With the release of Insurgent RIGHT around the corner, each the factions are working hard to have people join their ranks and offer support. #TeamAmity is the same. We're looking for YOU... each of YOU to help us in pushing #TeamAmity straight to the top! Besides.... Four Thinks We're Beautiful! Who wouldn't want to be part of a peaceful faction that believes in a artist side of life? With fresh food, music, art and so much more... each of our days is full of joyful laughter that proves to us - and we hope to you - that the calming side of our nature is a fantastic way to live.

I'm thrilled and proud to have been chosen to be part of #TeamAmity, and we hope to have YOU be a part of our faction soon! 

Here is what you'll get for joining #TeamAmity

• The first 40 to sign-up will receive a swag bag from one of us! (Tons of great stuff in these bags!)
• Everyone will receive a "Four Thinks I'm Beautiful" bookmark
• Everyone will receive a welcome email from our team leader - Divergent Lexicon
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• For joining Team Amity you will receive 5 extra entries in the Team Amity Group Giveaway (starting next Monday and it's MEGA-HUGE-EPIC!!)
• Other bonuses throughout the month

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is an event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. The purpose of this weekly event is to spotlight a soon-to-be-released book that you are very much anticipating. "Waiting On" Wednesday will also give bloggers an opportunity to share ideas for our TBR lists.

Title: Body and Soul (The Ghost and the Goth, #3)
Author: Stacey Kade
Publisher: Hyperion, 320 Pages (May 1st, 2012)
Add to: Goodreads
Pre-order here: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, The Book Depository

Synopsis: Alona Dare has been living as Lily "Ally" Turner for over a month...and it's not been easy. Besides being trapped in a body so not as good as her original one, she's failing miserably at playing the sister and daughter of people she barely knows. Plus, she can't help but think that Will Killian - the boy she hates to care about - somehow wishes the real Lily were back.

She and Will have been trying to find a solution, looking for a two-for-one miracle that would free Alona and keep Lily alive. Visits to local psychics have proven useless, but then they stumble across Malachi the Magnificent, who seems to be different. His office is full of ghosts, for one thing. But Malachi doesn't seem to hear or see them, which is odd. Plus, he bolts the moment he sees Will. To make things even weirder, Misty Evans, Alona's former best friend, is waiting in Malachi's lobby and claiming that she's being haunted. By Alona.

Will's convinced that Malachi has answers, while Alona is all kinds of pissed that someone's impersonating her. But their efforts to uncover the truth will bring them much unwanted attention and put them directly in the path of a ghost who will stop at nothing for another stab at life. Even if it means destroying Alona.

Title: Black Dawn (The Morganville Vampiers, #12)
Author: Rachel Caine
Publisher: NAL, 384 Pages (May 1st, 2012)
Add to: Goodreads
Pre-order here: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, The Book Depository

Synopsis: The hotly-anticipated twelfth instalment in the Morganville Vampires series

In Last Breath, the rain brought a new and dire threat to Morganville and its vampires... their ancient enemies, the draug. Now, the vampires are fighting a losing war, and it will fall to the residents of the Glass House: Michael, Eve, Shane and Claire, to take the fight to an enemy who threatens to destroy the town, forever.

Lovers of Morganville, rejoice: Black Dawn takes the intrigue, romance and nail-biting suspense of the series to its highest level yet!

Title: Taken at Dusk (Shadow Falls, #3)
Author: C.C. Hunter
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 400 Pages (April 10th, 2012)
Add to: Goodreads
Pre-order here: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, The Book Depository

Synopsis: Step into Shadow Falls, a camp for teens with supernatural powers. Here friendship thrives, love takes you by surprise, and our hearts possess the greatest magic of all.

Kylie Galen wants the truth so badly she can taste it. The truth about who her real family is, the truth about which boy she’s meant to be with—and the truth about what her emerging powers mean. But she’s about to discover that some secrets can change your life forever…and not always for the better.

Just when she and Lucas are finally getting close, she learns that his pack has forbidden them from being together. Was it a mistake to pick him over Derek? And it’s not just romance troubling Kylie. An amnesia-stricken ghost is haunting her, delivering the frightful warning, someone lives and someone dies. As Kylie races to unravel the mystery and protect those she loves, she finally unlocks the truth about her supernatural identity, which is far different—and more astonishing—than she ever could have imagined.

Yep, another three books this week. Like I said, it's hard for me to pick JUST one book for my WoW's. Today, they are all supernatural books from a trilogy or series. And I love each of the books that came before these like mad! If you haven't checked out the beginnings - The Ghost and the Goth, Glass House or Born at Midnight - then you totally should. They are filled with everything we look for and love in a great supernatural read. Thrilling and exciting plots, twists and turns you never see coming, romance and boys we love and some we love to hate and some shocking secrets that'll leave you wondering where the heck the authors and their characters are going to take you next. Seriously, I love these series and or trilogies! So, who else might be loving the books that came before these three and are you looking forward to them as much as I am?

*covers are always subject to change.
*I am not compensated at all for any of the links within this post.

Hello and Welcome to the Choosing Day Ceremony! I was THRILLED to be invited to join in the HarperTeen event and if you ask me, I think it's going to be a pretty amazing month! We bloggers, who make up #TeamAmity can't do it alone. Nope, we need YOUR help to soar to VICTORY! How you can help is easy. First off, be sure you visit my team mates blogs and here daily throughout the month to make sure you are aware of all the exciting things we have planned and to keep an eye out for any up and coming news. And trust me, there's some pretty amazing stuff coming up! Here's a link of my fellow team mates, so head on over and check out there blogs today!

Divergent Lexicon

I swim for oceans

Princess Bookie

All Things Urban Fantasy

Hippies, Beauty and Books

Emily's Reading Room

Better Reading than Dead

Steph Su Reads

Forever Young Adult

Two of my team mates have kicked things off with TWO amazing giveaways!!

Better Reading Than Dead - 1 Pre-Order of Insurgent

Hippies, Beauty and Books - 1 ARC of Insurgent + 2 Pre-Orders

We have MANY ways that you can show your #TeamAmity Support and we hope you'll start in helping us by using some of the following:

MOST IMPORTANTLY - PLEASE VISIT:

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Title: The Alchemy of Forever (Incarnation, #1)
Author: Avery Williams
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 256 Pages (January 3rd, 2012)
From: the Publisher & Amazon Vine
Format: ARC

Synopsis: Seraphina has been alive since the 1300's, made immortal when the boy she was beginning to love back then, Cyrus, saved her from death with a strange liquid - a method of alchemy that lets them swap bodies with any human being. But now, in modern day America, Sera has decided that she can no longer bear the weight of stealing people's lives so she can keep living on. So she decides to run away from Cyrus and end her stolen existence once and for all. Her plan goes awry when she accidentally takes the body of a dying teenager and feels forced to take over her life. When the lines between Sera and Kailey's identity begin to blur, Sera finds a reason to desire to live once more. But she can't shake the guilt of having taken Kailey's life, even if she was dying. And what if Cyrus finds her?

Review: 4 Stars - The Alchemy of Forever by Avery Williams was nothing what I expected, yet everything I enjoy in a fascinating story with engaging characters.

Seraphina has lived an extremely long life. She was born and became immortal in the 1300’s. Cyrus, a boy she had a crush on saved her the night she died using a liquid that him and his father had made using Alchemy. In present day it’s not just the two – Sera and Cyrus – anymore. They have a small group of people who Cyrus has also saved. They stick close together, live together and celebrate their “reincarnation” together. 

It’s a somewhat sad process, the way they reincarnate, having to jump from body to body to stay alive, I felt bad for Sera and reading her thoughts on the process made her feel more human and relatable as a person. She’s made up her mind over her life, she has a plan and goes out of her way to get away from Cyrus and make it happen. Sadly things don’t go as planned and she ends up in a place she never expected. 

Living in someone else’s shoes is one thing, but to live as someone else is a totally different story, yet that’s exactly what Sera is forced to do. I had no idea how she was going to make it, to live as someone else but she somehow manages and I have to say that it’s all down to the imagination and writing from Williams. Lots of pieces in this story, yet they all fell together nicely, yet sadly not lawlessly from our main protagonist Sera.

I can’t not talk about Cyrus… he’s evil through and through. He’s creepy and is on a massive power trip. I guess that’s what happens when you can control who’s immortal and not. He holds the key to living forever and believes that gives him the right to force a continuation of a long live on Sera too. He just doesn’t want to let her down and will do anything to keep her with him. Being that she’s hiding in a stranger’s body, life and family, you’d think that would make it harder for him to find her, yet he does. He just doesn’t know exactly who she is. He’s the ultimate scary if you ask me… knowing he can be anyone at anytime just gives me the willies. Talk about what nightmares are made of! Poor Sera!

As for the ending! WOW!!! I had a feeling that might be coming, but I kept hoping for the best. It’s an ending that has stuck with me and I’m eagerly waiting what Williams will have for us next. I highly recommend this title to anyone who’s looking for something different when it comes to young adult titles. So, don’t pass this one by and enjoy!

FTC Disclaimer: I did NOT pay for this book, nor have I been compensated at all in any way or means for reading and writing this HONEST review.

Hello and welcome again to the third month of a Brand NEW Feature, co-hosting with Jessica from Confessions of a Bookaholic! In this post I'll share with you a bit of information about the event and what book we'll be focusing on for April.

Blogger Talk: Novel Exposed is a monthly feature where Jessica and I will take one book and read it simultaneously. Throughout the month the book and author will be showcased in reviews, interviews, quotes and more on both blogs. When we post our reviews we'll have a linky set up where we hope you'll link your review to the book for that month.

Then at the end of the month, we'll post a discussion that we've had about the book and hope that others will join in on the discussion about the book in the comments. Now, on to the good stuff...

Aprils's Novel Exposed Book: A Temptation of Angels By: Michelle Zink

We're really excited about this new feature/event and are more than thrilled with the response we've received so far. Also, we picked books for the next few months, which we can't wait to share with everyone! You can find May's book below and we hope you'll leave comments letting us know what you think of our book choices or if you have books you'd like to see featured on the months a head. If you are an author or publisher, please check the details below on submitting your book to be highlighted in this feature.

At the end of the month we'll be hosting our monthly discussion post that we hope you'll all join us in. So, read the book and then keep checking back each week, we're we'll be sharing various things to help celebrate all things A Temptations of Angels!

Add A Temptation of Angels to: Goodreads

May's Novel Exposed Book: Purity By: Jackson Pearce

Add Purity to: Goodread

If you are an author or publisher and have a book you'd like featured in Novel Exposed, please feel free to contact either of us and include info on your book and what month you had in mind. Please remember that we only feature ONE book a month for this event and that Jessica and I will try to accommodate.

Should anyone have any questions, please feel free to contact me via email and I'd be happy to help.