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Calling Holly Black and faerie fans
everywhere: The Darkest Part Of The
Forest is coming 5th February! It has faeries, it has knights, it has
wishes, changelings, horned princes in coffins... Yeah. It's epic. And one of
you lucky people will have a chance to win your very own copy - yes, an
international giveaway! But more on that in a minute...
I am literally the biggest Holly Black
fan in the history of ever. And therefore I was SO excited to have a chance to
take part in The Darkest Part Of The
Forest UK blog tour (sort of thing).
The whole focus of this tour is #bookishWISHES! There are a few wishes
in DPoTF - with faeries:
not always the best idea...
But here is a little blurb for you -
trust me, if you're not excited yet, you're going to be...
FAERIES. KNIGHTS. PRINCES.
THINK YOU KNOW HOW THE STORY GOES? THINK AGAIN...
NEW YORK TIMES bestselling
author HOLLY BLACK
spins a dark, dangerous and
utterly beautiful
faerie tale, guaranteed to
steal your heart...
Children can have a cruel,
absolute sense of justice. Children can kill a monster and feel quite proud of
themselves. A girl can look at her brother and believe they’re destined to be a
knight and a bard who battle evil. She can believe she’s found the thing she’s
been made for.
Hazel lives with her
brother, Ben, in the strange town of Fairfold where humans and fae exist side
by side. The faeries’ seemingly harmless magic attracts tourists, but Hazel
knows how dangerous they can be, and she knows how to stop them. Or she did,
once. At the centre of it all, there is a glass coffin in the woods. It rests
right on the ground and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as
pointy as knives. Hazel and Ben were both in love with him as children. The boy
has slept there for generations, never waking.
Until one day, he does… As
the world turns upside down and a hero is needed to save them all, Hazel tries
to remember her years spent pretending to be a knight. But swept up in new
love, shifting loyalties, and the fresh sting of betrayal, will it be enough?
But onto the wishin' and give-awayin'!
First up, I'm meant to make my
#bookishWishes. And I am making wishes - plural. The first is a little selfish,
I guess, but the second isn't. Balance is key. ;)
My First Bookish Wish:
My first wish is that 2015 is the best
bookish year of my book blogging days. I wish that brilliant books are
published (and I get to read them all!), that I get to meet up with my amazing
blogging friends more ('cause I love you all!), that I actually have time to
read everything 2015 has to offer and that, just maybe, I get to finish the
book I'm writing - it's about time these characters, worlds and plots get out
of my head and into the world! So that's my selfish-ish wish (though of course
I wish the same for my blogging friends!)...
My Second Bookish Wish:
My second wish is less selfish: I wish
that every child all over the world has at least one book to read and love.
Every child should have the magic a wonderful book can give. Books save my life
every single day and I just want everyone everywhere to have that.
And now for your turn!
Because it's time I go all Bookish Faerie
Godmother on you guys, my lovely followers! It's time for an international
giveaway of The Darkest Part Of
The Forest, thanks to the very generous Indigo peoples!
Now, let me paint a picture of what you
have to do... using pictures and a faerie tale theme!
Well, that was fun! But let's go
over the rules once again...
First up, consider this: If you could
make any bookish wish, what would you wish for? Now decide how you want to make
this wish: do you want to just write it down in the comments, Tweet it, post it
on Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook (use the #bookishWISHES
and #DPoTF tags if you do) or
email it to me? Do you want to wish it in a picture, like me? Do you want
to draw your wish? Do you want to video yourself? Do you want to
get creative and write a story - write your own faerie tale?
If you decide to get creative, post your
special wish wherever you want and place a direct link in the comments to this post - please Tweet or email me too at @BookAddictdGirl
(and the #bookishWISHES tag!) or thebookaddictedgirl@yahoo.co.uk. Whoever
makes the most marvellous, creative, unique and special wish wins a copy of The Darkest Part Of The Forest!
The giveaway is INTERNATIONAL and ends midnight 11th February - the witching hour (fey-ing hour?)! I
will go through all the entries and choose which is the most marvellous and
deserving of the brilliant The
Darkest Part Of The Forest!
But remember: if you
don't post the link in the comments and Tweet/email me - you can't win!
No matter how amazing your entry is!
Well, I'll leave you all, my loveliest
followers, to get a-wishin'! I hope you have fun!!
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Keep up with the wishing tomorrow, over
at Serendipity Reviews!
And if you want to know more about the
amazing The Darkest Part Of The Forest,
check it out on Goodreads and Amazon.
Follow the lovely Holly too on her website, Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook!
About HOLLY BLACK:
Holly Black is the bestselling
author of YA and children's books including being co-creator of The Spiderwick Chronicles, a NEW YORK TIMES No.1 bestselling
phenomenon and hugely successful film. She has been a finalist for the
MYTHOPOEIC AWARD, the EISNER AWARD and a recipient of the ANDRE NORTON AWARD
and a NEWBERY HONOR. She currently lives in New England in a house with a
secret door.
