Today I’m excited to announce that Gennifer Albin’s debut novel, Crewel, hits the shelves! Visit Amazon to purchase a copy of this unique book-you won’t be disappointed. Today, several members of the Soul Spinsters Street Team will be posting reviews and details of the scavenger hunt taking place in which you could win a box set of ARC Fierce Read Titles!
Here are the other blogs taking part today:
Qwerty
Books for YA
We all Make Mistakes
Little Hyuts
A Dream Within A Dream
Singin and Reading In the Rain
Literary Getaway
Fiction Freak
Words Into Scenes
I will be posting my review of Crewel at a later date as I’m from the UK, so for now, here’s the synopsis:
Incapable. Awkward. Artless.
That’s what the other girls whisper behind her back. But sixteen year-old Adelice Lewys has a secret: she wants to fail.
Gifted with the ability to weave time with matter, she’s exactly what the Guild is looking for, and in the world of Arras, being chosen as a Spinster is everything a girl could want. It means privilege, eternal beauty, and being something other than a secretary. It also means the power to embroider the very fabric of life. But if controlling what people eat, where they live and how many children they have is the price of having it all, Adelice isn’t interested.
Not that her feelings matter, because she slipped and wove a moment at testing, and they’re coming for her—tonight.
Now she has one hour to eat her mom’s overcooked pot roast. One hour to listen to her sister’s academy gossip and laugh at her Dad’s stupid jokes. One hour to pretend everything’s okay. And one hour to escape.
Because once you become a Spinster, there’s no turning back.
I really loved the first chapter and Gennifer’s short story ‘The Department of Alterations‘, which is set in the same world as Crewel. I think this is one of the most exciting debuts of 2012.
There is also another Soul Spinsters blog tour going on from 16th-25th Oct called the ‘One Question Q&A Blog Tour’. Ten bloggers will each be posting a question for Gennifer Albin to answer. So if you want to find out the answer to such profound and hard hitting questions as ‘do you prefer mustard or mayonnaise?’, check out the tour schedule below:
16th-Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance
17th-Chapter by Chapter
18th-Joire de Lire
19th-Querty
20th-I Talk Books
21st-Books for YA
22nd-Kari’s Crowded Bookshelf
23rd-Creative Therapy
24th-We All Make Mistakes
25th-Proud Book Nerd
Hunt Time!!!!!!
Questions:
1. What is Gennifer Albin’s favourite thing to drink?
2. What is the last phrase in the Crewel Trailer?
3. What’s Gennifer Albin’s favourite number? Pick a number between 1-100.(Guess!)
4. What do the Spinsters weave? Be specific(it is mentioned on Gennifer’s blog)
5. When was the Crewel trailer released?
Prize: One LUCKY winner will get…….
A box set of ARC Fierce Read Titles!
Entry Form: When you have found all the answers click HERE and fill out the form to qualify!
Rules:
– If chosen you must reply to the email within 48 hours or another winner WILL be chosen. Open to the US ONLY(SORRY).
-Must answer each question correctly to win. Winner will be chosen randomly through random.org
-Must provide a working email address in the form!
-You have until October 18th to enter!
LINKS: Goodreads Synopsis
These links shall guide you on your quest to a Crewel World.
Weave Wisely.
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