One Year Facebook Page Contest

So as most of you know Peace, Love, Teen Fiction started out as a facebook page, and today happens to mark the 1 year anniversary of when I made the facebook page!  So now I have a contest for all of you who like the facebook page!  It's really simple, just go over to the facebook page and leave a comment on the wall.  How about we have it be...a book your looking forward to reading that comes out in the next...year.  Easy.  If you want an extra entry all you have to do is share the contest on facebook and link back to the page by tagging it. (if you don't know how to do that just type in @ then "peace, love, teen fiction" and you should be good as long as you like the page.) See winners here!


What are the prizes? I'm glad you asked.  There will be four, and since facebook is pretty much accessible to everyone around the world we're gonna make the contest international.  Just check off which prize you want to enter for. (note, the question marks are secret prizes, even I'm not sure what they are at this point, but no worries, they will be books and they will be awesome!)

Review-The Eleventh Plague

The Eleventh Plague is, at it's core, a novel about the end of the world and what happens next, but it's also a book about the basic instincts of human nature.  Most of the time I don't dive deep into book because, in all honesty, it bores me.  I know, you have to do it in school, but whenever we have to I want to shoot myself.  With this book though I think it's really had not to.  Maybe my take on the book is not at ALL what Jeff wanted to convey when he wrote the book, but we all see things differently so that's okay, right?  Right.  Stephen, the main character was really great.  Not in the sense that he was hott (although he didn't sound too bad looking) but that he was a teenage boy and was really trying to find himself.  This book is definetly gonna be a hit with boys becase, well, let's face it, there aren't many books for teenage boys and this one just really does a great job at grabbing your attention, especially if you're a boy (I mean, just LOOK at that cover, what boy WOULDN'T want to read it?).  The book gives us a shocking look at what could very well happen to our society, on some level it really hits that deep fear that we all have about a plauge being  unleashed upon the US.  The premise of this book is, in my mind, "hell is other people".  When you take humans and put them into dire situations you see who they really are, and maybe all it takes is the end of the world.  I really enjoyed this debut novel because it's really different from most of the YA book on the market because, in the end, you don't get a nice bow, you get life, as in, things don't generally end up nice a neat, they're ugly and broken, but there's room for improvement in life, and that's really what I enjoyed most about this book.  I will admit, it took some time for me to get into it, and I didn't always want to read it ALL the time, but I think we could all learn a little something from this book.  When your life is turned upside down and nothing is like it was maybe the only thing you can do is adapt.

4/5 dust spirits

Review-After Obsession~Blog Tour

I loved Carrie's Need series and I was so thrilled when I got an email asking if I wanted to participate in the blog tour for her new book After Obsession there was really only one answer I could give; YES!  Both Carrie and Steven craft a great YA novel that, in reality, is very different then anything out on the market at this time.  Yes, there is a girl on the cover, but that doesn't mean that this book only appeals to the female gender.  In my opinion both genders will find this book interesting.  For the girls there's some romance (and kissing, yay for kissing), but there's also demons and a boy's point of view.  This book was a lot of fun, but it was also somewhat creepy and had a great creep factor to it.  The lines were witty and it really does keep you hooked until the last page.  I loved the fact that Steven included parts of Native American folklore.  In some instances this could detract from the story but in this instance that is not the case and it really helps move the story along and makes it more...real.  If you're a fan of the TV show Supernatural I think that you'll really enjoy this book.  I have to say that this is my favorite book that Carrie has written and hopefully she and Steven will write something in the future just like this.  The thing I enjoyed the most was that Aimee was independant and she was part of the solution as well.  That and the fact that the villian wasn't really something you could touch, because how do you stop something you can't touch?  My hope is that Steven branches out into the YA genre as well and writes his own novel, because based on this book it will be very enjoyable.  If you like Carrie's novels you should definetly pick this book up.

Released September 13, 2011

5/5 dust spirits

In Which I Talk About The Future

*Que ominous music*
No, really, play some ominous music while you read this post...but only if you can read and somewhat listen at the same time, otherwise listen to some later and THINK of this post. k? good.
Now onto the REAL post.

School starts tomorrow!  I probably shouldn't be putting an exclamation mark after that cause I'm sure that if I look back on I will go "what was I thinking!?" but there is an exclamation mark there, and what's done is done.  Now, I'm sure you're all going, "so what, school is starting, what's the big deal?" and the answer to that question my dear bloggerly buddies is EVERYTHING!  I'm going to be a junior now which means lots of things.  For those of you who HAVE been to high school already you may or may not remember that Junior year is when students are forced to take the SATs and all that fun stuff.  (Did I say "fun" cause by "fun" I meant "terrible" just so we're clear.)  I'm also taking two AP classes (where as last year I was only taking one) and I've been told that Junior year is the hardest of the four years of high school.  Basically what I'm saying is I don't know how much time I will have once I start school and start getting homework and such.  If you are paying attention I think you all understand what I'm getting at, but just in case you aren't, or you're just skimming this post I'll write it in big letters so you won't miss it either way;

I don't know how much time I will have to read starting tomorrow but I will try my best to continue to read and do contests hopefully as frequently as I did during the summer.

Okay, then.  Thank you for paying attention to my rant and such, and if you're still with me why not reward you?  Comment on this post with a fond memory from school (it can be from years ago for those of you who are older, or recently, for those of you still in school, such as myself) and some way for me to contact you if you win.  Since I said I would give it away and I haven't gotten around to it the winner will get my ARC of Small Town Sinners by Melissa Walker.  No extra entries because it's a secret contest only for those of you who actually read blog posts!  Now you may all carry on with your day. See winners here!

Review-Shut Out

I read Kody's first book and I just fell in love with it.  It was straightforward and thought provoking, a really great addition to the YA genre and a kick-a** debut.  There are quite a few authors who write contemporary novels and then their second book falls short, but that isn't the case with Kody's second novel.  It's funny, brash, and tests social norms in all the way that Kody's first novel did.  This one is based off of a Greek play, which I think is always interesting because I 1) really despise the classics and such that I have to read in school, and 2) I enjoy seeing how different people put twists on classic stories.  Lissa was such a great character because she had flaws, and although I've never participated in a sex strike I felt like I had so much in common with her.  The main reason I think that this book is important for most girls to read today is the topic it discusses.  This book is, in essence, all about sex, and at it's core, what it's like to be a female and the roll sex plays in our lives.  Kody makes some very important points about how we as a society view sex when it comes to the female gender.  This book is such a great help for all girls who wonder what "normal sex" is.  There is also that very important component that involves cute boys, sassy girls, and of course just the right amount of sexual humor and tension that makes these books all so relateable.  Kody is such an outstanding author and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next, but whatever it is I'm sure it will be just amazing.  I think that even if you aren't a teenage girl you should read this book (yes that means you too guys) because there are some great points in this book.  If only the original plays and such these books were based off of were more like this I would not hesitate to read them in class when they were assigned.  Although I'm sure that there would be some people who would, but what can you do?

Released on September 6, 2011

5/5 dust spirits

September Book Giveaway

So you all said that a monthly giveaway would be a good idea, so here's how it's going to work.  There will be six books you can choose from that come out during the month the contest is for, so because it's September the book you choose will have come out in September, not in August, or December, or any other month, just September.  The book will be shipped at the beginning of the next month, so if you're looking to get the book right when it comes out you're out of luck, because that's not going to happen.  Winners will be announced on the first of the month and a new giveaway will be posted then as well.  You can only enter ONCE, if you enter more than that you will be disqualified.  The contest will be international as long as the Book Depository ships to your country for free (want to know if it does?  Check here).  All you have to do is fill out the form and press "send" or whatever it is at the end of the form, and then wait.  You have until September 30th at 12:00 Midnight Pacific Standard Time to enter.  Good luck. See the winner here!

August Book Winner

6 books to choose from, 85 people entered, and there were 264 entries total, but alas there can only be one winner. 

That winner is  Mrs. Heise who wanted THE NEAR WITCH (which is a GREAT book by the way!)  Congrats Mrs. Heise and I hope you enjoy your book.  If you didn't win don't worry, there will be another giveaway up shortly for the month of September!!!