The Potion Diaries by Amy Alward

Series: Potion, Book One

Publisher: Simon&Schuester

Format: Paperback

Published: 2^nd July 2015

Number of Pages: 368

Book: Bought

Genre:  Fantasy, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Action-Adventure, YA

Recommended Age: 11+

Contains: Violence, Swearing

Author's Site: Amy Alward

When the Princess of Nova accidentally poisons herself with a love potion meant for her crush, she falls crown-over-heels in love with her own reflection.  Oops.  A nationwide hunt is called to find the cure, with competitors travelling the world for the rarest ingredients, deep in magical forests and frozen tundras, facing death at every turn.

Enter Samantha Kemi – an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent.  Sam’s family were once the most respected alchemists in the kingdom, but they’ve fallen on hard times, and winning the hunt would save their reputation.  But can Sam really compete with the dazzling powers of the ZoroAster megapharma company?  And just how close is she willing to get to Zain Aster, her dashing enemy, in the meantime?

Just to add to the pressure, this quest is all over social media.  And the world news.

No big deal then.

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'Despite both of them knowing how bad things are with the business, neither will let me do anything other than be an apprentice to my grandad.

Because when you have the Kemi gift, you have to use it.'

In Samantha Kemi's world, you’re either ordinary or Talented – with or without magic.  The Kemis are not Talented, but they were once prosperous – as master alchemists and potion makers, they were respected by everyone, the chosen ones of the Royal family.

But now things have changed – synth potions are huge and natural alchemists are no longer needed.  

Until the Princess Evelyn mixes a natural love potion to give to her crush Zain Aster (the relative of the first synthetic potion maker and heir to the mega-wealthy ZoroAster Corp company) – and accidentally drinks the potion herself.  And then falls in love.  With herself.

With the magic of Nova unbalanced, a Wilde Hunt is called – all alchemists, both natural and synth, are called to find a cure.  A race that will lead them all over, searching for ingredients and battling to win – both the Royal's approval and a magical prize.

But for Sam, it's a way to prove that the Kemis' way of potion-making is best and to restore her family's name.

But with the gorgeous Zain also competing and the world watching their every move, can Sam pull it off?  Can she save the princess, her land and her family?

I began reading The Potion Diaries after finding out Amy Alward would be at YALC.  And was instantly enchanted.  I've already read the brilliant The Oathbreaker's Shadow by Amy - and whilst The Potion Diaries was seriously different it was equally amazing.  I've not read anything quite so much fun for ages – I was barely two pages in before I fell totally in love.   This is the kind of book I love to read!  Magical adventures mixed up with an alternate modern reality with loads of friendship and family and romantic love added in too.

Sam was awesome – clever, funny, brave, a bit quirky and totally devoted to her family.  And she was also just so real – I mean, her fear of being anonymous, of never doing anything that makes an impact, isn't that something all teenagers feel?  Sure, her problems are amplified by being non-magical in a magical world, of trying to live up to a family name long forgotten, but it was so real anyway.  I loved how badass and clever Sam was and I can't wait to see more of her in the second Potion Diaries book!

Zain was totally not what I was expecting when we were first introduced to him – actually, he tested my expectations a few times.  But I loved it when he was being all sweet and shy and kinda totally adorable – that thing with the coffee?  Heart-meltingly sweet!  But yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing more of Zain.

As for our supporting cast, Kirsty was so butt-kickingly amazing!  Being a Finder sounds awesome and I loved Kirsty's whip-sharp sense of humour.  Eve was obviously very clever, but what we saw of her...  Well, we saw her in love with her reflection.  So... But I look forward to seeing more of the non-magically-obsessively-in-love, not-so-crazy-and-out-of-control Evelyn.

And I loved Sam's crazy family – they were brilliant!  And really made the story for me: I loved the kookiness of them all, loved how much they loved each other.  Sam's little sister was so brave and adorable, her parents a little frazzled but so loving, her grandfather quiet and a little grumpy with so many secrets – I can't wait until he reveals more of them!  But I loved the angle the family thing lent to the story – and the friends too.  Anita and Arjun, Sam's friends, were brilliant – Anita was such a good friend, always there to help Sam, no matter what.  Loved it all.

Personally, I'm a huge fan of split POVs – and I loved reading from both Sam and Eve's perspectives; I especially enjoyed seeing Evelyn going from a confident princess with a crush to a magic-crazed, obsessive, dangerously in love super-witch.  Why?  Because it was fascinating.  And kind of terrifying.

And then the plot... it was so fast-paced and exciting!  A quest – a real quest! – but broadcast over social media!  It was just so cool!  And the way Sam was always moving, always thinking, always getting that next ingredient...  Loved it.  I also loved the way Sam and Zain's relationship developed – it felt really natural and sweet, even though the Kemis and Asters were basically sworn enemies at the time (long story - read The Potion Diaries and find out all about it).

This world – God, I wanna live here!  Action, adventure, magic, potions, social media...  It literally sounds like my dream world.  I mean, can you imagine going by mirror to see a unicorn and posting about it on Twitter?  That would literally be the coolest thing ever.  And all the alchemy, the various mythologies around the world, the Talenteds and ordinary people and then the awesome Kemi potion brewing skill...  I was blown away by the depth of this world – and also by how seamlessly I just kind of... fit in.  You know?  The mythology was so easy to pick up and it was so much fun to explore the world alongside Sam.  Oh, and also the Royal family!  Can you imagine if the Queen had magic?  How cool would that be!  

Am I the only one with this dream?  Perhaps...

So yes, I had a lot of fun reading The Potion Diaries.  It was such an awesome, exciting, easy and enjoyable read – I was so sad to leave the world after I put the book down!  I have to wait until July for book two people!  How am I meant to live without my magical social media hit?  I just don't know anymore!  

Seriously though, if you love urban fantasies that are more fun than they are angst-ridden, with a mythology that explores the whole world and also takes elements from all over our world, The Potion Diaries is definitely for you.  

Ok, I can't resist it anymore.  I'm gonna do the potion ingredients of The Potion Diaries.  How can I not, guy?  Here goes...

1 cup of coffee beans for the adrenaline of adventure

1 strand of hair from a unicorn's tail for magic

5 drops of your blood for the sense of family

2 rose petals for romance

1 slither of metal from a broken blade for a successful quest

The crushed powder of one dried, poisonous scorpion for danger

3 spoonfuls of chocolate for pure awesomeness

Allow to simmer, strain and then enjoy.

Ok, if you guys can think of something better tell me – I think this isn't my best work!  But there is a lot of adventures, magic, family, romance, quests and awesomeness in The Potion Diaries, so...  Yeah, I stand by my potion.  Until I or one of you lovely people think of something better.

An alchemist, I clearly am not…

Star Rating:
4¼ Out of 5

Read this book if you liked:

The Lynburn Legacy Series by Sarah Rees Brennan

Wells & Wong by Robin Stevens

The Curse Workers by Holly Black

Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury

Lunar Chronicles by Melissa Meyer

Half Bad Series by Sally Green

Happy Reading

Megan

Lorali by Laura Dockrill

Publisher: HotKey

Format: ARC**

Published: 2^nd July 2015

Number of Pages: 352

Book: For Review*

Genre:  Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Contemporary, Romance, Coming-Of-Age, Comedy, Adventure, YA

Recommended Age: 14+

Contains: Violence, Swearing, Alcohol, Smoking and Sexual Assault References

Author's Site: Laura Dockrill

Colourful, raw, brave, rich and fantastical - this mermaid tale is not for the faint-hearted.

Looking after a naked girl he found washed up under Hastings pier isn't exactly how Rory had imagined spending his sixteenth birthday. But more surprising than finding her in the first place is discovering where she has come from.

Lorali is running not just from the sea, not just from her position as princess, but her entire destiny. Lorali has rejected life as a mermaid, and become human.

But along with Lorali's arrival, and the freak weather suddenly battering the coast, more strange visitors begin appearing in Rory's bemused Sussex town. With beautifully coiffed hair, sharp-collared shirts and a pirate ship shaped like a Tudor house, the Abelgare boys are a mystery all of their own. What are they really up to?

Can Rory protect Lorali? And who from? And where does she really belong, anyway? 

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“You can't go back.  You know you can't…”

Rory is just eating chips on the beach in Hastings, chilling on his birthday, when a storm appears from nowhere, sending him running for cover.  Under the pier, he finds a girl.  She's naked, new and different.  He becomes her protector, but he doesn't know what he's let himself in for.

Because the girl is called Lorali and she isn't just a girl.  She used to be a mermaid – but she has run away from everything.

And now the Mer are terrified – the Queen is causing storms, Opal (the human-expert mermaid) contacts her human helpers (who are a group of young, well-kempt pirates) and they are searching the seas desperately.

When they realise that the princess might not be hiding under a rock in the deep blue somewhere, however, the Queen is forced to take drastic measures – ones that will change the world (both above and below the ocean) forever...

I received a shell in the post in March.  It was beautiful and came with the cryptic note #ReadingLorali.  And yes, I really wanted to be reading Lorali.  So when we saw Laura Dockrill at the HotKey and Piccadilly Bloggers' Brunch, heard her brilliant speech about Lorali and saw the utterly gorgeous cover, I knew I had to read it.  As soon as freaking possible.  And so I started reading on the train home and fell in love.  This isn't like any other mermaid story I’ve ever read.  It most certainly has that unique Laura Dockrill stamp.  It is brilliant and it is bonkers and it is just so. much. fun!

The characters were all very varied, very unique and totally crazy.  Lots of them had very intriguing backstories as well.  But what really made them all awesome was how absolutely freaking bonkers they all were!  Gotta love the eccentric ones!

Lorali was hilarious – so sweet and naive and funny and innocent and adorable.  Even if she was a little unworldly, she was still so brave and lovely and strong.  She was also so funny: like how clueless Ariel is in The Little Mermaid - that's a little what Lorali's like and it is so sweet and funny!

Rory was really sweet and so so kind - especially for a teenager.  He was just so protective and adorable too – him and Lorali together were really cute!  Even if they did have a bit of an insta-love situation going on, it was still so darn cute! 

The pirates were, according to Laura, based on the "fittest guys ever".  They were admittedly hilarious, bonkers, over-the-top and pretty damn badass – even if they were rather sexist and intimidating at times!  I found them so funny!  Egor was probably my favourite – gotta love a guy who sews!  But all of them: they were so crazy, so funny and witty and snarky.  And yeah, Opal, we get the crushes... trust us...

Flynn was so sweet and odd.  And his granddad, Iris, was brilliant too!  And Opal: she was bonkers and funny – like oh-so-many of the characters!

The personification of the Sea was fascinating – she was motherly and nurturing, cold and wild.  Her voice was beautiful, her chapters varied and intriguing.

I was seriously impressed by the diverse kinds and styles of writing Laura used in Lorali.  I mean, seriously.  The beautiful lyrical writing of the sea, the rough talk of the pirates, Rory's teenaged voice and Lorali's poetical, soft way of speaking...  It was all so brilliant and so addictive.  And then there were the newspaper clippings and the blog pieces and... sigh.  I really did love Laura's writing in this – and the split POVs!

This plot...  I never knew what to expect.  Never.  It was as wild and unpredictable as the sea.  I was literally clueless as to what would come next and was hooked from the word go.  Full of twists, turns, insanity and laughter, Lorali was definitely a wave I loved to ride and never wanted to end – even when I was rushing so I could find out what happened!  And the ending... it was so unexpected.  I'm not quite sure how I feel about it: on one hand love, it's perfect... on another, not so much... I don't know!

There were parts of the book that were really hard to read – Iris' backstory being one example...  This may be a book about mermaids, but don't go expecting a Disney movie interpretation of mermaids.  Lorali might be a book about mermaids, with pirates and sirens and the sea, but it is very much set in the real world, with real world problems and issues.  It is what made this book even more special and unique.

Well, that and the mermaid mythology, which was intriguing and, I think, really unique.  To begin with, it's unclear how Mer are made, where they come from, but soon it's all brilliantly clear, thanks to one of our narrators, The Sea.  And their home, the Whirl, deep in the sea, the palace and the Queen Keppel and the tapestries of the Mer and just... everything.  It was genius, creative, beautiful and so different and dark at times.  Somehow, Laura made this otherworldly Mer universe feel real and true – thanks to the diverse backgrounds the Mer came from and the way she doesn't shy away from darkness, without covering everything with it. 

I'm a bonkers gal myself.  I love being 'special' as my family calls it.  And ergo I adored Lorali to absolute pieces.  It was just so much fun – so funny and insane and addictive.  This is a must-read for all teenagers who still think mermaids rock – but wish they were a little less Little Mermaid esque.  It is a book for people who love to laugh, but love a brilliant, magical storyline just as much.  It is just a must-read!  It was so insane and so brilliant!  Yay Lorali!  

Y’know, I read very few truly original books.  But Lorali was utterly original, utterly amazing and utterly addictive. It hooked me from the very first word, reeled me in until I was lost in the blue waters of the Mer world and the rocky waves of the storyline and didn't let me go – even after I had finished reading.  And now I am so very desperate for a sequel.  I'm just not ready to give these wacky mermaids and characters up yet...

Star Rating:
4½ Out of 5

Read this book if you liked:

Darcy Burdoch by Laura Dockrill

The Potion Diaries by Amy Alward

The Lynburn Legacy Series by Sarah Rees Brennan

Happy Reading

Megan

* This book was received from HotKey in exchange for an honest review

** Quotes used are from a proof copy and may have been changed in the finished book

The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich

Publisher: Orion

Format: ARC**

Published: 6^th August 2015

Number of Pages: 320

Book: For Review*

Genre:  Thriller, Suspense, Horror, Paranormal, Mystery, Contemporary, Adventure, YA, Crossover

Recommended Age: 14+

Contains: Violence, Death, Swearing, Alcohol and Drug References

Author's Site: Dawn Kurtagich

Part-psychological thriller, part-urban legend, this is an unsettling narrative made up of diary entries, interview transcripts, film footage transcripts and medical notes. Twenty-five years ago, Elmbridge High burned down. Three people were killed and one pupil, Carly Johnson, disappeared. Now a diary has been found in the ruins of the school. The diary belongs to Kaitlyn Johnson, Carly’s identical twin sister. But Carly didn’t have a twin . . . 

Re-opened police records, psychiatric reports, transcripts of video footage and fragments of diary reveal a web of deceit and intrigue, violence and murder, raising a whole lot more questions than it answers.

Who was Kaitlyn and why did she only appear at night? Did she really exist or was she a figment of a disturbed mind? What were the illicit rituals taking place at the school? And just what did happen at Elmbridge in the events leading up to ‘the Johnson Incident’?

Chilling, creepy and utterly compelling, THE DEAD HOUSE is one of those very special books that finds all the dark places in your imagination, and haunts you long after you've finished reading.

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I read The Dead House in a single sitting.  It blew my mind.  Totally.  Completely.  Irreversibly.  I literally cannot believe how amazing this book was – especially for someone's debut novel!  I just... wow.  I am seriously struggling to find the words.  It's so hard...  The Dead House is so freaking unique and it blew my goddamn mind.  Ah, I need the words...  Here goes…

'I AM NOT A SICKNESS!'

Carly and Kaitlyn Johnson are unique: two sisters, two people, who share one body.  Carly has the day.  Kaitlyn belongs to the night.  People think they are crazy. 

Are they?

Naida Chounan-Dupré, a practitioner of Mala, doesn't think so.

And then one night, twenty-five years ago, the school the girls attended burnt down.  Three were killed. One vanished – Carly Johnson.

Ever since, this event has become known as the Johnson Incident – but very little was actually known about it.

Until a journal was found among the wreckage – a diary that belonged to Kaitlyn.  Along with police interviews, Naida's video footage and psychiatry sessions, the diary finally sheds a light upon the mystery that happened all those years ago.

What happened that night?  Who set the fire? 

And who is Kaitlyn Johnson?

I received The Dead House in the mail.  It came with a post-it note on it, reading ‘I curse anyone who reads this book’.  Also with it, an admissions form for the psychiatric hospital Carly and Kaitlyn were sent to.  The moment I saw these intriguing little extras, I began to read.  And just... whoa.  I have never, ever read anything like The Dead House.  It's going to be so hard to write this review – partly because I really don't want to write any spoilers, partly because it's so hard to describe everything this book made me feel, everything this book is.  I just... God, I still don't have the words – not to do The Dead House justice.

All of the characters were just... so amazingly made and so complex.  I can't say much about them – I don't want to give anything away about this mind-blowing plot.  But all of them just blew me away, because I never knew what to do with any of them.

Kaitlyn was the most intriguing character.  Broken, dark, scared, so lonely.  And the biggest question, one everyone has to ask, is she even real?  Is she crazy?  Whatever you believe, you can't deny she's one of the most interesting characters in any YA paranormal thriller.

Carly – we didn't see a lot of Carly.  But we saw some of the notes the girls pass to one another – they are so close, so loving, it's so sweet...

The first time Ari entered the story was hilarious – with the bowler hat and the "I have excellent taste.  It'd be gay if I wasn't so straight."  And their IM chats... killed me!

Naida was another intriguing character – she was into Mala, a kind of magic.  The whole thing was so fascinating, actually – and freaking terrifying! 

Enough with the characters!  No spoilers, guys!

I utterly adored Dawn's writing – it was phenomenal.  The mix of diary entries, interviews, film footage and notes was pure genius and so brilliantly compelling.  I was so addicted to every single word that Dawn wrote – every. single. damn. word.  It was like a spell had been cast over me. 

If you know me, you know I love a good thriller.  I've watched and read many – horrors and mysteries too.  But I have never read a plotline quite like that of The Dead House.  It was... whoa.  I still can't get my head around it – still can't believe this brilliantly crafted, utterly terrifying, bloody brilliant story line.  It is just... bloody hell.  I seriously don't have the words!  I never knew what to expect, was left desperate for more answers, left stunned, mind blown, and utterly lost for words.  I just... bloody hell.

The other issues – was this insanity or Mala? – were utterly intriguing.  I know which I'm leaning towards, but either way... whoa.  The complexity of the Johnson split personality disorder was utterly intriguing – and towards the end the theory about why rang true...  As for Naida's dual-soul and Olen-based beliefs, those were just as intriguing, oddly just as believable too.  It was all just... whoa (never have I said whoa so much in one review).  

This review is random ramblings – I'm not even sure it makes sense and I apologise.  It's just The Dead House was so freaking amazing.  It was scary as hell, utterly addictive and pure damn magic.  I'm not sure how to tell you guys how goddamned and bloody fantastic.  You can't blame me – only about ten percent of my thought process is going towards this review.  Sixty percent is silent, lost for words, blown away.  The other thirty is still trying to figure everything out, still trying to desperately piece together the clues, my thoughts, my mind, my heart.  I just...

Ok, I seriously have no words.  So I'm going to do you all a favour and stop and give you a piece of advice instead.  Buy The Dead House.  Buy it right freaking now.  Read it.  Read it right freaking now.  It is one of the most intense, most suspenseful, most shocking and most breath-taking thrillers you will read this year – or ever, actually.  I honestly just can't recommend this bloody amazing book enough.  It is... phenomenal.  Unique.  Incredible.

And we're back to adjectives.  I'll stop now.  Just read it yourself – render yourself as incoherent as me.

If you'll excuse me, I now have to go rock in a corner, hugging this book to my chest.  I should be better in a year or two.  Maybe.

Star Rating:
5 Out of 5

Read this book if you liked:

Heart-Shaped Bruise by TanyaByrne

Empty Coffin Series by Gregg Olsen

Say Her Name by James Dawson

Happy Reading

Megan

* This book was received from Orion in exchange for an honest review

** Quotes used are from a proof copy and may have been changed in the finished book

Red Queen Blog Tour: The Epic Red Queen Fangirl Post And Giveaway!

I adore Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.  So when I was asked to join in with this blog tour, of course I said hells yes!  But then I had to come up with something to do.  And I momentarily got a little (ok very) overexcited as I thought of all the possibilities.  Well, I've tried to condense all my ideas here – into one EPIC RED QUEEN FANGIRL POST!  I hope you enjoy the insanity.  And gifs.  And the giveaway at the end (yea, you heard me people!  Get excited!). 

Let's start with my tip top reasons for reading Red Queen!

Part One: Five Reasons To Read Red Queen

As much as I'd like to make my top five reasons to read Red Queen: 

1) Because it's awesome. 2) Because it's awesome.  3) Because it's awesome.  4) Because it's awesome.  5) Because it's BLOODY AWESOME. 

I don't think that's going to cut it as a post, is it?  No?  Thought not.  Here are some real reasons why you should go out of your house right now, go as fast as you can to the nearest book store or library, and pick up a copy of Red Queen.  I hope I convince you and that you become as big a fangirl/boy as me and maybe (hopefully) understand this rather odd and super enthusiastic post!  

1)      The world building is freaking brilliant.  I'm not going to lie to you guys.  I read a hell of a lot of epic fantasies and dystopias.  But none of them are anything like Red Queen.  In case you don't know, the book is set in a world divided by blood.  The Reds are commoners, worthless, without power, living in poverty and forced to fight a war they didn't start.  They are ruled by the Silvers, godlike beings with godlike powers, who live in luxury and have no cares.  And our lead gal is Mare Barrows, a Red blood... who discovers she has Silver powers.  And then Things. Kick. Off.  The plot is utterly addictive and intriguing – made even more amazing thanks to this brilliant world.  Wanna know how much I love this world?  This much! 

2)     It's like Game of Thrones without the incest and pointless (constant) killing!  Ok, it's actually nothing like GoT.  But it does have badass characters, amazing world building, romance, suspense, violence, treachery, double crosses and deadly court games.  It's also just as addictive – I was instantly itching for Book Two the very second I finished Red Queen.  Which sucks.  Because it doesn't come out til next year.  NEXT YEAR!  I really don't know how I'm gonna make it, guys... 

3)     The characters!  They are amazing – all of them!   Mainly because you really cannot trust so many of them!  Much like in GoT, the characters are complicated and intriguing – though some are just b*tches (yep, I'm talkin' about you, Evil Queen).  Seriously though, it is so hard to judge them all – and there are more double crosses than in Game of Thrones and Pretty Little Liars put together.  But Mare is awesome – you go, lightning girl!  I don't wanna say too much about everyone else – no spoilers! – but I will say there are some dreamy peoples that make the heart go a-flutter.  And some bloody terrifying ones who make me want to do this:  gif So yeah.  Read it and do this and then this: 

4)     There's something about this book that is just pure magic.  You guys know how it is.  When you start reading a book and all you feel is this: 

It's all you can think about.  You dream about it.  You wish you were a part of this world (I would prefer to be a Silver - but maybe a slightly nicer one?).  And Red Queen absolutely has  this magic – in freaking spades.  I literally just can’t recommend it enough – possibly because I’m still under its spell.  Oh!  Maybe Victoria is really a Whisper… 

5)     But you want to know the real reason you should read Red Queen?  Because it is the best epic fantasy-slash-dystopia you'll read this year.  Well, it might be the only one...  But you know what I mean.  There is literally every single thing a book lover could want – romance, action, suspense, twists, turns, magic, rebellion, treachery, ambiguous characters, an evil queen, awesome characters, amazing writing, sublime world building... OH, man I could go on.  But I won't.  I'll just say DUDES READ RED QUEEN!  And if you live in the UK, enter my giveaway to win one of three gorgeous copies – along with your very own badges!  

Part Two: Gifs That Sum Up Red Queen!

I buy Red Queen, start reading and am like:

I get sucked in, until the world around me could explode into flames and I wouldn't even look up.

Plot twists, character developments and Red Queen's pure awesomeness do this to me:

Mind. Blown.  And it hurts.

And then it's finshed.  And I'm left a mess.

And then I'm like:

I finished and was just sitting there, huggling my book to my chest.

Please don't leave me.  

And all I can think is:

Why, Victoria?

And then I snap myself out of it and go to declare my love to the world.  And I start to recommend it.  To everyone.

Hi, have you met Red Queen?  No?  You haven't?  Buy it right now.

Don't make me hurt you.

And then I go home, curl up and admit:

I need Book Two.  Until then:

Part Three: What You’ve Been Waiting For!

Ok, I hope you've enjoyed this bizarre mishmash of random fangirlyness.  It's been a lot of fun to write!  But now it's what y'all have been waiting for...  GIVEAWAY TIME!

Yes, all you lucky ones who live in the UK (especially those of us lucky enough to be in the middle of this freak heatwave!), you have a chance to win your very own beautiful copy of Red Queen – it's so pretty.  I wanna do this: gif!

Yes, so here's the deal.  Three of you are going to win your own copy of Red Queen and a cool Red Queen badge as well!  All you have to do is enter in the Rafflecopter gadget thing below – and please post your own fangirl/boy reactions to how much you love Red Queen or how much you NEED Red Queen in the comments!  I will be choosing two winners at random but one will be chosen because of how awesome your reaction is.  Don't be afraid of being inventive – post a link to a Tweet/post/video showing how much you love everything Red Queen!

Rise, Red As Dawn, Red Queen fans everywhere!  The giveaway closes Saturday 18th July at midnight!  So get entering!!