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Tag Archives: YA
The Giver and its dystopian descendants
The Giver by Lois Lowry Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a very orderly community. Everything happens in stages. Dreams are discussed at breakfast. Emotions after dinner. At at 9 you get a bike, at 12 you start training for your career. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Delirium, divergent, dystopia, dystopian ya, Lauren Oliver, louis lowry, sara zaske, the giver, Veronica Roth, YA, YA Fantastic Book Review, young adult
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It’s a Hardcover Life
Check out this lovely blog: It’s a Hardcover Life. I’m on there talking about how amazing I am-in an ever-so-humble way, naturally. Here’s a small bit of my guest post on writing The First… It’s all in my head: writing The First (or … Continue reading
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Tagged blog tour, eco-thriller, fantasy, it's a hardcover life, sara zaske, The First, writing, YA, YA Fantastic Book Review, young adult
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The First Blog Tour has begun!
Come on by Bound2Astound for some witty repartee and some virtual sparkling cider and cheese (that’s the kind you have to imagine.) And enter to win a free copy of The First. Next up is a guest post on how I … Continue reading
Posted in Free books, Interviews
Tagged blog tour, bound2astound, fantasy, interview, it's a hardcover life, sara zaske, smashwords, The First, YA, young adult
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The First is out on Smashwords
My awesome YA fantasy novel, The First, is now out on Smashwords! That means if you have a Nook, iPad, or a smartphone, there’s now a version of The First just for you. It has been getting great reviews, and it’s only $2.99 … Continue reading
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Tagged blog tour, bound2astound, ebook, eco-thriller, fantasy, sara zaske, smashwords, The First, urban fantasy, YA, young adult
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Fantastic Recommends: Anna Dressed in Blood
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake Cas Lowood is a ghost hunter. He’s got a knife and an inherited power that allows him to take out the real baddies, the ghosts who kill. Following a tip, he travels a … Continue reading
Psyched out
So I was interviewed recently on damosays.com. Horror author and blogger Damien Kelly somehow managed to peg me as a crazy, potentially murderous hippie! I can own up to at least one of those descriptors. OK, maybe two. . . … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Damien Kelly, damosays, fantasy, hippie, horror, psych eval, sara zaske, The First, YA, YA Fantastic Book Review
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Fantastic Recommends: The Wrong Sword
The Wrong Sword by Ted Mendelssohn Henry is a faker. He helps trick Parisian nobles into buying fake swords of power, medieval knightly knock-offs, if you will, but when he tricks the wrong person, he suddenly finds himself on an … Continue reading
Fantastic Finds: Somewhere Over the Freakin’ Rainbow
by L.L. Muir Never spy on the neighbors, even if they’re a cultish tribe of people who hold secret late-night rituals in the cornfields behind your house, and you have a tree house with a perfect view. Sounds pretty tempting, … Continue reading
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Tagged book, book review, indie, L.L. Muir, self-published, Somewhere over the Freakin' Rainbow, YA, YA Fantastic Book Review
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The First is out! Download it for free today! [note: the promo ended 4/23]
It’s Earth Day Weekend, and the YA eco-thriller, The First, is free for you to download on Amazon from April 21-23! Get your copy and tell your friends! The First. They called dibs. More about the book …Featured Indie Author Spotlight on Aside from … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, e-book, ebook, eco-thriller, fantasy, indie, sara zaske, The First, urban fantasy, YA, YA Fantastic Book Review, young adult
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