The Spark Blogfest and Favorite Reads Blogfest

Christine Tyler at The Writer Coaster has created this awesome blogfest involving writers and inspiration.

Plus, question number three works for another blogfest: Favorite Reads Blogfest. I created this blogfest + giveaway over at my book reviews blog, Surrounded by Books Reviews. 

Today's question is: Is there a book or author that changed your world view?

The book that changed my world view was Beth Revis’s Across the Universe. I don’t think I’ll ever look at stars the same way. I devoured her novel in one day.

I’ve also cried over Beth’s story on how Across the Universe may be her debut novel, but it wasn’t the first, second, third, or even fourth written novel (I think it was number eleven). Beth’s journey is about perseverance, never giving up.

So far, Across the Universe by Beth Revis is my favorite novel of the year. It inspired me as a reader and as a writer.

Promo Monday: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE by Beth Revis

Title: Across the Universe

Author: Beth Revis

Publisher: Razorbill (Imprint of Penguin Publishing)

To Purchase: Amazon 

Book Description: Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.

Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone-one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship-tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.

Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.

To read my review, click here. 

If you haven't visited Beth's blog, you should. It's so cool.

Promo Monday

Title: Across the Universe
Author: Beth Revis
Publisher: Razorbill (January 11, 2011)
To Purchase: Amazon, B&N

Synopsis: A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder. 
 
Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.

Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone-one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship-tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.

Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.


If you haven't heard of Beth Revis's Across the Universe yet, where have you been? Unfortunately, I do not have a review of it yet. I'm waiting for my copy to come from Amazon. *taps foot* *checks transit information* 


I came across Beth's fabulous blog when she was giving away swag before Christmas. I won some awesome and signed bookmarks, which will go in my new Across the Universe copy. *checks again* Nope, still in Kentucky. *sighs*

I just wanted to say congratulations to Beth for her book coming out tomorrow. Now, everyone should go buy it, and a review is forthcoming. *looks at ever growing stack of books to read*

Check out the Epic Contest of Epic!

Beth Revis is having an epic contest on her blog. She's the fabulous author of Across the Universe, and she's giving away some serious swag. All you have to do is complete the form, and you might be one of 99 lucky winners. Best of all, you have a chance at a grand prize, if you're willing to do a little bit extra (join the Facebook fan page, which you should do anyways, blog about the contest - check, or pre-order the book.) So, be sure to check it out at http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/2010/12/epic-contest-of-epic.html.