Shadows in the Silence Jacket Description + A Giveaway

Finally, after anxiously waiting for the jacket description of Shadows in the Silence, we now have it to share with everyone! But let me first warn everyone that it is extremely SPOILERY. As spoilery as spoilery can get. SO, if you haven't read book one and even book two, you might not want to read what is going to go down in Shadows!

Also, I am so giddy to announce that today, The Little Reapers will be giving away the very first ARC of Shadows in the Silence--eep! Can you hear my excitement!? I can hardly contain myself! So, stick around because you do not want to miss it! No way, Jose! ;)) And now, without further ado...

Title: Shadows in the Silence

Author: Courtney Allison Moulton

Publisher: HarperCollins / Katherine Tegen Books

Release Date: January 31st, 2013

Your strength in heart and hand will fall. . . .

Ellie knows that the darkest moments are still to come, and she has everything to fight for:

She must fight for Will.

The demonic have resorted to their cruelest weapons to put Will in mortal danger, and Ellie makes an unlikely alliance to save him and to stop Lilith and Sammael, who seek to drown the world in blood and tear a hole into Heaven.

She must fight for humanity.

As the armies of Hell rise and gather for the looming End of Days, Ellie and her band of allies travel to the world’s darkest and most ancient regions in her quest to come into her full glory as the archangel Gabriel.

And Ellie must save herself.

Her humanity withers beneath the weight of her cold archangel power, but Ellie must hold tight to who she is and who she loves as she prepares for the ultimate battle for Heaven and Earth.

In this final installment in the Angelfire trilogy, Courtney Allison Moulton brings her dark world of epic battles and blistering romance to a blazing bright conclusion.

RIGHT!? Seriously, CAM is bringing the epic in Shadows in the Silence! I am dying to read it already; the wait is going to kill me so bad! What do all of you think of that!? Any ideas about what might be happening!? I know a lot of people will die, the world will come close to being no more, and more people will die! LOL :))

Onto how all of you can win a copy of this epic conclusion to the Angelfire trilogy! Shadows in the Silence is the third and final book to this series so I want to be absolutely positive that you'll want to read it ASAP--right when it comes in through the mail. So, because of that, you must have read book one, Angelfire!

The Deets:

- Must be 13 years or older to enter.
- Winner(s) have 48 hours to respond before a new winner will be chosen.
- Open to US only.
- Giveaway ends Friday, August 31st, 2012 at 12:01am EST.
- Winner will be announced on Saturday, September 1st, 2012.
- TAKE THE ANGELFIRE TRIVIA
- Good luck!

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Also, don't forget that TLR is hosting another giveaway of a signed, personalized set of Angelfire and Wings of the Wicked that will be ending on August 1st! Don't miss out on it!

Giveaway: A signed set of Angelfire and Wings of the Wicked

This concludes our fifth week for the debut of TLR! I hope you guys are still sticking around! What are some of your guys' favorite guest posts? If you guys haven't read the books yet, I hope that during this debut, you guys get excited enough to go pick 'em up and read 'em!

Another big round of applause to Riv Re for writing up some really great guest posts that I totally enjoyed reading! Thank you so, so, so, so much for taking part in The Little Reapers's launch!

Riv Re's blog posts that were featured on TLR this week:
Monday: Riv Re's Reviews
Tuesday: Riv Re's Favorites
Wednesday: Riv Re's Movie Cast
Thursday: Riv Re's Theories
Friday: TLR interviews Riv Re

Hang in there! We have just a few more weeks left of this super long launch, haha! Normally, they're only a week long but this launch is like...two months long, lol, so bear with me!

Just like the last two giveaways, Courtney Allison Moulton will be signing and personalizing a set of Angelfire and Wings of the Wicked to one really lucky person. All you have to do is enter the Rafflecopter widget below.

Details:
- Must be 13 years or older to enter.
- Winner(s) have 48 hours to respond before a new winner will be chosen.
- Open to US only.
- Giveaway ends Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 at 12:01am EST.
- Winner will be announced on Wednesday, August 1st, 2012.

Good luck, everyone!

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TLR Fan Feature (25): Interview with the Fan

Today's post features TLR's fan interview with Riv Re.

About Riv Re:

Riv Re has been blogging about books for over two year, but she's been cracking lame jokes for a lifetime, which, if you ask anyone who's ever met her, is a lifetime too long. She enjoys avoiding her mounds of homework by writing, daydreaming faeries (she's convinced she is one), and pretending she's a real New Yorker with a Newsies accent. She passes her free time looking at pictures of Pomeranian puppies, staring into space, and researching ancient weaponry. Riv tries to be angsty, but she's just an eccentric younger teen.

Find Riv Re Online: Blog

TLR: In one word, describe Angelfire and Wings of the Wicked (if you’ve read it).
RR: Mind-blowing.

TLR: If you could trade places with any of the characters from the book(s), who would you choose? Why?
RR: It would have to be Ellie. Yeah, there's the whole Preliator thing, but there's also Will. And Cadan.

TLR: What are three things you loved about Angelfire and/or Wings of the Wicked?
RR: Wings of the Wicked had this insane emotional roller coaster thing going on, which is a favorite of mine. All of the characters are put in really intense situations; they're limits are tested and then passed, making them all stronger. And the top reason: There's more Cadan.

TLR: If you were Ellie, how would you have reacted the first time you saw a Reaper?
RR: "I can call flaming swords into existence whenever I want? Look at that hilt. And the balance...Oh HAI it's a big scary thing. Sorry, could you hold on just a minute? These blades are amazing. That gut-hook! *swoon* Okay, Mr. Reaper. I'm ready to fight now, with my awesomesauce new knives."

TLR: If you went out to hunt with Will, what would your outfit look like?
RR: Saying it's a cold night, I'll have on Skechers, leggings, a short black skirt (love skirts), a t-shirt, and a hoodie (zip-up on slightly warmer nights). I'll be breaking out in a sweat soon enough.

TLR: How would you spend your life in the 500 year time span that Will waited for Ellie to reincarnate?
RR: This is easy. I'd write! And tour the world! And collect random things that I can sell for millions in a few centuries.

TLR: Besides swords, what other weapon would you choose to use to fight/kill reapers with?
RR: I'm assuming that "sword" means "all sharp metal shiny objects like daggers," so my answer is a crossbow. I like longbows better, but they'd be a pain to carry around in a hand-to-hand battle. Like, if I were to roll, a bow would make a deathly sickening (that made no sense whatsoever) crack, while I could just tuck a crossbow against my chest. I'll hit those baddies right in the neck. Or eye. Or heart. Or something.

TLR: If you had just found out that you were the Preliator, how would you have reacted?
RR: "I'm a Prelia-what-now? Like, I go to high school during the day, and fight reapers at night? I feel like Teen Batman! Fighting teachers during the day, and soaring through the streets of Gotham at night to fight crime...except my petty criminals are body-eating, soul-stealing mutated creatures of the Underworld.

TLR: If you could possess one superpower, what would it be?
RR: Definitely mind-reading. It's just so...useful.

This or That: Angelfire Edition

TLR: Nathaniel or Marcus?
RR: Cadan.

TLR: Hair up or hair down?
RR: Up, I have terrible hair.

TLR: Green or blue?
RR: Green-SLYTHERIN

TLR: Winter or Summer?
RR: Spring....*pause* Fine, summer.

TLR: Merodach or Kaelno?
RR: Cadan

TLR: Angelfire or Wings of the Wicked?
RR: Wings of the Wicked!

TLR Fan Feature (24): Theories About Shadows in the Silence

Today's post is all about Shadows in the Silence, the final book to the Angelfire series. Riv Re shares with us what she thinks of the cover and the title.

About Riv Re:

Riv Re has been blogging about books for over two year, but she's been cracking lame jokes for a lifetime, which, if you ask anyone who's ever met her, is a lifetime too long. She enjoys avoiding her mounds of homework by writing, daydreaming faeries (she's convinced she is one), and pretending she's a real New Yorker with a Newsies accent. She passes her free time looking at pictures of Pomeranian puppies, staring into space, and researching ancient weaponry. Riv tries to be angsty, but she's just an eccentric younger teen.

Find Riv Re Online: Blog

Hey y'all,

I'm back, as you can seen. I've got you trapped here for another day! *cackles*  And now I get to totally fangirl over this cover in front of all of you, and no one can stop me except Momo!! *cackles* *cackles* *cough* *hack*

Ahem. I'm better now. I mean, I can't choke before I get to this cover, it's too cool!

Seriously.

The Shadows in the Silence cover? Absolutely EPIC. (I warned you that I say "epic" a lot.)

First, a refresher of the first two covers:

And now....

Absolutely gorgeous, right?

So. Onto my thoughts, very neatly and efficiently organized with bullet points and hysterical rambles commentary:

• The clothes. I'm a girl, so some sort of social stigma or something says that the first thing I have to comment on is Ellie's outfit. But, just this once, I will bow down to societal conformism (yes, that's a word, I Googled it!) because that shirt is so cute and American Apparel told me that if I advertised that top and those boots (those boots!!) they'd give me a gift card. (Wait. I wasn't supposed to tell the readers about that? It's not payment, it's just a "gift"? Oh, whoops! Forget all about that, readership!)
• The sword. Because I'm a sword kind of girl. Ellie's Khopesh have been captivating me for two books now, and supposedly they're in the HarperCollins building in Manhattan right now. (I asked Courtney if I could break in and steal them--maybe nab a Crown of Embers ARC on my way out--but supposedly, and I quote, that place "is built like Fort Knox.")
• The color. My favorite color is green. (And yes, the Sorting Hat does sort you according to favorite color. My favorite color used to be blue, and I had myself convinced I was a Ravenclaw. But then my allegiance switched to green, and guess where the Pottermore sorting hat put me? Yup, SLYTHERIN! And yeah, we're epic.)
• The text. I absolutely loathe when fonts change between books. But these all match perfectly! I love the little thingy-thingy over all the i's.
• The scenery. Because who doesn't love the woods?*
• The stance. Ladies and gents, we have a female model on the cover in a full-body shot, and she is NOT displaying her assets! (except for that gorgeous hair.) WIN!
• The only flaw. Yes, this cover has one tiny flaw, something you wouldn't really notice at first, because you're overwhelmed by the epicosity. But, although I love that the model is facing forward-ish, I don't like the face so much. I loved the obscurity of Ellie, picturing her in my mind, having those side-views on the first two books. BUT, the #sadness is still outweighed by the #epicness.
• The flaps. Yeah, I know you can't see them on this picture, but Angelfire and Wings of the Wicked both had these absolutely epic side flaps (or whatever they're called). They were a gorgeous grey and blue, and they looked like wings. And I'm going to assume that we're going to have beautiful dark green wings here as well. And, well, I'm psyched for that tiny little detail.

And now, let's see all three covers next to each other!

I think I just died.

Peace,

Riv

*okay, so some people don't love the woods so much, and there are things majorly wrong with them.

TLR Fan Feature (23): Movie Cast for the Angelfire Series

Today, Riv Re is here with us again as she shares with us who she thinks the perfect actors and actresses are to play CAM's characters if the Angelfire series ever became a movie!

About Riv Re:

Riv Re has been blogging about books for over two year, but she's been cracking lame jokes for a lifetime, which, if you ask anyone who's ever met her, is a lifetime too long. She enjoys avoiding her mounds of homework by writing, daydreaming faeries (she's convinced she is one), and pretending she's a real New Yorker with a Newsies accent. She passes her free time looking at pictures of Pomeranian puppies, staring into space, and researching ancient weaponry. Riv tries to be angsty, but she's just an eccentric younger teen.

Find Riv Re Online: Blog

Yeah, Angelfire isn't being optioned for a movie. Yet.

But I take every opportunity open to me to stare at pictures of hot actors, so behold my dream cast if Angelfire would be turned into a movie. Yeah, they'd all need weird green contacts so we could CGI their irises and make them blaze prettily.

BUT, I risked swooning. All for YOU. Yes, YOU. No, not you, YOU. So you should be thanking me for putting my health at risk (that's not grammatically correct, is it?) for you all. And I did swoon a few times.

So...

Warning: I have minimal knowledge of young, talented actresses. I mean, the first person that comes to mind is Jennifer Lawrence, the second is Kristin Stewart (and for her I need to stretch the definition of "actress"). Yeah, I don't watch nearly enough movies or TV. Mostly, I stick to my British cinema. (If I could, I'd be casting Benedict Cumberbatch somewhere in this. And DAVID TENNANT. *swoon* But, no, too British.)

So. Onto it!

ELLIE

To embarrass myself, I will go with the obvious. This actress is absolutely adorable, kick-butt and talented. I don't doubt her ability to mimic Ellie's playfulness. Also, she's already pretty good at survival and when she dyes her hair it's nearly impossible to recognize her. (I vaguely remember Regis of "and Kelly" fame calling her a chameleon because of her hair. I really want a chameleon. They're so epic, but they cost, like, 100 bucks.)

Yeah, it's Jennifer Lawrence. Seriously, imagine that girl with red hair. Perfection.

Darn you, Ian. Are you
trying to stop my heart?

WILL

Reaper, vampire, same thing. They live a long time, are super hot, have eyes that darken randomly, and are creepily interested in girls centuries younger than them. (Marcus, I'm looking at you!) There are just some minor differences. For example, vampires sparkle in the sunlight, and reapers sparkle all the time, especially when they're about to kill you. Vampires can get hurt by fire, but reapers are supercool and can only get [permanently] injured by angel- or demon-fire. There's also the whole blood thing, but we're not even going to bother getting into that. Reapers are clearly superior, seeing as they're incredibly epic. But there might be some strange people out there who are still on the fence, and there's only one way to prove the epicosity of reapers. And no, Will is NOT a Hufflepuff*. Ian Somerhalder's most famous portrayal is definitely a Slytherin.

That stare. That spiffy outfit.
That voice.

CADAN

Will and Cadan were by far the hardest to cast. I spent hours pouring over swoon-worthy young actors to find the perfect cast. So refer to the above .gif, because you're welcome. I spent so long on Cadan because I love him, and whoever I pick is half the face of Team Rivdan. I couldn't find any beautiful actors, because people just prefer handsome and "hot." BUT, I was able to find the next best thing for Cadan--the voice. Cadan has that silky voice that makes me swoon hard. And who can do the swoon-voice better than Ed Westwick? No one, that's who.

See! Someone agrees with me!

NATHANIEL

When I went looking for Nathaniel, I saw this actor and stopped. He's absolutely perfect. He's usually in more comedic movies, but it's not super-bad if I cast him in this slightly darker one, right? You know who it is. And as soon as I say his name, you're all going to jump up and down, because there's no better Nathaniel than Michael Cera.

"Alright. I didn't want to

have to do this, but you

leave me no choice.

Here comes the smolder.

BASTIAN

I don't actually remember much about Bastian. All I know is that I would cast the most epic man in the entire universe. Seriously, this dude trash-talked his beard on Youtube. He makes me swoon. Hunting down that link, I rewatched the video, slowly dying as I did. He made me love him, even though his character was ebil. Wes Bentley, BE MINE.

MARCUS

There was not a shadow of a doubt in my mind as to who should play Marcus. He was the first person I cast. I'll give you a hint. He's got a goofy smile, is adorable, and he already has experience killing the...how should we say this?...the supernatural.

Jensen Ackles is 102% Marcus.

  THE 'RENTS

For dear old dad, we all know that this actor has a temper to match Mr. Monroe. He could pull off the most adorable, swoon-worthy, New York accent when he musical'ed in the 90s, and he flew around wearing little bat ears for a while, but he's free now.

And Mommy has experience playing supportive side character. She was super-helpful from the late 90's to the early 2000's, taking on beasties as a slayer.

You guessed it! Chistian Bale and Alyson Hannigan. AND they're the same age, which makes up for the major creep factor of Jennifer Lawrence and Ian Somerhalder. Christian is only two months older than Alyson.

WRITER/DIRECTOR

I'm not big on this stuff, but Joss Whedon. That's all I'm going to say. Just: Joss Whedon.

Wow. This post took an obscenely long time. I've spent hours researching (really! research, I promise! Having  Google images open with "Jensen Ackles shirtless" was an important part of the process!) these people.

Peace,
Riv

*Scratch that. Will is totally a Hufflepuff. But his actor isn't. Mmm, I love me my Slytherins.

TLR Fan Feature (22): Favorites from the Angelfire Series

Today, Riv Re is here with us again as she shares with us some of her favorites from the world of Angelfire.

About Riv Re:

Riv Re has been blogging about books for over two year, but she's been cracking lame jokes for a lifetime, which, if you ask anyone who's ever met her, is a lifetime too long. She enjoys avoiding her mounds of homework by writing, daydreaming faeries (she's convinced she is one), and pretending she's a real New Yorker with a Newsies accent. She passes her free time looking at pictures of Pomeranian puppies, staring into space, and researching ancient weaponry. Riv tries to be angsty, but she's just an eccentric younger teen.

Find Riv Re Online: Blog

*waves* I'm back, y'all. (Sorry.)

Momo made me promise to keep my Cadan posts PG-13, even though, if my wallpaper (I'm going to leave you guessing about whether I'm talking about my room or my computer) is anything to go by, I'm a little bit obsessed with him.

Sure, Will is adorable. (Prom scene, anyone? I legit squeed.) Nathaniel is lovely. Marcus is...I can't even begin to describe him... And don't get me started on Ellie, but that girl is, suffice to say, epic.

But now I'm here to tell you all about my favorites in these two books.

Favorite character: Cadan. In case you couldn't tell by now. When Ellie first meets him, they're at a Halloween party.

You should know that I nearly swooned hunting this down. The things I do for you...

"He was wearing a white mask that concealed half his face like the Phantom of the Opera. The half of his face I could see was breathtaking. I had never seen any boy so beautiful. His pale gold hair was combed neatly back with only a few escaping wisps, and he wore a black tuxedo beneath a cape...I looked nowhere but up into his eyes, which were the most fiery opalescent hazel I had ever seen, practically inhuman. His dancing was like water, powerful and unyielding, yet fluid and smooth through every movements, like a river following its predetermined course...I wanted to take off his mask to reveal the beauty beneath. We danced until the end of the song, and still he held me to his chest, his mouth curving into a delicious smile........his fiery opal eyes capturing mine. As I stared into them, I could have sworn I saw golden flames flickering in the irises." (Angelfire, hardcover pages 290-292)

There are so many more bits and pieces on Cadan. But if I don't shut up now, I'll go on forever. The most intriguing part about him is how he is so light and yet so dark. That picture over there, of Cadan. I dressed him like that on purpose. Usually, white is associated with good, and black with bad. Cadan is a good guy, he's on Ellie's side. But he's a demonic reaper. Can he really be trusted?

Favorite Quotes: How can I pick? Okay. One from each book, one Will quote and one Cadan quote. That's what I'm restricting myself to.

Angelfire:

“I scowled and stabbed begrudgingly at the stack before scooping up a bite with my fork, but it toppled over and plopped into my lap. I groaned and banged my head on the counter.

Mom frowned, 'You have to be smarter than the pancakes, Ellie.”

WotW:

“Don’t be mad” was the first thing he said. He really was terrified, as if the most frightening reaper on the planet was no scarier than a mouse, and yet put him in a tux and it was the Apocalypse.”

Will:

“I hate... I hate when you die. It destroys me. I know i have no right to be so upset, because I'm not the one losing my life, but it breaks me apart inside. I'm not very good with words, and i dont know how to explain to you how i feel. I get lonely when you aren't with me. I miss you. And every time you die, a little piece of me dies with you.”

And, last but not least, a Cadan quote that stopped my heart.

Cadan:

He tilted his head at me with a silly, adorable smile. "I'll be your Valentine."

Oh Cadan, please be mine.

Favorite Scene: There are so many amazing scenes in these books, but the scene I'm picking is actually a continuation of that Cadan quote. I'm only going to post a small snippet, so you can enjoy it with the book right in your hands. (Unless you read ebooks on your computer, in which case I'll save it so you can at least have some context.)

That sly smile crept back into his sculpted lips. "I meant it when I said I'd be your date. I love parties. We first met at a party. Don't you find that oddly romantic?"

I narrowed my eyes. "Odd, yes. Romantic, no."

He frowned. "That hurts. Really."

"I'm sure you'll survive."

"Speaking of romance," he started, "are you going to tell me about this book you were so engrossed in that you barely even noticed me?"

I gave him a sidelong glance. "You really want to know?"

"I'd like to understand what captivates you," he said. "So that I may aspire to do the same."

"Would you like a little wine to go with all that cheese?" I asked.

"Would you like me better if I were gloomy and morose?" He grinned, his eyes teasing.

"I wouldn't like you very much at all if you were either of those."

He leaned back and lazily put his elbows up on the back of his 

chair. "Then what is the appeal of your Guardian? He is quite definitely gloomy and morose." 

I'd let Cadan have one point. "Don't you think morose is a little severe?"

"You must agree that is rather moody and glum."

"He's not glum."

His grin widened. "So you admit that he's gloomy and moody."

"I never said that."

"But you don't deny it."

I exhaled in annoyance. "You're obnoxious."

"But at least I'm not morose."

"Will isn't morose."

"Tell me about the book you're reading."

I blinked in surprise. Was he serious? He sat beaming with self-satisfaction. Playing games with my head was apparently hilarious. He was insufferable.

"Please?"

I stared at him. He was serious. "Okay then." (Wings of the Wicked, hardcover pages 131-132)

I'm dying here. And I'm going to sign off before I swoon.

Peace,

Ri--

*swoons*