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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Follower Appreciation Giveaway WINNERS!

I'm excited to announce our Follower Appreciation Giveaway Winners!!

1st winner- Clockwork Prince pre-order winner is:
#544- Melissa Peterson

2nd winner- SIGNED copies of The Forest of Hands & Teeth and Low Red Moon, and an ARC of The Near Witch (not signed) winner is:
#397- Aimee Robinson

3rd winner- all the swag (signed & not signed shown in the picture) winner is:
#168- Kreag Sheehan

Thank you to everyone who entered and to all of you for all your support! We can't tell you how much that means to us. We still have some great giveaways going on and more we'll be posting soon. Please visit our right hand side bar to see our current giveaways.

All winners for this giveaway have been contacted via email & have 48 hrs to reply back or new winners will be chosen.

Book Review: Vanish (Firelight Book #2) *spoiler Free*

Published by Harper Teen
To Be Released on September 6th, 2011
Source- ARC from author/publisher
5 Stars- I Loved It! It's A Fantastic Sequel

To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely-guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again—and worse, that because his mind has been shaded, Will’s memories of that fateful night and why she had to flee are gone.

Back home, Jacinda is greeted with hostility and must work to prove her loyalty for both her sake and her family’s. Among the few who will even talk to her are Cassian, the pride’s heir apparent who has always wanted her, and her sister, Tamra, who has been forever changed by a twist of fate. Jacinda knows that she should forget Will and move on—that if he managed to remember and keep his promise to find her, it would only endanger them both. Yet she clings to the hope that someday they will be together again. When the chance arrives to follow her heart, will she risk everything for love?

Dear Vanish, let me count all the things I love about you.... This is a fantastic sequel! I really liked what Sophie did with the story line and the direction it goes. Not only did she introduce to more of her Draki world, she included a few great kissy scenes, added a lot more action (no I don't mean that kind), and she ends Vanish with the perfect set up for the next book. I was so immersed into this story I literally could not put the book down once I started it.

I loved how much more in-depth the characters are in Vanish and I felt more emotionally connected to them. It was easier for me to understand Jacinda, Cassian and Will's motives and sympathize with the way Jacinda felt through out much of the story. The tensions are higher, the emotional connection with the characters is greater and the character chemistry is still really hot. The Draki world is enticing, but there's a lot at stake now that Jacinda, her mother and sister have been taken back to the pride.

Like Firelight, Vanish is just as exciting and engaging, and Sophie throws in some fabulous surprises and twists into the plot that I didn't even see coming, but I loved every moment of it. Of course that may have to do with the fact I enjoyed seeing a lot more of Cassian in this story. Not that I don't love Will, because I do, I just like Cassian more. I really like the way Sophie has created a great romantic interest with both guys. One is Jacinda's destiny and the other one is a choice, and I'm really curious to know who she'll pick when the story continues in the next book. I think there's a lot more we'll get to know about both Cassian and Will.

With this series, Sophie has me thinking that the impossible could be possible. I love the thought of a Draki world existing within a human world and for me when a book captures my attention and causes me to get lost in the story's endless possibilities and expands by own imagination, the author has done more than told a story. They've brought it to life. I feel that's exactly what Sophie has done with Firelight and Vanish. If you loved Firelight, you'll enjoy Vanish. I highly recommend picking this book up when it's out. If I could, I would have already pre-ordered the next book in this series. I need to know what's going to happen next!

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