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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Blog Tour- RED QUEEN by Victoria Aveyard and a Giveaway!


Hey y'all! I'm excited to be taking part in the blog tour for RED QUEEN by Victoria Aveyard! I freaking loved this book and can't wait for everyone to read it. Check out my mini review and guest post from Victoria. Oh and stick around for the giveaway!

Haven't heard of RED QUEENCheck it out!



RED QUEEN
Red Queen #1
Author: Victoria Aveyard
Release Date: 2/10/15
Publisher: HarperTeen
Find it: Amazon | B&N | Goodreads |Kobo

The poverty stricken Reds are commoners, living under the rule of the Silvers, elite warriors with god-like powers.

To Mare Barrow, a 17-year-old Red girl from The Stilts, it looks like nothing will ever change.

Mare finds herself working in the Silver Palace, at the centre of
those she hates the most. She quickly discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy Silver control.

But power is a dangerous game. And in this world divided by blood, who will win?




Now on to the mini-review

RED QUEEN was not what I expected it to be! It was sooooo much better! Victoria has created an beautiful and harsh world with amazing characters and, damn it I'm normally good at figuring out who the bad person is! And even though I had an inkling I was still hoping it wasn't going to be that person. Well played Victoria, well played! I need book 2 NOW!

Now on to the guest post!

What Was Your Inspiration for Red Queen?

I'd always wanted to write a novel, but never thought I could actually finish one. So during my senior year of college, I was interning at a studio lot and reading a lot of the self-published bestsellers to try and find something for my boss to adapt. At that point, I'd finished multiple screenplays and thought, hmm, maybe I'm finally at the point where I'm good enough and mentally tough enough to do this. This was sort of the seed and I got to thinking on writing a novel. A few weeks later, I was struck by the thought and image that became central to Red Queen. A young girl fighting for her life, about to be executed, who entirely seems unremarkable and defeated. Then she flips the switch on her executioner, can control lightning, and she absolutely destroys him. This picture, a teenage girl who is an absolute force of nature, was the so-called spark for Red Queen. The central idea - a world of humans controlled by superhumans - came out of this image, and everything built around it. It's really fun to look back on now and realize everything came out of that single daydream I emailed to myself back in 2012. 

Thanks for this Victoria!!






About The Author:

Victoria Aveyard is a screenwriter/YA author who likes books and lists. This site is the nexus of my universe.
Her book RED QUEEN will be published Winter 2015 from HarperTeen at HarperCollins. She’s repped by the incomparable Suzie Townsend at New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc.
The genres she’s into include YA, Fantasy, Historical, Adventure, Apocalyptic - if people are dying, she’s buying.

TWITTER | WEBSITE








GIVEAWAY
One Winner will get Finished Copies of: RED QUEEN by Victoria Aveyard, THE LAST TIME WE SAY GOODBYE by Cynthia Hand and MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES by Jasmine Warga

Ships in US only | Must be 13+ To enter





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Tour Schedule



Head on over to Me My Shelf And I for the complete tour schedule!





15 comments:

  1. The book sounds great, like it fits into more than one genre. I love anything YA, plus I'm glad to know it's the beginning of a series. Thanks for the chance!

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  2. Oh yes I am so excited about this book! I can't wait to read it.

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  3. My blog partner read this and LOVED it! We have pretty similar tastes, so I cannot wait to experience it for myself! :D

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  4. This book sounds like no other I've read, so yes I'm excited to read it!

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  5. This sounds interesting. Looking forward to reading it

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  6. This book sounds great! I hope to read it soon!

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  7. YES! I am soo excited for Red Queen. Have been for a few months.

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  8. YES YES YES!!! One of my most anticipated releases of 2015 :) :)

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  9. Everyone has been talking about this book so I can't wait to read this! Thanks for this giveaway!

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  10. Super excited to read this book since I've heard amazing things about it! Plus, the cover looks amazing! :D

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