YA Bound is hosting a blog tour for
the Defy the Stars Blog Tour by
Stephanie Parent! This blog tour will
kick off on November 5th and will run until November 10th.
***Blog Tour Schedule***
(Click on blog links to follow blog tour post)
(Click on blog links to follow blog tour post)
November 5:
For The Love Of Film And Novels - Review
Kissed by Ink - Review
The Book Rogue – Review
Reader Girls – Review
A Bibliophile's Thoughts on Books - Review
November 6:
Ever and Ever Sight - Review
Michelle Shouts Random - Author Interview
Refracted Light Reviews - Review
November 7:
I Heart YA Books - Review
[B.O.O.K.L.I.F.E] - Review
World of Books - Review
A Diary Of A Book Addict - Review
A Soul Unsung - Guest Post
Berds Fly - Review
Books With Bite - Dream Cast
Mom With A Kindle - Excerpt
Doodle's Book Blog - Excerpt
Read-A-holicZ - Review
Turning the Pages - Review
November 9:
Every Free Chance Book Reviews - Excerpt
Moosubi Reviews! - Spotlight
Book Angel Booktopia - Review
November 10:
YA Between the Lines - Guest Post
Sweet Southern Home - Author Q&A
Read Between the Lines - Review
My Neurotic Book Affair -Review
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Defy the Stars
Release Date: 08/01/12
325 pages
Summary from Goodreads:
Julia Cape: A dedicated classical piano student just
trying to get through her last semester of high school while waiting to hear
from music conservatories.
Reed MacAllister: A slacker more likely to be found by the stoners’ tree than
in class.
Julia and Reed might have graduated high school without ever speaking to each
other…until, during a class discussion of Romeo and Juliet, Julia scoffs at the
play’s theme of love at first sight, and Reed responds by arguing that feelings
don’t always have to make sense. Julia tries to shake off Reed’s comment and
forget about this boy who hangs with the stoner crowd—and who happens to have
breathtaking blue eyes—but fate seems to bring the two together again and
again. After they share an impulsive, passionate kiss, neither one can deny the
chemistry between them. Yet as Julia gets closer to Reed, she also finds
herself drawn into his dark world of drugs and violence. Then a horrific
tragedy forces Julia’s and Reed’s families even farther apart…and Julia must
decide whether she’s willing to give up everything for love.
Defy the Stars is written in an edgy free-verse style that will appeal to fans
of Ellen Hopkins and Lisa Schroeder; however, the writing is accessible enough
to speak to non-verse fans as well. The novel’s combination of steamy romance
and raw emotion will appeal to fans of Gayle Forman, Simone Elkeles, Jennifer
Echols, and Tammara Webber. With a story, language and form that both pay
homage to and subvert Shakespeare’s play, Defy the Stars is much more than just
another Romeo and Juliet story.
About the Author
Stephanie Parent is a YA author repped by Brenda Bowen of
Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. She is a graduate of the Master of
Professional Writing program at USC and attended the Baltimore School for the
Arts as a piano major.
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