After by Amy Efaw

After by Amy Efaw

An infant left in the trash to die. A teenage mother who never knew she was pregnant . . .
Before That Morning, these were the words most often used to describe straight-A student and star soccer player Devon Davenport: responsible, hardworking, mature. But all that changes when the police find Devon home sick from school as they investigate the case of an abandoned baby. Soon the connection is made—Devon has just given birth; the baby in the trash is hers. After That Morning, there’s only one way to define Devon: attempted murderer.
And yet gifted author Amy Efaw does the impossible— she turns Devon into an empathetic character, a girl who was in such deep denial that she refused to believe she was pregnant. Through airtight writing and fast-paced, gripping storytelling, Ms. Efaw takes the reader on Devon’s unforgettable journey toward clarity, acceptance, and redemption.

*This was a 2 ARC tour when we were still running things by e-mail and this post is to list the reviews and author interviews from the tour*

Crystal - book review

Sharon - book review

Harmony - book review

Kristin - book review

The Hollow by Jessica Verday

Here's the tour list for this book. Please let me know if there's any changes I need to make by August 28th.

Harmony

Harmony - book review
Hope
Kate
Carrie
Kelsey
Lea McKee
Amber
Mariah
Lilibeth
Samantha
Rachel
Lizzie (Cornucopia of Reviews)
Erica
Melanie
Sab H.
Lizzie (Book Obession)
April
WillowRaven
Tashi
Mark
Sara
Andrea
Jordan
YA Book Reviews
Pirate Penguin
Irish
Kristin
Kristin Miller
Lauren
Sharon
Jacqueline C.
Crystal
Meg
Pixie
Genevieve
Jessica
Brittany
Holly

Review Links

To make it easier for the authors to see all of the reviews done for the tour, I'm asking that you send all reviews and interviews with the authors that you did for/because of the tour to Erica at thebookcellar@wi.rr.com.

She'll update the posts as she gets them. Let me know if you have any questions!

Breathing by Cheryl Renee Herbsman

Here's the tour list for Breathing. Please let me know by August 28th if there's any changes I should make!

Harmony
Samantha - book review
Melanie - book review
Jessica
Lizzy
Brittany - book review
Pixie
Jess
Genevieve
Rachel
Sara
Taste Life Twice
Mariah
Collegiate Bookworm
Darcy
Crystal
Tara
Jordan
Sara (SarBear)

Candor by Pam Bachorz

In a town where his father brainwashes everyone, Oscar Banks has found a way to secretly fight the subliminal Messages that turn even the most troubled kids into model citizens. On the outside, he's the perfect Candor teen, and no one knows that he's built an entire business around helping new kids escape before the Messages take hold.

But then Nia Silva moves to town, and Oscar thinks she's perfect exactly the way she is. Soon he must make a choice: let Nia be lost to the brainwashing, or help her stay special and risk himself in the process.

Here's the order for the tours:
Tour One:
Harmony - book review
Kelsey - book review
Jordan - book review
Lizzy - book review
Mariah - book review
Amber - book review
Samantha
Collegiate Bookworm
Kate
Melanie
Crystal
Sandy
BookMac
Pixie
Kristin
Megan
Michelle
Darcy

Tour Two:
Casey - book review Casey - author interview
Lilibeth
Andrea - book review
Carrie - book review
Genevieve
Mik
April
SerieslyReady
Miss Remmers
Rachel
Tashi
Sab H.
Kristin
Ashley
Lisette
Allison
Sharon

If you're on the list and need to be taken off or aren't on but would like to sign up, leave a comment by August 24th.

Location Updates + More

If you have one of these books or just sent out one of these books, let me know in the comments. This is so everyone keeps updated. Also, if you know which # you are on the list, it'd be helpful if you'd leave that in the comments too. I lost some of the checklists so I don't know how far the books have gone.

The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting (BOTH copies)
Beautiful by Amy Reed (sending the copy I have out Monday)
After by Amy Efaw (BOTH copies)
The Kindling of Greenfyr by Mark Freeman (again, BOTH copies)
The Miles Between by Mary E. Pearson
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
DupliKate by Cherry Cheva
Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
Hottie by Jonathan Berstein
Invisible Touch by Kelly Parra

I'll be sending out Ballads of Suburbia tomorrow.

Also, who was after Lauren (Shooting Stars Mag) on the After Tour? She was sent the wrong checklist and I wrote over mine so we need to know. Leave a comment and let me know if it's you!

New Policy

Thanks to everyone who voted in the poll (see post below). The general agreement seems to be that including Canada is a great idea, as long as the same people aren't sending the books every time.

However, a few said they'd prefer not to and quite a few people didn't vote. So, here's the new policy.

1 ARC Tours is now open to bloggers from the US and Canada. At this time, those are the ONLY countries accepted. However, to keep it fair for everyone, when you comment on tours, include the following info:

If you're Canadian or US(ian).
If you're in the US, will you ship to Canada?
As well as your email.

Canadians, I'm told that it costs more to ship from Canada to the US than from the US to Canada so please keep that in mind when signing up for a tour. Since there are many more US bloggers, it's almost guaranteed you'll be shipping to the US.

Bloggers in the US, you do NOT have to ship to Canada but if you don't mention "I'll only ship to US" in your comment, I won't know and you may get signed up. However, I'm going to try to mix up the bloggers sending to Canada. If you're okay with shipping occassionally, mention it. I'm going to try to make it so no one ships to Canada more than once a month (it may end up being less!).

If you have any questions about this, email me or leave it in the comments.

Quick Poll

So it seems that we have a few members living in Canada who signed up without letting us know they were out of the US. They're respected bloggers and Hope and I have been discussing whether or not we should open the tours to Canada bloggers. My main issue is the shipping - I'm not sure how much it is but Hope said it wasn't much more than shipping to the US. Since it'll be the members shipping the books, I want your input:

Would you be willing to ship books to Canada as part of the tour?

Give Up The Ghost by Megan Crewe

Here's the lists. This is going to be a three ARC tour. If you're on the list, but don't want to be comment by August 16.

First Tour:
Harmony - book review
1. The Book Explorer
2. Taste Life Twice
3. Kelsey
4. Erica
5. Caitlin
6. Amber
7. Mariah
8. Jordan
9. Lilibeth
10. Lizzy
11. Mark
12. Jacqueline

Second Tour:
1. Kate
2. Casey - book review
3. Samantha - book review
4. Sara - book review Sara - author interview
5. Pirate Penguin - book review
6. Kristin
7. Steph Su
8. Andrea - book review
9. BookMac
10. Irish
11. Pixie
12. WillowRaven

Third Tour:
1. Genevieve
2. Library Lounge Lizard
3. April - book review
4. Crystal - book review
5. BrittLit
6. Miss Remmers
7. Rachel
8. Erica
9. What Bri Reads
10. Ashley

Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott

Our next tour is for Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott.

If you're on this list but don't want to be, please comment by August 9th. =)

Harmony - book review
1. Jess
2. Erica
3. Jordan
4. Angie
5. Lizzy
6. Collegiate Bookworm
7. Pirate Penguin
8. Kelsey
9. Mariah
10. Lizzie
11. Mitali
12. Jacqueline
13. Andrea
14. Samantha
15. Taste Life Twice
16. Michelle

Invisible Touch by Kelly Parra

Here's the list for the Invisible Touch tour. If you're on the list, but don't want to be comment by August 9.

1. Hope
2. Kelsey - book review
3. Kristen
4. Fantastic Book Review
5. Jess
6. Lizzie
7. Melanie
8. Andrea - book review
9. Mariah
10. Pirate Penguin
11. Taste Life Twice
12. Harmony

The Trouble with Mark Hopper by Elissa Brent Weissman

Here's the list for the tour. If you want to sign up still, comment by August 8th. If you're on the list but don't want to be, please also comment by the 8th.

1. Pirate Penguin - book review
2. Bobycat
3. Carrie

Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott

Here's the list for the tour. If you are on it, and don't want to be, comment by August 8th.

Harmony - book review
1. The Book Explorer
2. Erica
3. Steph Su
4. Mariah
5. Kristin
6. Andrea
7. Bobycat
8. Kate
9. Kelsey
10. Lizzie
11. Lilibeth
12. Jordan
13. Taste Life Twice
14. Robin_titan
15. Sara
16. Eli
17. Genevieve
18. Jacqueline
19. Pirate Penguin
20. Samantha
21. Lea
22. Michelle

It has just come to my attention that it doesn't specify in the guidelines whether or not this program is US only. To clear everything up:

We accept books published in other countries but all bloggers MUST live in the US. Even if there's a US address the book can be sent to, it won't work with this program due to the limited time we have to get the book to each person (and the higher risk of damage when it crosses seas).

It also came to my attention that there's at least one member who lives outside of the US that I wasn't aware of until today. I sincerely wish that it was feasible for us to include everyone but it's not. If you have signed up but do not live in the US, please email me to let me know so I can update the tours as needed.

If there are more members in this situation, I am truly sorry.

The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy

Here are the tour lists for The Cinderella Society. Let me know ASAP if there's any changes I need to make!

Tour 1:
1.) Harmony
2.) Shayla
3.) Kate
4.) Willow Raven
5.) LiliBeth
6.) Hope
7.) Mariah
8.) Eli
9.) Jess
10.) Cindy
11.) Caitlin
12.) Shelly
13.) Nicole
14.) Briana
15.) Holly
16.) SerieslyReady
17.) Kelsey

Tour 2:
1.) Sandy
2.) Steph Su
3.) Lizzy
4.) Melanie
5.) Sara
6.) Shalonda
7.) Kristin
8.) Tina
9.) Mik
10.)Brain Lair
11.) Purpl8r
12.) Lizzie
13.) Catt
14.) Jacqueline
15.) Kristen
16.) Genevieve
17.) Jordan

Location Updates

Hey everyone,

I need to know who has (or who just sent) the following books:

The Miles Between by Mary E. Pearson
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
DupliKate by Cherry Cheva (have you received it yet?!)
Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting (both copies!!)
After by Amy Efaw (again, both copies!!)
The Kindling of GreenFyr by Mark Freeman

If I've missed any books that you have for the tour, please let me know. I plan to make these posts periodically so we're all on the same page.

Also, I'm going to be making a FAQ page. Let me know if there's any questions you want answered.

Hottie by Jonathan Bernstein

The next tour will be for Hottie by Jonathan Bernstein.



1)Jess
2)Mark
3)The Book Explorer
4)Lilibeth
5)Sara
6)Pirate Penguin
7)Lizzy
8)Genevieve
9)Mariah
10)Erica
11)Tara
12)Purpleg8r
13)Eli
14)Cindy
15)Kristen
16)Kelsey

If you are on this list, but don't want to be, comment. If you want to be on the list, but you weren't added, comment. =)

Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Keuhnert

Kara hasn't been back to Oak Park since the end of junior year, when a heroin overdose nearly killed her and sirens heralded her exit. Four years later, she returns to face the music. Her life changed forever back in high school: her family disintegrated, she ran around with a whole new crowd of friends, she partied a little too hard, and she fell in love with gorgeous bad-boy Adrian, who left her to die that day in Scoville Park....
Amid the music, the booze, the drugs, and the drama, her friends filled a notebook with heartbreakingly honest confessions of the moments that defined and shattered their young lives. Now, finally, Kara is ready to write her own.

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Here's the tour list for Ballads. If you're on and need to be taken off, comment. If you want to be added, comment. No changes will be made after 6PM EST TODAY.

1.) Harmony
2.) Shayla
3.) Erica
4.) Kate
5.) Kristen
6.) Lizzy
7.) WillowRaven
8.) Melanie
9.) Jess
10.) Purpl8r
11.) Sara
12.) Lilibeth
13.) Hope
14.) Sarah
15.) Sandy
16.) Irish
17.) YA Book Realm
18.) Genevieve
19.) Eli
20.) Cindy