Happy Paperback Release Day to THE NEAR WITCH by Victoria Schwab!

GUYS, it’s finally May 15^th!

Today’s the day that The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab comes out in paperback. This is extremely exciting because in the back of the paperback, you'll find the first chapter of Victoria's new book, THE ARCHIVED, which doesn't come out until January!

But that isn’t the only exciting thing that comes out today! To celebrate the release of The Near Witch paperback "The Ash-Born Boy" is finally up over at Disney*Hyperion’s website!

You’re probably thinking “yeah, so what? I don’t even know what that is.” Well I’m here to tell you that “The Ash-Born Boy” is a free story Victoria wrote as a thank-you to her fans, and she wrote it to answer ONE question: "Who was Cole before he came to Near?"

Cole's story will stay up on Disney*Hyperion's website, and if it ever comes down, Victoria will carve out a space for it on her own site. It will always be available somewhere on the internet, and it will always be free.

(Now don’t worry if you haven’t read The Near Witch yet. “The Ash-Born Boy” isn’t at all spoillery so you can read it before or after you read The Near Witch. All that matters is that you read this amazing (FREE) story!)

Why are you still on my blog? Click HERE to go read “The Ash-Born Boy,” and don’t forget to buy/order/pick up your own paperback copy of THE NEAR WITCH!

To read my review of THE NEAR WITCH click here.

To read my review of “The Ash-Born Boy” click here.

~Read more,

Talk less,

Laura!

Quick Update

Hey guys,

You may have noticed that I sign off all of my reviews the same way, "Read More, Talk Less, ~Rory!"

I have been doing this for years because when I started this blog I didn't use my real name. I was a sophomore in HS then and it freaked me out to use my own name. I'm not freaked out anymore so I'm just going to stick to my real name because it's a lot less confusing for me and my readers.

I have no idea how I'm going to sign off anymore. I may just use the old stand by of "~Laura!"

I just wanted to let you all know about the change. Wouldn't want you all to be like, "Laura? Who the heck is that? I thought this was Rory's blog!" It is Rory's blog still, but Rory's decided to go by her real name from now on!

~Laura!

(haha see what I did there?)

Review: The Ash-Born Boy by Victoria Schwab

Title: The Ash-Born Boy

Author: Victoria Schwab

Release Date: May 15^th, 2012

Publisher: Disney*Hyperion

Age Group: Young Adult

Pages: 61

Source: Un-Required Reading.com

Companion to: The Near Witch

Summary (goodreads.com):

Before he came to Near...

Before he met Lexi...

Before they faced the witch...

Who was the boy named Cole?

Follow us to Dale, a city on a hill, where in a matter of days fire will devour everything. Meet the Lord and Lady, and their son, the boy destined to inherit all...until everything turns to ash.

It's time to learn the truth behind the stranger's story.

My Review:

For the love of cupcakes and narwhals this story is amazing! I adored The Near Witch when I read it last year and I was one of the people who wondered about Cole’s past and what brought him to Near. This story answers those questions and more. The brilliantly haunting prose that Victoria Schwab used to lure readers into The Near Witch is once again present here which makes the city of Dale come alive to readers just like the town of Near did. This insight into Cole’s past is sure to make fans of Victoria Schwab’s debut novel insanely happy.

~Read more,

Talk less,

Laura!