Blog Tour: (Giveaway) Undertow By Callie Kingston

I would like to welcome Callie Kingston to The Avid Reader today. Thanks for stopping by Callie. Please be sure and check out Callie's novel Undertow. Don't forget to enter the giveaway before you leave.

Book Title: Undertow

Author: Callie Kingston

List Price: $12.95

Publication Date: Feb 18 2012

Carolwood Press: carolwoodpress@gmail.com

ISBN-13: 978-0615599878

ISBN-10: 0615599877

BISAC: Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Depression & Mental Illness

Distributors: Ingram

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WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT

Undertow

“A brilliant, realistic story about the power of obsession . . . starts out subtle then hits you full on like a rogue wave”

“. . . anyone who loves contemporary fiction will adore this one.”

“. . . an impressive first novel, with many elements of interest and value woven into a story of a young woman's coming of age in Portland, Oregon.”

“a breathtakingly emotional story . . .”

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Undertow

Marissa is nearly eighteen and can't wait to leave behind her traumatic past. With long time boyfriend Drake, she thinks she has her future all figured out--until she discovers his betrayal. She flees to a desolate beach on the wild Oregon coast hoping to escape her pain, where, overcome with emotional and physical exhaustion, she dozes off beside a log. When the first icy waves strike her, it is too late: a rogue wave drags her out to sea.

Somehow she survives, and now each night she dreams of a creature who rescues her. Determined to discover the truth, her obsession deepens until she once again risks her life in the frigid ocean. Will the creature Marissa seeks save her? Will she be lost forever in the eddies of her mind, or will Jim, her new boyfriend, keep her from drowning in the abyss?

UNDERTOW is a contemporary Young Adult novel in which a young woman finds a terrible choice thrust upon her: overcome the pain in her in her past and the dangers which lurk in her mind, or succumb to these and be lost forever inside a beautiful dream.

MY REVIEW

Undertow

Marissa is a seventeen almost eighteen year old who has had a lot of bad stuff happen to her in her past. It all started when she was a girl at the age of 11. Because of all the things from her past Marissa has had a lot of issues to deal with. From Marissa's point of view her mother is always giving her a lot of grief and her father is never around. Her parents have been divorced for a long time.

Marissa feels guilty and angry about everything that has happened in her past. She blames everyone else but herself. No one is to blame not her mother, father or even Marissa. Marissa thinks everyone blames her for the things that happened. Which causes her to lash out at just about everyone she comes in contact with.

Callie Kingston really knows how to write a novel. She will keep you hanging on the edge all the way to the end. She has you thinking that the story she writes is one thing when in reality it is something else entirely.

Ok, I have a question for you. Have you ever read a book or books where you are like ok the story was very good but the writing was not? Or have you read a book where the writing was very good but the story was not? I have read plenty of books that falls into any one of these categories. With saying that Undertow does not fit into any of these categories. Undertow was a very good story and was well written.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Callie Kingston lives in the Pacific Northwest with an assortment of furry creatures (husband included). She holds a master’s degree in psychology. When not writing, she likes to explore the outdoors, the forests and beaches along the Oregon coast. She also enjoys a great cup of cappuccino, which happily is easily found in her part of the world.

AUTHOR LINKS

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GIVEAWAY

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Be sure and check out all the other stops on the tour.

TOUR SCHEDULE

Nov. 11 - Judith Leger - (Guest Post/ Excerpt/ Ebook Giveaway)

Nov. 12 - Flora - (Excerpt/giveaway)

Nov. 13 - Cherie - Cherie Reads - (Review/giveaway)

Nov. 14 - Jamie Haden - (Interview//Excerpt/ Ebook Giveaways)

Nov. 15 - Trish - (guest post/Excerpt/giveaway)

Nov. 16 - Midu - Book Promo

Nov. 17 - Nikki - (review/)

Nov. 18 - Nicole - (Review/Interview)

Nov. 19 - Faye - (Review & Giveaway)

Nov. 20 - Nancy - The Avid Reader (review/excerpt/giveaway)

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Top Ten Tuesday #32

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This weeks Top Ten List

Top Ten Books/Authors I'm Thankful For

Title: Savage

Author: Willow Rose

When I read the summary of Savage I wasn't sure that I would like it very well. I am very glad that I gave it a chance because it is a very good book.

Title: The Goddess Test

Author: Aimée Carter

This was the first book that I have read about Greek mythology. I have been interested in it for a long time but I don't know very much about it. The first time I saw The Goddess Test on someone's blog and read their review I knew I had to have it. I loved how the writer changed all the Gods and Goddess' names.

Title: Witchblood

Author: Emma Mills

Witchblood was very different than any book about vampires that I had ever read. Each new vampire had to do whatever they were told to do by the one that turned them.

Title:The Witching Pen

Author: Dianna Hardy

The Witching Pen wasn't exactly as good as I thought it would be. It was a hell of a lot more than I ever imaged it to be. Dianna threw in just enough to keep you hanging on and wanting more.

Title: Darkness Falls

Author: Jessica Sorensen

I really enjoyed reading Darkness Falls it was a great read. I love reading anything about vampires, post-apocalyptic and the paranormal.

Title:Dead World

Author: Shaun Jeffrey

I loved the whole concept, idea that is being portrayed in Dead World. It is not just about zombies or Gods in general. I love the aspect of telling a story with in a story. Shaun Jeffrey has an amazing, awesome way of telling a story. He is a brilliant story teller. To understand what he is trying to say you would have to have an open mind. The whole time I was reading Dead World I kept thinking that Shaun Jeffrey has a way of telling stories that makes me think of Stephen King.

Title:The Stand

Author: Stephen King

If any knows me at all then they know already that Stephen King is one of my favorite writers and The Stand is my favorite novel by him.

Title: Gone With the Wind

Author: Margaret Mitchell

Gone with the Wind is one of my all time favorite books. I really enjoy reading about the civil war and the fall of Atlanta. I love books like this where you can learn the history of your country while reading a good story.

Title: Not Without My Daughter

Author: Betty Mahmoody

I really enjoyed this book a lot and after all these years since I read it I still think about it a lot. Betty was a brave and loving woman to go through what she did to save her child. There are some women /mothers out there that would have divorced their husband and left their child there.

Title:The Sword and The Prophet

Author: Missy LaRae

The Sword and The Prophet is one of those books that is going to stick with me for years to come. One that I can't seem to get out of my head. You know its like when you get a song in your head and keep hearing it over and over and over. That is how this book has been for me. Instead of a song stuck in my head there's a book stuck in my head.

What is on your Top Ten?

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