Monday, August 26, 2013

Book Blitz and Giveaway (Take Two!): Aberrant by Ruth Silver


Welcome to the Aberrant book blitz! I'm so excited to share this book with you! If you remember, a few months ago, I posted a blitz with this book, and the old cover. Now, this book has a new look! Check it out and WIN! :)


Aberrant by Ruth Silver
Book One of the Aberrant series
Publication Date: April 17, 2013

Summary (from Goodreads): 

In the future Dystopian society of Cabal, the government instills equality for all and offers its citizens the perfect system. There is food, shelter and jobs for everyone. The one requirement is to follow the rules without question, including the government's match in marriage and "The Day of the Chosen", a lottery that randomly selects families to conceive children as natural means hasn't existed in generations. Following her eighteenth birthday, Olivia Parker accepts her requirement to marry her childhood best friend, Joshua Warren, and is eager to start her work assignment and new life when it all comes abruptly to an end as she's arrested and thrown in prison. The only crime committed, her existence. Olivia is unlike the rest of the world born not from "The Day of the Chosen." The truth haunts the government and puts her life in grave danger as one simple fact would destroy the perfect system. 

With Joshua's help, Olivia breaks free of prison and is forced on the run. Together they set out to find the promised rebel town in search of a new home and new life together. Their situation seems less than promising as they reach the town of Haven. New rules and customs must be adhered to in order to stay. Leaving would mean most certain death in the large expanse of the Gravelands. Time is running out as the government mounts an attack to destroy Olivia and bury her secret with her. Thrown into a world unlike their own, they must quickly adapt to survive.



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About the Author:


Ruth Silver first began writing poetry as a teenager and reading heaps of fan fiction in her free time. She has written under three unique pseudo names and penned well over a hundred stories.

She attended Northern Illinois University in 2001 and graduated with a Bachelor's in Communication. While in college she spent much of her free time writing with friends she met online and penning her first novel, "Deuces are Wild", which she self-published in 2004. Her favorite class was Creative Writing senior year where she often handed in assignments longer than the professor required because she loved to write and always wanted to finish her stories.

Her love of writing, led her on an adventure in 2007 to Melbourne, Australia. Silver enjoys reading YA novels and sharing her favorite books with other readers. She runs her own book blog and also enjoys photography and traveling.

Her favorite YA genre is a mix of Dystopian & Fantasy which is evident in the upcoming release of her latest book, Aberrant. Slated for release April 2013 by Lazy Day Publishing, it is the first in a trilogy.




The Excerpt:

We rounded the corner and my eyes caught sight of a line of young men stretching around council hall, extending for blocks. "What's going on over there?" I asked.

Landon's face perked up, a hint of a smile playing on his lips, "they're here for you, Olivia."


"Me?" I felt nervous and swallowed the bile rising in my throat.


Landon patted my back, as if he had the ability to reassure me. His touch was repulsive. I pulled away slightly from his grasp, my gaze still attached to the hundreds of young men lining up along the edge of the building and pushed back down into the street. "They're submitting their applications to date you."


"You're joking?" My eyes wide and mouth agape, I couldn't believe this was happening. "This is because of Joshua yesterday, isn't it?" It had to be the reason they found it necessary to punish me.


Landon sighed. He seemed agitated with me, short-tempered. "We've told you, Olivia, you can't be with Joshua."


I rolled my eyes, "yes and you've also told me I have three years to decide. What's all this!" I gestured towards the young men as I pushed them aside to walk through the main entrance, they were in my way.


"Hey! No cutting in line," one of the young men yelled before his voice faltered off realizing I wasn't there to apply. "Are you Olivia?" His voice echoed against the building as he took another step, further inching towards the foyer.


"It's none of your damned business!" I shouted back, my eyes glaring as I knocked Landon hard with my elbow. I knew it wouldn't win me any brownie points but I didn't care. I was beyond pissed. My feet clanked over the marble flooring. In the center of the room a table had been set up where the young men were fast approaching, one after another. "You're wasting your time," I called back to the woman hosting the event as she recorded their information in an oversized book.


"This way," Landon escorted me away from the line of bachelors towards the open door.


"Please, come in," the older wiry-haired woman gestured us inside and shut the door promptly behind us. All the noise and commotion from the main foyer disappeared inside the room.


The Giveaway:

1 signed paperback of Aberrant (US only)

3 scrabble tile necklace charms & signed
bookmark (INT)

3 bottlecap keychains & signed bookmark (INT)




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7 comments:

  1. i've never read books by ruth silver before....abberant sounds interesting..i wanna read it...thx u :)

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  2. Thanks so much for hosting Aberrant :) There are two different covers (eBook and paperback) because of two different publishers. Hope that clarifies the changes!

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  3. I've haven't read anything by Ruth Silver yet, but the extract sounds really promising, and Ruth gave me an amazing guest post for my Dystopia Special!! SO excited to start reading Abberant. xx

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  4. The book blurb sounds good. Usually when the main character is on the run it makes for an edge of your seat kind of read.

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  5. The book excerpt sounds really great and the book looks awesome as well thanks for the giveaway!

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  6. I loved when Landon patted Olivia's back and she pulled away because she thought his touch was repulsive. Good for her. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  7. I'm a big fan of dystopian books and have had my eye on this one for a bit. Thanks for the chance to win!

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