Cover Reveal- Shadow of the Mark by Leigh Fallon and a Giveaway!!!!

Hey y’all I am super excited to reveal this cover!!! I have been waiting and waiting and waiting to finally see it and also to read this book! It feels like forever since I read Carrier and I can’t wait to read Shadows! I need to check in on my DeRis boys especially Rian!!  

So without Further ado check out the gorgeous cover!!!

Shadow of the Mark

Leigh Fallon

Release Date: July 9, 2013

Paperback: 352 pages

Publisher: HarperTeen

ISBN: 0062128000

Goodreads/Amazon /The Book Depository

Life for Megan Rosenberg just got a lot more complicated.

While she evoked the air element, and her feelings for Adam intensified, a web of lies, deceit, and betrayal has been spun around her.  With the Order tightening its hold, and the reinstatement of the Mark Knights, Megan has more questions than answers as the

Marked Ones grow in strength.

New people arouse suspicion, the DeRises start behaving strangely, and Megan begins to unravel a destiny shrouded in mystery. It’s a destiny the Order has struggled to hide, and a destiny someone from the past far in the past, has already laid claim to.

Alliances will be made, and friends will be lost, as the Order’s dark secrets are revealed by the very thing they sought to destroy.

Here’s Leigh’s feelings about the cover

I know, there's no mistaking it. This is definitely a Carrier Series cover, but that was the intention. After the amazing reception to the cover of Carrier of the Mark, Harper Collins wanted Shadow's cover to be instantly recognizable. And it is, but the new darker color palette reflects the darker tone that this installment brings, and the pink and purple really make it pop. I love it and think Harper Collins have done another amazing job. I hope you like it too.

About Leigh:

I started out life in South Africa. A year later my parents moved home to Dublin, Ireland. When I was older and realized my parents had moved me from exotic Durban, to sedate Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, I was rightly ticked off.

Giving up lions for sheep, I grew up in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains where I went to a convent school and had to contend with uniforms, gabardines, and nuns. When not dodging the beady glare of the Sisters of Mercy, I was devouring every book I could get my hands on.

I traveled all over Europe while working in banking and treasury, but I gave up my calculator in favor of a keyboard and haven’t stopped writing since. My first book, Carrier of the Mark, was published by Harper Teen in 2011.

Our home is in Cork in the south of Ireland, but we’re currently on loan
to Massachusetts in the US where I continue to write books about magic, ghosts, and romance, with a bit of Irish flavor.

Where you can find Leigh.

Website/Blog/Twitter/Facebook/Goodreads

Giveaway:

Here’s what’s up for grabs!

A signed ARC of Shadow of the Mark,A Signed copy of Carrier of the Mark,2 signed Carrier of the Mark Bookmarks,2 Carrier and Shadow buttons/pins so fill out the Rafflecopter and good luck!!!!

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2012 Sophomore Reading Challenge

This is the year for challenges here at Two Chicks On Books last year we were so new we were a bit afraid of doing one because we didn’t know what they entailed. Now that our blog is almost a year old and we finally feel settled into our blogging roles we have decided to do 2! First The 2012 Debut Author Challenge hosted by Kristi from The Story Siren and now the 2012 Sophomore Reading Challenge hosted by Shanyn at Chick Loves Lit. What’s great about this challenge is we’ve read a lot of the authors first books and are extremely excited to read the sequels!

For this challenge our lists are almost identical so we’ll post out top 10 anticipated sequels for these Sophomore books. Click on the book titles if you want to see the goodreads descriptions for them.

      

      1)    Insurgent by Veronica Roth

      2)   A Touch Morbid by Leah Clifford

      3)   Crown of Embers by Rae Carson

      4)   Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

      5)   Mara Dyer #2 by Michelle Hodkin

      6)   Wings of The Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton

      7)   Outpost by Ann Aguirre

      8)   Mirage by Kristi Cook

      9)   Dawn of The Knights  by Leigh Fallon

     10)  A Fractured Light  by Jocelyn Davies

If you want to see what other books are on our 2012 SRC shelves check them out on goodreads! Jaime’s shelf and Patricia’s shelf.

So what sophomore books are you looking forward to? Did you sign up for the challenge? Comment below and let us know!

Jaime's Review of Carrier of the Mark by Leigh Fallon

From Goodreads-
Their love was meant to be.
When Megan Rosenberg moves to Ireland, everything in her life seems to fall into place. After growing up in America, she's surprised to find herself feeling at home in her new school. She connects with a group of friends, and she is instantly drawn to darkly handsome Adam DeRís.
But Megan is about to discover that her feelings for Adam are tied to a fate that was sealed long ago—and that the passion and power that brought them together could be their ultimate destruction. 


Jaime’s review….

What can I say about this book? I can say it was awesome! Leigh has written a very new take on a paranormal/supernatural story. I loved how these characters controlled the elements instead of being witches, vampires, or some of the other types of characters we’ve read so much about.

I adored the setting of Ireland and we didn’t get caught up in strange dialects as Leigh actually tells us how to pronounce things in the story like Gardai is Gardee. You could just fall in love with the breathtaking  landscape, the ocean , and the castles. The way the story unfolds is a perfect pace it’s not too fast or too slow. I found myself staying up very late reading which is a sign that I’m loving a book.

I really found myself loving all of the characters! Megan is strong female MC and I really liked her love interest Adam I’m sure all the girls will fall for him but, I actually found myself drawn to Adam’s older brother Rian with his fiery hands and eyes. Their sister Aine is someone I could see myself hanging out with she’s so sweet and fun. I actually told Leigh while reading this that I wanted to jump into the pages and ride motorcycles with Rian. I know I’m a dork but what can I say.

I wanted to share a quote from Rian and maybe you all will see why I fell in love with him.
“Now, don’t take this wrong o very scary one, but you have seen prettier days.” I love his sense of humor during a crisis ;)

So when this book comes out October 4^th run, don’t walk to your nearest bookstore and pick this baby up you will not be disappointed!

Thank you Harper Teen for an advance copy for review.