Pinoy Book Tours

[OPEN] Vortex (Tempest #2) by Julie Cross

2013-06-17T13:04:00.004+08:00

Dianne in here! I am so excited to bring you Vortex by Julie Cross for tour! I held a tour for Tempest, the first book in the series, last year. Sorry to keep you waiting but better late than never! Thank you to Andrew of Pan Macmillan Asia for the tour copy!

Title: Vortex (Tempest #2)

Author: Julie Cross

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Date of Publication: January 15, 2013

Jackson Meyer has thrown himself into his role as an agent for Tempest, the shadowy division of the CIA that handles all time-travel-related threats. Despite his heartbreak at losing the love of his life, Jackson has proved himself to be an excellent agent. However, after an accidental run in with Holly—the girl he altered history to save—Jackson is once again reminded of what he's lost. And when Eyewall, an opposing division of the CIA, emerges, Jackson and his fellow agents not only find themselves under attack, but Jackson begins to discover that the world around him has changed and someone knows about his erased relationship with Holly, putting both their lives at risk all over again.

This is a review-only tour. Sign-ups are open until June 30. To sign up, just email pinoybooktours[AT]gmail[DOT]com. If you have any questions, feel free to email us or tweet @oopsireadagain, @precious_shusky or @amaterasureads.

The copy will be toured ASAP and the reviews will be posted around September.

Thank you!

[OPEN] The Torn Wing (The Faerie Ring #2) by Kiki Hamilton

2013-06-17T12:44:00.000+08:00

Hello Pinoy Book Bloggers!

If you are among the lucky ones who joined our The Faerie Ring tour last year, we are touring the sequel, The Torn Wing, this year! Personally, I am excited to know what happens to Prince Leopold, but mostly about the faeries too!

The Torn Wing (The Faerie Ring #2) by Kiki Hamilton

Publication Date: October 2nd 2012

Published by: Tor Teen

Genre: YA, Fantasy

London 1872 -

A bloody escape, a deadly threat, a shocking revelation...

As an orphan who stole the Queen's ring - only to find the ring was a reservoir that held a truce between the world of Faerie and the British Court - Tiki’s greatest fear suddenly becomes all too real: the fey have returned to London seeking revenge. As war escalates in the Otherworld, Queen Victoria’s youngest son, Prince Leopold, is attacked. In order to protect her family and those she loves, Tiki needs to know the meaning of an fáinne sí, the birthmark that winds around her wrist. But will she be brave enough to face the truth?

This is a review-only tour. Sign-ups will be open until June 30. Please send an email to pinoybooktours[AT]gmail[DOT]com to join! If you have any questions, feel free to email us or tweet @oopsireadagain, @precious_shusky or @amaterasureads!

This will be toured right after The Faerie Wing tour starts. Reviews will be posted around September but the physical touring of books will happen July-August.

[OPEN] The Faerie Wing by Kiki Hamilton

2013-06-17T12:30:00.000+08:00

We already toured this before but that won't stop us to tour it again! For those who aren't familiar with this awesome series from Kiki Hamilton, now is your chance! We are also holding a tour for The Torn Wing, the sequel to The Faerie Wing, so if you've read The Faerie Wing already, go sign up for The Torn Wing tour!

Title: The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton

Pages: 352

Release Date: September 27th 2011

Published by: Tor Teen/ Macmillan

Source: Author (Thanks, Kiki!)

Summary:

The year is 1871, and Tiki has been making a home for herself and her family of orphans in a deserted hideaway adjoining Charing Cross Station in central London. Their only means of survival is by picking pockets. One December night, Tiki steals a ring, and sets off a chain of events that could lead to all-out war with the Fey. For the ring belongs to Queen Victoria, and it binds the rulers of England and the realm of Faerie to peace. With the ring missing, a rebel group of faeries hopes to break the treaty with dark magic and blood—Tiki’s blood.

Unbeknownst to Tiki, she is being watched—and protected—by Rieker, a fellow thief who suspects she is involved in the disappearance of the ring. Rieker has secrets of his own, and Tiki is not all that she appears to be. Her very existence haunts Prince Leopold, the Queen’s son, who is driven to know more about the mysterious mark that encircles her wrist.

Prince, pauper, and thief—all must work together to secure the treaty…

This is a review-only tour. Sign-ups are open until June 30! To sign up, email pinoybooktours[AT]gmail[DOT]com. If you have any questions, feel free to email us or tweet @oopsireadagain, @precious_shusky or @amaterasureads!

Reviews will be posted late August to September and the physical touring of the copy will occur this July.

[OPEN] Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

2013-06-09T13:45:00.002+08:00

Hi guys! Precious here. So today, I'm finally opening this tour. We've talked about this for many months before but now that there doesn't seem to be much activity in the next few months, I think: why not? This is one of my most favorite books ever. I hope you guys like it... (I posted the AU + UK cover since this is the copy we're using aka my extra copy.)

Title: Stormdancer (The Lotus War #1)
Author: Jay Kristoff
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia (AU)/St. Martin's Griffin (US)/Tor UK (UK)
Date of Publication: September 1, 2012
Genre: YA, Steampunk, Fantasy/Mythology (Japanese), Dystopia (for the dystopic society)

Griffins are supposed to be extinct. So when Yukiko and her warrior father Masaru are sent to capture one for the Shogun, they fear that their lives are over. Everyone knows what happens to those who fail him, no matter how hopeless the task.

But the mission proves far less impossible, and far more deadly, than anyone expects – and soon Yukiko finds herself stranded: a young woman alone in her country's last wilderness, with only a furious, crippled griffin for company. But trapped together in the forest, Yukiko and Buruu soon discover a friendship that neither of them expected.

Meanwhile, the country around them verges on the brink of collapse. A toxic fuel is slowly choking the land; the omnipotent, machine-powered Lotus Guild is publicly burning those they deem Impure; and the Shogun cares about nothing but his own dominion. Yukiko has always been uneasy in the shadow of power, when she learns the awful truth of what the Shogun has done, both to her country and to her own family she's determined to do something about it.

Returning to the city, Yukiko and Buruu plan to make the Shogun pay for his crimes – but what can one girl and a flightless griffin do against the might of an empire?

Jay Kristoff is open to doing some character interviews for this tour.I still need to clarify how many, exactly, but we'll see.

Sign-ups will be open until Thursday, June 20th.

Leave a comment below if you are interested in participating to the tour! You can also tweet us @PinoyBookTours if you want to join, or send us an e-mail!

Friendly reminders:

For this tour, we are touring one ARC, courtesy of Precious at Fragments of Life. For updates, questions and other concerns, email us or simply tweet the person in charge of this tour, me @precious_shusky or if I'm not online, try tweeting @amaterasureads or @oopsireadagain
Do not forget to fill out the PBT 2013 Survey, we also consider this survey form as a sign-up form for tours. If you have already signed-up as a PBT reviewer, make sure that your details in our 'database' is updated by informing us of new blog URLs/emails/twitter accounts.

[ONGOING] The Mimosa Tree by Antonella Preto

2013-05-10T21:09:00.000+08:00

It's Dianne again, with yet another tour. Hee. Thank you to Claire of Fremantle Press for the copy we will be touring!

Title: The Mimosa Tree
Author: Antonella Preto
Publisher: Fremantle Press
Date of Publication: April 1, 2013

It’s the summer of 1987 and Mira is beginning her first year at uni. She’s got a radical new haircut, and an all-black wardrobe — she should be having the time of her life.

But it’s hard to get excited about anything when you’re being smothered by your crazy Italian family, enrolled in a course you’re not interested in, and expecting nuclear warfare at any moment.

Even a new best friend and the magnetic boy from art class can’t wipe away the image of a looming mushroom cloud. And Mira’s right. Her world is about to explode, but it’s not the skies she should be checking.

This tour will be a little different than the ones we usually host. Participants will still have THREE DAYS to read the book, after which they need to pass the book to the next participant. However, I won't be strict with the posting date. Participants must post their review WITHIN ONE WEEK after finishing or sending the book to the next person. This tour will also start as soon as I can ship the book to the first participant so around next week.

Here's the links to the reviews!

[ONGOING] The Originals by Cat Patrick

2013-05-10T20:50:00.000+08:00

Hi y'all! It's Dianne in here with yet another tour for you! I recently read The Originals and loved it so I decided to tour it! Thanks to Jen of Hardie Grant Egmont for the copy we will be touring! So here are the deets on The Originals.

Title: The Originals

Author: Cat Patrick

Publisher: Hardie Grant Egmont

Date of Publication: May 1, 2013

Ella, Betsey and I look like sisters: triplets, you might think.

But that's not what we are at all.

We are clones in hiding. We split out lives and exist as one person in the outside world. And we've always been happy.

But now I've fallen in love ... and that changes everything.

Because to let love in, I need to be allowed to be Me.

Here's the links to the reviews!

[ONGOING] The Oathbreaker's Shadow by Amy McCulloch

2013-04-11T22:27:00.000+08:00

Who's excited for this book? Kai and Precious are definitely on their toes for the release of this novel. And thanks to Random House UK, we are touring this one of a kind YA epic fantasy.

The Oathbreaker's Shadow (The Knots Sequence #1) by Amy McCulloch
Publication Date: June 4th 2013
Published by: Random House Children's Publishers
Genre: YA, Adventure, High Fantasy

Fifteen-year-old Raim lives in a world where you tie a knot for every promise that you make. Break that promise and you are scarred for life, and cast out into the desert.

Raim has worn a simple knot around his wrist for as long as he can remember. No one knows where it came from, and which promise of his it symbolises, but he barely thinks about it at all—not since becoming the most promising young fighter ever to train for the elite Yun guard. But on the most important day of his life, when he binds his life to his best friend (and future king) Khareh, the string bursts into flames and sears a dark mark into his skin.

Scarred now as an oath-breaker, Raim has two options: run, or be killed.

A gripping YA action-adventure fantasy, the first part of a planned duology.

Sign ups are now closed!
~~Sign-ups will be open until Thursday, April 18th~~.
~~We have six open spots for the tour~~.

Leave a comment below if you are interested in participating to the tour! You can also tweet us @PinoyBookTours if you want to join, or send us an e-mail!

Friendly reminders:

For this tour, we are touring one ARC, courtesy of Kai at Amaterasu Reads. For updates, questions and other concerns, email us or simply tweet the person in charge of this tour, me @amaterasureads or if I'm not online, try tweeting @precious_shusky or @oopsireadagain
Do not forget to fill out the PBT 2013 Survey, we also consider this survey form as a sign-up form for tours. If you have already signed-up as a PBT reviewer, make sure that your details in our 'database' is updated by informing us of new blog URLs/emails/twitter accounts.

The tentative list of participants:

1. Precious from Fragments of Life
2. Michelle / Nicole from The Twins Read
3. Louisse from The Soul Sisters
4. Dianne of oops! I Read A Book Again
5. Ellie at The Selkie Reads
6. Janus at The Blair Book Project
7. Kazhy at My Library in the Making

We will finalize this list in a few days.

[ONGOING] ARC Tour: The Rules (Project Paper Doll #1) by Stacey Kade

2013-04-04T00:46:00.002+08:00

The Rules (Project Paper Doll #1) by Stacey Kade
Publication Date: April 23rd 2013
Published by: Disney-Hyperion
Genre: YA, Science Fiction, Dystopia

1. Never trust anyone.

2. Remember they are always searching.

3. Don’t get involved.

4. Keep your head down.

5. Don’t fall in love.

Five simple rules. Ariane Tucker has followed them since the night she escaped from the genetics lab where she was created, the result of combining human and extraterrestrial DNA. Ariane’s survival—and that of her adoptive father—depends on her ability to blend in among the full-blooded humans in a small Wisconsin town, to hide in plain sight at her high school from those who seek to recover their lost (and expensive) “project.”

But when a cruel prank at school goes awry, it puts her in the path of Zane Bradshaw, the police chief’s son and someone who sees too much. Someone who really sees her. After years of trying to be invisible, Ariane finds the attention frightening—and utterly intoxicating. Suddenly, nothing is simple anymore, especially not the rules…

Friendly reminders:

We are in need of one more participant! If you're interested email or tweet us.
Do not forget to fill out the PBT 2013 Survey, we also consider this survey form as a sign-up form for tours. If you have already signed-up as a PBT reviewer, make sure that your details in our 'database' is updated by informing us of new blog URLs/emails/twitter accounts.
For this tour, we are touring one ARC, courtesy of Louisse of Soul Sisters. For updates, questions and other concerns, email us or simply tweet the person in charge of this tour, me @precious_shusky or if I'm not online, try @amaterasureads or @oopsireadagain

Here is the schedule for this tour:

[FINISHED] ARC Tour: Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil

2013-03-18T22:39:00.000+08:00

Thanks to Jennifer of Hardie Grant Egmont, we will be touring Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil! Life in Outer Space is the first novel published through the Ampersand Project, Hardie Grant Egmont's initiative for emerging YA writers.

Title: Life in Outer Space

Author: Melissa Keil

Publisher: Hardie Grant Egmont

Date of Publication: February 1, 2013

Genre: contemporary YA

‘Full of energy, wit and tenderness; this is one big-hearted and unique book.’ - Leanne Hall

Sam Kinnison is a geek, and he’s totally fine with that. He has his horror movies, his nerdy friends, World of Warcraft – and until Princess Leia turns up in his bedroom, he doesn’t have to worry about girls.

Then Sam meets Camilla. She’s beautiful, friendly and completely irrelevant to his life. Sam is determined to ignore her, except that Camilla has a life of her own – and she’s decided that he’s going to be part of it.

Sam believes that everything he needs to know he can learn from the movies ... but now it looks like he’s been watching the wrong ones.

‘Hilarious and heartfelt.’ - Sally Rippin

Sign-ups are now closed. Here's the schedule!

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[FINISHED] Tour: Breaking Point (Article 5 # 2) by Kristen Simmons

2013-01-26T21:57:00.002+08:00

Thanks again to Alexis of Tor Teen, we will also our the second installment of the Article 5 series!

Breaking Point (Article 5 #2) by Kristen Simmons
Publication Date: February 2nd 2013
Published by: Tor Teen
Genre: YA, Dystopia

The second installment in Kristen Simmons's fast-paced, gripping YA dystopian series.

After faking their deaths to escape from prison, Ember Miller and Chase Jennings have only one goal: to lay low until the Federal Bureau of Reformation forgets they ever existed.

Near-celebrities now for the increasingly sensationalized tales of their struggles with the government, Ember and Chase are recognized and taken in by the Resistance—an underground organization working to systematically take down the government. At headquarters, all eyes are on the sniper, an anonymous assassin taking out FBR soldiers one by one. Rumors are flying about the sniper’s true identity, and Ember and Chase welcome the diversion….

Until the government posts its most-wanted list, and their number one suspect is Ember herself.

Orders are shoot to kill, and soldiers are cleared to fire on suspicion alone. Suddenly Ember can’t even step onto the street without fear of being recognized, and “laying low” is a joke. Even members of the Resistance are starting to look at her sideways.

With Chase urging her to run, Ember must decide: Go into hiding…or fight back?

Friendly reminders:

Sorry but the sign-ups for this tour is closed.
Do not forget to fill out the PBT 2013 Survey, we also consider this survey form as a sign-up form for tours. If you have already signed-up as a PBT reviewer, make sure that your details in our 'database' is updated by informing us of new blog URLs/emails/twitter accounts.
As you all know, each partipant of this tour, got his/her own copy. Tor Teen already sent them out. So if you still haven't received your copy, email us or simply tweet the person in charge of this tour, me @precious_shusky or if I'm not online, try @amaterasureads or @oopsireadagain

Here is the schedule for this tour:

ARC Tour: Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) by Tahereh Mafi

2013-01-26T21:50:00.001+08:00

Hello bloggers and fellow Filipino readers!

As promised, we have another tour coming up and IT'S GOOD! I know A LOT of you are big fans of Tahereh Mafi (like me!) and we're organizing a tour for the follow up to the smash hit, Shatter Me. We're opening sign-ups for the sequel, Unravel Me! This is to support Tahereh for her upcoming book signing here in Manila this March!

Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) by Tahereh Mafi
Publication Date: February 5th 2013
Published by: HarperCollins
Genre: YA, Dystopia

tick, tick, tick, tick, tick
it's almost
time for war.

Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.

She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.

Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.

In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam's life.

Sign-ups will be open until Thursday, January 31st. Leave a comment below if you are interested! There are only 6 slots for Unravel Me, and unlike before, we will be limiting the slots for the tour so we can coordinate things better among all participants.

We might have something more for this tour, so if you manage to get in, watch out for some announcements!

[FINISHED] Tour: Article 5 (Article 5 #1) by Kristen Simmons

2013-01-26T21:36:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone! So last year, I started emailing for Article 5 and Breaking Point tours. We are so lucky to work with Tor Teen!

Article 5 (Aticle 5 #1) by Kristen Simmons
Publication Date: February 11th 2013(Paperback version)
Published by: Tor Teen
Genre: YA, Dystopia

New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned.

The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes.

There are no more police—instead, there are soldiers. There are no more fines for bad behavior—instead, there are arrests, trials, and maybe worse. People who get arrested usually don't come back.

Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller is old enough to remember that things weren't always this way. Living with her rebellious single mother, it's hard for her to forget that people weren't always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. It's hard to forget that life in the United States used to be different.

Ember has perfected the art of keeping a low profile. She knows how to get the things she needs, like food stamps and hand-me-down clothes, and how to pass the random home inspections by the military. Her life is as close to peaceful as circumstances allow.

That is, until her mother is arrested for noncompliance with Article 5 of the Moral Statutes. And one of the arresting officers is none other than Chase Jennings—the only boy Ember has ever loved.

Friendly reminders:

Sorry but the sign-ups for this tour is closed.
Do not forget to fill out the PBT 2013 Survey, we also consider this survey form as a sign-up form for tours. If you have already signed-up as a PBT reviewer, make sure that your details in our 'database' is updated by informing us of new blog URLs/emails/twitter accounts.
As you all know, each partipant of this tour, got his/her own copy. Tor Teen already sent them out. So if by next week, Wednesday, you still haven't received your copy, email us or simply tweet the person in charge of this tour, me @precious_shusky or if I'm not online, try @amaterasureads or @oopsireadagain

Without further ado, there are nine participants of the Article 5 Blog tour. Here is the schedule:

The Peculiar Blog Tour Schedule + Details

2013-01-12T22:30:00.002+08:00

In collaboration with HarperCollins International and National Book Store, Pinoy Book Tours brings you the Philippine blog tour for The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann, which starts tomorrow! If you're a fan of faeries and of old school technology, then this Middle Grade Steampunk Fantasy is for you!

This is the schedule of the posts for the entire tour:

Note to bloggers: There are four batches. Each one has a color code. Make sure you read the Legend at the bottom of the spreadsheet! Feel free to use this as your guide.

*The schedule may change should there be delays.

Three chances of winning!

Aside from reviews, guest posts and Q&A's with the author, there will also be giveaways and a huge scavenger hunt for everyone!

(1) At the end of the blog tour, there will be a Twitter Party. You can join for a chance to win a signed copy of The Peculiar + a skype chat with Stefan Bachman!

(2) PBT will also host separate giveaway for Filipino booklovers.

(3) There will be a huge scavenger hunt wherein other blogs involved in The Peculiar Blog tours in other countries will take part.

Precious, Kai & Dianne
Pinoy Book Tours Team

PBT 2013 Survey

2012-12-25T23:22:00.000+08:00

Hi bloggers!

As most of you know, we did a mini PBT meeting during our Christmas Party last Saturday. Fill out this form to help me organize the upcoming tours for 2013. Thanks!

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[FINISHED]Tour: The Peculiar (The Peculiar #1) by Stefan Bachmann

2012-11-13T23:33:00.000+08:00

Hello again, Filipino readers and fellow book bloggers!

We are once again partnering with HarperCollins to tour an AMAZING book from an exceptional debut author. Know what's different with this tour? The author, Stefan Bachmann, will be very involved in the tour. So if you're up for some Q&A, video messages, and guest blogs, come join the tour! And yep, you guessed it right~ we're also having some giveaways!

The Peculiar (The Peculiar #1) by Stefan Bachmann
Publication Date: September 18th 2012
Published by: Greenwillow Books
Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy

Don't get yourself noticed and you won't get yourself hanged.

In the faery slums of Bath, Bartholomew Kettle and his sister Hettie live by these words. Bartholomew and Hettie are changelings--Peculiars--and neither faeries nor humans want anything to do with them.

One day a mysterious lady in a plum-colored dress comes gliding down Old Crow Alley. Bartholomew watches her through his window. Who is she? What does she want? And when Bartholomew witnesses the lady whisking away, in a whirling ring of feathers, the boy who lives across the alley--Bartholomew forgets the rules and gets himself noticed.

First he's noticed by the lady in plum herself, then by something darkly magical and mysterious, by Jack Box and the Raggedy Man, by the powerful Mr. Lickerish . . . and by Arthur Jelliby, a young man trying to slip through the world unnoticed, too, and who, against all odds, offers Bartholomew friendship and a way to belong.

Part murder mystery, part gothic fantasy, part steampunk adventure, "The Peculiar" is Stefan Bachmann's riveting, inventive, and unforgettable debut novel.

The tour will run from January 13 to 24, 2012. We will be having guest posts, reviews, and a very special video Q&A from Stefan Bachmann himself! And what is a PBT book tour without an awesome giveaway for everyone?

This tour is created in coordination with National Bookstore and HarperCollins International.

Participants:

1. Kai @ Amaterasu Reads
2. Precious @ Fragments of Life
3. Dani @ BookWhales
4. Louisse @ Soul Sisters
5. Lyra @ Defiantly Deviant
6. Dianne @ whoopeeyoo
7. Ellie @ The Selkie Reads Stories
8. Kate @ Confessions of a Bookaholic
9. Von @ Mr. Book Wonder
10. We Fancy Books
11. Dea @ Teen Readers Diary

Guest post only:
1. Michelle @ Michelle shouts Random

Schedule:

[DROPPED]ARC Tour: Flash Point by Nancy Kress

2012-11-13T23:08:00.000+08:00

Hi bloggers!

Apologies for the delay, but we are FINALLY pushing through with this tour! Are you as excited as we are?

Flash Point by Nancy Kress
Publication Date: November 8th 2012
Published by: Viking Juvenile
Genre: YA, Dystopia

Reality TV meets a chillingly realistic version of America—and the fame game is on!

Amy had dreams of going to college, until the Collapse destroyed the economy and her future. Now she is desperate for any job that will help support her terminally ill grandmother and rebellious younger sister. When she finds herself in the running for a slot on a new reality TV show, she signs on the dotted line, despite her misgivings. And she’s right to have them. TLN’s Who Knows People, Baby—You? has an irresistible premise: correctly predict what the teenage cast will do in a crisis and win millions. But the network has pulled strings to make it work, using everything from 24/7 hidden cameras to life-threatening technology to flat-out rigging. Worse, every time the ratings slip, TLN ups the ante. Soon Amy is fighting for her life—on and off camera.

TOUR DETAILS:

Here's the schedule:

Name	Blog	Tour date
Kai	http://amaterasureads.blogspot.com/	11/14/12
Danielle	http://bookwhales.blogspot.com/	11/22/12
Isa	http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4016030-isamlq	12/3/12
Lyra	http://defiantlydeviant.blogspot.com	12/13/12
Precious	http://shusky20.blogspot.com/	12/20/12

REVIEWS:

[PENDING]ARC Tour: Emily's Dress and Other Missing Things by Kathryn Burak

2012-09-08T21:28:00.002+08:00

Hi Pinoy Book Bloggers!

I am organizing a quick ARC tour for a very interesting book I came across recently. If you're a fan of YA mystery (and Emily Dickinson!) then you don't want to miss the chance to read this book!

Emily's Dress and Other Missing Things by Kathryn Burak
Publication Date: September 2012
Published by: Macmillan
Genre: YA, Contemporary/Mystery

Claire has been through so much that she’s pared her life down to one goal–to get out of high school (finally)–until the night she wanders into Emily Dickinson’s house and finds everything suddenly changing.

Claire, new to Amherst and desperate to get out of high school, vows she’ll try to be invisible. She retreats deep into thee poetry of Emily Dickinson to help her understand her mother’s suicide and best friend’s disappearance, until one night, when she finds herself running through the woods in the poet’s dress. The next morning she starts a different life, one with totally new complications.

This is a "review in rapid succesion" type of tour, so it's going to be pretty quick. If you are willing to be a part of it email us your complete mailing address and mobile number (for FedEx,etc).

If you have questions, concerns, etc…you know our email. :)

Participants:

1. Kai
2. Precious
3. Mary Grace
4. Dianne
5.

[FINISHED]Book Tour: Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr

2012-09-08T20:33:00.001+08:00

Hello Filipino book bloggers!

We have a special treat for you all! Melissa Marr's new book has been published a few days ago in the US, and HarperCollins International has reached out to us for a book tour! Are you interested? Check the info below to find out how to participate in this tour.

Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr
Publication Date: September 4th 2012
Published by: HarperCollins
Genre: YA, Paranormal

In a city of daimons, rigid class lines separate the powerful from the power-hungry. And at the heart of The City is the Carnival of Souls, where both murder and pleasure are offered up for sale. Once in a generation, the carnival hosts a deadly competition that allows every daimon a chance to join the ruling elite. Without the competition, Aya and Kaleb would both face bleak futures--if for different reasons. For each of them, fighting to the death is the only way to try to live.

All Mallory knows of The City is that her father--and every other witch there--fled it for a life in exile in the human world. Instead of a typical teenage life full of friends and maybe even a little romance, Mallory scans quiet streets for threats, hides herself away, and trains to be lethal. She knows it's only a matter of time until a daimon finds her and her father, so she readies herself for the inevitable. While Mallory possesses little knowledge of The City, every inhabitant of The City knows of her. There are plans for Mallory, and soon she, too, will be drawn into the decadence and danger that is the Carnival of Souls.

TOUR DETAILS:

The tour will run from October 5th to October 19th.

Fully Booked, our partner for this tour, will also be having a Twitter contest for a copy of Carnival of Souls.

Name	Blog	Tour date
Kai	http://amaterasureads.blogspot.com/	10/5/12
Precious	http://shusky20.blogspot.com/	10/6/12
Danielle	http://bookwhales.blogspot.com/	10/7/12
Leanne	http://selkiereadsstories.blogspot.com	10/8/12
Abby	http://bookshelfconfessions.blogspot.com/	10/9/12
Dianne	http://whoopeeyoo.com	10/10/12
Dea	http://teenreadersdiary.blogspot.com/	10/11/12
Michelle	http://michelleshoutsrandom.blogspot.com	10/12/12
Louisse	http://the-soul-sisters.blogspot.com	10/13/12
Karen (Kate)	http://kisskitkatey.blogspot.com/	10/14/12
Janice	http://www.fiveofus.info/	10/15/12
Yvette	http://yvettetan.com/	10/16/12
Von	http://mrbookwonder.tumblr.com	10/17/12
Mary Grace	http://thesolitarybookworm.com	10/18/12
Pam	http://jellylovesbooks.blogspot.com	10/19/12

We are also hosting a giveaway for this event, so the participants and all the visitors of your blogs will have a chance to win a signed, finished copy of Carnival of Souls, open to PH only.

Participants:

We'll be passing along 2 books among all 15 participants for this tour. Please check the Tour Progress page to know when you are due to send the book to the next participant. Remember, you only have 3 DAYS to read the book and you need to send it to the next tour participant.

Reviews:

[FINISHED]ARC Tour: Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama

2012-08-23T19:50:00.002+08:00

Hi bloggers! This is Precious. I'll be checking your emails and helping Kai organize the tours now that I've got time. Also, I’ve got an ARC that I want to tour. This one is paranormal romance, one of your preferred genres.

Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama
Publication Date: September 4, 2012
Published by: Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Romance

Fierce, seductive mermaid Syrenka falls in love with Ezra, a young naturalist. When she abandons her life underwater for a chance at happiness on land, she is unaware that this decision comes with horrific and deadly consequences.

Almost one hundred forty years later, seventeen-year-old Hester meets a mysterious stranger named Ezra and feels overwhelmingly, inexplicably drawn to him. For generations, love has resulted in death for the women in her family. Is it an undiagnosed genetic defect . . . or a curse? With Ezra’s help, Hester investigates her family’s strange, sad history. The answers she seeks are waiting in the graveyard, the crypt, and at the bottom of the ocean—but powerful forces will do anything to keep her from uncovering her connection to Syrenka and to the tragedy of so long ago.

The ARC tour will start next week until September. If you want to be a part of this ARC tour, send an email to PBT with your complete mailing address and mobile number (for FedEx forms, etc.) on or before August 28, 2012. Tell us if you're open for a guest post/interview.

If you have questions, concerns, etc…you know our email. :)

Tour schedule:

Name	Blog	Tour date
Precious	http://shusky20.blogspot.com/	Review posted
Kai	http://amaterasureads.blogspot.com/	9/24/12
Maria	http://bookchilla.wordpress.com	9/28/12
Louisse	http://the-soul-sisters.blogspot.com	10/2/12
Dianne	http://whoopeeyoo.com	10/8/12

Reviews:

[DROPPED]Finished Copy Tour: What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang

2012-08-23T19:14:00.002+08:00

Hi bloggers! By now, you’ve probably noticed that you haven’t heard from PBT for weeks/months. Don’t worry, we’re not closing down or anything.

What’s Left of Me by Kat Zhang
Publication Date: September 18, 2012
Published by: Harper Teen
Genre: YA, Science Fiction

Eva and Addie started out the same way aseveryone else—two souls woven together in one body, taking turns controllingtheir movements as they learned how to walk, how to sing, how to dance. But asthey grew, so did the worried whispers. Why aren’t they settling? Why isn’t oneof them fading? The doctors ran tests, the neighbors shied away, and theirparents begged for more time. Finally Addie was pronounced healthy and Eva wasdeclared gone. Except, she wasn’t…

For the past three years, Eva has clung to theremnants of her life. Only Addie knows she’s still there, trapped inside theirbody. Then one day, they discover there may be a way for Eva to move again. Therisks are unimaginable–hybrids are considered a threat to society, so if theyare caught, Addie and Eva will be locked away with the others. And yet…for achance to smile, to twirl, to speak, Eva will do anything.

The booktour will be in September. If you want to be a part of this tour, email us yourcomplete mailing address and mobile number (for FedEx,etc).

Participants:

1. Kai
2. Precious
3. Pam
4. Lyra
5. Louisse
6. Maricar
7. Dannielle
8. Maria
9. Von

[DROPPED]Spark (Elementals #2) by Brigid Kemmerer

2012-07-01T15:39:00.000+08:00

I am organizing a tour for the AMAZING series written by Brigid Kemmerer! Brace yourselves for a book that is action-packed, complete with a great set of sizzling hot brothers. Personally, I loved this series. So I'm sharing the love with those who have not read this masterpiece yet!

We're initially touring Spark, but you need to read Storm first so you can figure out what's happening with book 2. You can sign-up for tours of Storm book, read it, and then sign-up for the Spark tour.

Spark (Elementals #2) by Brigid Kemmerer
350 pages
Release Date: August 28th 2012 by K-Teen

Gabriel Merrick plays with fire. Literally.

Sometimes he can even control it. And sometimes he can’t. Like the fire that killed his parents.

Gabriel has always had his brothers to rely on, especially his twin, Nick. But when an arsonist starts wreaking havoc on their town, all the signs point to Gabriel. Only he’s not doing it.

More than Gabriel’s pride is at stake -- this could cost him his family, maybe his life. And no one seems to hear him. Except a shy sophomore named Layne, a brainiac who dresses in turtlenecks and jeans and keeps him totally off balance. Layne understands family problems, and she understands secrets. She has a few of her own.

Gabriel can’t let her guess about his brothers, about his abilities, about the danger that’s right at his heels. But there are some risks he can’t help taking.

The fuse is lit…

Storm (Elementals #1) by Brigid Kemmerer
353 pages
Release Date: April 24th 2012 by Kensington Teen
Source: Author

Becca Chandler is suddenly getting all the guys all the ones she doesn't want. Ever since her ex-boyfriend spread those lies about her. Then she saves Chris Merrick from a beating in the school parking lot. Chris is different. Way different: he can control water just like his brothers can control fire, wind, and earth. They're powerful. Dangerous. Marked for death.

And now that she knows the truth, so is Becca.

Secrets are hard to keep when your life's at stake. When Hunter, the mysterious new kid around school, turns up with a talent for being in the wrong place at the right time, Becca thinks she can trust him. But then Hunter goes head-to-head with Chris, and Becca wonders who's hiding the most dangerous truth of all.

The storm is coming

These tours are open for sign-ups until midnight of Sunday, July 10. There are 5 remaining available spots for both tours. Remember to read our Rules and Regulations page and sign-up as a reviewer first before you can join the tours.

Storm:

1. Precious
2. Ellie
3. Dea
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Spark:

1. Precious
2. Ellie
3. Dea
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Just leave a comment below and tell us which book you'd like to review. (Storm, Spark, or both) If you choose to review Spark, you need to specify what type of post you can add to your blog aside from your review since we're hosting Brigid in the tour!

[DROPPED]ARC Tour: The Girl With Borrowed Wings by Rinsai Rosetti

2012-07-01T10:19:00.003+08:00

Our first tour since we decided to re-open PBT! This is classified as a YA fantasy, but the author told me it's not really about 'Angels'. Now I'm intrigued. Are you? Sign-up for the tour if you want to know what it's really about!

The Girl With Borrowed Wings by Rinsai Rosetti
300 pages
Releases July 19th 2012 by Dial
Source: Donated by Author

A stunningly written tale of an isolated girl and the shape-shifting boy who shows her what freedom could be--if only she has the courage to take it.

Controlled by her father and bound by desert, Frenenqer Paje’s life is tediously the same, until a small act of rebellion explodes her world and she meets a boy, but not just a boy--a Free person, a winged person, a shape-shifter. He has everything Frenenqer doesn’t. No family, no attachments, no rules. At night, he flies them to the far-flung places of their childhoods to retrace their pasts. But when the delicate balance of their friendship threatens to rupture into something more, Frenenqer must confront her isolation, her father, and her very sense of identity, breaking all the rules of her life to become free.

This tour is open for sign-ups until midnight of Sunday, July 8. There are 6 available spots for the tour. Remember to read our Rules and Regulations page and sign-up as a reviewer first before you can join this tour.

Leave a comment below if you are interested in participating.

1. Kai
2. Precious
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Feel free to send us an e-mail if you have questions!

- Kai

PBT is back!

2012-07-01T09:00:00.000+08:00

You might have noticed that the tour site has been on semi-hiatus for the past few months. But now we are back and we're better than ever! Aside from the new layout (which we are still tinkering, by the way) and the new logo *points up* we are making a few changes on the tours, so please before you sign up for any of the tours, check the updated RULES page first!

To summarize, here are the changes we made:

We will be sending you the tour info BEFORE the tour starts, which will include the following:

Date when your review / guest post and/or interview must be posted
Date when you must mail out the book
Mailing details of the next person on tour

You will only have the book for 3 DAYS, and then you need to pass it on to the next person on the tour.
We are now limiting the number of tours participant can sign up to per month. You can now sign up to ONLY 3 tours per month. You need to finish all three tours before you can sign up for new tours again.
You do not need to fill out a form for tours, we just require you to leave a comment on the tour page and make sure that you have filled out the form for reviewers. We need your mailing and contact details.
WE ARE ACCEPTING NEW REVIEWERS! Fill out the sign up sheet to be a part of Pinoy Book Tours' reviewer pool! Remember, you must be a Filipino with an active book blog to be eligible for the tours.

What's new with PBT:

We will also be sending out monthly newsletters to everyone! If you're a little bit pressed for time and can't visit the website for some reason, you can still sign up for tours via the newsletter we will be sending! It will include:

Book tours available for the month as well as their corresponding sign-up forms
Tour Progress (who gets what book and who's turn it is to read/post reviews)
PBT News and Updates

Tours in the upcoming months are shown in the slider at the blog homepage. Sign-ups for these tours will be opened soon:

- The Forsaken by Lisa M. Stasse
- Spark (Elementals #2) by Brigid Kemmerer
- The Torn Wing (The Faerie Ring #2 by Kiki Hamilton
- Guardian (Halflings #2) by Heather Burch
- Flash Point by Nancy Kress

[DROPPED]ARC Tour: Where It Began by Ann Redisch Stampler

2012-02-05T01:29:00.000+08:00

Read our NEW Rules and Regulations first before signing up!

Title: Where It Began by Ann Redisch Stampler
Pages: 384 pages
Release Date: March 6^th 2012
Published by: Simon & Schuster
Source: Publisher

Sometimes the end is just the beginning.

Gabby lived under the radar until her makeover. Way under. but when she started her senior year as a blonder, better-dressed version of herself, she struck gold: Billy Nash believed she was a the flawless girl she was pretending to be. The next eight months with Billy were bliss...Until the night Gabby woke up on the ground next to the remains of his BMW without a single memory of how she got there.

And Billy's nowhere to be found.

All Gabby wants is to make everything perfect again. But getting her life back isn't difficult, it's impossible. Because nothing is the same, and Gabby's beginning to realize she's missed more than a few danger signs along the way.

It's time for Gabby to face the truth, even if it means everything changes.

Especially if it means everything changes.

This tour is open for sign-ups until midnight of Saturday, February 11. There are 5-8 available spots for the tour. Remember to read our Rules and Regulations page and sign-up as a reviewer first before you can join this tour.

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[DROPPED] ARC Tour: BZRK by Michael Grant

2012-02-05T00:59:00.001+08:00

For February, PBT will have four tours. This is one of them. But remember that we've changed some of our rules. Please go check the new rules first.

Title: BZRK by Michael Grant
Pages: 386
Release Date: February 2012
Published by: Hardie Grant Egmont
Source: Publisher

Summary:

Set in the near future, a conspiracy is afoot to create a perfect and perfectly controlled world. The Armstrong Fancy Gift Corporation is a front for the conjoined Armstrong twins, Charles and Benjamin, and the plot to create their own version of utopia.

A shadowy guerilla group known as BZRK form a nascent resistance movement. Both sides develop sophisticated nanotechnology to achieve their goals:

-The Armstrong twins develop the nanobot, a stealth device that latches onto the brains of unsuspecting citizens

-BZRK's DNA-derived biots are deployed to search out and destroy the insidious bots. If biots are destroyed, the brain cells of their DNA-donor also die. Hence the name BZRK.