STEALS & DEALS WEDNESDAY

There are a couple of good ebook deals going on today that I wanted to let you guys know about…

Fans of Libba Bray who have yet to read The Diviners will be happy to know that the ebook version is on sale for $2.99 for today only!

 

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Do you believe there are ghosts and demons and Diviners among us?   Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It's 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult.   Evie worries he'll discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer.   As Evie jumps headlong into a dance with a murderer, other stories unfurled in the city that never sleeps. A young man named Memphis is caught between two worlds. A chorus girl named Theta is running from her past. A student named Jericho hides a shocking secret. And unknown to all, something dark and evil has awakened....   Printz Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray opens a brand-new historical series with The Diviners, where the glittering surface of the Roaring Twenties hides a mystical horror creeping across the country.



 

Escape from Eden is a hidden gem that I think deserves a lot more attention. I found it to be a really good suck you in kind of read. If you are a bit curious, it is on sale today at Amazon for $1.99..the ebook version.

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Since the age of ten, Mia has lived under the iron fist of the fundamentalist preacher who lured her mother away to join his fanatical family of followers. In Edenton, a supposed “Garden of Eden” deep in the South American jungle, everyone follows the Reverend’s strict but arbitrary rules—even the mandate of whom they can marry. Now sixteen, Mia dreams of slipping away from the armed guards who keep the faithful in, and the curious out. When the rebellious and sexy Gabriel, a new boy, arrives with his family, Mia sees a chance to escape. But the scandalous secrets the two discover beyond the compound’s façade are more shocking than anything they ever imagined. While Gabriel has his own terrible secrets, he and Mia bond together, more than friends and freedom fighters. But is there time to think of each other as they race to stop the Reverend’s paranoid plan to free his flock from the corrupt world? Can two teenagers crush a criminal mastermind? And who will die in the fight to save the ones they love from a madman who’s only concerned about his own secrets?

A Great And Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

From Goodreads:

A Victorian boarding school story, a Gothic mansion mystery, a gossipy romp about a clique of girlfriends, and a dark other-worldly fantasy--jumble them all together and you have this complicated and unusual first novel.

Sixteen-year-old Gemma has had an unconventional upbringing in India, until the day she foresees her mother's death in a black, swirling vision that turns out to be true. Sent back to England, she is enrolled at Spence, a girls' academy with a mysterious burned-out East Wing. There Gemma is snubbed by powerful Felicity, beautiful Pippa, and even her own dumpy roommate Ann, until she blackmails herself and Ann into the treacherous clique. Gemma is distressed to find that she has been followed from India by Kartik, a beautiful young man who warns her to fight off the visions. Nevertheless, they continue, and one night she is led by a child-spirit to find a diary that reveals the secrets of a mystical Order. The clique soon finds a way to accompany Gemma to the other-world realms of her visions "for a bit of fun" and to taste the power they will never have as Victorian wives, but they discover that the delights of the realms are overwhelmed by a menace they cannot control. Gemma is left with the knowledge that her role as the link between worlds leaves her with a mission to seek out the "others" and rebuild the Order. A Great and Terrible Beauty is an impressive first book in what should prove to be a fascinating trilogy.

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A Great & Terrible Beauty is an older book, but it is one that will forever stay on my all-time favorite shelf.  On my first time doing the Top Ten Tuesday Meme back in November, I mentioned that this was one of the books I was of the books that I was thankful for. The cover is what first caught my eye when I was browsing in the bookstore. It is gorgeous! It’s prefect for the younger group of young adults. Though I am still able to enjoy this book years after I first read it.

 Gemma Doyle is in India with her parents, when suddenly her mother dies. Still grieving over the loss of her mother, her father decides to move them to London. There Gemma is sent to a finishing school, Spence Academy. She has a hard time fitting in with the other girls at Spence and finds life there not very appealing. Her father has taken her mother’s death extremely hard, and finds it hard to cope with daily life without the help of laudanum. Her older brother’s attempt to help falls a little short because he just seems to be interested in ‘appearances’ and behaving how society dictates.

Things start to change for her however when discovers the diary of a former student of Spence. It is then that Gemma and her friends try to unravel the mystery of The Realm.

A Great & Terrible Beauty is an entertaining read filled with magic, spells, the occasional school-girl drama, and a mysterious hot guy. All within a Victorian/Gothic setting. If the supernatural mixed with a good dose of historical fiction is what you have been looking for then I would recommend this book easily.

Rating: 4½ out of 5.

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Releasing Soon!! The Diviners by Libba Bray

From Goodreads: Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is pos-i-toot-ly thrilled. New York is the city of speakeasies, shopping, and movie palaces! Soon enough, Evie is running with glamorous Ziegfield girls and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is Evie has to live with her Uncle Will, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult--also known as "The Museum of the Creepy Crawlies."

When a rash of occult-based murders comes to light, Evie and her uncle are right in the thick of the investigation. And through it all, Evie has a secret: a mysterious power that could help catch the killer--if he doesn't catch her first.

I am super excited for The Diviners by Libba Bray to be released! It will be available in a little less than two weeks, on September 18, 2012.  I fell in love with Libba Bray’s writing when I read A Great & Terrible Beauty. She has a great sense for storytelling. The Gemma Doyle Series was one of my favorites to date. I love period books and this one takes place during the exciting times of the 1920’s, with speakeasies, jazz music, flappers, and apparently some things that go bump in the night. I cannot wait to become immersed in this fun world. This book may be releasing soon, but it is not soon enough for me! Oh and in case you wanted a  little something to wet your appetite until then, I found a free preview of the Diviners available at Amazon and Barnes and Nobles. You can read the first 11 chapters for free!! Links to it are below. Have fun reading! J

                              

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