Blog Tour/Giveaway- Lost Immortal Saga by KaSonndra Leigh

Hey Guys!! Yay, it's February 24th! That means, it's time for the Lost Immortals Book Tour! Firstly, here's some synapses about the books by the amazing KaSonndra Leigh~
KaSonndra is doing a guest post, however I'm still waiting for her to email me. It's rather hard, with the time difference and stuff... in the meantime, check out her books! (The Giveaways are listed at the bottom :] )

It has been fifty-five years since the angels of the Apocalyptic War attempted to wipe out humanity. Now a new nation has been built where alchemy is forbidden, and angels fear for their lives as they hide among the mortals.
The city’s leaders share one view on the ancestors of angels: shoot first, no questions.
When her twin brother falls into a strange coma, sixteen-year-old Chela Prizeon vows to discover her role among these exiles, the royal angels known as the Lost Immortals.
Chela’s only hope lies with the mysterious, but infuriating leader of a rebel group. But can she trust this boy, someone who can control her dreams and her heart.
Escape into a world filled with celestial creatures, fascinating villainy, high-stake choices, and forbidden romance.

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“Mom always says the angels walk among us. She forgot to tell me
that sometimes they're not all fluffy and nice.”Seventeen-year-old Caleb Wood has seen people he calls the walkers
since he was a baby. It didn't take long for him to realize
something...no one can see these strangers but him. They never stuck
around or tried to touch him. And they never said a word. That was
until one day on the first day of class in his senior year when an
incredibly gorgeous girl strolls into his life...and things are never the
same again.Soon Caleb realizes he has stepped into the middle of a growing
conflict between two ancient groups. And his ability to see the
invisible ones, the half-breeds that want to modify the human race,
just might be the only hope both he and the mysterious, but infuriating, Gia, have of making it out alive.

Author Bio: KaSonndra Leigh was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. She now lives in

the City of Alchemy and Medicine, North Carolina. She likes to write about
people of all ages doing fantastical things in magical worlds.She loves to play CLUE, Monopoly (the Indiana Jones version), and
Pandora's Box (good writer's block therapy). She lives in an L-shaped house
with a garden dedicated to her grandmother. It has a secret library complete
with fairies, Venetian plastered walls, and a desk made out of clear blue
glass.

Official Author Website: http://www.kasonndraleigh.com

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5137209.KaSonndra_Leigh

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kasonndraleigh

Blog: http://www.kasonndraleigh.com

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/103612

And now, GIVEAWAYS!! :)

There are two types of Giveaways available. One for those living in America, and another one for International fans (2 winners from the entire tour). There are signed copies for the Lost Immortals and Dark Seraphine for American fans, and Ebook Copies of Dark Seraphine, Lost Immortals, and Silver Moons to International winners. Also $15.00 gift card for each winner. So, what are you waiting for??

[The 1st one is for international, and the 2nd one is for American fans )

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The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer- Mara Dyer #1

Rating: 4/5 stars

Summary: Mara Dyer doesn’t think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.

It can.

She believes there must be more to the accident she can’t remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed.

There is.

She doesn’t believe that after everything she’s been through, she can fall in love.

She’s wrong.

“Thinking something does not make it true. Wanting something does not make it real.”
And yet, this is exactly what Mara can do. Isn't that an intriguing idea? This story is basically about Mara who has a rather mysterious power. One day she woke up in a hospital, not knowing what happened to her, and finding out that her best friend, boyfriend and his sister are dead. So this opened up a really interesting mystery. I was really hooked, partially because of this. I just wanted to know what happened to them that night. The first chapter I must say was kinda creepy. I think you'll probably won't get it until you finish the book, but it's pretty much a clue to what happened. Anyway, I just loved how the story switches from the past to the future, which adds to the puzzle one by one. Some parts of this book was also pretty creepy. It's not exactly a horror story, but still...
My suggestion is, don't read it alone at night.

The characters were..well written I think. To be honest though, I don't particularly like Mara. She's kinda a ...twisted person (I think personally). It's just that she has a VERY active imagination. And I mean exactly that. She also hates people really easily, I think sometimes it's unreasonable. For example she imagined her teacher dead because the teacher deliberately failed her Mara's exam even though she should've passed. I mean, I would be very angry too, but is it enough to want someone dead? Although really, it's probably also because she just experience a very bad trauma. I also feel bad for her, I mean it must be hard trying to cope with everything. I think the author showed this very well. Mara doesn't trust people easily, she gets angry easily, etc. So it was very believable.
Noah was also interesting. He's a typical bad-boy character where everyone says he's a bad guy when he's actually not. He was also mysterious because he knew who Mara is even though he never met her before. Ugh, should I have said that? Well you'll just have to find out how and why he does.
Aside from that, he's actually a kind person because he obviously cared for the injured dog Mara saved. That might not seem much, but I think it is.
Mara's mother is another interesting character. After Mara's accident, she became really paranoid and over-protective. I know that's kinda to be expected, but sometimes she goes really overboard. For example, she started forcing Mara to take her drugs/medicine (when she doesn't really have to). I think there's just more to it than mere over-protectiveness. It wasn't really explained yet, but I hope it will in the second book.

I just think it's interesting how the main female character is rather twisted. It was also very puzzling, so you should read it slowly or you'll probably get confused. But, most of it does make sense as you read on, although you'll need to read the second book I think, to understand everything (not that I've read it, but my friend said so :P )
Anyway, if you're looking for a break from typical genres like fantasy or dystopian, then maybe you should read this book! :]

Dark Seraphine- Seraphine Trilogy #1

Overall rating- 4/5

Summary (Goodreads)- "Mom always says the angels walk among us. She forgot to tell me that sometimes they're not all fluffy and nice."

Seventeen-year-old Caleb Wood has seen people he calls the walkers since he was a baby. It didn't take long for him to realize something…no one can see these strangers but him. They never stuck around or tried to touch him. And they never said a word. That was until one day on the first day of class in his senior year when an incredibly gorgeous girl strolls into his life…and things are never the same again.

Soon Caleb realizes he has stepped into the middle of a growing conflict between two ancient groups. And his ability to see the invisible ones, the half-breeds that want to modify the human race, just might be the only hope both he and the mysterious, but infuriating, Gia, have of making it out alive.

First of all, I want to thank KaSonndra Leigh for giving me an eARC copy of this book.
I really enjoyed reading it. To be honest, I didn't have any expectations for this book. But now, I can't believe I haven't heard of it earlier.

So, I liked the plot. It was interesting, although it does take awhile to understand everything. But that's okay since it kept me reading. Although...I don't really like the cover. All good though, 'don't judge a book by its cover' right? ^^

Anyway, on to the characters. First is Caleb. Haha I really liked him. He's unexpectedly funny in some ways. It's just kinda hilarious how he reacts to girls and stuff like that. Sure...it's typical teenage guys right? But I don't usually read books from a guy's POV, so that was pretty exciting. At the start I thought that he might be a really annoying guy who just uses girls. Although, main characters are never THAT bad right....? Anyway, it turns out he's pretty caring, and kinda childish? It's just that he lashes out on other people, especially girls, when he's annoyed or humiliated. I don't know about you, but that seems childish to me. So yeah, his personality was quite entertaining. It was also interesting that the love triangle in this book involves 2 girls and 1 guy, instead of the other way around. I've always wondered how it's gonna be like and boom! I found this book :D

Then there's Gia. Haha she's such a cool girl! She's quite a tomboy (which is awesome!) and is quite witty. The exchanges he has with Caleb are pretty funny! She's also quite mysterious. Like we know she's not human, but why is she hanging around Caleb? Well it is explained later on but I don't want to spoil it...
Just on thing I will say though, just because Gia is a tomboy, it doesn't mean that she never breaks down or becomes helpless. Let's face it, everyone needs help one time or another right? To avoid spoilers, I think that's all I will say about her...

Another character that was quite interesting is Erica. She's what I would call a typical popular girl. Well at least at first glance anyway. She's a cheerleader, dated the popular guys, loves pink...sounds like a snob? But there's more to her than that. Erica lost her parents (it's not really a big spoiler so I don't think it will ruin it for anyone) so she's secretely wanting some attention, and love I suppose, from other people. I knew that she was probably just using Caleb to make her ex jealous. However, I think she did ended up having some sort of feelings for Caleb anyway. It might just be me, but who knows? She can be quite confusing too....

Anyway, the relationship between Caleb and Erica are straight out false. At least from Caleb's perspective it is. Caleb can't stop thinking about Gia even when he's with Erica. He's kinda just using her to distract himself from Gia, and perhaps also make her jealous in the process. Meanwhile, Erica is also using Caleb (from what I gather) to make her ex-boyfriend jealous. So really they're using each other. Although, they did develop some kind of relationship through it I think. Perhaps friendship? I'm REALLY looking forward to see how this is going to develop in the next book....

But just in case you're wondering, I'm totally team Gia. Gia's and Caleb's relationship are rather....subtle? I don't know if that's the right word to describe it. It's just that they keep dancing around each other, and she keeps avoiding him. For a while it wasn't clear whether she truly likes him or not. Although, it did become very obvious. Gia is trying to protect Caleb by avoiding him, yet also keeping an eye on him. Meanwhile, Caleb is too confused (I mean, she's not human afterall!) and prideful I think, to make a move. So yup, it took a while...
But it wasn't too long so that's fine.

The ending. Oh man the ending. There are people that aren't who they seem, and guess who the Dark Seraphine is? Well you'll know in the last line of the book. If you're going to read it though, please don't flip to the back just to find that out though. It'll ruin the surprise! Anyway, because it was on the last line, it's such a cliffhanger!! T_T Why must authors always do this to me?? Fortunately though, the second book is coming out soon, so I can't wait!!
So, what I'm trying to say is, please go and check it out! I personally think it's a great book, and maybe you will too. I mean come on, it's from a guy's POV, and a love triangle with two girls. Isn't that different enough??

By the way, thanks to KaSonndra Leigh, I'm taking part on a blog tour for her other series- the Lost Immortals Saga. I haven't quite read it yet as I'm still waiting for the book from the library. However, I've read great reviews about them, and I'm sure it's another great series. Anyway, my turn will be on the 24th of February, and KaSonndra is kindly doing a guest post about the series' mythology world. There will be giveaways as well, so I'm sure it's going to be really interesting!
So please check it out on the day!! ^^

Fracture- Fracture#1

Rating- 3.5/5

Summary (Goodreads)- Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had stopped working. She was dead. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly fine. Everyone wants Delaney to be all right, but she knows she's far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney finds herself drawn to the dying. Is her altered brain now predicting death, or causing it?

Then Delaney meets Troy Varga, who recently emerged from a coma with similar abilities. At first she's reassured to find someone who understands the strangeness of her new existence, but Delaney soon discovers that Troy's motives aren't quite what she thought. Is their gift a miracle, a freak of nature-or something much more frightening?

For fans of best-sellers like Before I Fall and If I Stay, this is a fascinating and heart-rending story about love and friendship and the fine line between life and death.
This was quite an interesting book. So Delaney fell into and icy lake and was there for 11 minutes. Which means that she should've been dead. Instead she woke up from a 6 days coma and left with a...creepy power? She then always felt a pull to whenever someone is about to die. To be honest, it's not the first time I've read something with this idea. However, I think that how this book developed this idea was pretty good. From what I can tell, she gained the power because of her near-death experience. This was also shown by Troy, who also had a near-death experience, and has the same power. Troy was a...conflicted character I suppose. But unfortunately, it wasn't a i-can't-put-it-down kind of book.

I don't know if it was just the style of writing that didn't quite hook me. Perhaps it's just because I kinda got annoyed at how Delaney and Decker kept dancing around each other. Just hurry up and get together already! I think that it's cool how they had been together since they were small. I've always wanted a guy best friend. Must be fun. I guess it was pretty obvious that Decker liked her. I mean seriously, he liked...totally panicked when she fell in. That part was probably the best part of the book. It just showed how much he cared for her. But I can't believe they didn't get together afterwards. I suppose it was kinda awkward knowing that your best friend likes you...
Not to mention that Decker made the mistake of being with Tara to try and forget how Delaney was dying. Although I still think that's stupid, it does make sense afterall. I think that when someone is in such despair/depression, they tend to do stupid things. Like what Decker did. Doesn't mean I have to like it though.

Delaney was also quite conflicted in this book. She was very confused by how she managed to survive, and trying to get back to normal. But of course, nothing can get back to the way it was before. She was fighting against her feeling for Decker, not to mention the sudden over-protectiveness of her mother. It seems like her parents had always been protective, but her mother was obviously very distressed by Delaney's accident. She became paranoid, even to the point of forcing Delaney to eat her medicines. I felt bad for her...just imagine how she must've felt, seeing her only daughter lying in a coma? It must've been heart-wrenching for her.
So, Delaney then tried to find comfort in Troy, who seemed to understand what she was going through. He was really the most confusing character in this story.

He seemed quite nice at the start..understanding. Although it was really suspicious how he knew all about her. But then he became quite obsessive, and scarier? I don't know...there was just something off about him. It was pretty much explained at the end though~ (I don't want to spoil it :P )
The ending was...I don't know if I liked it or not. It was okay I suppose. At least Decker and Delaney are finally...together? They are right? Delaney's mom's actions are also explained somewhere at the end. Though it wasn't a.. spectacular or life-changing kinda ending, it was nice. It just lacked...something? I'm not sure either if this means the story's finished, or there's going to be a second book. Perhaps, since there are things at the end that needs to be developed more.

Nonetheless, it wouldn't hurt to pick up this book and read it. So maybe give it a try? ^^