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Hi thanks for stopping by!!! And welcome to my Top 10 Tuesday post! Thanks to the lovely ladies at The Broke And The Bookish for creating this weekly meme! Here's this week's topic. September 8: Ten Finished Series I Have YET to Finish I'm normally pretty good at finishing series so I'm going to have to dig deep into my goodreads lists for these lol
1. THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS Series by Cassie Clare (I was done after 3 and will never finish this one)
2. The FIRELIGHT Series by Sophie Jordan. I wasn't a big enough fan of the first two to read the third.
3. The VAMPIRE DIARIES Series by L.J. Smith. I finished the ones that counted (the first 4) after that they went downhill and I refuse to read the ones written by a ghost writer.
4. The VAMPIRE KISSES Series by Ellen Schreiber. IDK why I never finished this one.
5. The LUX Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. I got bored with this one plus I hated the new covers so refused to buy them.
6. THE GODDESS TEST Series by Aimee Carter. The series was good just not good enough for me to continue. I got through book 2.
8. THE SEVEN REALMS Series by Cinda Williams Chima. I love high fantasy so I was really disappointed with this. I read book one and half of book 2 but this series totally bored me. I know there's some hardcore fans but I just don't get it.
9. THE STEAMPUNK CHRONICLES by Kady Cross. Another I don't know why I haven't finished I loved the books I read just never got around to finishing.
10. The MARA DYER Series by Michelle Hodkin. I loved the forst book but they took so long to release the ones that followed I decided to give up. Doubt I'll eve finish this one.
So what about you? What series haven't you finished? And come back next week for my Ten????? FREEBIE I'll have to think about this one!
Hi and welcome to my Top 10 Tuesday post! Looks like I'll be sticking with this one for a while since I enjoyed last week's post! Thanks to the lovely ladies at The Broke And The Bookish for creating this weekly meme! Here's this week's topic. October 21: Top New Series I Want To Start (New..let's say within the last year or two) 1. Moira Rhodes THE DUST LANDS TRILOGY is my number 1. I have heard such good things about this series but just haven't gotten around to reading it. 2. Cinda Williams Chima's THE SEVEN REALMS SERIES. I know I'm horrible high fantasy fan I need to remedy this one soon. Everyone keeps telling me how awesome it is! 3. Aimee Carter's THE BLACKCOAT REBELLION series. I really wanted to read book 1 PAWN but it was an ebook I had and forgot about it. I just got book 2 so I need to buy the first book now. 4. Sarah Fine's GUARDS OF SHADOWLANDS SERIES. This is another one I keep hearing great thing about. 5. Tamara Ireland Stone's TIME BETWEEN US SERIES. I love a good time travel story I even have the books. I just haven't had the time to read them. 6. Kendare Blake's GODDESS WAR SERIES. And her ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD SERIES. I have no idea why I haven't read these I do have all the books. Another one I just haven't found the time for. 7. Tessa Gratton's THE UNITED STATES OF ASGARD SERIES. I love Norse myth and I really need to get this one! 8. Robin Bridges KATERINA SERIES. *Disclaimer* I've read the first 2 but I really need to finish this one. I can't believe I haven't yet. 9. Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon's DOON SERIES. I have no idea why I haven't read these I do have the books. Another one I just haven't found the time for. 10. Kristen Simmons' ARTICLE 5 SERIES.I have no idea why I haven't read these I do have all the books. Another one I just haven't found the time for. So this is just a bit of my list there's plenty more but I kept it to 10. What about you? What are some places books have made you want to visit? And come back next week for Top Ten Books/Movies To Read Or Watch To Get In The Halloween Spirit OR Top Ten Characters Who I Would Totally Want To Be For Halloween! Hugs, Jaime
Hey y’all! I’m so happy to be taking part in the Goddess Inheritance
Blog Tour hosted by Kismet
Book Tours! When I received the tour details I was very interested in
participating because for one thing this is a tribute to Aimee’s books and
secondly this time it is us bloggers who create the whole post as a tribute to
the Goddess Test series! So here’s a little information about the third book in
the series and also make sure to enter the giveaway below!
During nine months of
captivity, Kate Winters has survived a jealous goddess, a vengeful Titan and a
pregnancy she never asked for. Now the Queen of the Gods wants her unborn
child, and Kate can’t stop her–until Cronus offers a deal.In exchange for her
loyalty and devotion, the King of the Titans will spare humanity and let Kate
keep her child. Yet even if Kate agrees, he’ll destroy Henry, her mother and
the rest of the council. And if she refuses, Cronus will tear the world apart
until every last god and mortal is dead.With the fate of everyone she loves
resting on her shoulders, Kate must do the impossible: find a way to defeat the
most powerful being in existence, even if it costs her everything.
Even if it costs her
eternity.
For our tour posts this was the topic suggestions we got.
Tour Post: What's Divine About The Goddess Test series?
As you know,
your tour post will be a post by you about “What’s Divine About The Goddess
Test series” where you share your favorite moments, quotes, characters or
whatever you wish to share about this fantastic series!
So that got me to thinking what did I really love about this series?
Well everything!!!
I loved the setting (I’m a huge
Greek Mythology nerd) I loved the modern retelling of the Persephone story; and
there have been a few of those within the past few years but, this one has
become one of my favorites! But I think most of all I love the characters! Not
all of them mind you I don’t think I warmed up to Henry until half way through
book 2 but, I loved Kate, James, Ava, Diana, Xander, hell even Walter, as well
as a few more! What I loved about these people was that even though some of
them were gods they felt like people I could relate to; people who could be in
my life and so I felt myself feeling for them, hurting for them, and loving
them!
To close this up….
I mentioned James above and, I wanted to say that out of all the
characters in the books he is and always will be my favorite. So I chose a
passage between him and Kate because I loved his honesty and his affection for
Kate. And well because I love him J
To my immense
satisfaction, James winced.” Believe what you want, but your deal with Henry is
clear. He has you for six months, no more. You can do whatever you want during
the summer, and he has no say in it.”
“That doesn’t
give me the right to break his damn heart.” I stalked off toward camp. “And it
doesn’t give you the right to try to make me. I can’t believe you, James. Out
of all the nasty things to do, playing me like that--“
“I wasn’t
playing anyone.” He hurried to catch up, and I refused to look at him. “I’m not
doing this for fun, Kate. You’re the one who invited me to go to Greece, and I
said yes because I like spending time with you. And because I wanted to help
you see what you’d be missing if you decided to come back. You can’t yell at me
for that—I behaved. No matter how badly I wanted to kiss you, I never did.”
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KATE WINTERS HAS WON IMMORTALITY.
BUT IF SHE WANTS A LIFE WITH HENRY IN THE UNDERWORLD, SHE'LL HAVE TO FIGHT FOR IT.
Becoming immortal wasn't supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she's as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he's becoming ever more distant and secretive. Then, in the midst of Kate's coronation, Henry is abducted by the only being powerful enough to kill him: the King of the Titans.
As the other gods prepare for a war that could end them all, it is up to Kate to save Henry from the depths of Tartarus. But in order to navigate the endless caverns of the Underworld, Kate must enlist the help of the one person who is the greatest threat to her future.
Henry's first wife, Persephone.
I liked The Goddess Test, it
had a slow start but by the end I was hooked so when I had a chance to read Goddess Interrupted I said hell yes! I
couldn’t wait to get back into Kate’s world and see where this story was going
to lead.
It picks up right after Kate’s “summer” away and she goes to the
underworld to rule with Henry. Ok team Henry fans don‘t shoot me I like him for
Kate but for me I’m totally Team James! Oh and I was mighty annoyed with Kate
in this book. Her insecurities really made me angry. I mean how many times did
she have to hear that Henry loved her from everyone and I mean everyone? That
being said I think that I have a new favorite character Persephone. She was
awesome! I loved how she didn’t put up with anyone’s crap even from a titan and
a psycho goddess.
I was really happy we got to see more of the underworld in
this book and I loved how Aimee made it change to suit whoever’s little part
that they were in. I mean if you felt like you deserved to burn in hell that’s
what you did. If you wanted bunnies, sunshine, and flowers that’s what you got.
So that was really cool. I also loved that we got a lot of James in this book
that made me a happy girl! Oh and the ending?!?!? Aimee is very cruel!
So speaking of James I chose a passage between him and Kate because I
loved his honesty and his affection for Kate. And well because I like him J
To my immense
satisfaction, James winced.” Believe what you want, but your deal with Henry is
clear. He has you for six months, no more. You can do whatever you want during
the summer, and he has no say in it.”
“That doesn’t
give me the right to break his damn heart.” I stalked off toward camp. “And it
doesn’t give you the right to try to make me. I can’t believe you, James. Out
of all the nasty things to do, playing me like that—“
“I wasn’t playing
anyone.” He hurried to catch up, and I refused to look at him. “I’m not doing
this for fun, Kate. You’re the one who invited me to go to Greece, and I said
yes because I like spending time with you. And because I wanted to help you see
what you’d be missing if you decided to come back. You can’t yell at me for
that—I behaved. No matter how badly I wanted to kiss you, I never did.”
Add Goddess Interrupted to your Goodreads
shelves.
Hey
Everyone! We have a super cool Q& A with Aimee Carter thanks to Media Masters Publicityand the peeps at
Harlequin Teen! We also have a copy of Goddess Interrupted up for grabs so make
sure to fill out the Rafflecopter form after the interview!
How familiar were you with
Greek myths and folklore before writing the Goddess Test series? Was a lot of research required?
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I first fell in love with Greek mythology when I was a kid learning how to
read, and my infatuation only grew from there. I’ve studied various kinds of
mythology for years, sometimes for class and always for fun, but even then I
put a great deal of research into the Goddess Test series. Mostly as a
refresher to make sure I was getting my facts right, but I also researched the
various myths looking for ways to tie the plots and characters together in
unexpected ways.
Was Goddess Interrupted any easier or harder to write than the first
book in the series, The Goddess Test?
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It was both easier and harder, in a strange way. I rewrote The Goddess Test
multiple times, and I’ve never edited a book more heavily in my life. Goddess
Interrupted did require some editing, of course, but it was much easier.
However,
the pressure to deliver a sequel worthy of the series made the writing process
for Goddess Interrupted more difficult than I’d anticipated. There’s something
called the “sophomore slump”, where sequels or second books generally don’t
quite match up to the second, and I wanted to avoid that at all cost. So that
added a lot of stress, but in the end, I was very happy with the results.
You give the gods and
goddesses in the series “ordinary names” – Zeus is named Walter, Aphrodite goes
by Ava, Hermes is named James. Why did
you do that and do the more contemporary names have any significance?
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This was something I went back and forth on multiple times. Initially the
characters Kate encounters weren’t council members at all – I changed that
very, very quickly though. By the second draft, I had a place for each of the
Olympians, and I did some heavy rewriting to replace my first draft characters
with the gods. I wanted to find a way to keep their names the same, but since
they’re supposed to live among us in secret in the modern world, it didn’t
really make sense. How many men named Zeus do you know, or women called
Aphrodite? On top of that, keeping the council’s identities secret was
incredibly important to the plot. So eventually I decided they would have
changed their names when Western civilization stopped worshipping them as gods,
allowing them to live freely among us.
I
did choose each name for what it means, some more than others – Walter, for
instance, means “army leader”, while James means “supplanter”. The exception is
Calliope, which in the story was chosen by her counterpart for its Greek roots.
The reason the gods changed their names – and why Artemis didn’t wind up with
the name Diana – is explained throughout the series, but you get to actually
see this happen in The Goddess Legacy (July 31).
Goddess Interrupted begins
with the main character Kate Winters adjusting to her new life as an
immortal. Given Kate’s innate strength
and stubbornness, was it difficult to switch gears to portray her as a bit more
vulnerable and unsure of herself in her new role as goddess AND wife?
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Not so much, to be honest – her progression felt natural to me. While Kate is
very tough in certain ways, she’s extremely vulnerable as well. She’s
emotionally dependent on the people around her (her mother in the first book,
Henry in the second), and that in and of itself carves the path she takes in
the sequel. She’s spent six months with Henry, falling in love with him and
forming a relationship she thinks is going to last for eternity. But Henry is
battling his own demons and isn’t ready to be the person she needs him to be,
and because Kate is so stubborn, she has a hard time coming to terms with that.
In the sequel, Kate really is her own worst enemy emotionally – her entire
world has changed, after all, and that’s a lot for anyone to take – but it’s
all part of her development into a goddess and queen.
Kate finds herself trying
to work through her rather complicated relationship with James, as well as her
relationship with her new husband, Henry (Hades). Neither seems to be black and white, but
rather varying shades of gray. Were any
of Kate’s feelings or situations based on any relationship struggles you’ve
been through?
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Not personally, no, but I did try to make Kate’s relationships with the people
in her life as realistic as possible. She isn’t perfect, and neither are they,
and that’s something they all have to work through at varying points in the
series. None of the relationships in the books are based off of specific
experiences I’ve been through though.
What is your favorite part
of the writing process? Least favorite?
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Outlining is by far my favorite part of the process. I love the idea stage,
where anything’s possible, and it’s such a shiny place. All of that comes
crashing down when I write the first draft though, which is the hardest part
for me. I tend to get mentally exhausted about two thirds to three quarters of
the way into the manuscript, and it’s always a struggle for me to push through
it, especially if I’m on a deadline. And inevitably there are a ton of problems
I didn’t notice in the outline stage that have to be fixed for the story to work.
I’m a perfectionist, so in order for me to continue writing the story, everything
I’ve already written has to make sense.
Do you have a favorite
quote or line from a poem or book?
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I love so many quotes that I couldn’t possibly pick a favorite.
How did you get your first
publishing deal and how did that feel?
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My agent, Rosemary Stimola, sent the manuscript out to various publishers, and after
a long submission process, Harlequin TEEN offered to publish it! I was stunned
at first, but that quickly gave way to giddiness. It was an incredible feeling
to know I’d be published, and to this day, I still can’t quite believe it.
When is the next book in
the series due out? Any hints on what will happen in book 3?
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Goddess Interrupted, the sequel to The Goddess Test, came out in late March.
The next book in the series, The Goddess Legacy, will be out July 31. It’s a
collection of five novellas told in the perspectives of Calliope, Ava,
Persephone, James, and Henry, and together they form one story.
The
third book in the series, The Goddess Inheritance, is currently scheduled to be
released in March 2013. Unfortunately I can’t say too much about it, but the
challenges that Kate will face are pretty clear by the end of the sequel!
After the huge success of
The Goddess Test, Goddess Interrupted is on many, many TBR lists for this summer. What’s on your TBR list?
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I’m so excited for a slew of books coming out – The Girl in the Clockwork
Collar, Grave Mercy, The Selection, The Serpent’s Shadow, Philippa Gregory’s YA
novel, and a ton of others. I never have as much time to read as I want, but
I’m definitely making time for all of those and more!
Yearbook Superlatives! If
you went to high school with the Greek gods and goddesses, who would you vote
for?
·Most
likely to succeed? - Hera
·Class
clown? - Hermes
·Nicest?
– Demeter or Hephaestus
·Best
dressed? - Aphrodite
·Best
dancer? - Apollo
·Most
school spirit? - Iris
·Most
likely to attend summer school? - Ares
·Teachers
pet? – Athena
Make
sure to check out the trailer for Goddess
Interrupted!
Awesome
Q&A thanks Aimee!!! Now onto the
giveaway. Just fill out the Rafflecopter form below good luck! J
