Feature and Follow #34

This is a weekly blog hop hosted by the wonderful Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. Today's question is:

Q: What is the last book that kept you up late into the night just to finish it?

That's easy cause I have two answers for this one. I stayed up till sunrise in order to finish the first three books in Rae Hachton's Pretty in Black series, and I did the same for Kelly Creagh's Nevermore and Enshadowed. Both series have a lot to do with dark, Gothic romance and I love such concepts, so of course I would stay up late just to finish reading them because my obsession is beyond intense :)

 

How about you?

Rae Hachton's Raven in the Grave Teaser Tour

Hey ya'll!

I'm pleased to announce that I'll be hosting the USA/Canada Blog Teams on the Raven in the Grave's teaser tour. This is the third installment in the awesome Pretty in Black series by Rae Hachton. See the details below:

From September 15 - December 15, Rae Hachton will release book teasers from the Forthcoming New Book in the series, as well as teasers from the previous two books in the series.

Statement from Author: 

I am a big music person, I need music in order to write. But, more than that, each song on the Pretty in Black series soundtrack has more significance than just being a song on the soundtrack. Each one played an important role in the creation of the book. I want to tie each teaser into one of the songs on the soundtrack and talk about how that particular song played a role in the creation of the series/book.

But, I also want to discuss, in mini-segments the creation "Behind the Book." There was soooo much that went into each book, and I want to be able to also talk about those things.

So, this will be one big "Behind the Book."

Each Teaser will tie into one of the songs from the Book Soundtrack, as music has played Major part in the creation of this book series.

Along with the Music & Teasers, she will also discuss in mini-segments, how each song she chose played a role in the creation of the series, how the concept for the book emerged more. A Question about the book will be answered per song.

[Full Details to Come Closer to Tour Date]

The Tour will start with Pretty in Black and lead up to Raven in the Grave teasers.

Open to Bloggers, Readers, Fans

USA & Internationally

~Tour Schedule Extras~

Rafflecopter Giveaway of 5 swag packs which includes the book posters

The Trailers for Pretty in Black and Black Satin 

The Raven in the Grave Official Book Trailer Release

A Surprise Release to Unveil sometime during the Tour

Ends with An Excerpt from Raven in the Grave

~Blogger Info~

Tour to Be Divided into Three Teams:

One Team For Each Book. A Blogger can Join more than One Team.

Each Blogger on Each Team will Post one of the Songs/Discussions/Q&A/Teaser segments

sometime during the month of each book mini-tour.

September: Pretty in Black *Trailer for Raven in the Grave to release at end of month*

October: Black Satin

November: Raven in the Grave

Fill out this form if you'd like to sign-up

International Bloggers Welcome & Encouraged.

Tour to Start with Book One, to allow those readers who have not heard of Pretty in Black

to understand the Upcoming Teasers in the Raven in the Grave tour, and to be able

to enjoy the Extra Segments of the Book.

There will be a USA Team and hopefully some International Teams.

Will Announce the USA/International Blogs/Teams in Upcoming Weeks.

All Songs/Mini-Discussions/Q&A/Teasers will be mailed to all participating bloggers

before the start of Tour.

As the author composes the Topics of the Tour, she will send the Topic/Song List to each Blog

Team so they can decide which blogger will post what Topic.

Each team, in each country, can post the Topics from Each Book at different Intervals.

Full Schedule Will be Posted on the Pretty in Black Blog Page before Start of Tour.

Schedule will Include all Teams & Blog Listings and/or Countries

& Topics for each book.

Thanks! Hope to make it Fabulous!

INTERNATIONAL BLOG TEAMS/HOST

IF you would like to Host an International Blog Team Sign-Up for Your Country/Region,

Set up a Sign-Up Form on your Blog to gather the Bloggers & then Contact Author

via this Form to let her know you have a sign-up List.

Include Name/Blog and any other information required then E-mail it to the Author.

She will E-mail you the Necessary Tour Info & You, The Host

can send to your Bloggers. She Will Add You to Her Contact List

so you will receive the Extras in the Tour, such as the Trailer Release Info.

Sounds great right. For more info please contact Rae Hachton at any of the following links:

@PIBseries | @raehachton | evermores.blogspot.com | corvido-phile.blogspot.com

My Book Boyfriend: Marcus Marble

This is a weekly meme hosted by The Unread Reader. My choice this week is:

Marcus Marble of the Pretty in Black series.

Marcus is a selfless evermore willing to sacrifice his own existence for the girl he loves. His dark and mysterious aura mesmerizes readers, and sometimes it steals your attention from any other character in the book. Marcus' presence is one you just cannot resist acknowledging. He's just that hot. 

In my opinion, Diego Boneta would make a great Macus Marble if this book should ever become a movie.

 

Diego Boneta is a Mexican singer and actor. He is best known for playing Rocco in the Mexican soap opera Rebelde and recurring character Javier Luna in the series 90210. He also appeared as Alex Santiago in the ABC Family series of Pretty Little Liars and has landed the role of Drew Boley in Adam Shankman's much anticipated big screen production of Rock of Ages.

www.diegoboneta.com

 

Who's your book boyfriend this week?

Blog Tour Stop~BLACK SATIN By Rae Hachton

Welcome to the IFB stop on the BLACK SATIN BLOG TOUR, hosted by SuperGurlBooks. Check out my review for the Pretty In Black sequel and find out if Rae Hachton blew me away with her second effort:

Black Satin (Pretty in Black #2)

Publication Date: May 28, 2012
Teen Pulse

What if you weren’t who you thought you were?

What if your whole life changed in an instant and you were released to a new identity?

What if you were forced to kill the one you love?

What if everything you knew wasn’t real, and you awaken to a new world?

What if love could take you to unknown places? How beautiful is death really?

WARNING! If you have not read the first book then please do so before reading this review because while I try not to give too many spoilers, I certainly don't want to confuse you in any way possible.

Now, let's get into it shall we. 

~Review~

I was expecting the story to pick up from where Ellie left off, meaning after she woke up from death. What I didn't expect was the rather exceptional recap of Pretty in Black that not only reminded me of all the drama that went down, but also enlightened me with some very new and gripping details told from the perspective of Marcus.

Rae gave quite a lot of insight on the existence of evermores, corvidaes and goyls, and I do mean a lot. I'm just happy she made it interesting and somewhat educating. I was almost thrilled to learn more about Marcus; in particular, how and when he became an evermore. Something that messed me up was the role Jillian played in Marcus' past as a human. I always knew that witch had a thing for my gothic hottie but wow, once those very interesting facts came to light I was completely baffled. I didn't see that one coming at all. Readers are definitely kept busy by the element of surprise throughout this entire story, which is just as remarkable if not far exceeding the first.

Once the story continues, hence, the start of Black Satin, we begin to see the kind of life Ellie is now living. While she's happy to have the people she once lost around her again, Ellie's doing her best to cope with the agony of whether or not she'll ever be reunited with Marcus. She's desperate to find answers as to what happened on that frightful night of her supposedly death, and how exactly did Marcus manage to "reverse" the tragedy in her life. Ellie knows she has to move on rather than drown in her sorrow. Her fighting spirit is quite admirable, as it was from the beginning, but how can she find any solace when strange things keep happening around her. Paul has some creepy kind of fascination with her, Declan and Madison keep badgering her about Marcus and his 'monstrous' persona, and there's so much unexplainable mystery surrounding the new guy who Ellie can't help but feel attracted to. That part just pissed me off because I'm always rooting for Marcus, but I guess love triangles brew excitement. Anyways, with so many questions, Ellie thinks that Giles could possibly be the only one to provide answers, which he does but reveals more or less than what she's bargained for. Some rather astonishing news leave Eleanor confused about her very existence and the part she plays in the war between evermores and corvidaes. Her confusion diminishes over time with the help of some new and significant characters.

The story is definitely entertaining as there's a lot taking place. However, you'll keep up with the sometimes draggy pace just as you're unwilling to break from your reading because you'd like to know more.

The writing style is still as remarkable as before and I love how in the midst of everything our lead female character is experiencing growth. You can't help but love Ellie and even mature along with her. She embodies characteristics that are quite hard to find in reality. Such bravery is rather difficult to fathom.

Another thing you'll notice is that Black Satin dealt with Ellie more so than Marcus. With every chapter I missed him terribly. In fact, I think I longed for him more than Ellie did. Is something wrong with this picture? I'm sorry Rae but what the hell, I know you wanted to make room for this intriguing new entry but dark shadows, name calling, and pitiful dreams weren't enough page time for Marcus. His presence is absolutely necessary to keep me interested. Well, at least the ending delivered something fantastic. I didn't see that coming.

Black Satin is a decent sequel offering more of everything; more character development, more drama, more emotions, more background, just more. Rae Hachton did not disappoint, but she didn't impress me as much this time around. Still, it was a fairly good read. I'm anticipating the third book and itching to see how Ellie and Marcus' relationship will turn out.

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