Winners - Spring Cleaning Giveaway

First of all thanks to everyone who participated in the giveaway and became a new follower (the numbers were beyond surprising). I hope to hear from you all in future posts, don't forget about the blog now that the giveaway is over ;).

Second of all here are the two winners for the giveaway. Chosen through random.org to ensure complete randomness.

Vickie Reljin

Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler

 Lis Carcamo

  The Lost Saint by Bree Despain

Along with the books both winners will receive a bookmark from the Cayman Islands (meaning it was actually made here, which is actually a rare thing because we import almost everything).

The winners will be notified later today and if they do not respond within 48 hours new winners will be selected and notified.

Thanks again to everyone who entered the giveaway and make sure to check back with the blog soon for more giveaways as the WildFire Writing team continue to clear out our shelves.

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Out This Weekend - The Hunger Games

If you live in North America then The Hunger Games releases in a few hours, I do not live in North America. I envy you people and you're midnight premiers, but no matter, Reeshe, Kitten, and I along with my siblings will be seeing the movie tomorrow first thing after work. So starting from dawn tomorrow until 6:30pm I will be avoiding anything Hunger Games fandom related because I refuse to be spoiled or influenced more than I already have been.

Are you going to a midnight premier? What scene from the book are you hoping to see the most? What changes (characters, scenes, lines etc.) from the book could you live with?

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Cover Up #5.5

It's not possible to catch all newly revealed covers all the time right when they are shared with the public. Sometimes a gorgeous cover that has been around for months or even a year can slip by our radar and are only discovered by accident or referral. So below are a few lovely covers that are just getting our attention now.

Charmfall (Dark Elite #3) by Chloe Neill (US Edition)

Frostfire (Daughter of Flames #3) by Zoe Marriott (UK Edition)

Daylight Saving by Edward Hogan (UK Edition)

Flutter (My Blood Approves #3) by Amanda Hocking

Charmfall released this past January so I am going to assume the cover was probably revealed at least six months ago. Frostfire will be released this July in paperback but I think the cover was revealed back in November. Daylight Saving came out last month and Flutter was published in 2010!

My fav here is Daylight Saving and not just because it's blue. The entire layout of the cover just makes it stand out, the rippling of the text gives off a slightly chilling vibe and I love the clock face in the background.

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Book Review: Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill

Friday Night Bites (Chicagoland Vampires, #2) by Chloe Neill

The story of a young heiress's initiation into the dark society of the Chicagoland Vampires continues...

Ten months after vampires revealed their existence to the mortals of Chicago, they're enjoying a celebrity status usually reserved for the Hollywood elite. But should people learn about the Raves - mass feeding parties where vampires round up humans like cattle, the citizens will start sharpening their stakes.

So now it's up to the new vampire Merit to reconnect with her upper class family and act as liaison between humans and bloodsuckers, and keep the more unsavoury aspects of the vampire lifestyle out of the media. But someone doesn't want peace between them - someone with an ancient grudge...

Friday Night Bites is the second book in the the Chicagoland Vampires series. It is the same style as the first, with the twists. However, there is a lot more to this one.

At times I was a bit upset; with the back and forth between Merit and Ethan, but I like seeing the pain in the ass they are to each other. They both love it, even thought they complain about it. I think they would make a beautiful couple, if they ever got together, which might make things run a bit smoothly in the house.

They love each other too much; like they are made for one another. When they are around each other, sparks fly, and when they are apart they can't stop the pain of wanting to see one another. It is funny at times, but other times; you envy them for finding each other. Throughout this book I had a lot of mixed emotions.

Merit has her own problems to deal with, such as the vampire within her wanting to be set free. I have a feeling that if that happens, all kinds of stuff will go down. She is hiding it from everyone; that the vampire is not part of her; they are two people in one body. Can she handle it? I know she can!

Of course, you also find out the bad guy; from the first book is back, and is causing all kinds of trouble, which adds more thrills to this book. I really do hope that she pulls through for the sake of a lot of people.

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Book Review: Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill

Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1) by Chloe Neill

First in a brand new series about a Chicago graduate students introduction into a society of vampires.

Sure, the life of a graduate student wasn't exactly glamorous, but it was Merit's. She was doing fine until a rogue vampire attacked her. But he only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker and this one decided the best way to save her life was to make her the walking undead.

Turns out her savior was the master vampire of Cadogan House. Now she's trading sweating over her thesis; for learning to fit in at a Hyde Park mansion full of vamps; loyal to Ethan "Lord of the Manor" Sullivan. Of course, as a tall, green-eyed, four-hundred- year-old vampire, he has centuries' worth of charm, but unfortunately he expects her gratitude and servitude. But an inconvenient sunlight allergy and Ethan's attitude are the least of her concerns. Someone's still out to get her. Her initiation into Chicago's night life may be the first skirmish in a war and there will be blood.

I found Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, book #1) to be a very nice book. Merit is a normal twenty-eight year old woman and graduate student who has to now put that aside to learn to become a vampire. At first you think "Hey, who wouldn't want to have some of the things she is offered." Then throughout the book you get to see Merit grow into what she is supposed to become.

Ethan, the vampire who changed Merit can be an ass, but I think it is because of the years of losing those he's loved. He is old but there is something that keeps him and Merit connected. Even though some hate is there, I just can’t think of any reason, other than both of them being from different times, for them not to be together.

When Merit takes the vows to keep the house staff, Ethan makes her Sentinel of the house. There has not been a Sentinel in the house for a long time, but he gives her this position. She quickly finds out what is going on around her and for her. She not only makes friends, but also finds out things that her Grandfather has been hiding from the family.

I don’t want give too much away, but you should definitely add this book to your reading list. It not only keeps you guessing but it lets you down easy one minute and then makes you jump out of your seat the next. Merit is the kind of person everyone wants to be like when they look at their life. Everyone would like to have the will to push through and survive.

Thank you very much Chloe Neill for this book and I can’t wait to read the others. I really hope that you keep the books coming with the twists and the drama, and the romance that happens every now and then. I love when I feel connected to a book in so many different ways.

The next book in the series is Friday Night Bites.

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Snow White & The Huntsman new Extended Trailer

Premiere Date

June 1st 2012

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Giveaway: Spring Cleaning Hop - INTERNATIONAL

This Giveaway is now Closed.

It is now officially the start of Spring and for this Spring WildFire Writing are cleaning out the book shelves and passing on our books to you. To start us off on the right foot we are participating this week in I am a Reader, Not a Writer's Spring Cleaning Giveaway Hop. We are also not the only ones, check out the list below for more giveaways!

Prizes

Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
The Lost Saint (The Dark Divine #2) by Bree Despain (hard cover)









Rules:
1. To enter to win you must be 14 years old or older to enter.
2. All entries must be done through THIS FORM.
3. There will be 2 winners, 1 book each.

DEADLINE
March 25th 2012

Giveaway Policy:

• WildFire Writing and it's contributors are not responsible for items lost or damaged in shipping or items shipped from 3rd party sponsors.
• Winners will be chosen randomly by WildFire Writing using Random.org.
• You do not have to be a follower or subscriber to participate.
• Winners will be contacted by either Sandy, Reeshe or Kitten of WildFire Writing via email.
• All books in this giveaway, unless stated otherwise, are paperbacks. 

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Book Review: Torn by Amanda Hocking

The cover of Torn is beautiful and it is the second book in this series following Switched.

Amanda Hocking is an indie publishing sensation whose self-published novels have sold millions of copies all over the world. Step into the world of the Trylle, and prepare to be enchanted….

When Wendy Everly first discovers the truth about herself-that she's a changeling switched at birth-she knows her life will never be the same. Now she's about to learn that there's more to the story…

She shares a closer connection to her Vittra rivals than she ever imagined-and they'll stop at nothing to lure her to their side. With the threat of war looming, her only hope of saving the Trylle is to master her magical powers-and marry an equally powerful royal. But that means walking away from Finn, her handsome bodyguard who's strictly off limits…and Loki, a Vittra prince with whom she shares a growing attraction.

Torn between her heart and her people, between love and duty, Wendy must decide her fate. If she makes the wrong choice, she could lose everything, and everybody, she's ever wanted…in both worlds.

As a special gift to readers, this book contains a new, never-before-published bonus story, "One Day, Three Ways," set in the magical world of the Trylle.

Wendy is a Princess of the Trylle (Trolls), who was switched at birth to be raised by humans. Growing up she knew that she was different, always feeling like an outcast. I don't think that her mother trying to kill her at age seven made it any better.

In the beginning of this book, Wendy finds out her real father is not dead,as mentioned by her real mother. He is also the one person on earth who would kill a fly for making too much noise flying around. There is a great story and some history in this book, but you also get to see the beautiful story of Wendy's mother acting with love and showing true weakness.

Torn was basically about Wendy having to choose between love or duty; I wouldn't know what to do. I loved Torn because of the battles Wendy fought; not only her own inner turmoil, but also the person she is in love with, the person she is to marry, her mother and on top of all that; her people.

I know this review is a little short but I truly want you all to read the book, without me giving anything away. It is a story that will touch and break your heart, if you let it.

This book is everything and nothing I expected. I was not disappointed at all, which is why I gave it 5 Stars. I cant wait to read Ascend! The covers are so beautiful, I believe they match the stories perfectly.

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Book Blogger Confessions #6

Book Blogger Confessions is a new bi-weekly meme hosted by Tiger @ All Consuming Books and Karen @ For What it's Worth Reviews.

Everyone LOVES that book! Why don't I? How do you handle being the one reviewer who doesn't like a book that's taking the blogosphere by storm? Do you write a review? Pretend you didn't read the book?

I actually have a lot more to say when it comes to books I really didn't like so a negative review is almost always posted. And to be honest if it’s a book the masses seem to love that motivates me a lot more to share my negative opinion about the book, maybe to add some balance to the universe? I don’t know I guess it’s the same reason I try to write a review if I LOVED a book that isn't wildly popular or known. I think readers deserve to know about it, either to not miss out or to not get blindly pulled into hyped up books.

With my first negative review I must admit I thought something was wrong with me because I seemed to be the only person to hate the book but it didn’t stop my review from being posted or from being negative. Also, even if I hate a book I never flame it, bash the author, or specifically order someone to not get it. I just honestly state what I thought about it and if there is anything positive to say about it I’ll try and state it so my review doesn’t come off as too harsh but I never prevent myself from posting a negative review about wildly loved books because it’s my blog and I don’t want anyone dictating what I can write on it.

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Cover Up #5

With the way things are going this year with cover reveals I have no idea how I am going to make a list of favourites when the end of the year comes.

Serpent's Kiss (Witches of East End #2) by Melissa de la Cruz (US Edition)	Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy #1) by Sarah Rees Brennan (Click image to see back of the cover)
The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna (US Edition)	Foretold (The Demon Trappers #4) by Jana Oliver (UK Edition)

Velveteen (Velveteen #1) by
Daniel Marks

I am so happy that Unspoken's cover is illustrated. I think illustrated covers are probably my favourite kind of covers that a book can have because that is when you know that the cover was made for the book with the book in mind. There won't be any faux pas of another cover using the same stock image or anyone calling the cover generic. I have also never seen the colour pink used on the cover of a Gothic novel before but I love the shade used here and I love that this will make the book stand out on book store shelves.

What's your favourite cover here? Do you agree or disagree with my views on Unspoken's cover? What recently revealed cover has you all happy?

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Upcoming International Giveaway - March 20th to 25th

Reeshe, Kitten, and I all have limited space in our respective homes which means very few places to fit our growing collection of books, and while we all have shelves for books it hasn't stopped them from spilling into drawers, onto desks, into closets and boxes. And the situation is only going to get worse if we don't make some space so WildFire Writing has decided to go through our collections and pass them on to you, our followers, books we are never going to read or re-read again.

To aid us in this our first giveaway will be apart of I Am a Reader, Not a Writer's Spring Cleaning Giveaway Hop.



The Hop will be from March 20th to 25th (next week!) and our giveaway will be open Internationally.

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Legend of Korra Premiere Date

The Legend of Korra is an upcoming American television series set in the Avatar universe as a spin-off of Avatar: The Last Airbender. It is expected to air on Nickelodeon on April 14, 2012. The series is currently under production and is expected to run for two seasons and a total of twenty-six episodes, with options for more. The co-creators of the original series, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, will personally write all of the episodes to allow for a tighter storyline.

The new series will take place seventy years after the end of the Avatar: The Last Airbender story arc, with new characters and settings. The protagonist of the new series, Korra, the Avatar after Aang, is a hot-headed and rebellious young woman from the Southern Water Tribe who is "ready to take on the world." The series will follow Korra as she faces an anti-bender revolt while mastering the art of airbending from Aang and Katara's son, Tenzin. - avatar.wikia.com

If there is something I've wanted from the series for the longest time it has been a premier date and now we have it. Typing it twice just to make sure it sticks with you:

April 14th 11AM

Nickelodeon
(Click link to see new video footage from the show)

It's just my luck that I'll be at an anime convention in Tampa when the show premiers but hey that's what the internet is for.

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Cover Up #4

The cover for The Crimson Crown was actually suppose to go up with the Cover Up #2 post but I completely forgot about it when I did the actual post -fail-. I am surprised Reeshe hasn't noticed this yet and scolded me for it hmm. Oh but she will now when she sees this post -runs away-.

The Crimson Crown (Seven Realms #4) by Cinda Williams Chima (US Edition)	The Last Guardian (Artemis Fowl #8) by Eoin Colfer (US Edition)
Beautiful Redemption (Caster Chronicles #4) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (US Edition)	Romeo Redeemed (Juliet Immortal #2) by Stacy Jay (US Edition)

Falling to Ash (Moth #1)
By Karen Mahoney
(UK Edition)

It's hard to choose which cover here I love the most, its obvious that February and March has not failed to give us some beautiful covers. Crimson Crown is another gorgeous addition to the Seven Realm series, The Last Guardian is my favourite out of the illustrated versions of the Artemis Fowl covers. Where Romeo Redeemed lacks in text beauty it makes up for in a steamy image and gorgeous colouring, and Falling to Ash saves itself from becoming a typical generic paranormal YA cover with wonderful effects (look at the moths).

What cover do you like the best? Are there any other recently revealed covers that had you instantly falling in love with the book?

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Stumble Upon Songs #1

Reeshe and I have been meaning to incorporate music into the blog (a playlist of some kind shall be gracing our sidebar soon) and recently we've both discovered a few songs we think are too great not to share.

Abraham's Daughter by Arcade Fire

I can't find the video anymore on youtube (it's been removed)  but the link will lead you to the song at TrackCity where you can still listen to it.

 Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars

Both of the above songs are apart of The Hunger Games soundtrack

So Cold by Nikisha Reyes-Pile and Ben Cocks

Discovered when I watched this fantastic fanmade video for The Hunger Games.

Underlined by Crossbreed

Discovered by Reeshe, she liked that it had the impression of hard rock without being extremely so.

Tell us what you think of these songs in the comments and if you've stumbled upon any great songs recently, share them with us!

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Cover Up #3

Revealed about two weeks ago but just discovered by us today is the cover for The sequel to The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson.

If you want to find out more about the book click on the cover.

And for those of you who haven't seen the cover for the first book or have forgotten what it looks like.

Reeshe Says: I think that both of the covers for The Girl of Fire and Thorns and The Crown of Embers are very beautiful and at a first glance The Crown of Embers does seems kind of cluttered but then when I continue to look at it, I start to notice the details in the cover and I understand everything that is going on and soon realize that the cover isn't cluttered at all. When I really look at both books I can feel the power each one has to draw people in with a single glance, and I think the person who designed the covers knew and understood the tone that would represent both books best. I think that these book covers are inspiring enough on their own, even without the story.

Sandy Says: I always like to see a sense of uniformity amongst covers in a series and when I say that I mean I like my covers to look like they are part of a set, not look exactly the same. More Seven Realms and less Evernight which I think is what has been achieved here with The Crown of Embers, the layout and font are obviously the same but the images, colours and textures are different. It's more sea and sky while The Girl of Fire and Thorns is more Earth. I love the colours and contrast of the second but I think they went a little overboard with textures, making it look a bit messy.

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