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Below are the winners of the contests that ended last night :)
Winner of Red Velvet and Absinthe is Michelle Brack. (confirmed)
Winner of the Monster Mash and Bash Blog Hop is Library Lady. (confirmed)
Winner of Frail is Books and Beyond.
Didn’t win? We still have 27 on-going contests; check out the list here!
And 31 Days of Halloween officially comes to a close today. It has been a hell of a time and I’ve had an absolute blast with all of you! Thank you to the fellow bloggers who wanted to be a part of this and came up with some amazing ideas and posts, to the publicists who donated books for giveaways and to the authors who took time away from looming deadlines and such to write up something fantastic. You guys rock, and I cannot thank you enough for helping to make this event so successful!
But before you head off to get started on Halloween festivities, we still have lots of contests running — some end tonight and others run for another week — so be sure to enter them if you haven’t already. Happy Halloween! Oíche Shamhna sona dhaoibh! I’ll be having a quite evening at home cooking some traditional Irish fare and carving tumshies (turnips), but y’all be safe out there and don’t drink and drive!
Thanks to Alexis at Tor/Forge who has graciously donated us these terrific books up for grabs today: Game Over by Taylor Keating, Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn, Kitty’s Greatest Hits by Carrie Vaughn, and Eyes to See by Joseph Nassise.
One lucky reader will be chosen at random to win ALL FOUR BOOKS! Woo! Contest is open to US residents only and ends on November 8th so get those entries in early! (Be sure to read through the giveaway rules before doing so though, thanks.) Read more
Thanks to Bethany at Llewellyn, we have one copy of True Police Stories of the Strange and Unexplained by Ingrid P. Dean and Paranormal Obsession: America’s Fascination with Ghosts & Hauntings, Spooks & Spirits by Deonna Kelli Sayed up for grabs today. To enter, simply comment below with your email address. This is open to US residents only and ends November 8th. Be sure to read our giveaway policy before entering. Thanks and Good Luck!
The Goblin King (Shadowlands, #1) by Shona Husk. © 2011 Sourcebooks Casablanca. ISBN 9781402259852. Mass Media Paperback. Paranormal Romance / Urban Fantasy. 352 pages. Source: ARC provided by the publisher.
Synopsis: Cursed by a Druid millennia ago, Roan lives a bleak existence in the Shadowlands, desperately trying to retain his soul and not succumb to the goblin horde. When a beautiful human summons him to grant a wish, he sees a glimmer of hope. But will she ever agree to be his queen?
Review: No doubt this title will immediately bring to mind thoughts of Labyrinth, but other than the title I think that’s about all that’s in common with the film. The Goblin King – the first in a paranormal romance trilogy by Shona Husk, that finally gives goblins their spotlight in this ever-growing genre — throw us into the midst of Roan’s life: one where his soul is hanging in the balance as the curse of being a goblin tugs at him at every moment and leaves him craving gold. Read more
Today we are joined by YA indie author Mayra Calvani, as she reminisces about her latest release, Embraced by the Shadows.
Embraced by the Shadows was just released two weeks ago. But the funny thing is, I wrote the book back in the 90’s and it was previously published with a different title and cover. So this is the new revised version that has come out.
The release of this novel feels kind of strange, because my writing has evolved and changed a lot during the past decade. And I’m glad it has, of course. I want to be one of those writers who grow and evolve and change with time. But the revision process was frustrating because I wanted to edit and change everything! After being discouraged for quite some time, and following my publisher’s advice, I decided to only polish the absolute necessary and leave the original voice and style. I see Embraced by the Shadows as a dark, eccentric and even weird book about vampires who transcend gender. The novel is also about obsessive, destructive relationships and the power of one individual to mesmerize another.
But when you ask me about the inspiration for the book, I must move back in time, not only to the 90’s but to my childhood. Read more
Today we are joined by Christina Henry, author of the amazing Madeline Black series (Black Wings and Black Night) as she shares with us her favorite Halloween flicks. Enjoy!
As part of the 31 Days of Halloween event, I humbly present to you my top ten movies to watch on Halloween, with a bonus Pumpkin Bars recipe at the end so you have something to munch on in between screams :)
1) Halloween – Directed by John Carpenter. No messing around with inferior Rob Zombie remakes.
2) Sleepy Hollow – This is a holiday tradition in my house. Every year we watch this film on October 31st.
3) Evil Dead II – The “Who’s laughing now?” sequence is worth the price of admission all by itself.
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It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown – Do I need to explain why you must watch this in between trick-or-treaters coming to your door?
5) Scream – The original, and still the best of the modern self-referential horror sub-genre.
6) Night of the Living Dead – Because it’s just not Halloween unless you’re watching someone’s guts get eaten.
7) The Nightmare Before Christmas – Also works for Christmas viewing.
8) Sweeney Todd – Yes, I have a Tim Burton/Johnny Depp problem. The doctors are looking into it.
9) The Wolf Man – I must stress again, watch the original, staring Lon Chaney Jr. Let’s pretend the remake with Benicio del Toro never happened.
10) A Nightmare on Elm Street – This movie still scares me, almost 30 years after I saw it for the first time. Read more
Failed academic Frank Nichols and his wife, Eudora, have arrived in the sleepy Georgia town of Whitbrow, where Frank hopes to write a history of his family’s old estate-the Savoyard Plantation- and the horrors that occurred there. At first, the quaint, rural ways of their new neighbors seem to be everything they wanted. But there is an unspoken dread that the townsfolk have lived with for generations. A presence that demands sacrifice.
It comes from the shadowy woods across the river, where the ruins of Savoyard still stand. Where a longstanding debt of blood has never been forgotten.
A debt that has been waiting patiently for Frank Nichols’s homecoming…
Thanks to Rosanne at Penguin who has 3 copies up for grabs today for three lucky Read All Over Reviews readers! Comment below for your chance to win. US only; ends November 8th. Be sure to read our giveaway policy before entering. Thanks and good luck!
