A special Ramadan Kareem to all, whether fans or passersby.
Today, Thursday, 18 June, 2015 marks the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, the month of fasting for all Muslims.
Nadaness In Motion is the book blog owned by Nada Adel Sobhi and it is where honest book reviews meet author interviews, guest posts, and personal writing ranging from poetry to short stories alongside the Takhayyal/Imagine writing prompt challenge. --- “You cannot kill a breeze, a wind, a fragrance; you cannot kill a dream or an ambition.” - Michel Onfray
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Ramadan Kareem
A special Ramadan Kareem to all, whether fans or passersby.
Today, Thursday, 18 June, 2015 marks the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, the month of fasting for all Muslims.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The Stories We Don't Tell Top 10 Lists - Blog Tour
The Stories We Don’t Tell by Melissa Thayer
Published by: Booktrope Publishing
Publication date: 15 May, 2014
Synopsis:
“Growing up had stolen the truth of us.”
A life worth living is a life worth sharing. Growing up in a small town in Montana not worth a name, that kind of life is not one Nick can manage, let alone comprehend. When fate gives him an existence he can barely recognize, he searches for meaning in the future he wishes existed, and attempts to escape a past that cannot be told, save for in the pages of a faded memory.
Melissa Thayer’s lyrical and poignant debut novel, part confession and part wistful longing, is an incisive look at love and loss, and what remains of a soul that is dashed against the rocky shorelines of hope.
Add the book to your Goodreads' to-read list: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22029507-the-stories-we-don-t-tell?ac=1
As part of this blog tour, I got the chance to ask the author about two Top 10 Lists. Keep reading:
Questions by Nadaness In Motion: What are the top 10 countries you want to visit?
Melissa Thayer: Some of these I have been to, some I may never see. The thing that attracts me to a place is personal. I’m an avid lover and respecter of history and the people who have been before us, so I enjoy being in places where I get a sense of that richness. Once, I climbed a tree in Ireland and sat there for quite some time thinking about whom the tree had seen and what conversations it had heard, if trees could do those things. I also love food and cultures that take the time to pause and enjoy the simple things and each other over a good meal.
Scotland
Ireland
France
Italy
New Zealand
England
Egypt
Spain
Austria
Croatia
Top 10 Favorite Books:
The Ocean At the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Curious George by H.A. Rey
Richard Scarry’s Best Little Word Book Ever!
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff
Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
Watchmen by Alan Moore
GIVEAWAY TIME
As part of this blog tour via Xpresso Book Tours and as courtesy of the author, I'm hosting an international giveaway for ONE ebook copy of The Stories We Don't Tell. The winner will receive their prize after 13 July.
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How to win? Like Nadaness In Motion on Facebook using the Rafflecopter widget above OR share this post and paste the link you shared it in the comments below along with your contact details.
This giveaway ends on 10 July.
There is also another international blitz-wide giveaway of ONE signed copy of The Stories We Don't Tell.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
About the Author:
Sin City native Melissa Thayer writes fiction that touches upon the timeless truths of the human condition in poignant and thought-provoking ways. She enjoys writing about people and connecting readers with her characters.
She currently lives in Washington with her husband, daughter, and three cats.
Author links:
Monday, June 15, 2015
Help an author, get a free book - SEVEN Giveaways
Hello readers, supports and fellow bookworms,
Here is the full
list of ongoing giveaways via the blog. Most of them end between 22-30 June.
Reading a book and leaving a rating or review no matter how short helps authors a lot. So, here is a chance to enjoy some good books for FREE AND help writers : )
Note: Keep checking this list because I will updating throughout June - Enjoy and sign up for as many as you'd like
Note: Keep checking this list because I will updating throughout June - Enjoy and sign up for as many as you'd like
Total books up for
grabs this month is.... eight NINE ELEVEN! Let's read!
UPDATE:
The
Huntress by Nadja Losbohm
Giveaway ends 5 JULY!
The
Huntress by Nadja LosbohmGiveaway ends 5 JULY!
Author Nadja
Losbohm is exclusively offering FIVE ebooks
for The Huntress: The Beginnings, the first novella in her young adult,
romance and paranormal series, via Nadaness In Motion!
To get a chance to
win a copy, all you have to do is answer the question: Where does author Nadja
Losbohm come from?
Hint:
Check out her Twitter profile and leave your answer as a reply to the
giveaway post.
Update: Not sure about the book? Check out my review:
UPDATE:
Untimely by J
& L Wells
Update:
The Designed by Kate Tailor
Update:
Untimely by J
& L Wells
Heather Richardson is
a seventeen-year-old British girl whose life quickly becomes an emotional
roller coaster when she meets Ruben Brown, a twenty-year-old man who works for
her father at Freesdon Manor. In a surprising turn of events Heather is
confronted by Frank, an intriguing man from a past that dates back to the
nineteenth century. His untimely presence changes everything.
Check out the guest post by mother-and-daughter
authors Laura & Judy Wells on how they co-authored the book in “Two Authors,
One Book: How It Worked”. There is also a tour-wide giveaway for various prizes.
Update:
The Designed by Kate Tailor
What if
the next new drug was you? Raleigh’s body produces a drug that could define the
future of medicine if the dangerous world surrounding it doesn’t kill her
first.
Check out
the rest of the synopsis as well as an exclusive interview and enter two
giveaways below: (big chances for the individual-blog giveaway)
- UPDATED: The
giveaway ends on 10 July.
Update:
There are two new
giveaways, but only one bound by my blog for the novel The Stories We Don’t
Tell by Melissa Thayer. The giveaway is part of a blog tour with
Xpresso Book Tours.
UPDATED: The giveaway ends on 10 July
UPDATED: The giveaway ends on 10 July
Check it out here
along with the author’s top 10 countries to visit and top 10 books:
Fabled by
Vanessa K. Eccles
Check out the
upcoming new adventure based on the Grimm Fairytales, and where the Brothers
Grimm make an appearance, according to the author. There
is an e-copy up for grabs. Check
the link, read the excerpt and notes about the book – if you wish – and enter
the giveaway. The blitz is organised by Xpresso Book Tours.
Saving London by Taylor Dawn
The
List. That Signified Finality.
The
Journey. That Would Span The Globe.
The
Sacrifice. That Would Decide The Outcome.
The
Choice. That Could Unleash Evil On Earth.
The
End Is Only The Beginning…
This is part of
promotional blitz for the adult, urban fantasy novel Saving London,
organised by Xpresso Book Tours. Check out the
book’s Prologue. Do you want to
keep on reading? Enter the giveaway.
There is also a quick Q&A with the author.
- The giveaway ends on 30 June.
- The giveaway ends on 30 June.
The Heartbeat Thief by A.J. Krafton
Haunted
by a crushing fear of death, a young Victorian woman discovers the secret of
eternal youth—she must surrender her life to attain it, and steal heartbeats to
keep it.
In
1860 Surrey, a young woman has only one occupation: to marry. Senza Fyne is
beautiful, intelligent, and lacks neither wealth nor connections. Finding a
husband shouldn’t be difficult, not when she has her entire life before her.
But it’s not life that preoccupies her thoughts. It’s death—and that shadowy
spectre haunts her every step.
Check
out the guest post and giveaway for an ebook for The Heartbeat Thief.
- UPDATED: The
giveaway ends on 10 July
There is also
another giveaway for a signed copy of the book. The giveaway is open
internationally but ends on 24 June.
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