Hi,
and welcome to my stop on the tour!! Thanks for stopping in today!
You will find info on the book, the author, Melissa Brown, and of
course, My Thoughts (cause I love to share!!). Oh, and make sure you
check out other stops on the tour for author interviews, guest posts,
and lots more fun!
Summary:
Ever
since her father's demise, Madison Clark knew death had her number.
After losing her first job, she is ushered into the cryptic family
business. Little does she know her family is hiding a dark secret;
they are grim reapers, custodians of souls on their journey to the
beyond. Madison expects her historic legacy to have benefits beyond
immortality. What she doesn't expect is to still be struggling for
cash while reaping souls on the side.
As
if being Death's minion wasn't strenuous enough, Madison finds
herself back at school with her worst enemy studying the ancient
rules, methods and paperwork of her vocation. In a cascade of life
changes: her best friend admits he’s in love with her and she
starts a new job as a professional mourner, but she can’t help
thinking her family might have other secrets.
Just
when things are finally starting to feel normal again Death throws
her a curveball: her next victim is her best friend. Madison must
find a way to overcome the strict guidelines of being a grim reaper
in order to save his life.
Information
about the book
Title:
Becoming
Death
Author:
Melissa
Brown
Release
Date: June
12th 2015
Genre:
Paranormal
YA
Publisher:
Self-Published
Format:
Paperback
and E-book
Goodreads
Link:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25512745-becoming-death?from_search=true&search_version=service
Author
Information
Melissa
Brown an American author that lives in Norwich, England. She is a
teacher in ICT skills, English and creative writing. In 2014, she was
shortlisted for the IdeasTap Inspires: Writers' Centre Norwich
Writing Competition and longlisted for the Nottingham Writers' Club's
inaugural National Short Story Competition. She was also a featured
poet at the Norwich: City of Stories launch event, where she did a
live reading of my poem 'The Library.' She enjoys films, books,
comics, fangirling and subscription boxes. She blames her love of the
written word on her hometown library and fanfiction. She
lives with her partner, Kris, and her awesome cat, Hailey.
Author
Links
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Schedule
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My
Thoughts:
The
Cover: This
cover is absolutely beautiful. A young woman, perhaps our protagonist
looks over her shoulder, her read hair peeks out from under a black
hood. Not really what you would expect a grim reaper to look like,
but definitely started me wondering.
The
Plot:
In
a new twist to the typical coming of age stroy, a young girl learns
of her family's morbid history and her bleak future. The plot to
Becoming Death was fantastically done. A “dromedy” that moves
along well with all the morbid little details you would expect if you
suddenly learned you were the henchman of death, that's Death-with a
capital D. While quirky and a bit out there, Becoming Death has a
storyline that rocks.
The
Characters:
I loved the characters of this book! They were all very well written,
characters you can relate to. Our happy-go-lucky protagonist with a
string of bad luck, which she sometimes meets with grace, sometimes
insanity. Her best friend, who suffers from the ups and downs of her
apparent mood swings and her hilarious family, trying to support her
through this new part of her life. The characters of Becoming Death
make this one of the better books I have read as of late.
Is
it Worth Reading?:
Hands down, yes!! I devoured Becoming Death in a matter of hours. At
one point, my Kobo told me I was 78% through and I didn't believe it!
Becoming Death is an extremely entertaining read for fans of YA
supernatural drama and I give it 4 out of 5 crossbows!
TOUR
WIDE GIVEAWAY
This giveaway is open to UK participants ONLY.
There
is also a tour-wide
giveaway!
The
prizes are:
5
necklaces inspired by Becoming Death
2
copies of Becoming Death
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