Giveaway Details:
It’s that time of the month! As I am gearing up to read the final book of the Disillusionist Trilogy I figured I could do a little house cleaning. Up for grabs is my copy of Mind Games, Book 1 of this great series. The giveaway will last until Thursday, January 26, 2012. The winner will be announced and contacted on Friday the 27th. If you participated in my prior giveaway you might know the drill, but please see below as I have tweaked a couple of things.
How to Enter (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY): This giveaway is only open to followers of Your Urban Fantasy. In order to enter YOU MUST COMMENT ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT POST! If you’re a new member, sign up on the right panel to follow my blog via email and/or Twitter. (Make sure you check your email to confirm your subscription. You should receive a notification immediately, so check your spam folder if you don’t see it right away). Current followers can just say so in their post and your entry will be added. Overall, there are up to 3 chances to win:
- Follow this blog via email (THIS IS REQUIRED)
- Follow me on Twitter (bonus entry)
- “Like” Your Urban Fantasy on Facebook (bonus entry)
While I do appreciate RSS subscribers, I cannot confirm your status as a follower so your entry will not count (sorry!); however, you are welcome to sign up by email and Twitter or Facebook. Winners are randomly selected through a raffle. I ship to international winners!
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Review:
Mind Games, Book 1 of the Disillusionist Trilogy introduces us to Justine Jones. She’s a bit of a hypochondriac–to put it mildly. She freaks out that she’s going to die any day now and it affects her life and interactions with those around her in so many ways. That is until she stumbles into a bar, meeting this mysterious bar tender named Packard. He seems to have all of the answers to solve Justine’s little problem. Little does she know what she is getting herself into when she takes him up on his offer. It turns out Justine can use her neurosis as a weapon, passing her fear into criminals instead with a process called “zinging”. Better them than her, right? She joins Packard’s vigilante crime fighting team that uses their own powers to re-program these bad guys and make them into more upstanding citizens. But of course nothing is that easy, right? Is the law usually on the side of vigilantes? And exactly how bad ARE these bad guys? (I’ll give you a hint: VERY bad)
There’s a fair amount of originality here. It’s definitely interesting to use people with heightened senses more so than the usual super natural creatures like vampires, werewolves, demons, etc. It’s quite difficult to stand out in the urban fantasy genre with those staple species, though I admit those are usually my preference when well done.
I also want to forewarn you to be prepared for first person present tense. It is an extremely jarring adjustment to make and I found it distracting for most of the book, though I finally adjusted towards the end. Considering that this is a modified review I can say that initially I planned to avoid this style like the plague, but after reading several titles in this tense more recently, it’s no longer an issue.
While there is some gore, overall this book has a lighter urban fantasy feel to it, which is usually more up my alley. It’s plenty descriptive and there is plenty of suspense as Justine isn’t a seasoned crime-fighter and all of these experiences thrust upon her are new, so it’s up to her to use her wits to figure out how she’ll survive. I’m usually pretty sensitive to annoying protagonists, but Justine wasn’t so bad. She’s a little quick to jump in the sack, but I think that she more or less handles the situations as best as she can at the time. She’s definitely no Mary Sue.
Considering that this isn’t your everyday run-of-the-mill urban fantasy tale, I’m not sure if this is what every fan would be looking for, but if you’ve read lots of stories and want to give something different a try, this is worth the time.
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Awesome! I definitely recommend this book whether you win or not. It might help take the stress off of your exams.
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Always appreciated, Tasnim! Btw, can I call you Tas for short? I love nicknames.
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Great! Should you win you’ll have to take a break from your Hollows-thon 😛
It was a Hollows-thon huh..lol
Yup! It’s a great thing to thon! If you say that out loud it’s a bit of a tongue twister, lol.
Thank you for the great giveaway!
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You’re welcome, Stephanie! Thanks for following!
Hey, Erika!
Thanks for another shot at a giveaway. Hopefully I win this time, JK 🙂
Obviously I follow you on twitter, your blog, and facebook.
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Ain’t no shame in hoping. Obviously I appreciate the support ~_^. We Erica/Erika’s gotta stick together!
First time doing this so hope I am doing it right
If you follow the blog via email that counts as one entry. Following via Twitter and Liking on Facebook count at bonus entries.
Hi! Back for another chance at one of your fabulous give aways! I of course follow you on all three and heres my info:
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And it’s always nice to see you Hazel. Thanks for following!
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This looks like an excellent series.
Yeah a lot of people really love it. Carolyn Crane is talented and we’ll be seeing more of her I’m sure.
Thanks for the giveaway, =)
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Thanks, Linda! Always appreciate the support. And I can never miss your little cute kitty avatar!
I waanna read
And I waaaaant you to ~_^
I’d really like to read this book it sounds so good.
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It really is. And luck you that you don’t have to wait for the next one. Carolyn Crane likes cliffhangers >_>.
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Much appreciated, Shauna!
This book sounds fantastic! Thanks for the invite on Goodreads!
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No problem Elizabeth (mind if I call you Liz?) Thanks for following! And extra thanks for the retweet :). This is a really good series.
This sounds like a great read
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Very few are disappointed, Deb. Thanks!
What a fun idea. I also popped in on facebook – ShaunaLee Curwin. But I don’t twitter, so I’ll have to settle for 2/3 😉
2/3 ain’t bad! Thanks! And good luck! Your avatar is really nice!
thanks! I had to look to remember which one was up. You a Night Elf? where is your pic taken from?
Yep! We’re sentinels. That pic is taken from San Diego Comic Con last July, that Saturday. I can’t believe you could tell from such a small photo, haha!
Here’s a full view:
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That was actually at night after we’d been in it all day, but it was the only time we had to take our own photo op. Everybody ELSE managed to get pics of us during the day, lol.
Hubby is talking about us trying to go next year. I think I’ve actually seen pics of you from comicon. It looked far too familiar. Hubby goes through all that stuff and we were obsessed with WOW for a long time. 😉
I’m trying to go again myself. It’s an experience like no other. All of my favorite things in one place!
That’s great you’ve seen pics! Aside from the one news article I haven’t seen anything else, but I know we made their television news because the crew stopped us and were directing us as they filmed us walking by, rofl. And then they interviewed us for some Comic Con 3D tv thing. I should probably see if that’s up by now, lol.
I’ve always wanted to read this book, but not had the time to start on it..:D Thanks for another shot for a giveway.
I try quantisha, I try ~_^. Lucky for you this series is now complete so you won’t have to deal with a cliffhanger that leaves you wanting more.
Saw your thread on Goodreads via Shut Up & Read. Signed up for email, liked on FB and following on Twitter, thanks for the opportunity!
No problem and thanks for the support, Nikki!
Thanks for the opportunity! This book’s already in my wishlist.
No problem. I’ve got one a mile long, Fani…a wish list that is.
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Awesome! Thanks! Lovin’ your avatar. You are welcome to post on here as much as you’d like 😛
looks like a good book to read, thanks for the heads up 🙂
My pleasure, charmayne! Thanks for entering!
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Awesome. Thanks!
Thanks for the giveaway!!
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I always love to hear about new series! This is a great way to do it.
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Yup! Even after this series is done, the writer is quite talented so I expect good things from her.
WooHoo, thanks for the giveaway.
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Thanks for this giveaway! I can’t wait to read this book. 😀
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No problem, Michelle! Lucky you all 3 are available now.
Sounds exciting!! 🙂
It’s definitely an entertaining read.
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looove these books! let me winnnnnn!
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Thanks Nafi! You just gotta pray to the excel gods!
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Thanks Holly! Though make sure to check your spam folder because I didn’t get a notification of a new follower. Also, unfortunately this particular giveaway is closed, but I will be announcing a new in a couple of weeks. I’m super excited about it!