The End is Here: Shadows in the Silence by Courtney Allison Moulton

Angelfire Read-Along: Week 7 Recap + Trivia Quiz | #ReaditandReap

So, was this week not totally crazy or what? We are *this* close to the end of Wings of the Wicked that if this past week for Ellie and crew wasn't crazy, then the fact that book two is almost over, is. Actually, chapters #18-25 are so crazy (so crazy that you just couldn't take it) that you probably finished the book by now and is impatiently awaiting January 29th. ;)

Speaking of the end, as we all know, Shadows in the Silence is the last book in this trilogy. Because of that, CAM will be having a release day launch party in celebration of.

You guys have no idea how badly I wish I could attend this par-tay. I mean, I'm like a huge, huge, huuuuuuuge fan of this series and this author that it's such a shame I can't -- well, more like I won't be able to -- attend. For one, I've never traveled five states (how far is michigan from cali, anyway?) away from my home state. Like ever. Secondly, I've never been on an airplane (i frickin' know, right?!). Lastly, I've never traveled by myself... not that I would have to travel by myself or anything but anyway, you see what I'm saying?

I've asked my sisters: If I wanted to go to Michigan, would you help me get there? Their responses: For what? Me: Well duuuuuh, a book signing, what else?! Their responses: OF COURSE.

And no, not "Of course, then! Let's get your airplane ticket ready!" More like, "Of course, you would go outta state for a signing!" Anyway, because there's a slim chance to zilch that I'll be there that night, what's to say you -- yes, you reading this screen -- can't attend? So, this is me passing on the information, the deets, the 411.

Angelfire Read-Along Week Six: Chapters #9-17 Discussion Post | #ReaditandReap

Hello, Little Reapers! Welcome back to the sixth week of the Angelfire Read-Along. We are well into Wings of the Wicked, book two in the series. I was just bookmarking my copy earlier and found out that chapters one through seventeen make up a huge half of the book, more than half, actually. Speaking of half, that means we are almost through this month which also means that this read-along is almost at its end. Oh my sweet goodness, that also means that Shadows in the Silence is that much closer to being in my hands. Aah, talk about freaking the freak out!

Hey, fun tidbit for you guys. On the same exact day that Shadows in the Silence hits stores (1/29), the paperback of Wings of the Wicked (with all these super duper sweet extras) will be releasing as well. Talk about a double win! I mean, this might not be such a big deal to those of you who already own the hardcover copy of book two, but I'm just freaking out because I have like... every version of the books in this series so I so seriously cannot wait.

Angelfire Read-Along: Week 5 Recap + Trivia Quiz | #ReaditandReap

Guys, we are finally on book two of the Angelfire trilogy for the Angelfire Read-Along. This book did things to me and you can't see me but I'm freaking out with excitement. I really, really, really hope you guys join us as we dive into this one. Sign-ups are officially closed but you know, pick up the book and read-along with us anyway. Or don't read-along with us but just make sure you read the book. Seriously. For me?

Book Review: A Dance with Darkness by Courtney Allison Moulton

Title: A Dance with Darkness
Author: Courtney Allison Moulton
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Release date: January 2, 2013



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There were shadows in this alley that no light touched, and where there was no light, anything could hide.

At the end of the fourteenth century, angelic reapers struggle to defend London against a legion of the demonic who have their sights set on claiming human souls and ancient relics for a dark purpose. Madeleine, a young but powerful warrior, is duty-bound to fight the demonic, and she lives for this pursuit above all else. Then, on a routine night of tracking, she is ambushed by a cadre of reapers and, though she defeats them all, she is left wounded and at the mercy of their lord, the notorious Bastian.

Madeleine is astonished when Bastian lets her live. She goes deeper into the world of the demonic and is shocked to meet him again-this powerful reaper whose touch makes her restless and gives her a thrill unlike anything else. When they fall into a dangerous clandestine affair, her head and her heart must wage their war: can their love overcome his demonic nature? Will her dance with darkness burn her or bring Bastian into the light?

With scorching romance and fantastic action, this original novella is a prequel to Courtney Allison Moulton's gripping and epic Angelfire series.

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Angelfire Read-Along: Week 3 Recap + Trivia Quiz | #ReaditandReap

Week three of the Angelfire Read-Along has come to an end and that means there's only one week left before you flip the last page of Angelfire. A big bulk of everything unfolds and occurs during these nine chapters that you can only expect an explosive ending next week! Aaack, that means that the first month of this read-along will be coming to an end; oh my, time sure does fly! But wait, that also means that we'll be diving into Wings of the Wicked right as the new year approaches. So, if you want to join us as we start book two of this trilogy, make sure you sign-up below before... you can't anymore, lol!

As a reminder, the chapters that needed to be read for this first week were: chapters #18-26.

It's all good if you haven't caught up yet or if you went past. Just make sure you don't fall too far behind or go too far ahead because then you might become confused with the chapters as we start discussing them more and more.

Angelfire Read-Along Week Two: Chapters #9-17 Discussion Post | #ReaditandReap

Welcome to the second week of the Angelfire Read-Along! How did you guys enjoy those first eight chapters!? Did it just hook you by the jaw and not let go? I sure hope so! This week a whole lot more happens to Ellie as she starts to discover who she is and more characters are introduced so strap down that seat belt because the ride is just about to get that much crazier!

As a quick reminder, sign-ups for this read-along will be open until December 29th. If you're thinking about joining us for the second half of this read-along where we'll be diving into Wings of the Wicked, just make sure your name appears on the linky list before 12/29! Now, let's get this second week started!

The chapters you need to read for this week are #9-17.

Angelfire Read-Along: Week 1 Recap + Trivia Quiz | #ReaditandReap

Welcome to the end of the first week of the Angelfire Read-Along! It was so exciting and thrilling to return to Ellie's world. I've never actually re-read a book from beginning to end so I'm especially stoked that Angelfire will be my very first. It was so nice to go back to the beginning and be re-introduced to these amazing characters; it definitely brought me back to when I was discovering everything for the first time.

As a reminder, the chapters that needed to be read for this first week were: chapters #1-8.

It's all good if you didn't make it to the first eight or if you went past. Just make sure you don't fall too far behind or go too far ahead because then you might become confused with the chapters as we start discussing them more and more.

Angelfire Read-Along Official Kick-Off + Sign-Ups | #ReaditandReap

Welcome to the first day of the Angelfire #ReaditandReap Read-Along! Like I mentioned in last week's post, the ball will start rolling on Monday, December 3rd, but today Nicole and I are here to lay out the main gist of this read-along and what's in store for all you ravenous readers!

This post is kind of like the blueprint of the whole read-along so as long as you follow this, you'll be golden until January 29th, 2013!

Title: Angelfire
Author: Courtney Allison Moulton
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Release date: February 15, 2011



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First there are nightmares.
Every night Ellie is haunted by terrifying dreams of monstrous creatures that are hunting her, killing her.

Then come the memories.
When Ellie meets Will, she feels on the verge of remembering something just beyond her grasp. His attention is intense and romantic, and Ellie feels like her soul has known him for centuries. On her seventeenth birthday, on a dark street at midnight, Will awakens Ellie's power, and she knows that she can fight the creatures that stalk her in the grim darkness. Only Will holds the key to Ellie's memories, whole lifetimes of them, and when she looks at him, she can no longer pretend anything was just a dream.

Now she must hunt.
Ellie has power that no one can match, and her role is to hunt and kill the reapers that prey on human souls. But in order to survive the dangerous and ancient battle of the angels and the Fallen, she must also hunt for the secrets of her past lives and truths that may be too frightening to remember.

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Momo's Reviews: Angelfire | Wings of the Wicked

Angelfire Read-Along Introduction + Sign-Ups | #ReaditandReap

Today's post is one of the very many that you'll be seeing from now until Shadows in the Silence hits bookstores on January 29, 2013. I am a huge fan of the Angelfire series by Courtney Allison Moulton and I am terribly heartbroken over the fact that it's all coming to an end very soon... but that very reason is exactly why this calls for an all out boom-sha-ka-la-ka celebration leading up to then.

But for reals on the heartbroken thing. I am so distraught over this series ending. CAM sent me a galley of Shadows back in August September and I have yet to finish it. You would think that because I am the biggest fan... like ever a ginormous fan that I would have finished it by now but like... seriously, I don't think you guys understand how incredibly hard it is for me to let these characters go. I just can't, I refuse, actually. I told myself I'll give myself time to accept that fact but...

The Launch of The Little Reapers

The blog has been a little neglected lately but that's because Momo here has been sorta, kinda busy with this new site called The Little Reapers.

I'm sure most, if not all of you, know how big of a fan I am of Courtney Allison Moulton's Angelfire series. Well, if you didn't know, I'm a ginormous fan. Like this big. I've been busy getting everything ready for the launch that BOB has been put on the back burner. But, I'm glad to announce to all of you that TLR is all ready to go and it launches today.

I would be thrilled if you would pop on over to check out the site and hang out and take a look at everything! The launch beings today and it won't end until mid July, at least. Each week, starting this week, I'll be featuring a different fan with various guest posts in the hopes that those posts will reflect how big of a fan they are themselves. There will also be some very super awesome giveaways scattered throughout, so keep an eye out for those because I really don't think you'll want to miss out on those.

I'm uber excited about this site so join me in my launch celebration as we countdown to the release of Shadows in the Silence!

In My Mailbox (15) & Momo's Playlist (4): One Direction

IMM is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren with some inspiration from Alea at Pop Culture Junkie where we post about books we have received during the week via mailbox, local library, or store bought, etc.

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Thanks to Lori Strongin, Harpreet, Erica, and Maggie!

• Ride the Moon by M. L. D. Curelas (Goodreads | Amazon)

• ARC: Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Isle of Night by Veronica Wolff (Goodreads | Amazon)

• ARC: The Opposite of Hallelujah by Anna Jarzab (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Two copies of Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Two Black City bookmarks by and from Elizabeth Richards (Goodreads | Amazon)

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I was so freakin' excited to see my ARC copy of Wings of the Wicked! I sent this baby out to various bloggers to read during October and it finally made its way back home! This copy is very special to me because....

all those awesome bloggers wrote mini reviews of Wings on the inside of the book and...yeah, it's a total collector's item now, haha! And CAM even signed it too, woot!

That's all the books for me this week! What did all you awesome bookworms receive in your mailboxes!? And how was Easter Sunday for all of yoooou?! :)

Wait, I couldn't just end my IMM there because there's one teeny tiny piece of squeal-ish, fangirling-ish stuff I must share with all of you and that is...

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ONE DIRECTION

If you guys wanna leave...after seeing what was in my mailbox, feel free to do so because this part of the post might get long and...my word vomit might choose to make its appearance.

For quite some time now, I've been seeing tweets here and there on my timeline about 1D and at first, I was clueless as to who or what 1D was so sometime last week, during my Spring Break, out of boredom, I decided to youtube them and check 'em out.

The very first song I listened to was One Thing, the acoustic version. Duuuuuuuuuuuuudes, it was insta-love, nooooo joke! I watched this video ↓

Right after the chorus kicked in, I was hooked so hard! Hours later, I was still stuck on youtube, scouring for more videos. And then days later, I was still doing the same thing. They're so cute and adorable and sexy and ahem, helloooooo - ACCENTS! Yes, pleeeease!
I'm so bummed that I found out about them like two months late because their whole freakin' tour is completely sold out! I checked their stops and they're going to be in Cali for like....five days and I could have totally made one of the stops. Waah, that for seriously sucks butt! BUT, I am SO on it when their next tour rolls around...which I'm hoping won't be too long after this tour ends!
On to more recent news, haha as if this wasn't recent enough. Anyway, last night was one of the best nights for us Directioners! 1D was on iCarly and Saturday Night Live (which I never watched until last night - all thanks to 1D)! I missed iCarly but SNL was freakin' epic! 1D came on and performed What Makes You Beautiful and One Thing and omgomgomg, you guys should have seen me! I was a mess...on the inside. If I freaked out, inside out, I probably would have ended up in the psych ward. ;)
GUUUYS, they're amazing! Well...if you're into that kind of stuff...and music. But if you're still here, reading my gush fest, then for me, at least, please check out their music! But first, here are some more pictures of all the guys and their beautiful-ness!







Told ya, they're pretty freakin' sexxxxxy! Deep sigh.... Now onto the three music videos that you guys should definitely check out!

WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL

ONE THING

GOTTA BE YOU
Their songs are super catchy and before you know it, you'll be singing along...whether you want to or not! They also have a few ballads that are just the sweetest but today is a beautiful and uplifting sort of day, so check those songs out and let me know what you guys think!

Alrighty, this post started out as an IMM then it sorta turned into a Momo's Playlist...so...I'm changing the title of this post. Lol, I promise it originally was In My Mailbox (15). Aah, okay let me know what has been happenin' with all of you lovelies! And if you guys have already heard of One Direction (cause I feel like I'm the last person on this milky way to have heard of them) just act like you know....this was your very first time and get excited with me! ;)

HAPPY EASTER SUNDAY!

In My Mailbox (14)

IMM is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren with some inspiration from Alea at Pop Culture Junkie where we post about books we have received during the week via mailbox, local library, or store bought, etc.

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• Angelfire/Wings of the Wicked swag

• A Touch Morbid bookmarks

• A Grave Mercy bookmark

• Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers (Goodreads | Amazon)

• A Pure bookmark

• An Angelina's Secret bookmark

• Elemental by Emily White (Goodreads | Amazon)

• An Elemental tattoo

• A Masters of the Veil bookmark

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Ha, I have a story to tell you guys about the books I got this week but first, to the swag!

A ginormous thank you to the fabulous Courtney Allison Moulton for sending me that huge load of amazing swag! If you guys don't know it by now, I'm like...the ultimate fan of the Angelfire series so when I got my sister-in-law to read Angelfire, she kept asking me how Will looked like, how Ellie looked like, etc. and when I went to look for my Angelfire bookmarks to give her a set, I was down to only a few...left for myself. And then...those awesome bookmarks showed up at my doorstep...well, my mailbox - same thing! I loooove them so much! <333

I didn't receive the two books until earlier today. I knew that the mail person came around 12-3 in the afternoon but I...just didn't go outside to check, lololol! I don't know...today has been such a weird day for me. Yesterday, when I got home from school, I knocked the eff out until 8pm, woke up for thirty minutes, then I crashed until 8am, this morning. I couldn't sleep anymore so I got up and watched Robin Hood; I told myself that after I finished the movie, I'll start on my homework. Gag - homework. That was such a slow and arduous process, nearly killed me. In between answering homework problems, I was tweeting and then a friend of mine asked if I had received Grave Mercy; that triggered me to go outside and check the mailbox. When I got to the mailbox, there were two awesome packages waiting in there for me! My reaction:

I totally should have checked sooner but I wasn't really expecting anything...well, I was expecting Grave Mercy but I didn't think it was going to show up until early next week. Anyway, I'm super duper excited to start that one; actually, I'm going to start it as soon as I finish up this post and this interview I have to do!

An enormous thank you to Shellie from Creative Reads for sending me her ARC copy of Grave Mercy! She knew that I have been wanting to read this one since the beginning of time and I seriously cannot thank her enough! She absolutely rocks the hardest! <333

Another big thank you to the amazing crew over at Spencer Hill Press for sending me an ARC of Elemental! I cannot wait to dive into this one! It's definitely up at the top of the pile! Also, the swag - eeep! When I saw the Pure bookmark in there, I realized that it was my very first one...which was sorta weird! I mean, I would have bugged the heck out of JenniferLA for sending me some Pure swag...but I...hmm, it never occurred to me! Anywho, I absolutely luuuurve it!

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So, what was in all of your guys' mailbox this week?! Anything superbly awesome?! Leave yo links and I'll be by! Happy reading!

And dudes, Games of Thrones is almost back! WOOT WOOT!

In My Mailbox (13)

IMM is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren with some inspiration from Alea at Pop Culture Junkie where we post about books we have received during the week via mailbox, local library, or store bought, etc.

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• A Touch Morbid by Leah Clifford (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Incarnate by Jodi Meadows (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Hallowed by Cynthia Hand (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Fracture by Megan Miranda (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Everneath by Brodi Ashton (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Timeless by Alexandra Monir (Goodreads | Amazon)

• The Demon's Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Black City by Elizabeth Richards (Goodreads | Amazon)

• The Waiting Sky by Lara Zielin (Goodreads | Amazon)

• The Right & the Real by Joelle Anthony (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Cold Fury by T. M. Goeglein (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton (Goodreads | Amazon)

• The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Pure by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Goodreads | Amazon)

• Masters of the Veil by Daniel A. Cohen (Goodreads | Amazon)

A close up of the ARCS from Putnam

• Angelfire/Wings of the Wicked bookmarks

• Ten bookmarks

• A manuscript that I'm beta reading for the awesome Cait from Writer's Wanderings

• A CD of Alexandra Monir's book playlist for Timeless

Now, the copies of Angelfire, Wings of the Wicked, Incarnate, Everneath, Unearthly and Hallowed have already been featured in previous IMMs but I got them back yesterday from Katie over at Mundie Moms after she did me a huge favor by taking them to a Pitch Dark Days tour stop to get them signed for me!

Reapers, did ya see that? I'm her favorite! ;)

The three books below are also signed copies that I won in giveaways!

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Overall, it has been a pretty epic mail box week. I received my Dark Days Book and the Putnam ARCs just yesterday but the other books arrived earlier in the week or the previous week.  I am beyond excited to get to all of these awesome books!

A ginormous thank you to Putnam, Katie B., Cait, Amy from the YA Sisterhood, HarperCollins, Alexandra, Daniel, and Angela from Reading Angel!

Whew, it took me a decade and a day to get those photos formatted correctly! Anyway, it would be an understatement to say that I am excited to read all of these pretties; I've got enough to keep me occupied for a while! Eep! So, my awesome lovely bookworms, what did all of you receive this week? Leave your links or a comment below and I will surely check out your load!

Happy Sunday everyone! Omgomgomgomg, Sunday! Aah, the Walking Dead finale is tonight! WOOT WOOT!