Blog Tour- A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT by Sabaa Tahir My Favorite Quotes & A Giveaway!

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the blog tour for  A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT by Sabaa Tahir! I freaking adore this series and book 2 was better than book 1 IMO which is rather a rarity! It will easily make my top 10 of 2016 list! I'm sharing my favorite quotes from the book today! And make sure to enter the awesome giveaway for a finished copy of the book!!

Haven't heard of A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT? Check it out!

Title: A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT

Author: Sabaa Tahir

Release Date: August 30, 2016

Hardcover: 464 pages

Publisher: Razorbill

ISBN: 978-1595148032

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Elias and Laia are running for their lives.

After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire.

Laia is determined to break into Kauf - the Empire's most secure and dangerous prison - to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars' survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom.

But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking of all, Helene - Elias's former friend and the Empire's newest Blood Shrike.

Bound to Marcus's will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her own - one that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape... and kill them both. 

Now on to my favorite quotes! 

“So you've made a few bad decisions. So have I. So has Elias. So has everyone attempting to do something difficult. That doesn't mean that you give up, you fool. Do you understand?” 

“Failure doesn't define you. It's what you do after you fail that determines whether you are a leader or a waste of perfectly good air.” 

“Don't lock yourself away from those who care about you because you think you'll hurt them or they'll hurt you. What point is there in being human if you don't let yourself feel anything?” 

“Your emotions make you human. Even the unpleasant ones have a purpose. Don't lock them away. If you ignore them, they just get louder and angrier.” 

“It takes only a split second for life to go horribly wrong. To fix the mess, I need a thousand things to go right. The distance from one bit of luck to the next feels as great as the distance across oceans. But, I decide in this moment, I will bridge that distance, again and again, until I win. I will not fail.” 

“Veturius is a Mask like the rest of us, yes. Bold, brave, strong, swift. But those were afterthoughts for him. Elias sees people as they should be, not as they are. He laughs at himself. He gives of himself - in everything he does. He's the things that I can't be. He's good.” 

“You fool, Helene. When you love, there is always more pain.” 

About Sabaa:

Sabaa Tahir grew up in California’s Mojave Desert at her family’s 18-room motel. There, she spent her time devouring fantasy novels, raiding her brother’s comic book stash and playing guitar badly. She began writing An Ember in the Ashes while working nights as a newspaper editor. She likes thunderous indie rock, garish socks and all things nerd. Sabaa currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.

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Giveaway Details:

Enter for a chance to win a finished copy of A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir and an An Ember in the Ashes quote tote bag (ARV: $30.00).

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter between 12:01 AM Eastern Time on August 29, 2016 and 11:59 PM Eastern Time on September 16, 2016.  Open to residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia who are 13 and older. Winners will be selected at random on or about September 23, 2016. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. 

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Tour Schedule:

8/29: Buttermybooks

8/30: Once Upon a Twilight

8/31: Fiction Fare

9/1: My Friends Are Fiction

9/2: Forever Young Adult

9/5: A Perfection Called Books

9/6: Bookish Lifestyle

9/7: Fiktshun

9/8: Two Chicks on Books

9/9: The Fandom

9/12: IceyBooks

9/13: Oh the Book Feels

9/14: What Sarah Read

9/15: The Young Folks

9/16: Mundie Moms 

If you haven't started the series now's a great time!

Top Ten Tuesday (75)- My Top SIX Things Books Have Made Me Want To Do or Learn About After Reading Them

Hi thanks for stopping by!!! And welcome to my Top 10 Tuesday post! 

Thanks to the lovely ladies at The Broke And The Bookish for creating this weekly meme!

Here's this week's topic.

July 26: Top SIX Things Books Have Made Me Want To Do or Learn About After Reading Them 

This one is a tough one! I'll try to make 10 but doubtful.

1. Glass Blowing. I have been wanting to try this ever since I read The Study and Glass books by Maria V. Snyder!


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2. Herbology and their uses for healing, etc. There are a ton of books I've read that have this in them but the most recent is CLANLESS book 2 in Jennifer Jenkins Nameless series!



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3. Swordfighting. Ok with all the fantasy books I read there would be too many to name but here's a few An Ember in The Ashes Series by Sabaa Tahir, The Snow Like Ashes Series by Sara Raasch, The Court of Fives Series by Kate Elliott, & Blood of Gods and Royals Series by Eleanor Herman.



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4. Driving a race car like Colten Tayler in Lucy D. Briand's MAGNETIC SHIFT. I love racing have always been a huge fan of NASCAR so I think this would be awesome!


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5. Panning for gold like the characters in Rae Carson's The Gold Seer Trilogy. I already learned how to do this as a kid so I guess I should say I would like to re-learn this one. Plus I live in California and I know there's still some gold left in the hills :)

6. Cooking. Ok yeah I'm already a good cook but I can always improve and expand my recipe base. Some recent books that have made me hungry and want to expand my cooking knowledge are Martina Boone's The Heirs of Watson Island Series,  Cindy Pon's Serpentine Series, and Evelyn Skye's THE CROWN'S GAME. I even made Pinterest boards for Martina's and Evelyn's books! 

Ha! Ok I got 6 more than I thought!!!!

So what about you? What are some of your favorite books set outside of the US? And check back next week for my Ten Books I'd Buy Right This Second If Someone Handed Me A Fully Loaded Gift Card! 

Hugs,

Jaime

Top Ten Tuesday (70)- My Top Ten (20) Favorite 2016 Releases So Far This Year

Hi thanks for stopping by!!! And welcome to my Top 10 Tuesday post! 

Thanks to the lovely ladies at The Broke And The Bookish for creating this weekly meme!

Here's this week's topic.

June 21: Top Ten Favorite 2016 Releases So Far This Year 

I'm going to show the book covers for this and they aren't in order from my most favorite till the least I'm just going through my goodreads "read" list (so click on them and it'll take you to the goodreads page). I've also cheated a bit since some of these books haven't released yet but I loved them so much I wanted to share!

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And I'm going to be a huge cheater but there's been some fantastic books this year so I can't keep it to 10! Here's a bunch more of my favorite reads of the year!

So what about you? What are some of your favorite 2016 books so far? And check back next week for my Top Ten....FREEBIE WEEK! I'm still deciding what to do lol!

Hugs,

Jaime

Top Ten Tuesday (67)- My Top Ten Beach Reads

Hi thanks for stopping by!!! And welcome to my Top 10 Tuesday post! 

Thanks to the lovely ladies at The Broke And The Bookish for creating this weekly meme!

Here's this week's topic.

May 31: Beach Reads Week -- top ten great beach reads, ten books I plan to read on the beach, ten beach reads for those who don't like typical ~beach reads~, ten authors who are my go-to for beach reads, etc.

Ok so since I don't read contemporary and probably won't make it to the beach to read this summer. I'm just going to do my upcoming TBR since I'd read these books anywhere, including the beach lol.

I'm going to post the book covers so if you want to add to your TBR click on it and it'll take you to Goodreads. These aren't in any particular order I'll read them when the mood strikes.

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So what about you? What are some of your go to websites? And check back next week for my Ten Reasons I Love X -- could be a certain book, character, author, your indie bookstore, a fandom, a tv show, reading, a hobby, a genre. Honestly anything you want to gush about! I'm still debating on what this one will be!

Hugs,

Jaime

Read the First 2 Chapters of A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT by Sabaa Tahir & Win an ARC!

Hey All! I am so excited today to be able to share this with you! I have the first 2 chapters of A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT by Sabaa Tahir!! Eeep! Also make sure to enter the giveaway for a chance to win an ARC of the book!

But now let's get to those chapters! Then come back here to enter the giveaway!

Go to EW for Chapter 1!

Go to Mashable for Chapter 2!

About the book.

Title: A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT

Author: Sabaa Tahir

Release Date: August 30, 2016

Hardcover: 464 pages

Publisher: Razorbill

ISBN: 978-1595148032

Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks

A Torch Against the Night takes readers into the heart of the Empire as Laia and Elias fight their way north to liberate Laia’s brother from the horrors of Kauf Prison. Hunted by Empire soldiers, manipulated by the Commandant, and haunted by their pasts, Laia and Elias must outfox their enemies and confront the treacherousness of their own hearts.

In the city of Serra, Helene Aquilla finds herself bound to the will of the Empire’s twisted new leader, Marcus. When her loyalty is questioned, Helene finds herself taking on a mission to prove herself—a mission that might destroy her, instead. 

About Sabaa:

Sabaa Tahir grew up in California’s Mojave Desert at her family’s 18-room motel. There, she spent her time devouring fantasy novels, raiding her brother’s comic book stash and playing guitar badly.

She began writing An Ember in the Ashes while working nights as a newspaper editor. She likes thunderous indie rock, garish socks and all things nerd.

Sabaa currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.

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Giveaway!

10 winners will receive an ARC of A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT, US Only.

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If you haven't read book 1 yet now's the chance to get it! Penguin Teen will be hosting a read along for AN EMBER IN THE ASHES before the next book comes out and the paperback is only $7.31!!!!

Top Ten Tuesday (61)- Ten Books Every Fantasy Fan Should Read

Hi thanks for stopping by!!! And welcome to my Top 10 Tuesday post! 

Thanks to the lovely ladies at The Broke And The Bookish for creating this weekly meme!

Here's this week's topic.

April 12: Ten Books Every X Should Read 

Ha so of course since I am a HUGE fantasy fan I picked Fantasy Books! This is not even close to all my favorites but I could only pick 10. I have mostly new ones that I love but #1 will always be my all time favorite!

1. The Study Series and The Glass Series by Maria V, Snyder 

2. The Wrath & The Dawn & The Rose & The Dagger by Renee Ahdieh. 

3. Uprooted by Naomi Novik

4. Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie

5. The Falling Kingdoms series by Morgan Rhodes. 

6. Nameless by Jennifer Jenkins.

7. The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye

8. An Ember in The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

9. The Elemental Trilogy by Sherry Thomas

10. Winterspell by Claire Legrand. 

So what about you? What Fantasy books are on your list? And check back next week for my Ten Books That Will Make You Laugh!

Hugs,

Jaime

Top Ten Tuesday (58)- My Ten Books To Read If You Are In The Mood For Fantasy

Hi thanks for stopping by!!! And welcome to my Top 10 Tuesday post! 

Thanks to the lovely ladies at The Broke And The Bookish for creating this weekly meme!

Here's this week's topic.

March 1: Ten Books To Read If You Are In The Mood For X

Ha so of course since I am a HUGE fantasy fan I picked Fantasy Books! This is not even close to all my favorites but I could only pick 10. I have mostly new ones that I love but #1 will always be my all time favorite!

1. The Study Series and The Glass Series by Maria V, Snyder 

2. The Wrath & The Dawn series by Renee Ahdieh. 


3. Uprooted by Naomi Novik

4. Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie

5. The Falling Kingdoms series by Morgan Rhodes. 

6. Nameless by Jennifer Jenkins.

7. The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye

8. An Ember in The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

9. The Elemental Trilogy by Sherry Thomas

10. Winterspell by Claire Legrand. 

So what about you? What are your favorite fantasy books? And check back next week for my Ten Characters Everyone Loves But I Just Don't Get or Ten Characters I LOVE But Others Seem To Dislike.

Hugs,

Jaime

Top 10 of 2015 Day 5- Books I'm Looking Forward to in 2016!

Merry Christmas! Welcome to the last day of the Top 10 Books of 2015! We hope you all have been having fun! To close out the week we’re looking forward to 2016 so today’s topic is….. Top 10 Books I'm looking forward to in 2016. (This list should be comprised of books released ONLY in 2016)

And make sure to stop by my co-hosts sites Fiktshun, Tales of a Ravenous Reader, and Magical Urban Fantasy Reads for their lists! Oh and make sure to sign up with the linky to share your lists! 

Ok I’m being a big time cheater here! I’ve read a few of these books already but I needed to share how awesome they are! I’ll put READ next to the ones I’ve read lol.

1. BURNING GLASS by Kathryn Purdie. READ

2. INTO THE DIM by Janet B. Taylor. READ

3. A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT by Sabaa Tahir.

4. THE CROWN'S GAME by Evelyn Skye. READ

5. THE STAR TOUCHED QUEEN by Roshani Chokshi

6. AND I DARKEN by Kiersten White.

7.  THE ROSE & THE DAGGER by Renee Ahdieh.

8. REBEL OF THE SANDS by Alwyn Hamilton. READ

9. A SHADOW BRIGHT AND BURNING by Jessica Clueless

10. REVENGE AND THE WILD by Michelle Modesto. READ

Going to add a few honorable mentions since there's so many 2016 books I want to read!

THE KING SLAYER by Virginia Boecker.

THE BEAUTY OF DARKNESS by Mary E. Paerson

EVER THE HUNTED by Erin Summerill

RUINED by Amy Tintera

CLANLESS by Jennifer Jenkins

Did any of my favorites make your list? Thanks so much for participating in this year's Top 10 of 2015 it was a blast and we hope to see you next year! 

And remember to stop by my co-hosts sites for their list!

Make sure to fill out the linky to share your lists! 

Top 10 of 2015 Day 3- Best Debut Authors of 2015!

Welcome back!! Today’s topic is Best ________ Of 2015 (Readers/Bloggers choice. Please fill in the blank with ONE or more of these topics - Villains, Contemporaries, Dual POV's, Novellas, Adult titles, New Adult titles, Love Triangles, Couples, Bad Boys or Debuts. REMEMBER - this list MUST be from books you've READ in 2015)

And make sure to stop by my co-hosts sites Fiktshun, Tales of a Ravenous Reader, and Magical Urban Fantasy Reads for their lists! Oh and make sure to sign up with the linky to share your lists! And don’t forget one of us is hosting a giveaway today! Who you ask? You'll just have to visit each site to find out ;)

I decided to do Debut Authors since there are so many good ones this year! All of the links go to their twitter accounts so if you don’t follow them go do it! They are definitely not in order. If I could I would have made them all #1!

1. Renee Ahdieh. THE WRATH & THE DAWN was one of my top 5 favorite books of 2015! I can't wait for it's sequel!

2. Sabaa Tahir. AN EMBER IN THE ASHES also makes my top ten list this year. I need the sequel now!

3. Jennifer Jenkins. I freaking loved NAMELESS and I adore Jennifer. I can't wait to see what comes next in this series.

4. Becky Wallace. I freaking loved THE STORYSPINNER so much that I actually read the sequel, THE SKYLIGHTER already so I'm cheating with this one lol. 

5. Virginia Boecker. THE WITCH HUNTER was an awesome fantasy with historical elements. I can't wait to see what comes next in this series!

6. Melissa Grey. THE GIRL AT MIDNIGHT surprised the hell out of me! I knew I'd like it but I didn't think I'd love it as much as I did and I can't wait for book 2!

7. Eleanor Herman. Oh technically she's not a debut but LEGACY OF KINGS was her YA debut and it was flipping amazing!

8. Rhiannon Thomas. I loved her Sleeping Beauty retelling, A WICKED THING and can't wait to read book 2!

9. Stacey Lee. I will admit I haven't read her books yet but I adore Stacey and she's a local author so gotta add her to the list :)

10. Melinda Salisbury. THE SIN EATER'S DAUGHTER will also make my top 10's lists I can't wait for the sequel!!!!

Did any of my favorites make your list? Fill out the linky and let me know! And good luck with the giveaway! 

And remember to stop by my co-hosts sites Reading YA Rocks, Tales of a Ravenous Reader, and Magical Urban Fantasy Reads for their lists and one of them is hosting a giveaway today but I'm not saying who you'll just have to visit all 3! 

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Top 10 of 2015 Day 1- Best Books I've read in 2015!

Yay welcome to day 1 of our Top 10 of 2015 event! We're so happy that you all are participating with us! 2015 was an awesome year for me. I've read 71 books as of today and will most likely hit my goal of 75 by the 31^st! I love the Goodreads Reading Challenge I sign up every year and the people at Goodreads have a cool Your Year of Books when you sign up for the challenge. If you want to see all the books I read this year go HERE!

So today’s topic is Best Books I've Read in 2015 (Doesn't have to be released in 2015, just a book you've read in 2015). And I had a hell of a time narrowing it down to just 10 so there are a few honorable mentions added to this list. If you want to know anything about the books I chose just click on the title and it’ll take you to the Goodreads page!

And make sure to stop by my co-hosts sites Fiktshun, Tales of a Ravenous Reader, and Magical Urban Fantasy Reads for their lists! Oh and make sure to sign up with the linky to share your lists! And don’t forget to enter the giveaways along the way today's is over at Fiktshun! Details are at the end of this post!

1. THE WRATH & THE DAWN by Renee Ahdieh. This was hands down one of my favorites of the year! It was beautifully written and the romance was so *sighs*

2. UPROOTED by Naomi Novik. An absolutely amazing high fantasy I can't say enough about this one except that I wish it wasn't a standalone!

3. AN EMBER IN THE ASHES by Sabaa Tahir. This was one crazy good book high fantasy! I loved Sabaa's writing!

4. TEN THOUSAND SKIES ABOVE YOU by Claudia Gray. Of course this made my list! I love Claudia's Firebird series and this was just as amazing as the first book!

5. SHADOW STUDY by Maria V. Snyder. Like this one wouldn't make my list lol I love every book Maria has ever written and I was so happy that the Study series didn't end with Fire Study!

6. THE STORYSPINNER by Becky Wallace. Another amazing high fantasy (sensing a theme here?) and I've already read this sequel too! Fans of high fantasy must add this to their TBR's!

7. THE RUBY CIRCLE by Richelle Mead. Gah I was so sad to see this series end! But Richelle ended it fantastically! All my Sydrian feels were met! 

8.THE WITCH HUNTER by Virginia Boecker. I loved this mix of historical and high fantasy! Virgina has created an amazing world and there's a hot healer that I adore.

9. HEART OF BETRAYAL by Mary E. Pearson. I freaking loved this one! I loved it more than the first book! And I need the sequel now!!!

10. QUEEN OF SHADOWS by Sarah J. Maas. I almost didn't read this one...It was huge and intimidating lol and although I admit that I do think a good part of this could have been left out I still loved it.

Honorable Mentions

NAMELESS by Jennifer Jenkins.

SERPENTINE by Cindy Pon.

THE ARTISANS by Julie Reece.

THE IMMORTAL HEIGHTS by Sherry Thomas.

PERSUASION by Martina Boone. 

SIX OF CROWS by Leigh Bardugo.

WALK ON EARTH A STRANGER by Rae Carson.

Did any of my favorites make your list? Fill out the linky and let me know! And remember to stop by my co-hosts blogs you'll find a giveaway on one of them!