Current Books/ ARCS on Tour

17 Jun, 2010 by in new YA fiction 3 comments

What is up with the mail?
I have learned a lot this week. Mainly that delivery confirmation is worth the 80 cents extra for peace of mind. Just this month over $400 of jewelry orders and books have been lost or stolen. YIKES! No more trusting my postal workers! Thanks to those of you who have emailed us to let us know you received your prizes!
Miraculously our Shadow Hills ARC resurfaced after 15 days in the Bermuda Triangle of USPS delivery.The awesome news came from Avonlea/ “Violet” at The Eager Readers
http://theeagerreaders.blogspot.com/ She wrote three days ago…”Shadow Hills arrived today!!! The package looks like it was ripped open and taped back together, and it has a “Rewrapped at the Seattle Network Distribution Center” sticker on it. Crazier still, it was delivered at 5:15 pm (completely separate from our normal mail) by a carrier that isn’t even on our route. He is on a different postal route altogether but had two packages for our address. I am still in complete shock & was totally amazed to see it! So, if in doubt fellow book bloggers and ETSY sellers…– USE delivery confirmation!! We are…

Here are the books we currently have on tour:
Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus
The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy
Scones and Sensibility by Liz Eland
Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Mark by Marilyn Bunderson
Siren by Tricia Rayburn
The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller
The Hourglass Door #1-2 by Lisa Mangum
More coming soon! Email us if you are interested in reading and reviewing any of these books on your site. Must be willing to ship with DC and send us the link to your review. Thanks!

Book Review- The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller

17 Jun, 2010 by in new YA fiction, razorbill, the eternal ones 1 comment


To Be published August 24th 2010 by Razorbill (first published 2010)
details Hardcover, 432 pages
isbn 1595143084
four stars

Synopsis from goodreads:
What if love refused to die?

Haven Moore can’t control her visions of a past with a boy called Ethan, and a life in New York that ended in fiery tragedy. In our present, she designs beautiful dresses for her classmates with her best friend Beau. Dressmaking keeps her sane, since she lives with her widowed and heartbroken mother in her tyrannical grandmother’s house in Snope City, a tiny town in Tennessee. Then an impossible group of coincidences conspire to force her to flee to New York, to discover who she is, and who she was.

In New York, Haven meets Iain Morrow and is swept into an epic love affair that feels both deeply fated and terribly dangerous. Iain is suspected of murdering a rock star and Haven wonders, could he have murdered her in a past life? She visits the Ouroboros Society and discovers a murky world of reincarnation that stretches across millennia. Haven must discover the secrets hidden in her past lives, and loves¸ before all is lost and the cycle begins again.

This is a really tricky review for me to write because I had a hard time figuring out why this book stuck with me so much. It’s been several days since I finished reading it and it has been with me the entire time, even while reading two other books. I won The Eternal Ones in an ARC giveaway and when I first picked it up I almost stopped reading after the first few pages. Everything was too “in your face” for me…the best friend, the naivity of Haven, the contant sexual talk, near nudity and her grandmother’s personality. As a whole, the book read more like an adult book for me rather than a YA book. There was too much mature content as filler. I kept picturing the characters as older that High School even though the author tries to fir them into that age group. I don’t picture 17 year olds getting married, traveling to Italy or being involved in a murder trial with a 900 year old attorney. However, since the premise of the book is that the characters are really older and reincarnated I suppose it may work.
All of this aside, I must say I really loved the book. It spoke to me. I soaked in the settings, lived the history, the mystery and the main protagonists. Still scratching my head about what to say but I give it four stars because it is rare that a book stays with me so long and deep after I close the pages.
Anyone else want to give it a whirl and converse? Send me an email to join the ARC tour!

Silver Spool Necklace Giveaway

17 Jun, 2010 by in sewing, silver jewelry, the eternal ones 25 comments

Today’s Etsy giveaway is in companion to Haven’s love for sewing in “The Eternal Ones.” A silver spool necklace from JustJaynes. JustJaynes started out as the destash shop for http://www.lydialayne.etsy.com/, where I have been selling on etsy since April 2006. It became a thriving commercial supply shop, and is now my sole sterling silver jewelry shop.

To Enter to Win: leave your name and email address below. +1 for each visit to her OTHER SITES and commenting below
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http://www.myspace.com/cathyjayne
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http://www.justjaynes.com/

+2 for subscribing to her NEWSLETTER
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+1 for each retweet @FireIcePhotos

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+3 for following us on Twitter @FireIcePhotos @JustJaynes
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Thank you! and Good Luck Contest ends July 17, 2010 and is open internationally

Werewolf Journal Giveaway on Inksplasher

16 Jun, 2010 by in Stephenie Meyer, twilight Leave a comment

We are sponsoring a giveaway today and tomorrow on the Chasing Eclipse contest at InkSplasher. Hop on over there: http://inksplasher.blogspot.com/2010/06/chasing-twilight-sponsor-question-june_15.html today for a chance to win our handmade werewolf journal!
And check out our twilight inspired shop on Etsy for more fun swag! New items were added today. http://www.etsy.com/shop/HeatherZahnGardner?section_id=6659152

In My Mailbox #14

14 Jun, 2010 by in book giveaway 40 comments

Manifest by Artist Arthur-Won and Giving away

Begin Smart Board Books-Sent by publisher for review
Nocturne by L.D. Harkreader-Sent by publisher for review

Monster Slayers-Likas Ritter
The Makeover of James Orville Wickenbee by Anya Bateman-bought used
Bitten by Robert Smith- currently reading
Moon Bear by Brenda Guiberson and Ed Young- Sent by publisher for review

To Enter to Win the ARC of “Manifest” a Mystyx Novel to be released August 2010: leave your name and email address below. Contest ends July 14, 2010 and is open internationally

A LIttle Bit of Business

13 Jun, 2010 by in etsy Leave a comment

Congrats to @joaneej1982 who won the Keep Calm and Carry on necklace from Hoolala http://fireandicereads.com/2010/05/keep-calm-and-carry-on-necklace.html

@parajunkee who won our Etsy Shop Giveaway http://fireandicereads.com/2010/05/new-etsy-shop.html

and to Zannid and Confrosh who won the Tigerpixie Fantasy Art giveaway http://fireandicereads.com/2010/05/tigerpixie-fantasy-cat-art-giveaway.html.

Please email me your street address with the name of the contest in the tag line, (so it isn’t marked as spam) and we will send you out your prize. If we don’t hear from you within 48 hours a new winner will be re-drawn. Unfortunately, some of our ETSY sellers are reporting rude comments from winners and malicious tweeting. If there is a problem with your prize, or you don’t receive it, please contact us so we can correct the problem. You are getting a gift free from people who have contributed their time and talent so let’s all be mature about it. Those who made donations to Chile relief efforts, thank you! Last week I was able to send two more boxes which brings total boxes sent to relief victims to 42.

As giveaway prizes are shipping from all over the world, so please contact us when you receive your package. I have seen some STRANGE things happen with the mail! Speaking of which, I have sad news that our “Shadow Hills” ARC is missing in action…my personal book which I sent out was either lost or stolen en route, so we have to suspend the tour. I am so sad. The good news is that plenty of other books are still out there on tour being read and reviewed. Take good care of them which includes wrapping them in tissue or bubble wrap before shipping and delivery confirmation 🙂 Thanks to all of our blog readers and followers. ENJOY!

Forks Forest Bookmarks

11 Jun, 2010 by in twilight 21 comments


Today’s ETSY giveaway is straight from Forks, Washington. A set of laminated bookmarks donated by Tena of The Forks Forest

Description
These bookmark were handmade from ferns, moss, and cedar that I gathered from the forest around Forks WA. – the true twilight forest. The small pebble in each bookmark was gathered at First Beach. The violets and pansy were gathered here in Forks WA
This is the perfect way to hold a small piece of the spirit of twilight between the pages of your favorite twilight book. Measures 2 inches by 8 inches and is laminated for strength.
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To
Enter to win:
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+1 for leaving us your favorite Twilight quote
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+5 for posting this contest on your blog or facebook
total your entries and leave them below
Contest ends July 11, 2010 and is open internationally

Happy Book Birthday SEA!

10 Jun, 2010 by in Sea 33 comments

We have been waiting and waiting for the debut of SEA by Heidi R Kling and the day is finally here!!! YAY! Throws glitter and shouts! In preparation for the big day we have been crafting up a storm of fun SEA goodies which are now available in our Etsy shop Little Red Reads. Hop on over and pick your favorite SEA swag then comment below for a chance to win it!

Contest ends July 10, 2010 and is open internationally