Cover Reveal: A Darkness Strange and Lovely

Earlier today Susan Dennard revealed the cover to Something Strange and Deadly book 2, A Darkness Strange and Lovely, and it is absolutely gorgeous! We here at T3 love Susan and SS&D, so we had to share this cover with you. Check it out below!

*falls over* SO GORGEOUS!!

If you've followed us for awhile, you know we love seeing covers in a series side-by-side, and this time is no different.

If I (Erin) dare say it, I think I love the cover for A Darkness Strange and Lovely even more than I love the cover for Something Strange and Deadly. What do you think?

—Tea for Three Team

Stacking the Shelves (16)

Stacking the Shelve is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

Erin's Books:

Crewel ARC by Gennifer Albin
Once (signed) by Anna Carey

The Infernal Devices Jem character stacker ring

Crewel came from Montana @ The Book Belles via the awesome ARCycling. Once came from Epic Reads, and the stacker ring I bought from HebelDesign.


What did you get this week?

—Tea for Three Team

Cover Reveal: Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins

We're so excited to be apart of the cover reveal for. . .

Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins

hosted by the author!

Without further ado. . .

Publication Date: April 30, 2013 from HarperTeen

About the Book:

Anna Whitt, daughter of a guardian angel and a demon, promised herself she’d never do the work of her father—polluting souls. She’d been naive to make such a claim. She’d been naive about a lot of things. 

Haunted by demon whisperers, Anna does whatever she can to survive, even if it means embracing her dark side and earning an unwanted reputation as her school’s party girl. Her life has never looked more bleak. And all the while there’s Kaidan Rowe, son of the Duke of Lust, plaguing her heart and mind. 

When an unexpected lost message from the angels surfaces, Anna finds herself traveling the globe with Kopano, son of Wrath, in an attempt to gain support of fellow Nephilim and give them hope for the first time. It soon becomes clear that whatever freedoms Anna and the rest of the Neph are hoping to win will not be gained without a fight. Until then, Anna and Kaidan must put aside the issues between them, overcome the steamiest of temptations yet, and face the ultimate question: is loving someone worth risking their life?

Pre-order from:

Barnes & Noble | The Book Depository | Amazon

Check it out on:

Goodreads | Facebook | Kaidan Rowe's Twitter

And The Sweet Trilogy book 3, Sweet Reckoning, is slated to be published in spring/summer of 2014.

Now, because we loving seeing this, here are the covers for Sweet Evil and Sweet Peril together:

Gorgeous!!!

About the Author:

Wendy Higgins was born in Alaska, grew up an Army brat, and lived all over the United States before settling in the Washington, DC area. She attended George Mason University for her undergrad degree in creative writing, and Radford University for her masters in curriculum and instruction. Wendy taught 9th and 12th grade English in a rural school before becoming a mother and author. She now lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, daughter, and son. Sweet Peril is her second novel.

Find Wendy on: Website | Twitter | Facebook







We absolutely LOVE THE COVER!!!! And we can not wait to get our hands on it! What do you guys think of the Sweet Peril cover?

—Tea for Three Team

Stacking the Shelves (15)

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

Erin's Books:

Defiance ARC by C. J. Redwine
Hidden by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins bookmarks (signed)

Defiance came from the increasingly awesome Jennifer at ARCycling, and the bookmarks came from the lovely Wendy Higgins. Hidden I bought because it just came out and the House of Night series is amazing—you all should read it!


What did you guys get?

—Tea for Three Team

WWW Wednesday (14)

WWW Wednesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading?

Amanda

  

Erin

What did you recently finish reading?

Amanda

Erin

What do you think you'll read next?

Amanda

Erin

What are your answers? We'd love to hear!

—Tea for Three Team

Fall Into Fantasy Giveaway Hop Oct. 16th-21st {CLOSED}

The Fall Into Fantasy Giveaway Hop is hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and The Write Path.

We're giving away a SIGNED copy of Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson! It's US only, and be sure to read all the rules (listed above the Rafflecopter) before entering.

Here's a little bit about the book, for those who haven't heard of it:

Before Peter Pan belonged to Wendy, he belonged to the girl with the crow feather in her hair…

Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily doesn't believe in love stories or happy endings. Then she meets the alluring teenage Peter Pan in the forbidden woods of Neverland and immediately falls under his spell.

Peter is unlike anyone she's ever known. Impetuous and brave, he both scares and enthralls her. As the leader of the Lost Boys, the most fearsome of Neverland's inhabitants, Peter is an unthinkable match for Tiger Lily. Soon, she is risking everything--her family, her future--to be with him. When she is faced with marriage to a terrible man in her own tribe, she must choose between the life she's always known and running away to an uncertain future with Peter.

With enemies threatening to tear them apart, the lovers seem doomed. But it's the arrival of Wendy Darling, an English girl who's everything Tiger Lily is not, that leads Tiger Lily to discover that the most dangerous enemies can live inside even the most loyal and loving heart. (Taken from Goodreads)

The Rules:

— Must be 13 years or older to enter

— Open US ONLY

— Giveaway ends 10/21/12

— Winner will have 48 hours to respond to our email, if no response is given a new winner will be chosen

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Stacking the Shelves (14)

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

Erin's Books:

Wolf Pact by Melissa de la Cruz

Tiger Lily (signed) by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Embrace (signed) by Jessica Shirvington

Origin by Jessica Khoury swag

The Archived by Victoria Schwab swag

Read Now, Sleep Later buttons and bookmark.

Tiger Lily came from EpicReads, along with a couple other copies, so expect a giveaway soon ;)
Embrace came from Sourcebooks Fire, Wolf Pact I ordered a couple weeks ago. The swag came from it's respective authors, and my RN, SL buttons came from Etsy (link above).

What did you get this week?

—Tea for Three Team

WWW Wednesday (13)

WWW Wednesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading?

Erin

  

Amanda

   

What did you recently finish?

Erin

Amanda

What do you think you'll read next?

Erin

Amanda

—Tea for Three Team

Top Ten Tuesday (10)

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

REWIND: Top Ten Sequels I'm Dying to Read

Erin's Picks:

1. Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi.

I absolutely LOVED Shatter Me, and cannot wait to read what happens next, in Unravel Me.

(Released: Feb. 5, 2013)

2. Rise by Andrea Cremer.

Andrea Cremer is a master of cliffhangers, and the end of Rift was a big one.

(Released: Jan. 8, 2013)

3. Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare.

We'll finally know who Tessa chooses (if anyone), whether Jem dies, and (hopefully) a lot more about Will. Can't wait!

(Released: Mar. 19, 2013)

4. Gates of Paradise by Melissa de la Cruz.

With this being the last book in the Blue Bloods series we're going to find out if Sky and Jack are able to be together at last. And I can't wait to read what happens!

(Released: Jan. 15, 2013)

5. Strange Fate by L. J. Smith.

This is the last book in the Night World series, and a lot of stuff is going to happen. I can't wait to read it! (Though Ms. Smith is still writing it.)

(Released: Unknown)

6. Hidden by P. C. Cast & Kristin Cast.
I don't know if this is the last book or not, but I think Neferet should die in it either way.

(Released: Oct. 16, 2012)

7. Bitter Blood by Rachel Caine.
Claire and the gang just can't ever catch a break, so it'll be interesting to see how they handle this next obstacle (a film crew, I believe).

(Released: Nov. 6, 2012)

8. Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers.
I love, love, loved Grave Mercy, and I can't wait to read more about Sybella.

(Released: Apr. 2, 2013)

9. Blood Prophecy by Alyxandra Harvey.
The last Drake Chronicles book! I can't wait to see how it ends, but at the same time, I don't want it to end.

(Released: Jan. 8, 2013)

10. Everbound by Brodi Ashton.
I absolutely loved Everneath, and am anxiously awaiting Everbound to see what happens next.

(Released: Jan. 22, 2013)






A very honorable mention goes to Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo, which I didn't include only because it doesn't have a cover yet.

—Tea for Three Team

Review: Claire de Lune

Title: Claire de Lune
Series: Claire de Lune #1
Author: Christine Johnson
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Pages: 336
Format: ARC
Source: ARCycling
Rating: 1 cube of sugar
Buy: Amazon | The Book Depository

Summary:
Torn between two destinies… Claire is having the perfect sixteenth birthday. Her pool party is a big success, and gorgeous Matthew keeps chatting and flirting with her as if she’s the only girl there. But that night, she discovers something that takes away all sense of normalcy: she’s a werewolf.

As Claire is initiated into the pack of female werewolves, she must deal not only with her changing identity, but also with a rogue werewolf who is putting everyone she knows in danger. Claire’s new life threatens her blossoming romance with Matthew, whose father is leading the werewolf hunt. Now burdened with a dark secret and pushing the boundaries of forbidden love, Claire is struggling to feel comfortable in either skin. With her lupine loyalty at odds with her human heart, she will make a choice that will change her forever…
(Taken from Goodreads)

Review:

There's not a lot of good I can say about Claire de Lune. The only thing that kept me reading was wanting to know who the rogue werewolf was. And if the rogue's POV hadn't been included, even as few times as it was, I probably wouldn't have continued at all. The main character, Claire, and her best friend, Emily, were so very annoying, and would say things like, "OMG! I totally can't believe this is happening!" Claire was less vexing when she wasn't talking to Emily, but there were moments when I just wanted to slap her and say, "GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF! AND STOP OVERUSING THE WORD TOTALLY!"

Other than an annoying main character,  I was about ¾ of the way through the book before anything really happened. Yes, Claire found out she was a werewolf, and yes, she turned for the first time, but most of the book was her talking to Emily, going out with Matthew, the romantic interest, and trying to get information about being a werewolf out of her mother. In the last fourth of the book the rogue hits close to home, and a chapter or two later unveils her identity. That is when things really start to get interesting, but up until then? Very boring.

Over all, I was disappointed with Claire de Lune. The only saving grace was the ending, but even that can't totally make up for the beginning and middle. I gave it a ½ lump rating because I don't think the book is poo, but I would borrow it before you bought it.

*I received this book in exchange for an honest review. I was in no way paid for my opinions*

Stacking the Shelves (13)

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

Erin's Books:

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Valkyrie Rising ARC by Ingrid Paulson
Whispers at Moonrise by C. C. Hunter

Eve & Adam by Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate

Valkyrie Rising came from EpicReads, and everything else I bought.


What did you get?

—Tea for Three Team

Cover Reveal: The Elite

So earlier today Kiera Cass revealed the cover to The Elite, the next book in The Selection trilogy. I (Erin) think it's quite gorgeous, take a look for yourself.

And here it is side by side with The Selection *swoon*

What do you guys think?

—Tea for Three Team

WWW Wednesday (12)

WWW Wednesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading?

Erin

Amanda

  

What did you recently finish reading?

Erin

Amanda

What do you think you'll read next?

Erin

Amanda

—Tea for Three Team