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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Until I Die Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway: Until I Die by Amy Plum


I'm thrilled to be the next stop on my blog tour for Amy Plum's Until I Die. Today, along with my spoiler free review, I'm also hosting a giveaway for a signed paperback copy of Die For Me.

Today's puzzle word is: story is





By: Amy Plum
Published by: Harper Teen
To Be Released on: May 8th, 2012
Source: ARC from publisher to review
5 stars: I Loved It!
Pre-Order from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound
Series: Revenants #2

Kate and Vincent have overcome the odds and at last they are together in Paris, the city of lights and love.

As their romance deepens there’s one question they can’t ignore: How are they supposed to be together if Vincent can’t resist sacrificing himself to save others? Although Vincent promises that he’ll do whatever it takes to lead a normal life with Kate, will that mean letting innocent people die? When a new and surprising enemy reveals itself, Kate realizes that even more may be at stake—and that Vincent’s immortality is in jeopardy.

In Die for Me, Amy Plum created a captivating paranormal mythology with immortal revenants and a lush Paris setting. Until I Die is poised to thrill readers with more heart-pounding suspense, spellbinding romance, and a cliff-hanger ending that will leave them desperate for the third and final novel in the series -quoted from Goodreads

A heart breakingly beautiful love story, Amy Plum's sequel Until I Die takes readers deeper into Revenant lore, ups the passion in the already passionate love story, introduces readers to new characters, throws in some twists and gives readers a shocking ending I didn't even see coming. I loved being back in Paris with Kate, Vincent, Jules and the fabulous cast of characters that exist in this world. I didn't realize how much I missed them, until I sat down to read this book. What a fabulous read this is. The history of the Revenants is explored more, the character growth is amazing and the new plot developments are both enticing and shocking, in terms of some of the things that transpire. 

In Die For Me I immediately fell in love with Amy's characters, their unique history and the beautiful setting, Paris. With Until I Die, I was pleasantly surprised with how Amy was able to take those things and build upon them even more. She created characters that grew stronger, she allowed her secondary characters to shine more in this book and she allowed me to see how they all interact together given the situations that arose in this plot line. One of those characters is Kate's sister, Georgia. I loved her in this book, and I've enjoyed seeing how Kate and Georgia have become closer as the series has progressed. Amy changes things up a bit with her introductions of the two new characters who add a mix of uncertainty, old school Revenants flare, and a bit of intrigue to an already out standing cast of characters. They definitely put me on a guard a bit, but Amy does a wonderful job at weaving them into this series.

The romance in this series is one of my favorites! I felt the Paris setting, and the Revenant history only intensified it a bit more in this book. What I loved about the romance between Kate and Vincent in Die For Me was amped up considerably in Until I Die. Their passion, their commitment and devotion for one another is so sigh worthy. I felt like their emotions leapt off the pages. I understand their concerns, their uncertainty and their desperation. There's a lot at stake and their sacrifices for one another are commendable. I love the old school feel to their romance. It's honorable, and it's one that's simply a breath of fresh air for me.  

It's not just the romance, but the love between family members and friends that makes this book for me. Aside from Vincent and Kate's love, I love the brotherly love that Vincent and Jules, and some of the other Revenants have for one another. That love that they'd lay down their lives for each other without hesitation. Where there's love, there's heart ache and Amy does not shy away from throwing in some gut wrenching scenes, shocking betrayals and the unthinkable for her characters. Some scenes were a killer to read, as Amy does such a superb job at bringing both the characters and my emotions to the surface. I love it when an author can connect me to their story that way. 

Talk about an ending......! Amy does a fabulous job at setting up things for next and final book in the series. This is an awesome sequel and I enjoyed each moment I spent reading it. My only complaint is I can not wait that long for the next book! I think fans will pleasantly surprised with all the transpires in this book. I highly recommend picking this book up when it's out May 8th!







Thank you to Amy, I have a lovely SIGNED paperback copy of Die For Me. This giveaway will end at the end of the blog tour, May 12th. 

Please be sure to leave me a comment telling me what you loved about Die For Me & fill out the form to be entered to win. Standard giveaway rules apply.
- 1 entry per person
- Open internationally
- You be 13 yrs & older to enter (have a parent/guardian's permission if under)
- This giveaway ends on 5/12/12


TMI Twitter Take Over

TMI fans we did it again!! We got another TMI trend on Twitter's top trending topic. For the past three weeks now I've teamed up with (TMI SourceTMI Institute, TMI Examiner and TMI News en Espanol) to come with some TMI trends in support of the May 8th release of COLS. Together with the fabulous TMI fan base we've been extremely successful in getting our various TMI trends at the top of Twitter's trending list. So far we got #WeAreShadowhunters to the #1 trending topic the first week, and last week's #WhatIsSebastianHiding to the #2 trending topic. Yesterday we got #SaveJace to the #2 spot!


pics from TMI Source

As TMI Source posted about yesterday, it took 10 mins to get #SaveJace to the #2 trending spot in the US and a few mins later #SaveJace was the #3 trending topic worldwide. Where will we end up this next week? We'll be posting our upcoming trending topic this weekend!

City of Fallen Angels Read A Long Day 7: PRAETOR LUPUS



Welcome to Day 7 of the City of Fallen Angels Read-A-Long. You can follow the entire read-a-long and find each of the day's posts here. Remember there's no right or wrong way to participate. Your comments can be as long or a short as you'd like them to be. You can answer one or each of the questions asked, it's totally up to you, BUT, in order to be entered into the COLS giveaway (which you also had to sign up to win), you do need to be actively participating in the read-a-long. 

Today's discussion is about: Chapter 7: PRAETOR LUPUS

These chapters keep getting better and better. There's a few surprising things that happening in this chapter. We learn the truth about Kyle, we learn a bit more about Simon's power, we're just as surprised as Simon is to read about Jace & Kyle playing video games and Simon confronts Jace about his treated the Clary the way he is. 
  • The surprises keep coming, and this chapter starts off with us finding out Kyle's a werewolf. I was totally surprised about what he was, though not surprised to find out he was something (if that makes sense). Now that we know what Kyle is, and what he's done/does, do you think he'll come a trusted friend, or do you think there's more to his nice guy persona?
  • The whole Jace and Simon hanging out together and talking is both awkward and hilarious. I love their scenes together, because they let the snark fly, but at the same time we also get glimpses of them being real with each other. Meaning their guards aren't always up. What do you make of the Jace/Simon friendship?
  • Luke tells Simon what he's been told a few times in COFA, that he's powerful and he can't forget what he is. His power draws those who desire it, naming Camille. Do you think that if Simon fully accepted what he is, he'd be able to understand his power more? 
  • We know there's something going on with Jace, and it's bugging me that this point I feel like I should know what it is, but I can't quite put my finger on it. I like that Simon finally confronts him about Clary, and we're reassured that Jace does in fact still love her. So why would he treat her the way he does right now? What could he possibly mean when he says "Love is a contradiction?"

Please DO NOT POST SPOILERS. There's some fans who are joining the read-a-long who are reading COFA for the first time. 

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