Blog Tour + Giveaway: The Girl At Midnight by Melissa Grey

21 April, 2015 Blog Tours, Giveaways 46 comments

Listen up, Fantasy nerds. I’m going to give you six very good reasons why you should make The Girl at Midnight a priority on your TBR list.

1. Do you like snarky dialogue? Yes or yes?

Echo’s snark game is on point. I personally love a main character who can pull her own weight and let her snark flag fly free. There were several times where I legit laughed out loud. Considering I am a robot, that was impressive. Well played, Grey.

2. Are you on the market for a new book boyfriend? Yes or yes?

Who doesn’t enjoy a troubled, brooding, howt dragon-humanoid type guy? Amirite? Even though The Girl at Midnight isn’t exactly centered on the love life of Echo, she does have moments where there’s noticeable romantic tension with Caius, the Drakharin prince. Honestly, I ship it like Fedex.

3. Do you enjoy vivid descriptions in your novels? Yes or yes?

One of the best parts of The Girl at Midnight is the writing. Grey takes her characters to various parts of the real world and the fantasy world, allowing plenty of opportunities for her to show you her way with words. From artifacts, food and architecture, I always felt like I could easily picture the scenes.

4. Do you enjoy stories with great friendships? Yes or yes?

I was surprised that The Girl at Midnight took care to include other relationships that were not romantic. In a lot of YA there is special emphasis placed on the love interest, and I’m cool with that. But it’s always really great to see the same about of attention applied to friendships, specifically between two female characters. The friendship between Echo and Ivy is prominent from the start and remains a big part of Echo’s story until the end. Not only is Echo mostly concerned for her friend instead of a potential love interest, but she and Ivy have conversations that don’t always revolve around boys at all. In fact, I would guess that majority of the time they are talking about something entirely different. This was one of my favorite aspects.

5. Are you a fan of Daughter of Smoke and Bone? Yes or yes? 

The rumors are true. The Girl at Midnight does feel a lot like Daughter of Smoke and Bone, especially in the beginning. They both feature an orphan, human girl, living amongst fantasy creatures. They both struggle to be accepted by the characters in the fantasy world. And they both have a connection to someone on the enemy’s side that they don’t understand at first. However, somewhere along the way, The Girl at Midnight stood a part from Daughter of Smoke and Bone thanks to the romance not being in the forefront and a well-timed plot twist. I’ll admit thinking it would go in the same direction that DoSaB did, but was pleasantly surprised by the end when I was wrong. They didn’t personally distract me from the story, but I can see it being an issue for other readers. The good news is, considering the ending, I doubt we’ll continue seeing those similarities in book 2 anyway.

But if you enjoy stories that keep you guessing, involve traveling to different cultures, ancient wars and the like, you’ll probably not mind the similarities. I know this is also compared to The Mortal Instruments, but I honestly do not see the parallels at all.

6. Do you like series that don’t end in a cliffhanger for each book? Yes or yes?

Thankfully, this book does not end in a cliffhanger! There will be 3 books total, but I feel like I’ll be okay waiting for book 2 since things were wrapped up nicely. But I will not turn down an ARC. *ahem* (I am shameless.)

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If you answered yes to any of those questions than The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey could be right up your alley and you should totes enter the giveaway below. If you answered no to any of them, then YOU CAN’T SIT WITH US.

The Girl at Midnight releases April 28th 2015!

Find it here: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Indiebound, Powell’s, Goodreads

Order a signed copy form BOOKS OF WONDER!

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Follow the rest of the tour!

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Week One:

4/20/2015- Novel Sounds– Guest Post

4/21/2015- Cuddlebuggery– YOU ARE HERE

4/22/2015- Parajunkee– Interview

4/23/2015- Fiktshun– Review

4/24/2015- Dahlia Adler– Guest Post

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Week Two:

4/27/2015- Paperback Princess– Review

4/28/2015- Bookish Broads– Interview

4/29/2015- Mundie Moms– Review

4/30/2015- Two Chicks on Books– Guest Post

5/1/2015- Icey Books– Review

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Giveaway

1 winner will receive a signed Hardcover of The Girl at Midnight. I may or may not be jealous of the winner.

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46 Responses to “Blog Tour + Giveaway: The Girl At Midnight by Melissa Grey”

  2. Sam Taylor

    Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes yes yes. YES! And so happy to hear this book does not end with a cliffhanger. Whoopeee! Can’t wait to get this book in my hands.

  3. Vivien

    This sounds utterly fantastic!! I’ve honestly been looking forward to it for months. Have been following Melissa for updates 😀 Cannot wait to read it!

  7. Carl

    I just read a review that compares this book favorably to Cassandra Clare’s “Mortal Instruments” series, Leigh Bardugo’s “Grisha” trilogy, and Laini Taylor’s “Daughter of Smoke and Bone” saga. It would be pretty hard to not want to check it out with those recommendations. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.

  9. Cynthia

    This does feel a bit like Shadow and Bone (which I loved). Will definitely be picking this up.

  11. erinf1

    this looks and sounds awesome!!! I’m sold on the “snarky” dialog 🙂 thanks for sharing!

  13. Cindy K

    OMG! I’ve seen this book like everywhere, and I’m so excited for a chance to win it… Thanks so much! 🙂

  16. Emma A

    This is one of my most anticipated releases of the month! I am so looking forward to reading this gorgeous book!

  19. Anonymous

    Looks awesome! DoSaB is one of my absolute favorite so I’m glad that this book is a new story containing similar elements.

  21. Katie

    HALLELUJAH no cliffhanger! When books have cliffhangers, I tend not to read them right away. I’m very excited to read this one! 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway.

  22. Amanda

    If this book is even a bit like the ones it’s compared to, I’m in!

  24. Beth W

    Well, it certainly sounds amazing. And literally everyone I know or follow who has read it has loved it. So YAY!

  25. Kathy L.

    I love books that make me laugh! It seems like there aren’t enough of them especially in fantasy. Yes to all these questions! You have officially convinced me to read The Girl At Midnight!

  27. Carole

    I can’t wait to read it! It seems it has everything I’m looking for in a book! 😉

  29. Brianna Robinson

    I agree with all these points. May I add that her descriptions of food are ON POINT and make you salivate and crave chocolate? Maybe not the best reason to want to read a book but for some sweet toothed readers, this is a must read!

  30. Holly J

    LOVED this book so much!! So wonderful and gorgeous and THE CHARACTERS. And I was shipping all the romances (even though they’re not all going to happen). Haha.

  32. Briana @ Pages Unbound

    I was lucky enough to get a copy on Netgalley, and quite enjoyed this book. I think it has some undertones of AVATAR, actually, which I haven’t seen anyone else mention.

  34. Danielle D

    I’ve heard such good things – thanks for the chance to win! Similar to Daughter of Smoke and Bone???!?!?! Awesome!

  38. Liat

    This book sounds very interesting, and just like the kind of book that I would love. Thanks for the giveaway!