Welcome 2014, Readings Challenges: Goodreads and Alphabet Soup of colors

2014 is here and with it ,new challenges and this year I decided to make my first challenges (yeah!! Excited).

The first challenge is to Goodreads this year my trip will be: 70 books.

The Second and Third challenge are linked, but of that they treated?

The second challenge is 2014 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge:

This challenge is hosted by Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book.

It will run from January 1st, 2014 until December 31st, 2014.

 There are two different ways you can set up your own A-Z challenge:

A – How I plan to do it: Make a list on your blog from A-Z. Throughout the year, as you go along, add the books you are reading to the list. Towards the end of the year, you can check and see which letters you are missing and find books to fit.

OR

B – Make a list now of 26 books, picking one for each letter of the alphabet. For example: A – Assaulted Pretzel by Laura Bradford B- Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly C – Cat Trick by Sofie Kelly D – A Deal to Die For by Josie Belle etc.

My choice: I chose the A

Here I leave  the logo of this challenge,

 click if you want to participate:

And the colors?

Well there is a challenge that is about the colors of the covers,
with books in the previous challenge, I want to see how many colors meet
this year and so discover that colors of cover I read more!

I accept recommendations for this beautiful journey, comment, send me a tweet, an email, a homing pigeon?

Well these are my challenges as a blogger this year, the entries of the challenges will have the logo of the blog :Readings Challenges 2014 All things in the Cloud Sweet ,Click on the below image for see the list of books:

 The color of the cover, I  will add to the end

of  the name of the book in list.

and the  logo of  hosted  Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book this on one side of blog, in the section: Events 2014 

May the force and a book are with me!

AllyCat

Notice of the Blog, Bye Bye August ,I'll Just Say : Beautiful Changes!

August just gone, I look back and wow! I start to make changes to the blog!

August just gone. Goodbye August, What happen? Your August was? Something funny, sad, cancellous or joyful, any of these terms also told us goodbye, in my opinion, maybe my August was a little crazy with magical tendencies.

Well I spoke of updates on the blog, so we start: The first: the background and the logo, I like cats, (a crazy cat girl) and Japanese anime so I saw the picture and I loved it. The rest of it as a type "wallpaper", represents a bit of my taste for the antique, I never understood that taste, but is part of me, usually comes when I see works of painters, vinyl discs (LPs) or old houses (or buildings). And that's the meaning in general.

Another change is to add social networks, you can add me on Twitter, Instagram, Goodreads, Pinterest,  also the section of the Facebook Page of the Blog, Bloglovin and also added "Contact to Allycat". Remember that you can subscribe using your e-mail to this blog also.

A image were you can find all of these changes:

Personally, I  read, I went to the cinema, I play Xbox, I listen to music,I take some photos.

On the blog with book covers, tours, and organize my time, I think in the end, not 100% but it is something.

Stuff August

Ally's favorite photo:

The Catrina in the  balcony, Museum Of the Estanquillo.

Xbox Game pending:

Books read:

Click in the images and go to Goodreads

Music discovered:

September, What to expect?

I have news, covers, book tours, and You know stuff of the books ! Well on September 15-16 I will walk busy "cooking" <- quoted by the fact that I give moral support to the one who cooks,, it I is gives more I be the person who eats :-D!

In my country, celebrations are done, you know, something patriotic, do not give me much or well, not is my favorite date but are days to stay with the family, eat and rest, and be playing the Xbox ... or read a book, even I do not define it.

In this month also will be present one of my favorite indie authors: Michelle Muto! If she is chosen to be the Indie-Credible Author of My page and thus their books. So tuned!!

From my part that's all! Happy September! Oh! Yes ... It is less time for the Day of the Dead!! (<- Favorite date of allycat)

Ok We read soon!

ALLYCAT!

Xpresso Book Tours COVER REVEAL and Giveaway: Immagica by K.A. Last

Immagica

by  K. A. Last

Genre: YA Fantasy/Adventure

Expected Date of Publication: November 2013

Word Count: approximately 66,000

Cover Illustration: Lawrence Mann LawrenceMann.co.uk

Cover Designer: KILA Designs – www.facebook.com/KILAdesigns

Book Blurb

Immagica…

Where anything is possible, but not always controllable.

Enter at your own risk.

The night before her fifteenth birthday, Rosaline Clayton receives an amulet from her deranged father. He tells her she must find the book, and begs her to save him. Rosaline is used to her father not making any sense, and she dismisses their conversation as another of his crazy rants.

Rosaline and her younger brother, Elliot, find the old, leather-bound book tucked away in their Nana’s attic, and it sucks them into its pages. They land in a magical world where anything is possible, but when Rosaline and Elliot are separated, the only thing Rosaline wants is to find her brother and go home.

The creatures of Immagica have other ideas. Rosaline befriends a black unicorn, two fairies, and a girl named Brynn, who are under threat from a menacing dragon. Rosaline discovers she is bound to Immagica in ways she doesn’t understand, and the fate of this magical world rests entirely on her shoulders.  

Excerpt

The book flew open and a gust of wind whipped my curls around my face. The pages riffled back and forth before coming to a halt, open at the first page. This was getting a little weird. I was about to slam the book shut when words began to appear of their own volition, right before our eyes.

“Um, Elliot. Can you see that? Or am I as crazy as Dad?”

“I can see it,” he whispered.

Immagica, the place where anything is possible, but not always controllable.

Enter at your own risk.

“What a load of crap,” I said, picking the book up. The new line of text flickered gold and pulsed, on then off, then on again, like a flashing, neon sign. I gingerly picked up the corner of the page and peeked under it to the next, but it was blank.

“How do we enter?” Elliot asked, leaning into me and staring at the book.

“Why do you keep asking me all these questions? You’re here, you know as much as I do.”

“You’re older, and always acting so much smarter than me,” Elliot said. I poked my tongue out. “That’s real mature.” He rolled his eyes.

“Oh, so you’re Mr Maturity now you’re a teenager.”

“Sometimes I’m more mature than you!”

While we argued, we were oblivious to what was happening. The book riffled its pages again, and another gust of wind hit our faces. Before we knew what was happening, the golden glow exploded from the book and sucked us in. That’s the best way I can describe it. One minute we were in my room, surrounded by my grandmother’s elegant interior decorating, and the next we were enveloped with gold light.

At first I felt Elliot beside me, but then he was gone. The light was warm, like a soft, fuzzy blanket. Then the ground hit me in the face. It was hard and rough. The force of my landing knocked the wind out of me, and I tumbled over myself before coming to a halt on my back. Above me was an azure sky dotted with fluffy, marshmallow clouds. I turned my head and spotted the book lying closed on the ground a few metres away. I tried to move to retrieve it, but it took a few moments before I could roll onto my side and get to my knees.

When I finally managed to stand, I took in my surroundings with wide eyes. The sky may have been blue, but the ground was dirty charcoal. Lumps of gravel mixed with sand and dead grass. It stretched on, and on, nothing but barren wasteland no matter which way I turned. The only break in the landscape was where the horizon met the sky.

A lump of fear rose in my throat. Where was Elliot?

I didn’t know where I was, and I was completely alone.

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Xpresso Book Tours COVER REVEAL: Eramane by Frankie Ash

Eramane (Eramane Trilogy, #1) 

by  Frankie Ash 

Publication date: Summer, 2013

by Archway Publishing
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

Synopsis:

In the village of Eludwid, seventeen-year-old Eramane Fahnestock goes about her life, cheerfully disregarding a prophecy made to her parents that she would have a great gift. Not yet wed and beset with boredom, Eramane cannot shake the feeling that something exciting awaits her beyond Eludwid. But when she is invited to picnic with a handsome young suitor, Eramane has no idea that her life will soon change forever.As Eramane prepares for her date, she is suddenly hypnotized by a strange voice that tells her he will be coming for her that night. Unsettled but determined to press forward, Eramane and her suitor, Lebis, head to the woods to enjoy their picnic. As darkness falls on the forest, however, a beast emerges, transforming their beautiful outing into a terrifying scene. Taken captive and carried away to a mountain hideaway, Eramane finds her memories are soon clouded, even as her family frantically searches for her back home.

In this gripping fantasy tale, evil is summoned to the mountaintop, forcing a young woman to discover her magical gifts and exact revenge against a beast determined to destroy everything she has ever loved.

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Un horror moderno con un romance gótico

“In Darkness We Must Abide es una experiencia
 única para mí como escritor de terror.” Rhiannon Frater

In Darkness We Must Abide es una serie de horror moderno que incluye el romance gotico donde conoceremos a Vanora y Armando, dos seres imperfectos con una historia en comun. Vanora, una chica albina, con la que el mundo no siempre fue amable .Huérfana a temprana edad, ella ha sido criado por sus hermanos mayores,heredando un pasado lleno de complicaciones.Armando es un vampiro español de 400 años de edad, con muchos, muchos secretos.Ambos personajes están muy influenciados por sus sentimientos hacia el uno como para el otro, de manera tanto buenas como malas y haciendo que sus las acciones se vean afectadas por igual.

La historia inicia con una Vanora de diez años de edad, donde su vida cambia para siempre, cuando su hermano trae a casa un mal que amenaza no sólo su vida,si no la de toda su familia.Unos años más tarde, un misterioso desconocido, Armando, entra en su vida, con muchos secretos que pueden afectar negativamente la vida de Vanora, que llevaran hacia el ultimo episodio acontecimientos dramáticos y desgarradores.

Cada prologo del episodio comienza en el tiempo "presente", donde una adulta Vanora está interactuando con Armando, recordando tiempo atrás. Continuando con terribles acontecimientos que suceden en el presente y dandonos pistas de que algo apasionado,alguna vez pasó entre Armando y Vanora, aunque ahora aparecen distanciados.

Què podremos esperar de la Temporada 2?

Mucha Intensidad, finalmente veremos las dos líneas de tiempo juntas en una dramática escena aterradora. La relacion de Armando y Vanora va a seguir siendo el núcleo de la historia, ya que se enfrentan al mal supremo que está llegando a destruir sus vidas. Para el final de la temporada 2 los lectores sin duda sabrán dónde se encuentra Armando y exactamente con lo que Vanora debe luchar en contra. Sea o no van a encontrar el verdadero amor en los brazos del otro y quiza poco a poco se acerquen a un final feliz...

La Temporada 2 comienza 07 de junio 2013!

Datos Curiosos.

“A finales del año pasado, me encontré con un viejo 
manuscrito que acechan en las tierras 
baldías de mi disco duro.” Rhiannon Frater

* In Darkness We Must Abide, fue el primer trabajo original de Rhiannon, el primer borrador fue escrito en su vieja maquina de escribir.

*Pese a su falta de experiencia al escribirlo, Rhiannon años mas tarde vio exactamente los cambios que necesitaba para hacerla una lectura más fuerte.

*A principios de este año, comenzo a jugar con la idea de hacer una serie, tomo su viejo manuscrito ya mas pulido y lo convirtio en una serie.

*Su intención de hacer un libro en forma de serie era que cada parte de la lectura fuera como un programa de televisión en la mente del lector.

*Nerviosa de lo que pensarian los primeros lectores, recibio buenas noticias; las criticas eran positivas, y ella lo describio con alivio y diversion: “Mi historia se había levantado oficialmente de la tumba”.

Rhiannon : “He disfrutado de mi experiencia en serie tanto. Ya estoy anticipando hacer un nuevo proyecto el próximo año!, pero sin duda, valio la pena desenterrar "In Darkness We Must Abide" y compartirlo con mis lectores”.

Extracto de In Darkness We Must Abide

"Definitivamente puedo ver cómo mi amor por Jane Eyre y 
otros romances góticos influyeron  
en la relación de Varona y Armando" Rhiannon Frater

 Con su presencia aun chisporroteando en su piel y sus ojos color avellana aun rondando sus pensamientos, Vanora meditó las palabras que Armando le había dicho con su acento español sedoso.

“Tienes que ir a casa”, le había dicho.

Abrazandose, miró hacia la oscuridad que la rodeaba, preguntándose si Armando aún permanecía en las sombras observándola. Que él la había buscado tanto emocionado como aterrorizado. Como cuando se habían visto por primera vez lo , sobre el camino iluminado de su complejo de apartamentos, la mera visión de su sonrisa enigmática había puesto agitado su corazón. Pero ahora que había vuelto a caer en la oscuridad, su corazón latía de miedo.

¿Podría volver a Houston y enfrentar a todo lo que ella había huido? ¿Podría olvidar los males que habían visto en su décimo octavo cumpleaños? Podría simplemente abandonar la vida que había creado meticulosamente para ella durante los últimos dos años y volver a la mansión donde fue perseguida por la muerte y el dolor?

“Tienes que ir a casa”.

Las palabras de Armando se hacian eco en su mente.

Vanora levantó una mano para apartar el pelo rubio casi blanco y se volvió hacia las oscuras aguas de la piscina que brillaba bajo la luna.

Ir a casa significaba que tendría por fin que dejar de lado su temor y enfrentarse a los monstruos de sus pesadillas. ¿Era lo suficientemente fuerte como para hacerlo? ¿Era lo suficientemente fuerte como para volver a casa y salvar a los que amaba?

Con un suspiro de rendición, admitió para sí que era hora de regresar a su casa de la infancia. Era difícil de reconocer, pero su resistencia a volver fue en parte porque temía que Armando volvierra a su vida una vez más. A pesar de que las criaturas que habitaban en la oscuridad eran aterradoras, era Armando quien seguramente le daba miedo.

Sólo él realmente podría robar su corazón y su alma ...

Opnion de Alice:

Es un deleite leer un genero que te gusta, siempre a media noche, y mas aun leer el largo camino que tuvo que seguir la autora para que al fin su proyecto llegara en este dia de festejo al papel oficialmente, Rhiannon Frater, tiene su linea, su estilo de escritura que hara que sepas que es ella. Algo nuevo para mi es  forma de serie del libro, una buena propuesta sin duda. Definitivamente lo recomiendo, lo pueden adquirir en Ebook o Papel, aun en ingles, pero espero un dia ese sueño llegue al idioma Español (eso me recuerda a Armando:P)

¡¡¡ Feliz dia Rhiannon Frater !!!!

 
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A Modern Horror with a Gothic Romance.

"In Darkness We Must Abide is a very unique 
experience for me as a horror writer" Rhiannon Frater

In Darkness We Must Abide , is a modern horror series including gothic romance where we meet to Armando and Vanora two imperfect beings with a common history. Vanora, albino girl, whom the world was not always friendly. Orphaned at a young age, she has been raised by his older brothers, inheriting a past full of complications..Armando is a Spanish vampire of 400 years old, with many many secrets. Both characters are heavily influenced by his feelings for the one as for the other, both good and bad, and causing their actions are affected equally.

The story begins with a Vanora of ten years of age, where his life changes forever when his brother brings home an evil that threatens not only their life, if not entire that of his family .Unos years later, a mysterious stranger Armando, enters his life, with many secrets that can negatively affect the lives of Vanora, to take in to the last episode heartbreaking and dramatic events.
Each episode begins prologue time "present" where an adult Vanora is interacting with Armando, then flashes backwards in time. Continuing with a terrible events happening in the present time period and hints that something passionate once happened between Armando and Vanora, though they now appear estranged.

What can we expect from Season 2?

Many strength, we will finally see the two timelines together in a dramatic scene terrifying. Armando's relationship and Vanora will remain the core of the story, as they face the ultimate evil that is coming to destroy their lives. By the end of season 2 , the readers certainly know where you are Armando and exactly what Vanora must fight against. Whether or not they will find true love in the arms of another and perhaps gradually come to a happy ending ...

Season 2 begins June 7, 2013!

Curious Facts

"At the end of last year, I stumbled across an old manuscript 
lurking in the badlands of my hard drive." Rhiannon Frater

* In Darkness We Must Abide, was the first original work of Rhiannon, the first draft was written in his old typewriter.

* Despite his lack of experience to the write the first time, Rhiannon, years later saw exactly the changes that needed his manuscript, In Darkness We Must Abide, to make it stronger reading.

* Earlier this year, began to play with the idea of ​​doing a series, She took his old manuscript more polished and turned one series.

*His intention to make a book in serial form was that each part of the reading was like a TV show in the reader's mind.

* Nervous of the think of the first readers, received good news, the critics were positive, and she described it with relief and amusement: "My story had officially risen from the grave".

Rhiannon: "I have enjoyed my serial experience so much. I’m already anticipating doing one next year! This time it will be a whole new writing project, but it was definitely worthwhile digging up In Darkness We Must Abide and sharing it with my readership."

Excepted from Episode 1

In Darkness We Must Abide

"I can definitely see how my love of Jane Eyre and other gothic 
romances influenced the relationship of  Armando and Vanora". Rhiannon Frater

With his presence still sizzling on her skin and his hazel eyes still haunting her thoughts, Vanora pondered the words that Armando had spoken in his silky Spanish accent.

You must go home, he had said.

Hugging herself, she gazed into the darkness surrounding her, wondering if Armando still lingered in the shadows observing her. That he had sought her out both thrilled and terrified her. When she had first seen him standing on the lighted path of her apartment complex, the mere sight of his enigmatic smile had set her heart aflutter. But now that he had slipped back into the darkness, her heart beat with fear.

Could she go back to Houston and face all she had run from? Could she forget the evils she had beheld on her eighteenth birthday? Could she just abandon the life she had meticulously created for herself over the last two years and return to the mansion that was haunted by death and pain?

You must go home.

Armando’s words echoed in her mind.

Vanora lifted a hand to brush away her white-blond hair and turned to face the dark waters of the swimming pool that glimmered in the moonlight.

To go home meant she would at last cast aside her trepidation and face the monsters of her nightmares. Was she strong enough to do so? Was she strong enough to go home and save the ones she loved?

With a surrendering sigh, she admitted to herself that it was time to return to her childhood home. It was difficult to concede, but her reluctance to return was partially because she feared allowing Armando into her life once more. Though the creatures that dwelled in the darkness were terrifying, it was Armando who surely frightened her.

Only he could truly steal away her heart and soul…

Alice Opnion:

It is a delight read a genre that you like me , always at midnight, and more read the long road that the author had to follow to finally your project on this day of celebration : finally got their hands officially on physical book, Rhiannon Frater, has its line , his writing style that will let you know it's her. Something new for me is the form a series in a book, definitely a good proposal. I definitely recommend it, can be purchased in ebook or physical Book, I hope one day that dream of Rhiannon Frater come soon to Spanish language (Spanish reminds me to Armando :) ) and to be read by more readers who speak this language (officially the language one I use)

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