ARC Review: The Dysasters

I recieved this book for free in exchange for my honest review.  I want to say thanks to the amazing publishing company for sending me this book, though I will say it does not affect my thoughts or my opinion in any way! My thoughts are my own and mine alone. 

The Dysasters by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Published: February 26th 2019

Publisher:  Wednesday Books

Format:  ARC paperback

Pages: 320 pages

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasty

Challenges: Goodreads Challenge

Source: Publisher

Foster Stewart knows she's different. Her life has never been "normal." Talking to plants and controlling cloud formations aren't things most seventeen year olds are into. Tate "Nighthawk" Taylor is perfect. Star quarterback and all around dreamy boy next door he never thought about his "extra" abilities. What quarterback wouldn't want night vision? That's not weird, right? It's cool! But on the night of their first meeting a deadly tornado brings them together and awakens their true abilities - the power to control the element air. Unbeknown to Tate and Foster, they are the first in a group of teens that were genetically manipulated before birth to bond with the elements. Which truly sucks for Foster, as she has to face the fact that Dr. Rick Stewart, her beloved scientist father, betrayed her and now wants to use her and the others for his own nefarious world domination plot. Foster and Tate must stop Dr. Stewart and his minions before he destroys their lives and the world.

To say I was excited to recieve this book for review is an understatement. I was jumping up and down excited. In recent years I have really loved books by these two fantastic authors and this book hasn't changed my mind one bit about this duo! I want to thank the publishing company for letting me be part of this tour and for the chance to review The Dysasters.

My first impression of this book was WOW, the cover is just breathtaking. I love everything about it, then I read the summary and it wowed me just as much. I knew it was something that I had to read and review here on the blog. I just couldn't wait to find out what happened to this cast of characters and I had to know what was going to happen. The plot of this book was one that I've seen a few times, but not exactly like this one. I loved the twists and turns, but I will say this at times it felt more of an middle grade than an young adult, but that didn't take away from the story for me.

Once I got into the book, it didn't take long at all with all the craziness in the first few chapters, I couldn't put it down. I will say that the images/artwork in this book is one that I will never forget!  I also really loved the bonds that these characters make throughout the whole story. Elemental powers has always been something that facinates me in books. So, reading this book I was on the edge of my seat to find out what was going to happen on each and every page.

Now there are a few things that I didn't like in this book, I mean there is always a few things, but all in all The Dysasters was a fantastic read.  One of which is how it switched every single chapter to another pov and it wasn't just between two characters it was several and after awhile it's kind of hard to keep up, but again not hard enough for me to hate the book or put it down. I was so drawn in by the characters themselves to do that.

All in all, The Dyasters was a fantastic read that I would recommend to anyone that enjoys reading about elemental powers or kids with powers. It has a lot of adventure and battles in it as well. I mean what great book doesn't have good vs evil right?

I'm giving The Dyasters by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast an Ali's Bookshelf rating of...

The Winnowing Blog Tour: Author Guest Post and Giveaway

I'm so pleased to showcase this new book for you! Below you will find an author guest post, information about this fantastic book and a giveaway.  First, I want to thank this amazing author, Jo Schaffer and Chapter by Chapter tours for letting me be part of this tour. 

Today I have a guest post, well it's more of a top 10 list for you, so here we go, author Jo Schaffer's top 10 dream vacation spots. 

These are places I have been to but would always love to go back to. I’m passionate about traveling.

Top 10 Dream Vacation Spots

1.       Prague

2.       Scotland

3.       Paris

4.       Florence and Venice Italy

5.       Hawaii

6.       Costa Rica

7.       Swiss Alps

8.       Ireland

9.       Spain

10.   Oregon Coast

The Winnowing (Stanley & Hazel #2) by Jo Schaffer
Publication Date: February 26, 2019
Publisher: Month9Books

Goodreads * Amazon

Darkness descends over St. Louis, a city already rocked by the Great Depression. More and more people are disappearing, and some have turned up dead. A sinister secret society is putting forward their plan known as “The Winnowing,” designed to wipe out those they consider “undesirable.”After Stanley and Hazel foil the diabolical plans of Charles Chouteau, they become instant celebrities. Hazel is thrust into the role of debutante, and risks loses herself in it. Meanwhile, Stanley must deal with the horrific tragedy of his best friend’s death while being threatened by the unseen forces of the Veiled Prophet.

With things spiraling out of control, Stanley and Hazel’s relationship is tested, possibly beyond repair. As bodies pile up,
people become more desperate. The divide between wealthy and poor grows ever wider, threatening to tear their worlds apart. Now, the two must find a way to work together if there is any hope at all of saving their relationship and their futures.

 Jo Schaffer was born and raised in the California Bay Area in a huge, creative family. She is a YA novelist,
speaker and a Taekwondo black belt.
She’s a founding member of the nonprofit organization that created Teen Author Boot Camp, one of the
nation’s biggest conferences for teens where bestselling authors present writing workshops to nearly a thousand
attendees.
Jo loves being involved in anything that promotes literacy and family. She is passionate about community,
travel, books, music, healthy eating, classic films and martial arts. But her favorite thing is being mom to three
strapping sons and a neurotic cat named Hero. They live together in the beautiful mountains of Utah.

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Goodreads

 Giveaway Info:

•  One (1) winner will win a digital copy of any previously published Month9Books title of their choosing.

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Teaser Tuesday #161

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Books and a Beat. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser.

 "The hag. Usually the flames haven't even reached the soles of their feet before they're confessing." He was talking mostly to himself, and for once his lips weren't curled into a smile.

So have you read this Wich Born? If so, what are your thoughts? Please no spoilers!  If not, what do you think of this small teaser? 

 

2019 TBR March Reading Challenge Sign Up

To say I'm excited about this challenge is an understatement! I haven't had time to really read with the move and my TBR is a bit backed up. So as soon as I saw this on Kimberlyfayereads, I wanted to sign up right away.  

Below is all the information and if you would like to sign up yourself, click the link above! 

 

• The TBR March Reading Challenge runs March 1-31, 2019. Sign up by March 5.
• The goal is to read TBR books. Easy-peasy. It’s up to you how many. (And you don’t have to read ONLY TBR books!)
• The TBR book can be an ARC, ebook, audiobook or print – your choice.
• You don’t have to be a blogger to participate. You can track your progress on Goodreads, Insta, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube… wherever you want!
• Use #TBRMarch19 on social media.
• Do you bookstagram? Check out the weekly challenge!
• Feel free to use the banner graphic on your posts and/or social media.
• Link up below to declare your intentions.
• Tell your friends!

 

 

 

 I'll make another post with my goals when it's closer to March, I won't be posting a TBR post though, I think I'm just going to go with the flow for this one. Makes it easier for me. 

 

 

 

Book Blogger Hop #62

Book Blogger Hop is another post I'm going to be trying out and this one has a topic each week, which is something I've been trying to bring to the blog.  I'm really excited about this one because I have a hard time coming up with something fresh to talk about and I'm hoping this helps.

If you would be interested in doing your own post, please CLICK HERE to learn more about this great hop!

22nd - 28th - What's your favourite bookish accessory that's NOT a book? (submitted by Angelica @ Paperback Princess)

Hmmm this is a hard one for me, I would have to say my bookmarks because I hate it when I see someone dog earing books and I wouldn't even dare think of doing that to one of mine. Sadly right now I have no idea where any of mine are due to moving. But luckily I found three that I had stashed in a few other books that I have already unpacked. So yeah, bookmarks would have to be my number one bookish accessory. Though I do love my reading journal as well. 

What is your favorite bookish accessory? 

I would love to know.