Cover Reveal! 100 HOURS by Rachel Vincent

Check out the awesome cover for 100 HOURS, the first book in a new trilogy by New York Times best-selling author Rachel Vincent! I'm so excited to be able to share this cover with you. 100 HOURS will release on March 28, 2017 from Katherine Tegen Books. Along with this cover reveal is a note from the author about her upcoming novel and an amazing giveaway.

Scroll down to check out the gorgeous cover, read what Rachel Vincent has to say about 100 HOURS, and enter for a chance to win. And be sure to share your thoughts about the cover in the comments!

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The Cover Revealed

Title: 100 HOURS
Author: Rachel Vincent
Release date: March 28, 2017
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 368
Formats available to pre-order: Hardcover

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Description:

Maddie is beyond done with her cousin Genesis’s entitled and shallow entourage. Genesis is so over Miami’s predictable social scene with its velvet ropes, petty power plays, and backstabbing boyfriends.

While Maddie craves family time for spring break, Genesis seeks novelty—like a last-minute getaway to an untouched beach in Colombia. And when Genesis wants something, it happens.

But paradise has its price. Dragged from their tents under the cover of dark, Genesis, Maddie, and their friends are kidnapped and held for ransom deep inside the jungle—with no diva left behind. It all feels so random to everyone except Genesis. She knows they were targeted for a reason. And that reason is her.

Now, as the hours count down, only one thing’s for certain: If the Miami hostages can’t set aside their personal problems, no one will make it out alive.

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A Note from Rachel Vincent

In my upcoming YA suspense 100 HOURS, Genesis and her cousin Maddie come from opposite ends of the privilege spectrum, but when they wind up kidnapped for ransom during spring break in Colombia and have no one else to count on, they discover they have more in common than either of them thought.

If you’ve read any of my previous releases, 100 HOURS probably seems like a departure for a Rachel Vincent book. And that’s what I thought, back when it was just me and an idea. But as I wrote the story and got to know the characters, I realized that even though this book is set in the Colombian jungle and these characters have no supernatural abilities, 100 HOURS is very much a book about the themes that draw me in over and over. Survival. Family friction and loyalty. High-stakes pulse-racing action. Twists, turns, secrets, and revelations. Girls who can fend for themselves—and for anyone else who needs help.

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About Rachel Vincent

Photo credit: Kim Haynes Photography

Rachel Vincent is a former English teacher and an eager champion of the Oxford comma. She shares her home in Oklahoma with two cats, two teenagers, and her husband, who’s been her # 1 fan from the start. Rachel is older than she looks and younger than she feels, and she remains convinced that writing about the things that scare her is the cheapest form of therapy—but social media is a close second.

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The Giveaway

Courtesy of the author, there is a blitz-wide giveaway for…

• ONE (1) winner will receive a SIGNED SET of a paperback copy of THE STARS NEVER RISE + an ARC of THE FLAME NEVER DIES

Giveaway is US only. Must be 13 or older to enter. Giveaway ends on July 11th at 11:59 PM Pacific. 

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What are your thoughts on the cover? Let me know in the comments!

Until next time,

Jenell

2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino

Hello everyone,

 

It's the end of the weekend. It was entirely too short. Saturday, the Hubby and I went to a nice lunch and went to go see the new Warcraft movie. Sunday was spent gardening and running other errands. Over the weekend, I finished 2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas by Marie-Helen Bertino. I received this book for free from Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. I chose this one because of a BookTuber, Lindsey Rey, that I really enjoy recommended it. I would link her account, but she seems to have stopped making YouTube videos since the time I was away from YouTube (during my most recent reading slump). Which is really unfortunate! I really enjoyed her videos! 



 

 

 

2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas. What to say about it. It is written differently that most books I read. The whole books takes place during the hours of one day. Each chapter title is the time that the events following are taking place. It's a really interesting concept. And you know from the title that something is likely going to take place at 2 A.M. What confused me before reading the book, and not having read the blurb at all, was what the heck the title meant. The Cat's Pajamas is a jazz club in the story where the culminating event takes place at 2 A.M.

 

Once I got used to the writing style, I really enjoyed it. The only thing that was a little annoying was the fact that the perspective would rapidly change from one character to another. This worked most of the time and I was able to follow it, but there were a few occasions where it did get confusing as to who you were supposed to be following.

 

The story was fun. There was a bit of romance, some mischief, some sad events in character's pasts. It was entertaining. But the end. I won't spoil it, but it left me with a sense of what the hell is happening? This is one of those stories that leaves the ending open, which is fine. But there is a scene at the end with a character by the name of Mrs. Santiago. If you've read it, I'm sure you know what I mean. That last scene was just so out of left field with no explanation as so what the heck it is supposed to be that it really brought down the overall rating of the book for me.

 

Overall, I gave 2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas 3.5 out of 5 stars.

 

 

Have you read this book? If so, what did you think? Without spoiling anything, what did you think if the end? Let me know! I'd love to hear from you!

 

Until next time,

 

Jenell

Bats of the Republic by Zachary Thomas Dodson

Hello again!

I have another review for you all. This one is Bats of the Republic by Zachary Thomas Dodson.

This is going to be a tough one to review. This book is unique. I've never read another book like it. My library has it categorized as Science Fiction. It has those elements, but it also has a Historical Fiction aspect to it as well. It includes drawings, a few pull out pages, maps, and an envelope. It is one of the most interesting and beautiful books I've read. I originally was granted access to this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley, but never read it because I could only read it sitting at my computer as I couldn't get it on my Kindle. I decided there was no way I was going to do that, so I promptly forgot about it.

I was browsing around NetGalley not too long ago and came across this on my list. So I decided that I would just check this out from my local library instead so that I could read and review it. This book is, in my humble opinion, a much better experience as a physical book than an e-book. So if you are interested in it, I would get a hold of a physical copy.

This book. My very first reaction to this after finishing was, "What did I just read?" I was confused as to what just happened. I immediately Googled it and found out that I wasn't the only one confused by the ending and there was actually a Reddit thread where some theories are thrown around. Don't go searching for this thread unless you want to be spoiled for the book. This thread helped me to consolidate my thoughts about it a little better, but ultimately there is one thing that I'm still confused about. I can't share that thing because it would be spoiler for the book. Nor will I share my theory because it would also be a spoiler.

Basically this book is about a man from the 1800's named Zaddock Thomas and a man in the future, about 2043-ish I think, who is his descendant. His name is Ezekiel Thomas, but goes by Zeke. Zaddock is sent to Texas from Chicago on a dangerous mission to deliver a letter and Zeke inherits the letter from his grandfather in the future, apparently undelivered.

That's the basics. It's hard to go into any more detail about the story without telling too much. This is told in a series of letters written by Zaddock to Elswyth, the girl he loves back in Chicago, as well as through a book, and other transcripts. I felt like I completely missed something when I finished this book, hence the confusion. Is this book so "meta" (as I saw it called by someone) that I just didn't catch on? I think I understand it now, but can't help but feel that maybe I am missing something.

Despite the struggle with understanding the ending and how it all ties together, the writing was really very good. In the first half of the book, I really struggled with Zeke's parts. I didn't like him much, so when his parts came around, I tried to read through as fast as possible to get back to the other parts. I liked all the other perspectives in the story, just not Zeke's. After the 2nd half, I became more engrossed in the story and began to like his parts more, but they still weren't my favorite. Towards the very end, his sections become much more interesting because of the anticipation you definitely will feel by that time.

I'm still struggling to figure out a rating for this. While I enjoyed the writing for the most part, and really enjoyed the uniqueness of the storytelling method, the ending just messed with me too much and was a little anticlimactic. I don't like to be left wondering what it all means. Tie it up for me in a neat little bow Mr. Author! I'm not saying I don't like to be challenged, but I'm not really fond of endings like this. I have one nagging question (that I can't reveal because, again, spoilers), and no way for me to find out that answer! That all being said, I think I've settled on 3.5 out of 5 stars on this one. Zeke's parts not being very interesting and the way it ended brought it down for me.

Have you read this book? If you have, please tell me what you thought!! If you are going to include spoilers, please say so that way anyone who hasn't read it knows and can skip it.

Thanks for reading. Until next time.

Jenell