Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater Review

Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater
(Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3.5)
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Publisher: Scholastic; 368 pages
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A standalone companion book to the internationally bestselling Shiver Trilogy.

Sinner follows Cole St. Clair, a pivotal character from the #1 New York Times bestselling Shiver Trilogy. Everybody thinks they know Cole's story. Stardom. Addiction. Downfall. Disappearance. But only a few people know Cole's darkest secret -- his ability to shift into a wolf. One of these people is Isabel. At one point, they may have even loved each other. But that feels like a lifetime ago. Now Cole is back. Back in the spotlight. Back in the danger zone. Back in Isabel's life. Can this sinner be saved?

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater Review + Giveaway

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
(The Raven Cycle #2)
Release Date: September 17, 2013
Publisher: Scholastic Press; 448 pages

The second installment in the all-new series from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater!

Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after...

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Stacking the Shelves #11

 

Stacking the Shelves is created & hosted by Tynga's Reviews and is a weekly meme sharing the books you've bought, borrowed or received for review.

This week I share with you some more books I picked up at BEA!  Plus some other books I picked up last week.  No matter how many books I have on my to be read list, I still go out and buy more books.

Maggie Stiefvater and David Levithan Signing Write Up

The day after Maggie Stiefvater's latest book The Raven Boys was released she did a book signing at Books of Wonder in New York City.  Back in August I read and reviewed "The Raven Boys." Unfortunately I couldn't go to the release party the day before in New Jersey because of work.  But I was happy because Jessica was able to come with me to the New York signing.

Jessica and I have both gone to book signings at Books of Wonder.  I'm pretty sure I've mentioned before how much I enjoy signings at smaller book stores as opposed to major chains.  Book signings at independent book stores and at libraries always feel more intimate and personal.  Plus there usually isn't a limit to the amount of books you can have signed.

Celebrating One Year!!!

You're probably sitting there, confused. Yes, Step Into Fiction hasn't been around for a year but before we moved to Blogger we were Fictional Distraction and we started there on September 19, 2011. So us, as a group, have been blogging for one year and we want to celebrate with you. We hope you'll join us!

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Review + Giveaway

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
(Raven Cycle, #1)
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Publisher: Scholastic Press; 408 pages

“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.”

It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.

His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.

But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little.

For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore.

From Maggie Stiefvater, the bestselling and acclaimed author of the Shiver trilogy and The Scorpio Races, comes a spellbinding new series where the inevitability of death and the nature of love lead us to a place we’ve never been before.

Lazy Days of Summer Giveaway Hop

This giveaway hop is hosted by Colorimetry & I Am A Reader, Not A Writer

Everyone loves being lazy in the summertime. If you're a teen, especially, it's your break from school and just time to do what you want. If you're here, I'm going to guess you like to sit outside and snuggle up to a good book. I know I do (except in this heat, it's a bit ridiculous). Here is a chance for one US winner and one INTERNATIONAL winner to win two books.

Book Review: Lament by Maggie Stiefvater

Lament by Maggie Stiefvater
(Books of Faerie, #1)
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Publisher: Flux; 325 pages

Sixteen-year-old Deirdre Monaghan is a painfully shy but prodigiously gifted musician. She's about to find out she's also a cloverhand—one who can see faeries. Deirdre finds herself infatuated with a mysterious boy who enters her ordinary suburban life, seemingly out of thin air. Trouble is, the enigmatic and gorgeous Luke turns out to be a gallowglass—a soulless faerie assassin. An equally hunky—and equally dangerous—dark faerie soldier named Aodhan is also stalking Deirdre. Sworn enemies, Luke and Aodhan each have a deadly assignment from the Faerie Queen. Namely, kill Deirdre before her music captures the attention of the Fae and threatens the Queen's sovereignty. Caught in the crossfire with Deirdre is James, her wisecracking but loyal best friend. Deirdre had been wishing her life weren't so dull, but getting trapped in the middle of a centuries-old faerie war isn't exactly what she had in mind . . .

Lament is a dark faerie fantasy that features authentic Celtic faerie lore, plus cover art and interior illustrations by acclaimed faerie artist Julia Jeffrey.

Giveaway: Shiver Signed by Maggie Stiefvater

I got the opportunity to meet the amazing Maggie Stiefvater again on October 20 (her release party in Washington, DC for THE SCORPIO RACES) and while I was there, I got a copy of SHIVER and LINGER autographed for giveaways! (LINGER will be given away at a later date)

Book Review: The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Publisher: Scholastic Press; 416 pages

It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die.

At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them.

Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn’t given her much of a chance. So she enters the competition — the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen.