Kat's Guide to Getting ARC's

I believe the biggest thing that new book bloggers and booktubers ask is how to get ARC's more than any other book blogging questions. This post is all on information from how to ask for review copies, when you can ask for review copies, and where to ask for. This post also gives a little tidbits on what ARC's are, who can get ARC's and other helpful tips.

BOOK REVIEW: Mortal Heart by Robin Lafevers

Name: Mortal Heart (His Fair Assassin #3)
Author: Robin LaFevers
Number of Pages: 444
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Date Published: Nov. 4, 2014
Source: Given to me by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing company for an honest review
Rate: 4.5/5

Annith has watched her gifted sisters at the convent come and go, carrying out their dark dealings in the name of St. Mortain, patiently awaiting her own turn to serve Death. But her worst fears are realized when she discovers she is being groomed by the abbess as a Seeress, to be forever sequestered in the rock and stone womb of the convent. Feeling sorely betrayed, Annith decides to strike out on her own.

She has spent her whole life training to be an assassin. Just because the convent has changed its mind doesn't mean she has...



[Summary from Good Reads][My Review on GoodReads][AMAZON]

BOOK REVIEW: Lark Rising by Sandra Waugh

Name: Lark Rising (Guardians of Tarnec #1)
Author: Sandra Waugh
Number of Pages: 384
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Date Published: September 23rd, 2014
Source: Given to me by the Author and Publisher for an honest review
Rate: 4.5/5

Lark has foreseen two things—she will fall for a young man with sage green eyes,and he will kill her.

Sixteen-year-old Lark Carew is happiest close to home, tending her garden and gathering herbs for medicines. But when her Sight warns her that monsters called Troths will soon invade her village, Lark is summoned on a journey to seek help from the legendary Riders of Tarnec. Little does she suspect that one of the Riders, Gharain, is the very man who has haunted her visions. Or that the people of Tarnec have called her there for another reason: Lark is the Guardian of Life, the first of four Guardians who must awaken their powers to recover four stolen amulets. Together, the amulets—Life, Death, Dark, and Light—keep the world in Balance. To take back the Life amulet, Lark will have to discover her true inner strength and give in to a love that she swears will be her downfall
[Summary taken from GoodReads] [AMAZON]

ARC BOOK REVIEW: Frozen by Melissa De La Cruz & Michael Johnston

Name: Frozen (Heart of Dread #1)
Author(s): Melissa De La Cruz
Michael Johnston
Number of Pages: 365
Publisher: Orchard Books
Date Published: October 2nd, 2014
Source: Netgalley (Given to me for an honest review, thank you!!!)
Rate: 4/5

From New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston comes this remarkable first book in a spellbinding new series about the dawn of a new kind of magic.

Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed in ice. Like much of the destroyed planet, the place knows only one temperature—freezing. But some things never change. The diamond in the ice desert is still a 24-hour hedonistic playground and nothing keeps the crowds away from the casino floors, never mind the rumors about sinister sorcery in its shadows.

At the heart of this city is Natasha Kestal, a young blackjack dealer looking for a way out. Like many, she's heard of a mythical land simply called “the Blue.” They say it’s a paradise, where the sun still shines and the waters are turquoise. More importantly, it’s a place where Nat won’t be persecuted, even if her darkest secret comes to light.

But passage to the Blue is treacherous, if not impossible, and her only shot is to bet on a ragtag crew of mercenaries led by a cocky runner named Ryan Wesson to take her there. Danger and deceit await on every corner, even as Nat and Wes find themselves inexorably drawn to each other. But can true love survive the lies? Fiery hearts collide in this fantastic tale of the evil men do and the awesome power within us all.

[Summary taken from GoodReads][Get it at AMAZON]

BOOK REVIEW: Altaica by Tracy M. Joyce

Name: Altaica (The Chronicles of Ataica #1)
Author: Tracy M. Joyce
Number of Pages: 300
Publisher: Odyssesy Books
Date Published: June 6th, 2014
Source: ARC by Netgalley and Odysessy Books for an honest review (Thank You!)
Rate: 4/5

“Look at her – she’s Hill Clan. Even the Matyrani don’t like them …”

Isaura – little is known about her race, but much is whispered. Born to refugees, she grows up enduring racism and superstition within a community that fears her. She has few friends, and those she treasures. Trapped, she longs for escape to a different life.

Escape is only the beginning of her troubles. Having fled an invading army with her friends, Isaura is faced with heinous choices in order to survive. Secrets from her past emerge to torment her and threaten to destroy all she holds dear. Her struggles forge a bond with an ancient power – a power which may transform or consume her. Old hatreds and superstitions are renewed and at her most vulnerable she learns the true nature of those around her.

Her only hope lies in a foreign land – a land rich in tradition; ruled by three powerful clans. A land with a history marked by warfare; where magic as we know it does not exist. Instead what is here, in abundance, is a more primal power.

Survival carries a high price.

Welcome to Altaica.
[Summary taken from GoodReads]

BOOK REVIEW: Love is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson

Name: Love is the Drug
Author: Alaya Dawn Johnson
Number of Pages: 352
Publisher: Levine Books
Expected Publish Date: September 30th, 2014
Source: I was given a copy of this book for an honest reviews. NetGalley/Publisher (ARC)
Rate: 3.5/5

From the author of THE SUMMER PRINCE, a novel that's John Grisham's THE PELICAN BRIEF meets Michael Crichton's THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN set at an elite Washington D.C. prep school.

Emily Bird was raised not to ask questions. She has perfect hair, the perfect boyfriend, and a perfect Ivy-League future. But a chance meeting with Roosevelt David, a homeland security agent, at a party for Washington DC's elite leads to Bird waking up in a hospital, days later, with no memory of the end of the night.

Meanwhile, the world has fallen apart: A deadly flu virus is sweeping the nation, forcing quarantines, curfews, even martial law. And Roosevelt is certain that Bird knows something. Something about the virus--something about her parents' top secret scientific work--something she shouldn't know.

The only one Bird can trust is Coffee, a quiet, outsider genius who deals drugs to their classmates and is a firm believer in conspiracy theories. And he believes in Bird. But as Bird and Coffee dig deeper into what really happened that night, Bird finds that she might know more than she remembers. And what she knows could unleash the biggest government scandal in US history.
[Summary taken from GoodReads]

BOOK REVIEW Queen of Someday by Sherry Ficklin

Name: Queen of Someday (Stolen Empire #1)
Author: Sherry D. Ficklin
Number of Pages: 262
Expected Publish Date: October 7th, 2014
Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing
Source: ARC Given from Netgalley/Clean Teen Publishing
Rate: 4/5

ONE GIRL WILL BRING AN EMPIRE TO ITS KNEES...

Before she can become the greatest empress in history, fifteen-year-old Sophie will have to survive her social-climbing mother’s quest to put her on the throne of Russia—at any cost.

Imperial Court holds dangers like nothing Sophie has ever faced before. In the heart of St. Petersburg, surviving means navigating the political, romantic, and religious demands of the bitter Empress Elizabeth and her handsome, but sadistic nephew, Peter. Determined to save her impoverished family—and herself—Sophie vows to do whatever is necessary to thrive in her new surroundings. But an attempt on her life and an unexpected attraction threatens to derail her plans.

Alone in a new and dangerous world, learning who to trust and who to charm may mean the difference between becoming queen and being sent home in shame to marry her lecherous uncle. With traitors and murderers lurking around every corner, her very life hangs in the balance. Betrothed to one man but falling in love with another, Sophie will need to decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice in order to become the empress she is destined to be.

In a battle for the soul of a nation, will love or destiny reign supreme?
[ Summary taken from GoodReads ]