playing a little guitar, and spending time with her family. She is twenty three years old and lives in the northeastern United States.

Cover Wars: Blood Warrior by H.D. Gordon

Welcome to another edition of Cover Wars!!!! Today's contestants is no other then H.D. Gordon's Blood Warrior who got a make over. For those of you that have never heard about Blood Warrior lets take a look at the book blurb

When her home is attacked by murderous vampires, 17-year-old Alexa is forced to leave her mother for dead in order to save her sister. She soon learns that she is the last known member of an elite race of supernatural Warriors, and is thrust into a world full of vampires and werewolves who all seem to regard her as some sort of savior. Meanwhile, Alexa battles a monster within herself that seeks to gain control; a monster that seeks blood.

The hidden city she finds herself in appears perfect, but Alexa's instincts tell her that all is not right within its walls. When she is asked to attend a school of fighters, whose exams consist of gladiator-style competitions, she must decide who she can trust among the smiling faces. And, when she meets Kayden, a vampire she feels undeniably drawn to, she must decide if she can trust herself.

Lets see the contestants shall we:

First off we have ther original cover, the first impression we ever had of Blood Warrior:

For all of those that don't believe in love at first sight Blood Warrior got a "book over"

What do you think? Love it? Hate it? Please tell us what you think. I've been really tempted to read this book but sadly haven't gotten around to it.