Top 10 of 2016 Day 2- Best Book Covers!

Welcome to day 2! Today’s topic is Best Book Covers of 2016 (MUST be a book released in 2016. Would be best if it's a book you've READ in 2016, but it's not required)! I've read all of the books in my list and loved them all!

And make sure to stop by my co-hosts sites Fiktshun, Tales of a Ravenous Reader, and Dark Faerie Tales for their lists! Oh and make sure to sign up with the linky to share your lists! And don’t forget to enter the giveaway today! You'll have to check out my co-hosts blogs to see who is hosting it!

I read and loved all the books on this list. I'm not going to go into why I love these covers I'm just going to let their beauty speak for themselves!

1. A MILLION WORLDS WITH YOU by Claudia Gray. 

2. BLACK MOON by Romina Russell.

3. THE FORGETTING by Sharon Cameron.

4. A SHADOW BRIGHT AND BURNING by Jessica Cluess.

5. THE ARCHITECT OF SONG by A.G. Howard.

6. AND I DARKEN by Kiersten White.

7. THE STAR TOUCHED QUEEN by Roshani Chokshi.

8. THE REQUIEM RED by Brynn Chapman.

9. BLACKHEARTS by Nicole Castroman.

10. REVENGE AND THE WILD by Michelle Modesto.

Did any of my favorites make your list? Fill out the linky and let me know! And good luck with the giveaway!

And remember to stop by my co-hosts sites for their lists!

Blog Tour- THE REQUIEM RED by Brynn Chapman A Guest Post & Giveaway!

Hey y'all! I have a guest post from Brynn Chapman, author of the awesome historical fantasy book THE REQUIEM RED! I am freaking in love with this book!!! Oh and stick around for the giveaway!

Haven't heard of THE REQUIEM RED? Check it out!

Title: THE REQUIEM RED

Author: Brynn Chapman

Pub. Date: April 5, 2016

Publisher: Month9Books

Pages: 300

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Find it: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | iBooks 

Patient Twenty-nine.

A monster roams the halls of Soothing Hills Asylum. Three girls dead. 29 is endowed with the curse…or gift of perception. She hears messages in music, sees lyrics in paintings. And the corn. A lifetime asylum resident, the orchestral corn music is the only constant in her life.

Mason, a new, kind orderly, sees 29 as a woman, not a lunatic. And as his belief in her grows, so does her self- confidence. That perhaps she might escape, might see the outside world.

But the monster has other plans. The missing girls share one common thread...each was twenty-nine's cell mate.

Will she be next?

Now on to the post! 

Music and Synesthesia

Synesthesia is a neurological anomaly—where senses combine. People with synesthesia may ‘taste shapes’ or a common variation is to have mental images of letters paired with colors—leading to early readers. There is a myriad of sense combinations.

For REQUIEM RED- I expounded on this concept…and paired music—the notes specifically, with colors.

Jane, our main character—is not only a musical prodigy—she has been playing since the age of three—violin and cello—but she sees notes in color. Resulting in a cognitive rainbow of music and lights and colors as she plays and composes music.

This power has been her savior and her persecutor, simultaneously.  Because Jane…hears voices in the music. Not all music, not all the time—but in a specific type of music

That music is different because…all of the notes are in RED. Which for her…is frightening, and highly unusual. Music is her comfort…but not when she hears THE REQUIEM RED.

The voices are why she has been incarcerated in Soothing Hills Asylum since the tender age of three. The voices are the reason she ends up in solitary confinement. The voices keep her from being who she really is…

If you want to imagine what it is like to live in Jane’s brain,

Here is a wonderful illustration of synesthesia—from a neuroscientist gifted with the ability.

Also of note, if you are a visual reader, is my pintrest board for REQUIEM RED—filled with cold, beauty, music and heartache.

https://www.pinterest.com/rrsmythe/requiem-red-inspiration/

So if you’re intrigued…come visit Jane and Mason. Watch as they fight to unravel the mystery of the musical language—and follow it to its origin.

Will the revelations help Jane escape—or drive her further into insanity? 

Pic of the Asylum in Jane’s time.

About Brynn:

Born and raised in western Pennsylvania, Brynn Chapman is the daughter of two teachers. Her writing reflects her passions: science, history and love—not necessarily in that order. In real life, the geek gene runs strong in her family, as does the Asperger’s syndrome. Her writing reflects her experience as a pediatric therapist and her interactions with society’s downtrodden. In fiction, she’s a strong believer in underdogs and happily-ever-afters. She also writes non-fiction and lectures on the subjects of autism and sensory integration and is a medical contributor to online journal The Age of Autism.

She also writes under the pseudonym R.R. Smythe.

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M9B Friday Reveal Info - Cover Reveal: The Requiem Red by Brynn Chapman and a Giveaway!

 

Welcome to this week’s M9B Friday Reveal!

This week, we are revealing the cover for

The Requiem Red by Brynn Chapman

an upcoming Month9Books Title!

Be sure to enter the giveaway found at the end of the post!

 

Patient Twenty-nine.

A monster roams the halls of Soothing Hills Asylum. Three girls dead. 29 is endowed with the curse…or gift of perception. She hears messages in music, sees lyrics in paintings. And the corn. A lifetime asylum resident, the orchestral corn music is the only constant in her life.

Mason, a new, kind orderly, sees 29 as a woman, not a lunatic. And as his belief in her grows, so does her self- confidence. That perhaps she might escape, might see the outside world.

But the monster has other plans. The missing girls share one common thread...each was twenty-nine's cell mate.

Will she be next?

Title: The Requiem Red 

Publication date: 2016 

Publisher: Month9Books, LLC. 

Author: Brynn Chapman

Pre-order: Amazon

 

 

Brynn Chapman is published in Historical and Historical Fantasy Romance for adult books. She also writes under R.R. Smythe for Young Adult Historical Fantasy.

Website- www.brynnchapmanauthor.com She also blogs with the wonderful authors, Grace Burrowes, Hope Ramsay, Alix Rickloff and many others at http://blameitonthemuse.com

Connect: Website | @rrsmythe | Facebook | Goodreads | Pinterest

 

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