Bitter Angel by Megan Hand (Blog Tour & Giveaway)

Title: Bitter Angel

Author: Megan Hand

Release date: April 1, 2013

Age Group: Mature Young Adult

Genre: Contemporary/Thriller

Tour organized by: AToMR Tours

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Torn between two realities.

A choice that will mean life or death.

She won’t know anything… until she wakes up.

College sophomore, Lila Spencer lived Friday night twice. She doesn’t know how or why, just that she did. As if she split in half and went in two different directions.

Out clubbing with her friends, Heather and Nilah, the girls rock it out and party hard. What begins as an innocent night will lead to a deadly fight for their lives, and Lila might be their only chance for survival.

In bed with her boyfriend, Jay, Lila is safe and warm as she drifts to sleep in the arms of the man she loves. Until she is sucked into a horrifying nightmare of her friends’ deaths.

As the sunlight warms her face on Saturday morning, the two scenarios collide. But there can be only one outcome. Will she wake up in her warm bed with Jay by her side, devastated and grieving for her friends? Or was she there to save them?

The answer is just the beginning.

My Thoughts

I love it when I read a book and get my mind blown, and trust me Bitter Angel will definitely blow you mind! This book doesn't rely on overly angsty romance or super sexy times to get your heart racing, but trust me your heart WILL race.

Have you ever had one of those dreams that feel SO real? So real that when you wake up your sweaty your heart is pounding and your whole day is thrown off. Now imagine knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt that your dream is going to come true. This is exactly what happens to Lila one night and she is determined to stop the unthinkable from happening to her and her friends.

I truly loved Bitter Angel. Not only is it different from anything else I have ever read but it kept me on the edge of my seat turning pages as fast as I could. I would like to point out that due to the intensity of some of the scenes in Bitter Angel this is definitely intended for the most mature YA readers. If you are comfortable reading about topics like the ones Ellen Hopkins writes about you should be good with the topics and scenes in Bitter Angel.

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At twelve, Megan decided to write a novel. A month later, she quit. A reading junkie by nature, she started writing again in her twenties as a way to get the voices out, because who wouldn't want to create a Real Living Person out of thin air? Megan also plays the piano and sings. She teaches little kids and takes pictures of pretty butterflies. She eats way too much chocolate, is sort of a mad scientist with her blender, and spends an unhealthy amount of time LOLing on Facebook and Twitter. She lives in Ohio with her husband and very smiley son. Bitter Angel is her first published novel.

Social Media links:

Twitter – @MeganHandWrites; https://twitter.com/MeganHandWrites

Website – http://meganhandwrites.blogspot.com/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/meganhandauthor

Goodreads – http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6868683.Megan_Hand

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Teaser Tuesday: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout

This guy was perfect. He didn't make fun of me like Daemon had over the whole blog thing. Cool points for Blake. I took a sip of my drink as I glanced out the window. Dark, thick clouds blanketed the sky. "When I first saw you, I had you pegged for a surfer. You have that look."

Teaser from page 50.



I finished Onyx last night and if you haven't read it yet then you need to go right now and pick it up because it will blow you away!!!!

Miz B hosts Teaser Tuesday every week, check her out for the official rules.  I never seem to be able to stick to the rule about only 2 sentences.

I love reading teasers so let me know where I can view yours in the comments. Have a great day!

Review - Something Like Normal by Trish Doller

Something Like Normal
Author: Trish Doller
Expected Release Date: June 19th, 2012
Genre: YA Contemporary
Published by: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Source: Bloomsbury and NetGalley

Summary from Goodreads:
When Travis returns home from a stint in Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother’s stolen his girlfriend and his car, and he’s haunted by nightmares of his best friend’s death. It’s not until Travis runs into Harper, a girl he’s had a rocky relationship with since middle school, that life actually starts looking up. And as he and Harper see more of each other, he begins to pick his way through the minefield of family problems and post-traumatic stress to the possibility of a life that might resemble normal again. Travis’s dry sense of humor, and incredible sense of honor, make him an irresistible and eminently lovable hero.

Trish Doller has just gotten herself a brand new fan. I honestly can't find one thing to fault with this book. The characters were amazing. The writing was fast, honest, funny and emotional. The story was captivating and unlike any I have ever read.

WOW! My daughter had mentioned that this book was really good but... wow! I was totally blown away. I started Something Like Normal a little while after dinner and ended up staying up late so I could finish. YES, it is one of those books that once you start you won't want to put it down. I became so invested in Travis and everything that he was going through that I had to know how his story would end. 

You see, Travis is not your typical amazing guy. He has faults, plenty of them. Yet, you still fall for him. He's not perfect in anyway! He's understandably messed up from serving in Afghanistan, he's lost a lot, and now he's just trying to make it through the best way that he can.

I was sure that my heart was going to be completely broken by Trish Doller and Something Like Normal, but instead I was left with that happy little smile and sigh that I get at the end of an amazing book. 

I do want to point out that the cover makes this look like a girly romance novel. There is romance, but this is in NO way a book geared towards girls. This is an everyone book. Written from Travis's point of view this book definitely can be enjoyed by guys as well! 

Warning: This book contains mentions of sex, violence, and has plenty of "bad" words. This should in no way stop you from reading this amazing book though!