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Two Giveaway Thursday – International Edition: Rachel Vincent & Tom Pollock

Two Giveaway Thursday is back, again, and I know the international readers have been waiting for a contest open to them. (Sara H., I’m looking at you!) Well, here we go. Both giveaways today are open internationally, provided that The Book Depository ships to your country. Today I’m giving away two of my favorite books from 2012. The first is Rachel Vincent’s Shadow Bound. It’s heady and dark and, yep, a...

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Vampire Book Club’s Best Books of 2012

We’re doing things slightly differently this year. This is the first year where we have associate reviewers at VBC. As such, it didn’t feel quite right to only include my top 10. So, you’ll find my 10 picks for the absolute best books of 2012 and below that a top 5 list from Jo and Candace, respectively. Plus, of course, we have your winner for the reader’s choice best book. (See the Best Of lists from...

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Early Review: The City’s Son by Tom Pollock (Skyscraper Throne #1)

The City’s Son (Skyscraper Throne #1) Tom Pollock Published: Sept. 8, 2012 (Flux) [U.K. edition released Aug. 2] Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 5 stars I’ve been waiting for a new series to fangirl over. I needed a book to crawl under my skin, to pull me in with remarkable world building. Tom Pollock does that and more with The City’s Son. The lush...

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Auction: Signed The City’s Son by Tom Pollock [Books Fighting Cancer]

Tom Pollock’s debut novel The City’s Son publishes in the U.K. on Aug. 2 and in the U.S. on Sept. 18. And I already know it’s going to be brilliant and, likely, huge. The early reviews on the book are fantastic and Stacia Kane confirmed it is worthy of fangirl status. You want to be one of the first people to fall for this layered YA novel? Tom has donated a signed U.K. copy of The City’s Son. (You may...