If it's been a while since you've read the first book, I'd suggest dropping by my website for a recap: SO YOU READ ASHES A YEAR AGO. SHADOWS picks up where ASHES left off; it's a bigger, broader story with multiple storylines and new characters. No wash-rinse-repeat here, and no recap in the book. Don't say I didn't warn you.
A ton of blog stops and giveaways, too, both here and in the UK. For the first half of the month, they are:
9/26: Bookspark (Live Author Chat & Giveaway, 7 p.m.)
The Book Smugglers (Giveaway)
9/27: Teen Librarian Toolbook
10/02: Books and Bling
10/03: Hoobitsies
10/04: Emily's Reading Room
10/05: Hope, Faith, and Books
Behind A Million and One Pages (Giveaway)
10/06: The Write Path Blog (Giveaway)
10/07: Karin's Book Nook
10/08: Always YA at Heart (Giveaway)
10/09: I Blog, You Read
10/10: The Librarian Reads
10/11: Guilded Earlobe
10/12: ParaJunkee
10/13: Novel Novice (Giveaway)
10/14: Book Sweets Book Review (Giveaway and Recipe O.o)
10/15: Just Bookin Around
FESTIVALS:
10/13: Sheboygan Children's Book Festival (Sheboygan, WI)
10/19: Chippewa Valley Book Festival (Eau Claire, WI)
10/20: STEMfest (DeKalb, IL)
