Cover Reveal: One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker

When I read Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker a while back, I was really impressed with that book. It was one of the first true "New Adult" books I'd read and I was surprised with how smitten I was with the book and the genre. (You can see my Ten Tiny Breaths review here.)

Needless to say, I was thrilled to find out there was another book in this series! And I was SUPER DUPER excited to get to be part of the cover reveal!

ONE TINY LIE is a New Adult Contemporary novel. It is due to be released in early summer 2013.

ABOUT ONE TINY LIE:

(Isn't it lovely?!)

Livie has always been the stable one of the two Cleary sisters, handling her parents' tragic death and Kacey's self-destructive phase with strength and maturity. But underneath that exterior is a little girl hanging onto the last words her father ever spoke to her. “Make me proud,” he had said. She promised she would...and she’s done her best over the past seven years with every choice, with every word, with every action.

Livie walks into Princeton with a solid plan, and she’s dead set on delivering on it: Rock her classes, set herself up for medical school, and meet a good, respectable guy that she’s going to someday marry. What isn’t part of her plan are Jell-O shots, a lovable, party animal roommate she can’t say ‘no’ to, and Ashton, the gorgeous captain of the men’s rowing team. Definitely him. He’s an arrogant ass who makes Livie’s usually non-existent temper flare and everything she doesn’t want in a guy. Worse, he’s best friends and roommates with Connor, who happens to fits Livie’s criteria perfectly. So why does she keep thinking about Ashton?

As Livie finds herself facing mediocre grades, career aspirations she no longer thinks she can handle, and feelings for Ashton that she shouldn’t have, she’s forced to let go of her last promise to her father and, with it, the only identity that she knows.

ABOUT K.A. TUCKER:

Born in small-town Ontario, Kathleen published her first book at the age of six with the help of her elementary school librarian and a box of crayons. She is a voracious reader and the farthest thing from a genre-snob, loving everything from High Fantasy to Chick Lit. Kathleen currently resides in a quaint small town outside of Toronto with her husband, two beautiful girls, and an exhausting brood of four-legged creatures.

LINKS:

Blog: http://www.katucker.blogspot.ca/
Website: http://www.katuckerbooks.com/
Author Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/K.A.Tucker.Author?fref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kathleenatucker
Author Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4866520.K_A_Tucker
One Tiny Lie Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17302495-one-tiny-lie?ac=1
Atria: http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/atria

PRE-ORDER HERE:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/One-Tiny-Lie-Novel-ebook/dp/B00B73MUMU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1364240404&sr=1-1&keywords=one+tiny+lie

Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-tiny-lie-k-a-tucker/1114256929?ean=9781476740485&r=1&itm=1&z=y&

IBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/one-tiny-lie/id597497358?mt=11

Booksamillion: http://www.booksamillion.com/p/One-Tiny-Lie/KA-Tucker/Q220870389?id=5421905810809

Bookish: http://www.bookish.com/books/one-tiny-lie-k-a-tucker-9781476740485/4bf99edd-5862-4fa1-9dc3-d98703353722

Day 28 – Favorite title

30 Day Book Meme for December 2012

For my favorite title I'm going to go with...

Ten Tiny Breaths by K. A. Tucker!

I'm picking this one because the title is unique, every time I mention it to anyone they have the same reaction I did. "Hmmm, what's that about?"

Review: Ten Tiny Breaths

Happy Book Birthday to Ten Tiny Breaths 

by K. A. Tucker!!

Book cover and more info on Goodreads.

Title: Ten Tiny Breaths

Author: K.A. Tucker

Reading Level: New Adult

Source:  Complimentary Copy from the author in exchange for honest review.

 

Ten Tiny Breaths really drew me in. Once I got started reading, it was good I did not want to put it down and I read the majority of TTB in a just a few short of sittings.  I liked the mystery and romance elements. I also really liked the psychological twist in the book. AND..Ten Tiny Breaths is very sexy and steamy.

I didn't like that the story didn't seem believable to me in some parts. The story was just a little beyond the range of what I could imagine being real. That being said, I appreciate that some people may not be as cynical as I am and there is a hope for a somewhat happy ending from truly bad circumstances. Also, I realize the main character is "damaged" but I didn't like how she was so damaged she thought the only way she could be whole was when she was with a man. I'm all kinds of in favor of love stories but I like when my heroines can be strong with a man completing her. 

BUT: The more I've thought about the things I didn't like also kind of made the book more awesome. If that makes sense. Cause I really like the book and I can't see how it would have worked any other way. And the characters did experience personal growth. And really, we can't ask more from a person, fictional or otherwise, than to learn from their mistakes and grow from the experience, right!? Even if it's something that occurs over time. (Thanks to my hubs for reminding me of that!)

I do really like the story, I was hooked right away and was excited to read what would happen next. It seemed like the author thought of almost all the bad things that could possibly happen to the main character Kasey and proceeded to do all those bad things and more to her! And bless her heart, she coped the best she could and did eventually pull through all the crap. This deals with a LOT of heavy issues. And is actually a pretty good cautionary tale. 

Ten Tiny Breaths serves as a good reminder: your actions have consequences people. You may or may not be able to deal with those consequences so think about what you do BEFORE you do it. I was also reminded of how we often try to fill the holes we feel inside with things that are not healthy for us. Sometimes we really just need to deal with our issues so we can move on. 

I'm giving this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. A great read for older teens/young adults and beyond.

Also...if I did want to get away from bad circumstances like Kacey and her sis...I think she had the right idea...

Photo from a family road trip to the Keys. 

Teaser Tuesday (Nov. 27)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of 

Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

I got an eARC of Ten Tiny Breaths by K. A. Tucker from the author in exchange for a review. I've just started it but just the first little bit has me hooked. I'm so ready to read the rest of it! 

Cover and more info on Goodreads.

'“Just breathe,” my mom would say. “Ten tiny breaths … Seize them. Feel them. Love them.” Every time I screamed and stomped my feet in anger, or bawled my eyes out in frustration, or turned green with anxiety, she’d calmly recite those same words. Every single time. Exactly the same."

Ten Tiny Breaths -ARC by K.A.Tucker