Showing posts with label Alison Kemper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alison Kemper. Show all posts

Thursday, October 9, 2014

{Blog Tour + Review + Giveaway} Dead Over Heels by Alison Kemper @alison_kemper @entangledteen





Dead Over Heels
Release Date: 09/29/14
Entangled Teen
269 pages

Summary from Goodreads:
The end of the world just might be their perfect beginning…

Glenview, North Carolina. Also known―at least to sixteen-year-old Ava Pegg―as the Land of Incredibly Boring Vacations. What exactly were her parents thinking when they bought a summer home here? Then the cute-but-really-annoying boy next door shows up at her place in a panic…hollering something about flesh-eating zombies attacking the town.

At first, Ava’s certain that Cole spent a little too much time with his head in the moonshine barrel. But when someone―or something―rotted and terrifying emerges from behind the woodpile, Ava realizes this is no hooch hallucination. The undead are walking in Glenview, and they are hungry. Panicked, Ava and Cole flee into the national forest. No supplies, no weapons. Just two teenagers who don’t even like each other fighting for their lives. But that’s the funny thing about the Zombpocalypse. You never know when you’ll meet your undead end. Or when you’ll fall dead over heels for a boy…

 
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About the Author
Alison Kemper grew up in South Florida, the only girl on a street with eleven boys. She spent most of her childhood paddling a canoe through neighborhood canals and looking for adventure. She usually found it. Sometimes the police were involved. And large dogs. And one time, a very territorial snake. Now that she’s grown up, she lives in North Carolina and writes books. The books often include girls having adventures. With boys. Cute boys. And cute dogs too. But no cute snakes. Never cute snakes.

Her debut novel, Donna of the Dead, will be published by Entangled Teen in 2014 and followed by two companion books in the series. She loves to meet new people and talk books, so send her a friend request or connect with her on Twitter and Instagram.

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{Details} ebook, 269 pages. Published September 29th 2014 by Entangled Teen (first published September 23rd 2014). Source: ebook provided in exchange for an honest review

{Rating} 5/5 - I loved it!

{Review}
"Autumn sunlight streams through the kitchen of our vacation house." (page 1, line 1)
An exciting, action packed, fast read. I loved Alison Kemper's first book, Donna of the Dead, and enjoyed Dead over Heels just as much. Taking place in the same world -  a world where everyone is turning into a zombie - but with new characters, city girl Ava and country boy Cole, a new setting, the middle of the forest and new challenges.

City girl Ava is smart, indoorsy because she suffers from terrible allergies, and so not prepared to run through the woods and face the dangers within. But as they battle zombies, wildlife and brave heights, freezing temperatures and more she learns how strong and brave she is. I adored the banjo playing, hunting,'Trout Magnet' hat wearing, sweet and protective Cole. He has all the survival skills to keep them going through the forest and he's such a good guy that he keeps putting Ava's safety and comfort above his own.

Both Ava and Cole have their snobbish moments, thinking the worst of each other, but thrown together, having to work together to survive, they learn to appreciate each other and then begin to care for each other. The romance that develops is believable; despite all their differences they share the same determination and bravery. 

I can't wait to read the next book in her zombie series and anything else Alison Kemper writes. 

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

{Blog Tour + Review + Giveaway} Donna of the Dead by Alison Kemper

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Author: Alison Kemper
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Pub. Date: March 4, 2014
Pages: 250

Donna Pierce might hear voices, but that doesn’t mean she’s crazy. Probably.

The voices do serve their purpose, though—whenever Donna hears them, she knows she’s in danger. So when they start yelling at the top of their proverbial lungs, it’s no surprise she and her best friend, Deke, end up narrowly escaping a zombie horde. Alone without their families, they take refuge at their high school with the super-helpful nerds, the bossy head cheerleader, and—best of all?—Liam, hottie extraordinaire and Donna’s long-time crush. When Liam is around, it’s easy to forget about the moaning zombies, her dad’s plight to reach them, and how weird Deke is suddenly acting toward her.

But as the teens’ numbers dwindle and their escape plans fall apart, Donna has to listen to the secrets those voices in her head have been hiding. It seems not all the zombies are shuffling idiots, and the half-undead aren’t really down with kids like Donna…
{Rating}  5/5 -- I loved it!

{Review}
"A breeze kicks up, carrying with it a hint of seawater and diesel exhaust." (line 1, page 1)
Action packed and exciting with laugh out loud humor and unexpectedly moving moments.

Donna is very much a teenage girl, sarcastic, boy obsessed, self-absorbed, but unlike other teenage girls she hears voices in her head, a cool - and handy - addition to the plot. I thought Donna's reactions to the zombie apocalypse were believable. The zombie apocalypse doesn't automatically turn her into a fearless zombie killing machine, she's scared, she freezes, she runs, but as the story progresses Donna begins to learn just what she's capable of.

Liam? Eh. I could see why Donna liked him - who doesn't like a guy with a good vocabulary - but I'd rather talk about Deke. Deke was awesome, both as a best friend to Donna and as a zombie slayer. That boy definitely knows his way around a baseball bat. He's smart and honest and knows how to give a girl a good kick in the pants. I liked that he never gave up on Donna, even when she disappointed him or failed to live up to his expectations. He encouraged her to be a better person, to be braver, to think of others, to sacrifice, to keep it together. to keep hope alive.

I liked how well thought out the plot was, the zombie mythology, the hows and whys of the pandemics, the reasons for all their stumbling blocks. And I loved the MacGuyver like solutions they develop to protect themselves, they're not farfetched but they're also effective - and entertaining.
[They're throwing books at the zombies]
"Throw Moby Dick. I hated that one."
"Where's Twilight?"
"No," Tara squeals. "Don't throw Twilight." (loc 4507)
Donna of the Deal is well written, entertaining tale, I'll definitely be on the lookout for future releases by Alison Kemper!


Disclosure: ebook provided in exchange for an honest review

About Alison:
Alison Kemper grew up in South Florida, the only girl on a street with eleven boys. She spent most of her childhood paddling a canoe through neighborhood canals and looking for adventure. She usually found it. Sometimes the police were involved. And large dogs. And one time, a very territorial snake. She now lives in North Carolina and writes books. The books often include girls having adventures. With boys. Cute boys. And cute dogs too. But no cute snakes. Never cute snakes.

Her debut novel, Donna of the Dead, will be published by Entangled Teen in 2014 and followed by two companion novels. She loves to meet new people and talk books, so send her a friend request or connect with her on Twitter and Instagram.

Giveaway Details:
15 Zombie Swag Bags that include $5 Amazon card, Donna of the Dead mints (don't get caught with zombie breath) and exploding eye gumballs (they squirt red goo when you bite into them, but are surprisingly delicious)!

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:
3/10/2014- Watcha Reading- Review
3/10/2014- Parajunkee's View- Interview
3/11/2014- Creating Serenity- Review
3/11/2014- Fantasy Book Addict- Guest Post
3/12/2014- Clever Girls Read- Review
3/12/2014- Step Into Fiction- Interview
3/13/2014- Taking It One Book at a Time- Review
3/13/2014- Library of the Seen- Excerpt
3/14/2014- Racing To Read- Review
3/14/2014- Pivot Book Reviews- Guest Post

Week Two:
3/17/2014- The Reading Diaries- Review
3/17/2014- Addicted Readers- Interview
3/18/2014- Sabrina's Paranormal Palace - Review
3/18/2014- Happy Booker- Excerpt
3/19/2014- vvb32 reads - Review
3/19/2014- Curling Up With A Good Book- Interview
3/20/2014- The Phantom Paragrapher- Review
3/20/2014- Imagine a World- Excerpt
3/21/2014- Mom With A Kindle- Review
3/21/2014- Comfort Books- Guest Post

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Teaser Tuesday (44) The Academy - Thief + Donna of the Dead



Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read(s)
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) -- or less or more -- “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
"Like opening the gates, his mouth claimed me again. In every possible place I could think to hide, he found me."
location 4843, The Academy - Thief by C.L. Stone

"Try driving crazy?" I lower my hands from my face and throw the car into gear. "I'm a sixteen-year-old unlicensed, inexperienced driver with a reanimated corpse blocking my view. Crazy is the only way I can drive."
location 720, Donna of the Dead by Alison Kemper