Monday, 13 May 2013

Comes The Night Blog Tour

Comes the Night

Title: Comes the Night (Book 1 in the Casters Series)

Author: Norah Wilson and Heather Doherty

Age Group: Young Adult/New Adult

Genre: Paranormal

Release date: November 27, 2012

Tour organized by: AToMR Tours

Book Synopsis

How far would you go to escape your own personal teenage hell? Would you run away, break away from everything you know—even your own body?

Alex Robbins, Brooke Saunders and Maryanne Hemlock could not be more different, yet they all have something in common — deep and soul-searing pain. They are also all students at Streep Academy, a boarding school just one step away from juvie, where they've come to complete high school. The three have been relegated to Harvell House, the residence reserved for the hardest cases, the so-called Rejects from Reject Row. In the forbidden attic of the old Victorian house-turned-residence, the girls discover the diary of Connie Harvell, a young woman who was confined and abused there some 50 years ago. In the end, Connie’s attic prison couldn't hold her—not completely. She found a way out. At least a dark part of her did. And after reading her diary, the girls discover they can escape at will too. A terrifying, thrilling flight from their bodies and their troubles.

But God help them, their pain isn't all they leave behind when they join with the night. And God help anyone who’s wronged them..

Shona's review 5 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this story, really enjoyed it. I'm just struggling to find the words to explain why I enjoyed it. Especially spoiler free words.

The book opens with an excerpt from Connie's diary, and follows on with Alex waking in attic in the morning and realising that she has been raped but unable to remember any of the details of her night before. Given her history and the fact that she cant remember anything, Alex chooses not to tell anyone fearing they wouldn't believe her. She finds Connie's diary in the attic's rafters and discovers Connie's horrible truth. When one of her room-mates discovers Connie's diary Alex agrees to read it with them in the attic. It is at this point the girls discover they are able to 'cast'.

The book focuses on Alex, Brooke and Maryanne. Three girls who wouldn't be friends if they hadn't been forced together as room mates. Three girls who wouldn't be friends if they hadn't discovered the horrible things that Connie had to endure. Three girls who became sisters in the night.

Each girl has a story of their own, a story they don't want everyone to know about. And one of the things I enjoyed about this story is the fact that we don't get the 'wave of a magic wand' that makes everything all better. This tale is dark and gripping, its full of teenage angst with a touch of paranormal and thriller thrown in.
 About the Authors

Norah Wilson is a Kindle best-selling author of romantic suspense and paranormal romance. She lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, with her husband, two adult children, dog Chloe, and kitty, Ruckus.

Heather Doherty fell in love with writing while taking creative writing courses with Athabasca University. Motivated by her university success, and a life-long dream of becoming a novelist, she later enrolled in the Humber School for Writers under the mentorship of David Adams Richards. Her first literary novel was published in 2006. While still writing dark literary (as well as not-so-dark children's lit), she is beyond thrilled to be writing paranormal/horror with Norah. Heather lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick with her family. (No pets, but I swear Norah's dog, Chloe, calls me Aunt Heather).

Together, Heather and Norah write dark, edgy, frightening young adult paranormal/horror.
Social Media links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilsondoherty

Website: http://castersthebooks.com

Facebook Norah: http://www.facebook.com/norah.wilson1

Facebook Heather: http://www.facebook.com/heather.doherty.5


Giveaway:


#1: Five (5) unsigned print copies of Comes the Night sent from CreateSpace - open internationally;

#2: Five (5) eBook copies of Comes the Night (Smashword coupon code) - open internationally;

#3: Three (3) $10 gift cards - choice of Amazon, B&N, or Book Depository

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Links to find/buy the book:

Amazon.com – ebook:  http://amzn.com/B00AEVUERY

Amazon.com – print: http://amzn.com/0987803794




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1 comment:

  1. Thank you to Norah and Heather for writing this amazing book, and to AToMR for having us be a stop on the tour.

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