Eve Hallows and the Book of Shivers Book Blast {Giveaway}

I'm thrilled to have the Eve Hallows Book Blast stopping by today! This is one of my favorite spooktacular and fun middle-grade series. Check out the books below and enter the awesome giveaway...

Eve Hallows and the Book of Shivers

(The Nightmare Series #3)

by Robert Gray

10/26/13

So far, Eve’s summer vacation has been uneventful, but when her grandparents—traveling all the way from the monster world known as Gravesville—appear at her doorstep, she learns that the URNS Director has gone missing. Worse, a new director, bent on destroying humans, has taken over URNS.Eve and her family are no longer safe in the human world, and as they race to escape this new threat, Eve stumbles into a trap, which forces her back to Gravesville along with her family and friends. But once there, everything goes adorably wrong, and her best chance to get out of this mess is to seek out The Book of Shivers and the elusive author Sedrick Creach—the only creature who knows the secrets of the Nightmare Books. Unfortunately for Eve, searching for Sedrick and the next book in the series will reveal uncomfortable details about her own murky past.Once again, Eve and her friends find themselves on an incredible adventure—one that involves underground battles with bloodthirsty creatures, a lightning-fueled train, and some unexpected new allies.Hilarious and bone-chilling, this third book continues the story of an unlikely hero trying to save not one, but two worlds … This time around, though, Eve’s not sure she can even save herself.

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Eve Hallows and the Book of Shrieks (book #1)

For fourteen-year-old Eve Hallows, life can be summed up in one word?horrible. She has the most horrible friends. She lives in a horrible old castle. Even her family is a bunch of horrible monsters. However, in the monster-inhabited world of Gravesville?a world where messages are sent through Ouija boards, jack-o?-lanterns get facials to suit their moods, and the worst thing Eve has to deal with are those annoying zombie tourists who overrun her favorite graveyard during the Halloween season?horrible means wonderful. And everything for Eve is perfectly horrible. But her life is about to go head over heels when a mysterious group known as The Source starts terrorizing Gravesville. Now she must move to the human world?where everything is opposite ... and for Eve, that's absolutely adorable!

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Praise for Eve Hallows and the Book of Shrieks:

“Move over, Neil Gaiman’s CORALINE and THE GRAVEYARD BOOK … make room, Lemony Snicket’s A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS … you’ve got company and competition for shelf space!” — THE HORROR FICTION REVIEW”WOW! What an absolutely horrible book (horrible meaning fantastic!) … This book was laugh out loud funny.  I loved when Mom accidentally turned people to stone.  Dad’s crazy attempts at running a pizza store were just hysterical.” — KIDS ‘N’ BOOKS

“This is the perfect book to be read aloud, read at night under the covers or simply devoured in one sitting. Robert Gray’s Eve Hallows and the Book of Shrieks simply shines with all of its fun creepiness, compelling characters and stellar writing. A MUST read for any MG fan!” — WORD SPELUNKING (that's me!)

“Eve Hallows is highly imaginative without being too complex for its target audience. Fall in love with Eve, her friends and her family of adorable monsters. Lose yourself in a light read that will remind you of those days when your English teacher just want you to read something, anything. This book is it. The one that you wish you read when you were in grade school.” — JOYOUS READS

“Overall, this book was fantastic. It presents an admirable role model as well as a strong family unit which will benefit young readers. When so many books right now have presented teens in a not-so-flattering light, it is so wonderful to find a book like this one.” — BOOK COVER JUSTICE

Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows (book #2)

Ever since encountering The Source and its minions on Halloween, Eve Hallows has found life surprisingly quiet … not to mention adorably boring! So when Dad receives a Ouija message that she must return to Gravesville, Eve couldn't be happier—at least until she discovers the Director of URNS, also known as the Grim Reaper, has a special job for Eve … one that will lead her to New York City and to the true identity of The Source. 
With The Book of Shrieks offering zero help and a new URNS agent driving the school boys—and Eve!—crazy, Eve's beginning to realize this whole saving-the-world nonsense isn't what it's cracked up to be. 
All this and she still has to find The Book of Shadows.

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N / My Review

Praise for Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows:

“This book was perfectly horrible! Horrible meaning amazingly awesome, of course. Eve’s world once again sucked me in and would not let go until this part of Eve’s story was finished” — LILI LOST IN A BOOK

“This is a perfect combination of YA, Horror, Paranormal and Fun!” — BOOK LOVERS PARADISE

“I love love love Eve. She’s a strong, awesome, female character that I would be delighted to recommend to any little girl. (No sexism at play here, boys will love this book too!)” — MUST READ FASTER

“I absolutely love this series and cannot wait to keep reading the fun adventures of Eve Hallows. Mr Gray has such a fantastic style of writing and his books are such fascinating tales, that everybody should read them for the fun factor. The topsy turvy lingo, adorable creatures and imaginative Gravesville, make one horrible book.” — TURNER’S ANTICS

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Review and Epic Giveaway: Eve Hallows and the Book of Shivers by Robert Gray

I'm so excited to not only share my review of Eve Hallows and the Book of Shivers today, but to host the awesome giveaway courtesy of Robert Gray! There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs, so check out my review then enter below...

Eve Hallows and the Book of Shivers

(The Nightmare Series #3)

by Robert Gray

10/26/13

So far, Eve's summer vacation has been uneventful, but when her grandparents—traveling all the way from the monster world known as Gravesville—appear at her doorstep, she learns that the URNS Director has gone missing. Worse, a new director, bent on destroying humans, has taken over URNS.

Eve and her family are no longer safe in the human world, and as they race to escape this new threat, Eve stumbles into a trap, which forces her back to Gravesville along with her family and friends. But once there, everything goes adorably wrong, and her best chance to get out of this mess is to seek out The Book of Shivers and the elusive author Sedrick Creach—the only creature who knows the secrets of the Nightmare Books. Unfortunately for Eve, searching for Sedrick and the next book in the series will reveal uncomfortable details about her own murky past.

Once again, Eve and her friends find themselves on an incredible adventure—one that involves underground battles with bloodthirsty creatures, a lightning-fueled train, and some unexpected new allies.

Hilarious and bone-chilling, this third book continues the story of an unlikely hero trying to save not one, but two worlds … This time around, though, Eve's not sure she can even save herself.

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*I received an eARC of this title in exchange for my honest review*

It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of The Nightmare Series, and am always SO thrilled when a new one comes out, so I’m happy to report that author Robert Gray has done it again! He’s added a spooktacularly fun and thrilling new volume to his already awesome series. Eve Hallows and the Book of Shivers, book three in this series, joins books one and two as some of my favorite middle-grade reads!

In book three, we find the horrible (which really means awesome) Eve Hallows in some unbelievably adorable (which means awful) situations. On the run from The Source, with her three best human friends, reluctant heroine Eve must locate the Book of Shivers to save both her beloved Gravesville and the human world that's growing on her. Along the way she ends up in some pretty unexpected places and discovers some info that rocks both her worlds!

The Nightmare Series continues to have EVERYTHING I love in my middle-grade reads: fantastic world-building, unforgettable characters, stellar storytelling, and an imaginative story. Like books one and two, Eve Hallows and the Book of Shivers is a captivating and entertaining mix of laugh-out-loud humor, a whimsical macabre atmosphere, creepy fun, and clever writing. Gray expands both his Gravesville and the human world, introduces some kooky cool new characters, and takes Eve and readers on a wild ride (literally!).

I love the whimsically dark atmosphere of these books! Gray creates a setting and tone that are deliciously eerie and unexpected, with enough thrills and chills to keep readers in spine-tingling shivers, but always appropriate for its intended audience. Eve Hallows and the Book of Shivers is bursting with monster-y goodness of the classic kind (vampires, mummies, witches, and ghosts, oh my!) and the imaginative and weird kind (werebies, zompires, barf twins). We get to explore more of Gravesville in all its horrible, swampy glory (sign me up for a timeshare!) and we end up in the only place in the human world that is just as weird, strange, and outrageous as Gravesville: Hollywood!

All my fave characters from books one and two are back in Eve Hallows and the Book of Shivers, while we meet some new creeptastic friends. Eve Hallows, with her pitch-perfect teen sarcasm; unique perspective; and all around horribly awesome personality, continues to be so lovable and relatable! I love being inside her head and seeing the story unfold through her eyes and wry, honest observations. Eve’s three human BFF’s, Steve; Lucy; and Carly Beth really shine in this book and this quirky foursome friendship is one of the most genuine and fun ones in middle-grade.

A Frankentrain, with lightning and all, takes Eve and her friends on an unforgettable and crazy trip in search of the mysterious Sedrick Creach. Eve ends up discovering things about her past that will have readers exclaiming “Oh. My. Jack!”. And that ending?! Let’s just say I’m DYING for the next book!

MY FINAL THOUGHTS: Simply put, I LoveAdoreAmCrazyAbout this series! Robert Gray continues to craft wildly imaginative, wickedly fun, and highly entertaining books, and Eve Hallows and the Book of Shivers is no exception. A must read book in a must read series for both young and older readers!

MY RATING

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Win signed copies of The Nightmare Series books and an Amazon Gift Card!

Robert Gray is offering up some awesome prizes in this giveaway and which prizes the winner gets all depends on how many total entries the giveaway receives Here's the rundown:

Prize 1: Autographed copy of Eve Hallows and the Book of Shrieks (1-300 entries)

Prize 2: Autographed copy of Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows (301-600 entries)

Prize 3: Autographed copy of Eve Hallows and the Book of Shivers (601-1000 entries)

Prize 4: $50 Amazon gift card (1000+ entries)

So the more entries, the more prizes the winner will get! Awesome, right?! There is only one required entry (don't worry, it's a free entry) and a ton of ways to earn bonus points (like reviewing the books, adding on Goodreads, spreading the word).

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Character Interview & Giveaway: Eve from the Eve Hallows Series

I'm SO excited about today's March MG Madness stop because I got to sit down with one of my favorite middle-grade characters, Eve, from Robert Gray's awesome Eve Hallows Series. I love this series so much! Be sure to check out my reviews of book 1 and book 2 and check out book 3 this summer! Here's a little more about the first two books in the series...

11/8/11

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For fourteen-year-old Eve Hallows, life can be summed up in one word—horrible.  She has the most horrible friends.  She lives in a horrible old castle.  Even her family is a bunch of horrible monsters.

However, in the monster-inhabited world of Gravesville—a world where messages are sent through Ouija boards, jack-o’-lanterns get facials to suit their moods, and the worst thing Eve has to deal with are those annoying zombie tourists who overrun her favorite graveyard during the Halloween season—horrible means wonderful.  And everything for Eve is perfectly horrible.

But her life is about to go head over heels when a mysterious group known as The Source starts terrorizing Gravesville.  Now she must move to the human world—where everything is opposite ... and for Eve, that's absolutely adorable!

9/16/12

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Ever since encountering The Source and its minions on Halloween, Eve Hallows has found life surprisingly quiet … not to mention adorably boring!  So when Dad receives a Ouija message that she must return to Gravesville, Eve couldn't be happier—at least until she discovers the Director of URNS, also known as the Grim Reaper, has a special job for Eve … one that will lead her to New York City and to the true identity of The Source.  

With The Book of Shrieks offering zero help and a new URNS agent driving the school boys—and Eve!—crazy, Eve's beginning to realize this whole saving-the-world nonsense isn't what it's cracked up to be. 

All this and she still has to find The Book of Shadows....

Now, let's meet Eve...

Thanks so much Eve for agreeing to sit down with me today for this interview! And I just love this pizza place *looks around Ghoulicious Pizza*

It's so horrible of you to stop by, Aeicha.  And thank you for the cupcakes.  Mmm, pumpkin frosting, my favorite! 

So, shall we begin?

I'm ready when you are. 

Ok, Eve, we'll start with a simple get-to-know-you question: what three words best describe you?

Well, since I'm trying to save not one but two worlds, I think it should be Human Hero Extraordinaire.  To be honest, though, lately it seems more like Not Welcome Anywhere. 

I know you had to move from your home in Gravesville, which must have sucked a lot. What do you miss most about Gravesville? What made your old home so horrible?

More than anything, I miss my graveyard.  My haunted castle sits on gravefront property, which is really hard to come by these days!  I used to be able to open my bedroom curtains and gaze out at the endless graveyard.  I seriously had the best view ever.  I miss my three best friends, Stephinica, Pia, and Sally, too.  They're werewolves.  Well, Sally and Pia are, anyway.  Stephinica is still at that awkward pre-wolf stage.  I also miss all the horrible shops, like Treats n' Treats, an all you can eat candy buffet.  You just can't find places like that in the human world … it's sad.

Living in the human world must be a strange experience for you. And I know that we humans can be a little weird at times. What's been the biggest adjustment for you living in our world? What's the most adorable thing you've discovered about us humans?

Where do I begin!  Oh, my Jack, everything is different here.  For one, you humans celebrate weird holidays.  I recently experienced this thing called Christmas.  Did you know there's this white-bearded freak that breaks into people's homes?  WHILE THEY ARE SLEEPING! And you humans leave him cookies and milk as like a sacrifice.  Hello?  It's bizarre.  And I'm still getting used to this whole inter-spider-web-whatever thing.  Everyone here seems to want to be connected to it at all times.  I have no idea why. 

But, some humans and human world stuff must be at least a little bit horrible, right? What are some of the horrible or surprising things you've discovered and experienced in this world?

In a lot of ways, humans are like monsters.  Most humans, I've learned, are pretty nice, too.  So far no angry mobs have tried to chase me off with torches and pitchforks, which is a relief.  And, okay, I have to admit the candy here is pretty horrible.  Not as good as back home, of course, but totally edible.  But probably the best thing I've experienced here is friendship.  I have three great human friends, Carly Beth, Lucy, and Steve, and they've been a lot of help with fighting The Source, and finding the Nightmare Books, and surviving high school.   

You, yourself are actually a human, right? But you have a family full of monsters (a shape-shifter, gorgon, ghoul,vampire, and werewolf). Growing up human among a bunch of horrible monsters must have been difficult at times. If you could be any kind of monster, which would you be?

Yup, I'm a human.  I have to say my family is pretty horrible.  And they're real supportive of my, um, condition, I guess you could say.  I mean, sure, my mom and dad are way too overprotective; and my little brother is annoying at times; and my grandma, well, she sometimes tries to drink my blood; and Grandpa's a total party animal.  But I wouldn't trade them for any family in any world. 

If I could be any monster, I think I'd want to be a witch.  I love spells and magic and all that.  And it would be horrible to be able to turn some creatures—yeah, I'm looking at you Stacey Maxwell—into toads, or newts, or wingless bats. 

Since you moved here, you've been on some dangerous and exciting adventures thanks to The Source and the Books of Shrieks and the Book of Shadows. Can you tell us a bit about those adventures?

I know, right?  Things got all sorts of crazy once I moved to the human world!  Not only do I have to find all of theNightmare Books, I have this Source character and its minions hunting me down.  Me!  Can you believe it?  Thank Jack I have my friends and family to help me.  I don't know what I'd do without them.  Oh, and I should add that I'm close to finding the next book, The Book of Shivers.  It's all hush-hush right now, but everyone will be able to read about those adventures soon enough.

Ok, so how about some quick Eve Favorites?

Favorite color?

Black

Favorite holiday?

Halloween, of course 

Favorite book?

I haven't read many human books, but in Gravesville there's this one called NIGHT OF THE HUMANS.  It's about a family of vamps that go on a vacation and get terrorized by this marauding band of humans.  It's the scariest book I ever read! 

Favorite pizza topping?

Ugh, to be honest I hate pizza.  Since I serve it to humans all day, the last thing I want to look at is pizza!  But if I had to pick one topping, I'd have to go with pepperoni.  It's mysterious to me.  What is it even made of? 

Favorite song?

My favorite band is the Ghastly Brothers.  They live in Gravesville, by they way.  They have this song called Graveyard Girl, which always makes me smile.  Human music isn't too bad, either.  My friend Carly Beth is always playing this stuff called Pop, which I kind of like, though I can't recall ever hearing anything actually pop … whatever.  I honestly don't know any of the names of the songs, though. 

Now, all your adventures have been diligently recorded by your biographer. So, what do ya think of this Robert Gray guy? Do you think he's doing a good job of writing your story? You can be honest with me, I won't tell him anything you say *smirks*

He's so annoying!  And, between you and me, he's got like a severe case of halitosis or something; his breath smells like a zombie's underwear!  And don't get me started on his nostril hairs.  OMJ, I think he's hiding a werewolf up his nose.  Oh, and the guy's a total control freak.  I mean, who's the star here?  Not him, that's for sure.  Yeah, so if you happen to know anyone else who can write my story, please let me know, because I'm taking applications. 

Wow, this has been so fun and enlightening, Eve! Thanks again for taking the time to answer my questions and giving us a chance to get to know you better.

Thank you so much for spending some time with me, Aeicha. 

Now, I just have one more question: what do you recommend I order? I'm starving!

Oh, definitely the Monster Stromboli. I'll have dad make you one right away. 

Now that was a fun interview! Thank you so much Eve for stopping by and thanks Robert Gray for letting me hang out with his character!

Win a print or ebook copy of the books in the Eve Hallows Series!

Thanks to Robert Gray, I have some awesome prizes to offer 4 lucky cupcakes:

-A print copy of books 1 & 2 and swag to one US winner

-An ebook copy of either book 1 or 2 to three winners (INT)

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Eve Hallows Blog Tour: guest post & giveaway

I'm so excited to have the Eve Hallows Blog Tour stopping by today because I love these books so much! Robert Gray stops by with a top tens list and a giveaway...

The Eve Hallows Series

EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS (BOOK 1)
For fourteen-year-old Eve Hallows, life can be summed up in one word—horrible.  She has the most horrible friends.  She lives in a horrible old castle.  Even her family is a bunch of horrible monsters.
However, in the monster-inhabited world of Gravesville—a world where messages are sent through Ouija boards, jack-o’-lanterns get facials to suit their moods, and the worst thing Eve has to deal with are those annoying zombie tourists who overrun her favorite graveyard during the Halloween season—horrible means wonderful.  And everything for Eve is perfectly horrible.
But her life is about to go head over heels when a mysterious group known as The Source starts terrorizing Gravesville.  Now she must move to the human world—where everything is opposite ... and for Eve, that's absolutely adorable!

Purchase

Kindle * Amazon
Read my review of book one

EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS (BOOK 2)

Ever since encountering The Source and its minions on Halloween, Eve Hallows has found life surprisingly quiet … not to mention adorably boring!  So when Dad receives a Ouija message that she must return to Gravesville, Eve couldn't be happier—at least until she discovers the Director of URNS, also known as the Grim Reaper, has a special job for Eve … one that will lead her to New York City and to the true identity of The Source.

With The Book of Shrieks offering zero help and a new URNS agent driving the school boys—and Eve!—crazy, Eve's beginning to realize this whole saving-the-world nonsense isn't what it's cracked up to be.

All this and she still has to find The Book of Shadows....

Purchase

Kindle * Amazon
Read my review of book two

Top Ten Horrible (Awesome!) Monsters 

by Robert Gray

Wow, this is a tough one.  I don't think I've met a monster I didn't absolutely love.  So, in no particular order ...

Vampires

Werewolves / Shapeshifters

Zombies (the new, faster ones, not the old "Oh, I think I'll go for a light jog to get away" ones)

Medusa / Gorgons

Mike Wazowski (I had to throw in one for my daughter)

Dragons / Giant Serpents

Kraken (really any sea monster)

Mutations
The Headless Horseman

Humans (Because we can be the scariest monsters of them all)

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Robert Gray is a writer.  If that job description doesn't impress you, how about fantasy writer? Too general? Well, he doesn't get insulted if you call him a horror writer. If horror's not your thing, then scratch out horror and replace it with suspense. And for the kiddies, you can slap on a YA or MG in front of that title.
Gray lives in Bushkill, Pennsylvania with his wife and two children.

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Eve Hallows Book Blast: giveaway

I'm horribly excited to be participating in this book blast today! Robert Gray's Eve Hallows books are some of my favorite MG reads...

EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS (BOOK 1)

For fourteen-year-old Eve Hallows, life can be summed up in one word—horrible.  She has the most horrible friends.  She lives in a horrible old castle.  Even her family is a bunch of horrible monsters.

However, in the monster-inhabited world of Gravesville—a world where messages are sent through Ouija boards, jack-o’-lanterns get facials to suit their moods, and the worst thing Eve has to deal with are those annoying zombie tourists who overrun her favorite graveyard during the Halloween season—horrible means wonderful.  And everything for Eve is perfectly horrible.

But her life is about to go head over heels when a mysterious group known as The Source starts terrorizing Gravesville.  Now she must move to the human world—where everything is opposite ... and for Eve, that's absolutely adorable!

Praise for Eve Hallows and the Book of Shrieks:

"Move over, Neil Gaiman’s CORALINE and THE GRAVEYARD BOOK … make room, Lemony Snicket’s A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS … you’ve got company and competition for shelf space!" -- THE HORROR FICTION REVIEW

"WOW! What an absolutely horrible book (horrible meaning fantastic!) ... This book was laugh out loud funny.  I loved when Mom accidentally turned people to stone.  Dad's crazy attempts at running a pizza store were just hysterical." -- KIDS 'N' BOOKS

"This is the perfect book to be read aloud, read at night under the covers or simply devoured in one sitting. Robert Gray’s Eve Hallows and the Book of Shrieks simply shines with all of its fun creepiness, compelling characters and stellar writing. A MUST read for any MG fan!" -- WORD SPELUNKING 

 "Eve Hallows is highly imaginative without being too complex for its target audience. Fall in love with Eve, her friends and her family of adorable monsters. Lose yourself in a light read that will remind you of those days when your English teacher just want you to read something, anything. This book is it. The one that you wish you read when you were in grade school." -- JOYOUS READS

"Overall, this book was fantastic. It presents an admirable role model as well as a strong family unit which will benefit young readers. When so many books right now have presented teens in a not-so-flattering light, it is so wonderful to find a book like this one." -- BOOK COVER JUSTICE

Purchase

Kindle * Amazon

EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS (BOOK 2)

Ever since encountering The Source and its minions on Halloween, Eve Hallows has found life surprisingly quiet … not to mention adorably boring!  So when Dad receives a Ouija message that she must return to Gravesville, Eve couldn't be happier—at least until she discovers the Director of URNS, also known as the Grim Reaper, has a special job for Eve … one that will lead her to New York City and to the true identity of The Source. 

With The Book of Shrieks offering zero help and a new URNS agent driving the school boys—and Eve!—crazy, Eve's beginning to realize this whole saving-the-world nonsense isn't what it's cracked up to be.

All this and she still has to find The Book of Shadows....

Praise for Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows:

"This book was perfectly horrible! Horrible meaning amazingly awesome, of course. Eve's world once again sucked me in and would not let go until this part of Eve's story was finished" -- LILI LOST IN A BOOK

"This is a perfect combination of YA, Horror, Paranormal and Fun!" -- BOOK LOVERS PARADISE

Purchase

Kindle * Amazon

Blog Tour: December 10th to 23rd

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Author Robert Gray
Robert Gray is a writer.  If that job description doesn't impress you, how about fantasy writer? Too general? Well, he doesn't get insulted if you call him a horror writer. If horror's not your thing, then scratch out horror and replace it with suspense. And for the kiddies, you can slap on a YA or MG in front of that title.
Gray lives in Bushkill, Pennsylvania with his wife and two children.

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Review & Giveaway: Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows by Robert Gray

I'm super excited to share my review of Eve Hallows and the Book Shadows (The Nightmare #2), with all of you today! Be sure to check out my review of the first book, Eve Hallows and the Book of Shrieks, as well. And I also have a fabulous prize pack giveaway to share beneath my review...

TITLE: Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows SERIES: The Nightmare #2 AUTHOR: Robert Gray  PUB DATE: 9/16/12 FORMAT: ebook SOURCE: from author for review

Ever since encountering The Source and its minions on Halloween, Eve Hallows has found life surprisingly quiet … not to mention adorably boring! So when Dad receives a Ouija message that she must return to Gravesville, Eve couldn't be happier—at least until she discovers the Director of URNS, also known as the Grim Reaper, has a special job for Eve … one that will lead her to New York City and to the true identity of The Source. 
With The Book of Shrieks offering zero help and a new URNS agent driving the school boys—and Eve!—crazy, Eve's beginning to realize this whole saving-the-world nonsense isn't what it's cracked up to be. 
All this and she still has to find The Book of Shadows...

THREE WORDS: Spooktacular Fun & Laughs

MY REVIEW: Robert Gray's Eve Hallows and the Book of Shrieks (book one in The Nightmare series) was one of my favorite MG reads last year and I had been eagerly awaiting the release of the second book all summer. And it turns out Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows is even more awesome and fun than the first book!

After the events on Halloween, when Eve and her friends came face to face with The Source and his buggy minions, life has been rather boring in the human world. But then Eve is summoned back to Gravesville for a meeting with the Director of URNS, who happens to be Death himself, the Grim Reaper. Death gives a Eve a new job to find the Book of Shadows and a new annoyingly perfect URNS agent protector, Jasmine. The search for the book takes Eve and her friends all the way to New York City where they must battle The Source's creepy new mutations and even The Source himself. Life for Eve just got adorably, but kinda horribly, exciting!

Robert Gray's The Nightmare Series is definitely one of my favorite new MG series! Like the first book, Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows is full of such thrilling, wacky and creeptastic fun, absolutely horrible (remember, horrible means awesome) characters, all of which Gray captures with a perfect middle-grade voice.

Gray is a spectacular and spooktacular storyteller! The story he weaves in both book one and in Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows will captivate readers of all ages from beginning to end. The book is full of laugh-out-loud-make-you-gigglesnort funnies, with an awesome dose of sassy and sarcasm. I love how Gray manages to add the perfect mix of dark and whimsy to his story, creating an atmosphere and world that is charmingly creepy and enchantingly eerie. And best of all, the story is spooky and kooky, but still absolutely appropriate for all readers.

Full of wicked cool imagination, Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows is stuffed full of all things awesome, unusual and the supernatural...like a Sweet Transformation Party (think a Sweet 16 for a teenage werewolf), zambpires (zombie+vampire), werebies (werewolf+zombie), horribly unique Black Friday decorations, and an annoyingly perfect succubus who has ALL the boys under her spell. The fun and horrible weirdness never stops!

I just adore my horrible girl Eve! I love her spot on sarcastic, honest, and endearing teenage voice; her witty observations; and her courage, loyalty and thirst for adventure. Eve's three human friends, Carly Beth; Lucy; and Steve, really shine in this book and I just love the genuine and loyal friendship and love between this foursome. Death is such an intriguing, enamoring, and totally surprising character. Now, everyone knows I LOVE a great villain, and The Source is a fantastically chilling and entertaining villain.

Eve's search for the Book of Shadows takes her and her friends to NYC and on a fast-paced, adventure full of zampbires, werebies, and an OMGgasp-worthy climactic confrontation with The Source. Like me, readers will be riveted by all the thrills, chills, and scary moments. And the surprises keep coming all the way to the final page and I, for one, can't wait to find out what happens next.

MY FINAL THOUGHTS: I'm completely in love with this series and Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows is a fantastically and frightfully fun sequel! Readers of all ages looking for a spooktacular story full of awesome characters and stellar writing will definitely find what they're looking for in this series. A MUST read book in a MUST read series...perfect for some Halloween reading!

MY RATING

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Robert Gray is a writer. If that job description doesn't impress you, how about fantasy writer? Too general? Well, he doesn't get insulted if you call him a horror writer. If horror's not your thing, then scratch out horror and replace it with suspense. And for the kiddies, you can slap on a YA or MG in front of that title. 
Gray lives in Bushkill, Pennsylvania with his wife and two children.

Win an awesome The Nightmare Series prize pack or ebook!!!

Robert has offered up some fantabulous prizes for an epic giveaway. There will be three prizes up for grabs: 1 US, 2 INT

US ONLY

1 autographed copy of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS

1 autographed copy of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS

1 $15 iTunes gift card

Some Eve Hallows swag--bookmarks and stickers

A few small bags of Halloween candy

All of this will be placed inside a talking potions chest, which doubles as a nice Halloween decoration.

(Total prize package is worth about $70)

How awesome is that prize pack?! I'd totally enter to win if I could ;)

OPEN INT

2 winners will each win an ebook copy of Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows

DETAILS

-Will run from 10/10 - 10/20

-There will be three winners: 1 US only, 2 open INT

-One main entry per person

-Must be 13+ to enter

-Winners will be emailed and must claim prize within 48 hours

-I am NOT responsible for lost, damaged or stolen prizes 

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