Welcome to the celebration of my favorite books of this year.
Each day, I will be featuring my favorite book and author of each month.
And at the end of this celebration you'll have the chance to win a
hardback copy of a book by one of my favorite authors.
This last April I read an ARC of The Immortal Rules, which was really awesome. Because I loved it, though I will have to wait a long time to read the next book.
Julie Kagawa, the New York Times Bestselling author of The Iron Fey and
Blood of Eden series, was born in Sacramento, California.
But nothing exciting really happened to her there. So, at
the age of nine she and her family moved to Hawaii, which
she soon discovered was inhabited by large carnivorous
insects, colonies of house geckos, and frequent
hurricanes. She spent much of her time in the ocean, when
she wasn't getting chased out of it by reef sharks,
jellyfish, and the odd eel.
When not swimming for her life, Julie immersed herself in books, often to the chagrin of her schoolteachers, who would find she hid novels behind her Math textbooks during class. Her love of reading led her to pen some very dark and gruesome stories, complete with colored illustrations, to shock her hapless teachers. The gory tales faded with time, but the passion for writing remained, long after she graduated and was supposed to get a real job.
To pay the rent, Julie worked in different bookstores over the years, but discovered the managers frowned upon her reading the books she was supposed to be shelving. So she turned to her other passion: training animals. She worked as a professional dogtrainer for several years, dodging Chihuahua bites and overly enthusiastic Labradors, until her first book sold and she stopped training to write full-time.
Julie now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where the frequency of shark attacks are at an all time low. She lives with her husband, two obnoxious cats, one Australian Shepherd who is too smart for his own good, and the latest addition, a hyper-active Papillon puppy.
When not swimming for her life, Julie immersed herself in books, often to the chagrin of her schoolteachers, who would find she hid novels behind her Math textbooks during class. Her love of reading led her to pen some very dark and gruesome stories, complete with colored illustrations, to shock her hapless teachers. The gory tales faded with time, but the passion for writing remained, long after she graduated and was supposed to get a real job.
To pay the rent, Julie worked in different bookstores over the years, but discovered the managers frowned upon her reading the books she was supposed to be shelving. So she turned to her other passion: training animals. She worked as a professional dogtrainer for several years, dodging Chihuahua bites and overly enthusiastic Labradors, until her first book sold and she stopped training to write full-time.
Julie now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where the frequency of shark attacks are at an all time low. She lives with her husband, two obnoxious cats, one Australian Shepherd who is too smart for his own good, and the latest addition, a hyper-active Papillon puppy.
For the giveaway, you have the chance to win a Hardback copy of one of the books featured in this celebration.
Today's pick is.
Don't forget that if you already have this book, you can pick another from my favorites author of January, February or March.
I ADORE Julie Jagawa's books. So good :D
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