Book Addicts!
It's another blogoversary post! This time we have another of my favorite authors. You might have read some posts about her in my site or you might have heard/read her books, 'cause they are simply badass and mind-blowing.
Nina Berry's the author of the Otherkin series, a YA Urban Fantasy series, full of romance, shapeshifters and a world that's simply awesome. So for those who haven't read or heard about this series before, now is your chance. And if you are one of those YA Supernatural lovers, you definitely have to read these books!
We have an interview with Nina that would love to share with you, so we hope you like it and enjoy it. And if you want to read the series? All you have to do is enter the giveaway below 'cause Nina's offering all her books, signed, to one lucky winner. And if you're not fast enough, I might even steal them from you! ;) So have fun and don't forget to do a happy-book dance if you win!
Synopsis:
Dez is a good girl who does as she's told and tries not to be noticed. Then she rescues a boy from a cage, and he tells her secrets about herself. Now inside her burns a darkness that will transform her.
Everything is about to change--and neither Caleb, nor the Otherkin, nor those who hunt them, are prepared for what Dez will unleash.
Release Date: January 29th 2013
Synopsis:
Everyone has secrets. I had no idea mine would lead me into shadow. Dez has found the place where she belongs. With the otherkin. With Caleb. Or so she thought. As the barriers between our world and Othersphere fall, a wall rises between Dez and Caleb, leaving her fiercest enemy her only friend.
And maybe something more.
Now Dez must make a devastating choice: keep the love of her life, or save the otherkin from annihilation.
Synopsis:
Dez thought she knew who her mother was, who she was. Thought she had friends, a boy who loved her, and a school where she finally fit in.
But across the veil linking our world and the next lurks a monster which can annihilate. . .or liberate her. Now she must confront it there with help from one boy who loves her and one who can't stand the sight of her.
Dez thought she understood her tiger form, her deepest self. But in this treacherous place, she'll have to choose between the two halves of her soul--and determine which world survives.
Othersphere is the third and final installment in Nina Berry's acclaimed young adult Otherkin series, which blends romance, fantasy, and action in a powerful story of friendship and self-acceptance.
It’s about a girl named Dez with a back brace who discovers she can shape-shift into a tiger, which leads her to discover the secret world of shapeshifters, the otherkin, and those who hunt them. While uncovering the mystery of who she really is, Dez makes friends and allies, falls for a boy with his own strange powers, and becomes the target of ruthless enemies who will literally tear the world apart to destroy her and her kind.
So it’s mostly a paranormal adventure with generous helpings of romance, friendship, and action. Read it and you’ll get everything from first kisses to helicopter crashes to (I hope) connecting to the awesome beauty of the world around us.
I had a back brace when I was a teen, and I knew that I wanted to write about that experience somehow because it had a profound effect on me. At the same time I wanted to write a separate story about a girl who shifts into a tiger because how cool would that be? Then I figured out how to bring the two ideas together. Dez has a lot of issues about her body image because of the brace, and shifting into a tiger forces her to confront those issues in a whole new way.
That was the seed that started it all. Then I had to create a world where all that was possible, and that included other types of shapeshifters and their enemies and the other world from whence they get their power. So the stories just grew and grew as I fleshed out the characters and the world they live in.
Hi Nina! We are really happy to have you in our blogoversary event.
It’s awesome to be here. Congratulations on the anniversary!
So it’s mostly a paranormal adventure with generous helpings of romance, friendship, and action. Read it and you’ll get everything from first kisses to helicopter crashes to (I hope) connecting to the awesome beauty of the world around us.
That was the seed that started it all. Then I had to create a world where all that was possible, and that included other types of shapeshifters and their enemies and the other world from whence they get their power. So the stories just grew and grew as I fleshed out the characters and the world they live in.
Dez is a six-foot tall redheaded teenager with self confidence issues who learns to become a leader, a friend, and a girlfriend over the course of the books. The best thing about her is her willingness to do what she thinks is right, even if it means losing friends, family, and the boy she loves. The worst thing about her is that she can be kind of bossy and isn’t always right about what’s “best.” She’s flawed, but she’s loyal, kind, and brave, so that helps.
Among the many worlds that inhabit our universe, Othersphere is the world that lies closest to ours. The veil between our world and Othersphere is thinnest in places where great energies have been expended – like where the Tunguska meteor struck in Siberia in 1908, or where the US tested atomic bombs in the Nevada desert. So sometimes, under special circumstances, it’s possible for certain creatures to cross the veil between the worlds.
It’s from Othersphere that the otherkin draw their ability to shapeshift and, in the case of callers of shadow like Caleb, where they get their wizard-like ability to change the shapes of objects and people. They draw upon the shadow of power Othersphere casts into our world.
For the enemies of the otherkin, the Tribunal, Othersphere is literally hell itself. Readers get a chance to visit themselves in the third book in the trilogy, helpfully titled OTHERSPHERE, so they can make up their own minds.
It’s from Othersphere that the otherkin draw their ability to shapeshift and, in the case of callers of shadow like Caleb, where they get their wizard-like ability to change the shapes of objects and people. They draw upon the shadow of power Othersphere casts into our world.
For the enemies of the otherkin, the Tribunal, Othersphere is literally hell itself. Readers get a chance to visit themselves in the third book in the trilogy, helpfully titled OTHERSPHERE, so they can make up their own minds.
You can read the mentioned post about Nina's favorite places in the world by clicking here.
Intense, visceral, stormy at times, but it becomes a relationship where they completely understand and accept each other – warts and all. Even though the attraction is there right away, the trust is not, so it takes awhile for a real love to form. It’s not all sunshine and kisses because they’re both very strong-willed. But ultimately it works because they not only love each other, they understand and respect each other.
I could never pick a favorite book! That’s like picking a favorite child. The first one is special because it was my first book ever published, but the other books allowed me to expand the story in such cool ways that I love them too.
I must say, my favorite moment is in the first book, and it’s not romantic or pretty or sweet. It involves a conflict between and eagle and a helicopter full of armed men. And the eagle wins. I think I love that scene because it’s one of the first I visualized completely. For me, the message behind it is – nobody messes with Mother Nature. I can see the movie version of it in my head. And it’s pretty cool.
I must say, my favorite moment is in the first book, and it’s not romantic or pretty or sweet. It involves a conflict between and eagle and a helicopter full of armed men. And the eagle wins. I think I love that scene because it’s one of the first I visualized completely. For me, the message behind it is – nobody messes with Mother Nature. I can see the movie version of it in my head. And it’s pretty cool.
Another impossible choice! The second one, for OTHERMOON, is probably my favorite. Green’s my favorite color, and the tree branches (is that the Lightning Tree maybe?) around the moon make me very happy.
Nina Berry is the author of the acclaimed YA paranormal OTHERKIN series from KTeen and the upcoming historical thriller PAGAN JONES series from Harlequin Teen. She grew up bodysurfing in Hawaii, learned to throw snowballs at the University of Chicago, and now lives and works in Hollywood, pretending to lead the glamorous life.
When she’s not traveling, reading or tweeting links to save the tiger, she writes all kinds of things, some of which might surprise you.
Nina blogs at ninaberry.com, and you can follow her on Twitter @Ninaberry or hang out with her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/writerninaberry.
Win signed copies of all three books in the OTHERKIN series (Otherkin, Othermoon and Othersphere) and some bookmarks (US Only)
My favorite re-telling is Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
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