Ebook of the Week + Giveaway: At The End

"Ebook of the Week" is a weekly feature here at Inklings Read. Each week I feature an ebook as well as a giveaway! Ebooks featured in these posts will always be well rated and reasonably priced! Sometimes, if we're lucky, the author will drop by to say "Hi" with a few words on their book as well. Now let’s showcase Inklings Read’s Ebook of the Week!  Today, John Hennessy joins us to talk a bit about his title, At The End. I couldn’t be more excited to feature it!

At the end by John Hennessy

Night 1: 12 billion taken. Day 1: Confusion. Night 2: 13 billion taken. Day 2: Panic. Night 3: 13 billion taken. Day 3: The fight for survival begins. In 2048, the human population borders 39 billion after the termination of the birth control industry, and the realities of overcrowding have sunken into the minds of the world, until billions mysteriously go missing. In the wake of civilization’s collapse, a trio of teenage gamers from Washington struggle to endure. Maggy, a strong-willed intellectual, leads Darrel and Félix, two shy geeks, on an expedition down the west coast, as they try to determine the source of humanity’s downfall. A YA post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller.

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Book Trailer

About John Born in 1988, John Hennessy became entranced by the world of fantasy at a young age, playing video games and reading books for many long nights/early mornings. He recently graduated from Western Washington University, and now lives in the green land of Bellingham, at work on the second book in The Cry of Havoc series. Visit his website at: http://www.johnhennessy.net Please describe At The End using only 5 words!  Near-future Earth at its end What can we expect from you in the future!?   I am currently working on part two of The Cry of Havoc series. Part one was recently made a finalist in ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards in the fantasy category.

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Mini Review: Unraveling

Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Katie Schorr
Source: Audible
Release Date: April 24, 2012
Audible | Amazon | Goodreads
★★★☆☆

Two days before the start of her junior year, seventeen-year-old Janelle Tenner is hit by a pickup truck and killed—as in blinding light, scenes of her life flashing before her, and then nothing. Except the next thing she knows, she's opening her eyes to find Ben Michaels, a loner from her high school whom Janelle has never talked to, leaning over her. And even though it isn't possible, she knows—with every fiber of her being—that Ben has somehow brought her back to life.

But her revival, and Ben's possible role in it, is only the first of the puzzles that Janelle must solve. While snooping in her FBI agent father's files for clues about her accident, she uncovers a clock that seems to be counting down to something—but to what? And when someone close to Janelle is killed, she can no longer deny what's right in front of her: Everything that's happened—the accident, the murder, the countdown clock, Ben's sudden appearance in her life—points to the end of life as she knows it. And as the clock ticks down, she realizes that if she wants to put a stop to the end of the world, she's going to need to uncover Ben's secrets—and keep from falling in love with him in the process.

From debut author Elizabeth Norris comes this shattering novel of one girl's fight to save herself, her world, and the boy she never saw coming.

Unraveling is a unique sci-fi thriller that is set apart from other YA Sci-Fi novels by its original plot. The plot is so different, in fact, that I'm not going to say anything else about it except to expect the unexpected! 

This book, characters, and narration were just "meh" for me... Unfortunately, I've already forgotten most of them! Originality and good writing weren't enough to keep me hooked in Unraveling, but, to others, it may be worth checking out.

YA Kindle Deals Under $5: 5/27/12

Because tomorrow is my birthday and it's going to be a crazy week at work, Monday deals will have to be Sunday deals this week. I'm posting in advance! There are some great deals this week, so be sure to check them out. Hopefully the prices will not fluctuate too much between now and tomorrow.

Here you'll find some of the best Kindle deals available. Some books are well known and some are hidden gems that I've found, but ALL books below have 4+ star ratings on Amazon.

Here are my featured deals for the week:

All of the titles below have 4+ star ratings or are from popular series on Amazon.com.

FREE!

BEA 2012: Tips for Survival

So you’re going to BEA! That’s awesome. If you're like me and its your first year attending, then you may be FREAKING OUT a bit. To help cope with the anxiety, I’ve compiled a list of BEA Tips links from other bloggers. Read them, cherish them, and by all means follow them. These are people who have been going to this event way longer than us so let’s take some time to absorb their wisdom! Special thanks to all the great bloggers below for providing awesome tips to us newbies.

GENERAL TIPS

Survival Guide – Book Expo America
Going to BEA 2012 (Tips) – Cindy’s Love Of Books
BEA: All you need to know + more! – La Femme Readers
BEA Tips (Part 1) – Birdbrain(ed) Blog
BEA Tips (Part 2) – Birdbrain(ed) Blog
BEA Help: Resources for Bloggers – Poisoned Rationality

Staying Organized

BEA Help: Making those Autograph Schedules (#bookexpo) – Poisoned Rationality
BookExpo America: Publisher’s Index – Photo Rambles: This post features publishers at BEA and their most anticipated releases. Great YA resource!
Ticketed Authors – Book Expo America
Books@BEA – Edelweiss: Catalog of books that will be at BEA!!! Use the navigation on the left to pick a genre.
Official Mobile App – Book Expo America
My BEA Show Planner – Book Expo America

PACKING

What To Pack When You Are Going To The BEA – Good Books & Good Wine
 Packing for BEA: a meme of sorts – Bookalicio.us

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As I said, I will be going to BEA this year! If anyone would like to meet up, let me know! I know it’s going to be hectic, but I’d love to try make some time to meet fellow bloggers. Email me, tweet me, message me, whatever floats your boat :) I will be posting a tentative BEA schedule soon!

Are you going to BEA this year?

Do you have any tips for newbies?

Are there any links I should add to the list above?