MANIC MONDAY

Welcome back to the blog tour!
This week, for your viewing pleasure, I'll unveil a photo a day of the Chippewa River.

Today for the blog tour, we have three terrific stops:

1) Christina Torretta at Creating Serenity
    with a book review
    http://www.creating-serenity.com

I'm feeling very Buffy-esque today. Bear with me.

2) Ivy at Manic Readers Guest Author Blog
    with a guest post about "Six Degrees of Inspiration"
    http://seawitchreviewsfromthebookshelf.wordpress.com/2014/07/21/six-degrees-of-inspiration-with-ann-m-noser/

So very, very Buffy-esque.

3) Yzabel at the Y Logs
    with a book review
    http://ylogs.com

Okay, that's it. I need to re-watch all these shows again.

For more info on the Blog Tour, guest blog, interviews, and giveaways,
please visit:
http://curiosityquills.com/date-dead-guys-blog-tour/

HOW TO DATE DEAD GUYS purchasing links listed below:

Amazon US:  http://amzn.com/1620075199

Amazon UK:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1620075199

Barnes & Noble:  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-date-dead-guys-ann-m-noser/1119938862?ean=9781620075197

DAY FIVE OF THE BLOG TOUR

It's Finally Friday! (or so the song declares)
I hope you have most excellent plans for the weekend.
Today is the last day of the first week of the Blog Tour.

There are four fun-filled stops today on the tour:

1) Ali at My Guilty Obsession
    with a review
    http://www.myguiltyobsession.blogspot.com

The cute kitten wonders what the review will say...

2) Sarit at Coffee, Books & Art
    with an Interview and a Guest Post
    http://www.sarityahalomi.blogspot.com

This is me and my dog doing yoga together.
That's a lie.
I attempt to do yoga, and she attempts to lie on top of me.
Ugh. It's the opposite of relaxing.

3) Cassandra McCann at Cassandra M's Place
    with a book spotlight (you might have to page down)
     http://www.cassandramsplace.com

Upward dog.

4) Gina at Behind the Pages
    with an author interview
    http://www.behind-the-pages.com

Who is interviewing who here?

For more info on the Blog Tour,
plus two book giveaways,
please visit:
http://curiosityquills.com/date-dead-guys-blog-tour/

HOW TO DATE DEAD GUYS purchasing links listed below:

Amazon US:  http://amzn.com/1620075199

Amazon UK:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1620075199

Barnes & Noble:  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-date-dead-guys-ann-m-noser/1119938862?ean=9781620075197

BOOK SIGNING AND DAY FOUR OF THE BLOG TOUR

Good morning and good day!

Here we are on day four already of the blog tour

I have perhaps an unhealthy over-attachment to my beautiful book cover. :)

Last night, I had my first book signing at Magers & Quinn in Minneapolis, MN.

A captivating book store. Please check it out.

It was fantabulous! (Yes, that's a word. Because I said so.)
A huge thank-you shout-out to all my family, friends, and past beta readers who showed up for my big night.

Back to the blog tour, today our line-up includes:

1) Dana Wright at Dana's YA Book Pile
with a guest post I wrote about the origin of the Book of Shadows
(a witchcraft book Emma uses in the story)
http://danasyabookpile.blogspot.com

2) Stephanie Ward at A Dream Within A Dream
with a book spotlight (all the info you'll ever need)
http://www.adreamwithindream.blogspot.com

For more info on the Blog Tour,
plus two book giveaways,
please visit:
http://curiosityquills.com/date-dead-guys-blog-tour/


HOW TO DATE DEAD GUYS is now available!
See purchasing links listed below:

Amazon US:  http://amzn.com/1620075199

Amazon UK:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1620075199

Barnes & Noble:  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-date-dead-guys-ann-m-noser/1119938862?ean=9781620075197

BLOG TOUR, DAY THREE

Hope you're not sick of me yet, because we've got a long way to go!

Today is Day Three of the Blog tour.

Tonight is the OFFICIAL BOOK LAUNCH at MAGERS & QUINN Booksellers
in Minneapolis, MN

I'll be the one in the black dress trying to write legibly.

Here's your invite:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1435666956691802/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming



To Continue my Takeover of the Internet:

1) Kathy at Ordinary Girlz Book Reviews
review
http://ordinarygirlzbookreviews.weebly.com/book-reviews
and guest blog on GHOSTBUSTERS
http://ordinarygirlzbookreviews.weebly.com/author-interviews-featured-authors/guest-post-with-ann-noser-author-of-how-to-date-dead-guys

Don't cross the beams!

2) Sandra "Jeanz" at JeanzBookReadNReview
interview and review
http://jeanzbookreadnreview.blogspot.com/2014/07/blog-tour-review-how-to-date-dead-guy.html?showComment=1405512676539#c4463069653262538233

Have you been slimed?

3) Elsie Elmore at Elsie Elmore
interview
http://elsieelmore.com

My interview photo shoot.

For more info on the Blog Tour,
plus two book giveaways,
please visit:
http://curiosityquills.com/date-dead-guys-blog-tour/


Yesterday was the official book release date.
HOW TO DATE DEAD GUYS is now available!
See purchasing links listed below:

Amazon US:  http://amzn.com/1620075199

Amazon UK:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1620075199

Barnes & Noble:  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-date-dead-guys-ann-m-noser/1119938862?ean=9781620075197

HAPPY BOOK RELEASE DAY! and blog tour, day two...

Welcome to the second day of my blog tour!

Today's stellar line-up includes:

1) Tammy Dewhirst at Rabid Readers Reviews
     with a book review
     http://www.rabidreaders.com

I'm re-reading PRACTICAL MAGIC right now.

2) Rae Quigley at Drunk on Pop
    with my guest post discussing the SMILEY FACE MURDERS
    http://drunkonpop.com

The more I research this topic, the creepier it becomes.

I'll leave you with the beauty of the Chippewa River and UW-Eau Claire campus:

For more info on the Blog Tour,
plus two book giveaways,
please visit:
http://curiosityquills.com/date-dead-guys-blog-tour/


We are LIVE! HOW TO DATE DEAD GUYS is officially available!

I can finally provide you with purchasing links:

Amazon US:  http://amzn.com/1620075199

Amazon UK:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1620075199

Barnes & Noble:  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-date-dead-guys-ann-m-noser/1119938862?ean=9781620075197

MY (NON-EVIL) ATTEMPT TO TAKE OVER THE INTERNET -- ONE GUEST POST, INTERVIEW, AND BOOK REVIEW AT A TIME...

Welcome to the Blog Tour for HOW TO DATE DEAD GUYS!

Warning:  You'll be seeing this a lot.

For the next four weeks, Monday through Friday, I'll be taking over the Internet one guest post, interview, and book review at a time.

Be scared. Here I come.

This is my super-excited smile. This is not a glamour shot.

We have three lovely participants for this first day of the Blog Tour:

1) Dianne Riggins at A Creative Mind:

With a review of the book

http://a-creative-mind.com

Reviews make an author nervous.

2) Mallory Anne-Marie Forbes at Mallory Heart Reviews:

My Guest Post on "I Know What You Read Last Summer"

http://archiestandwoodsreviewsandwritings.blogspot.com

This is what I'm reading this summer. (I'll try not to swear too much because of it. Haha.)

3) Erika at Wonderful Monster:

With an interview (of me)

http://wonderfulmonsterbook.wordpress.com

How I think I look when I'm interviewing.

How I actually look when interviewing.

For more details on the Blog Tour,

plus both Goodreads and Rafflecopter Giveaways,

please visit:

http://curiosityquills.com/date-dead-guys-blog-tour/

I WAS IN A READING SLUMP, THEN I FOUND DESTRUCTION

My whole life, I've been a voracious reader. Lately, I've been so busy writing, that the only problem was that my partially read book pile was starting to topple over. I kept getting interrupted, then losing track of where I was in the book.

After accomplishing several writing tasks, I let myself have a well-deserved "reading break".

The only problem was that I wasn't happy with any of the books I picked up. I started to wonder if the issue was with ME and not the book in my hand.

Confession: I didn't finish the last 3 books I picked up. I won't review them, because that's not necessary. I know how much work it is to write something, and I don't enjoy saying negative things about anyone else. So I'll only write reviews for books I like.

It was such a relief to pick up DESTRUCTION by Sharon Bayliss.

From my GoodReads Review:

Non-spoiler-ish:

Potential readers should realize (and will pick up on this right away) that this is not a YA paranormal story. I'm not sure why I thought this. Was it something about the lovely cover? Or did the mere mention of wizards and witchcraft send me straight to Harry Potter land? I don't know. But this novel is gritty and determined. Infidelity, abuse, discovery, and disappointment fill the pages.

I've never seen witchcraft combined with a family drama in this way. What a fabulous idea! Why should only teenagers have all the fun? This is a really unique way to write about witchcraft. Of course, I've read Alice Hoffman who combines adults with magic, but this felt very different.

The writing, descriptions, characters, and pacing were spot on.

The ending left me wanting more. Thank goodness it's the first book in a series. I hope to learn more about the character Rachel in the second book in the series. I feel there is so much more to her than one would think.

All the characters seemed real. They acted and reacted. They were both good and bad. I had no trouble jumping from character to character as the POV changed. Patrick was my favorite. He had the purest soul. Plus, he's the only one who reacted as he should've to the one issue I point out below.

Potentially spoilerish comment below: (don't read if you don't want to know)

The only person I shook my head at was David. Actually, I wanted to shake him at times. His poor wife. I tried to blame his lying, hiding, and cowardice on his addled brain (which his wife messed with years before), but his inability to take rape and abuse as more serious matters than he does, that I have a hard time forgiving. This character fault is likely intentional, but doesn't make him very likable when he cares so much more for the rapist than the victim. I realize why he cares, and I personally might be considered over-senstive on the subject of rape, but I couldn't help feel the victim was hurt much more than once, and betrayed by more than just her attacker.

But that was my ONLY issue. And, as I've said, I am oversensitive on that subject. So I am biased.

Otherwise, I loved every single thing about this book. I really want to know where the author is going with this series. I'd also like more details on a death near the end of the book. (I'll say no more on that. Don't want to be too over spoilerish.)

Highly recommended read! Cheers!