Yipee! Welcome to Day 6 of Week of Archer, celebrating the awesome Archer Cross from Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins. Our goal is to spread the word about Archer and his match in the Crush Tourney (July 20th!) and HAVE FUN!!
Are you enjoying all the awesome Archer stuff this week? It's not too late to add to it! Submit anything related to Archer or reminding you of Archer to mag.geekchic@yahoo.com! I'd love to see it!
AWESOME ARCHER QUOTES:
"I can tell you what the Eye wanted with Sophie," Archer spoke up. He was grinning, but his voice was tight with pain. "We heard she was particularly skilled at Chutes and Ladders, and since the Eye holds a Chutes and Ladders tournament every summer--"
Happy Week of Archer!! Don't forget to enter the giveaway and WIN Hex Hall! When Archer's match goes up July 20th at midnight, you can start using the "Vote for Archer" entry option as soon as you've voted for him!! (note: it's the honor system for voting, but I WILL delete any entries from people claiming to have voted for Archer before the voting begins. That's just common sense ;D)
Hurray! Welcome to Day 5 of Week of Archer, celebrating the awesome Archer Cross from Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins. Our goal is to spread the word about Archer and his match in the Crush Tourney (July 20th!) and HAVE FUN!!
Are you enjoying all the awesome Archer stuff this week? It's not too late to add to it! Submit anything related to Archer or reminding you of Archer to mag.geekchic@yahoo.com! I'd love to see it!
Woohoo! Welcome to Day 4 of Week of Archer, celebrating the awesome Archer Cross from Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins. Our goal is to spread the word about Archer and his match in the Crush Tourney (July 20th!) and HAVE FUN!!
Are you enjoying all the awesome Archer stuff this week? It's not too late to add to it! Submit anything related to Archer or reminding you of Archer to mag.geekchic@yahoo.com! I'd love to see it!
"Mercer that day in the cellar..." He searched my face, and I could sense him struggling for what he wanted to say. Then finally, "I didn't kiss you back because I had to. I kissed you because I wanted to." His eyes dropped to my lips, and it was like the whole world had shrunk to just me and him and the shaft of light between us. "I still want to."
An awesome fanmade Hex Hall video! (submitted by Anon)
Thanks for all your submissions, guys, and keep them coming!!
Also, don't forget to enter a GIVEAWAY to win a Kindle copy of Hex Hall! It's open internationally and you can earn up to 82 entries by spreading the word about Archer and the Tourney, so check it out!!
Yay! It's Day 3 of Week of Archer, celebrating the awesome Archer Cross from Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins. Our goal is to spread the word about Archer and his match in the Crush Tourney (July 20th!) and HAVE FUN!!
What did you guys think of all the awesome Archer stuff from yesterday? Pretty cool, huh? Keep it coming, guys! Submit anything related to Archer or reminding you of Archer to mag.geekchic@yahoo.com!
"But...look. I've spent basically my whole life pretending to be someone I'm not, faking some feelings, hiding others." Reaching down, he clasped my hand and lifted it so that our joined hands were trapped between our chests. "This thing with us is the only real thing I've had in a long time. You're the only real thing." He raised our hands and kissed my knuckles. "And I'm done pretending I don't want you."
I used to do this feature here on the blog called Novels 'n' Notes, where I'd take a song that reminded me of a book and post it here, with the reasons why.
I created one for Archer and Sophie with the song Enchanted by Taylor Swift. If you'd like to see what I wrote about it, check out the post HERE. Otherwise, just enjoy the song and think about Sophie and Archer :)
That's all for today, but don't forget to ENTER THE GIVEAWAY to win Hex Hall! I've added a new entry option, AND you can get entries every day for tweeting, so even if you've entered already, check it out!
Welcome to Day 2 of Week of Archer, celebrating the awesome Archer Cross from Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins. Our goal is to spread the word about Archer and his match in the Crush Tourney (July 20th!) and HAVE FUN!!
Today I'll start sharing some of the awesome Archer-related stuff you guys have been sending me! Keep it coming, you guys! Anything you've made involving Archer, OR just something that reminds you of Archer (a movie, a song, a poem, a picture)--ANYTHING ARCHER!!
(you guys should check out her tumblr, by the way. Click her name!)
Archer quote: Submitted by Rachel G:
"She told me I should be glad because now I could spend the ball with the person I really wanted." He looked down at me. "I guess she meant you."
-Hex Hall, Page 255
Some awesome stuff, you guys!
Keep sending it in (mag.geekchic@yahoo.com) and checking back this week to see more!
And don't forget to enter the giveaway for a Kindle copy of Hex Hall! Something to remember about the giveaway--to enter, you MUST do at least one thing to spread the word about Archer in the Crush Tourney, even if that's just posting a Facebook status or Tweeting. If I see you've entered but haven't done ANYTHING to spread the word, I'll have to delete your entries.
Another thing to remember: Archer's match doesn't go up until July 20th! Which means you shouldn't be using the "Vote for Archer" entry option yet. I believe you guys will vote when the time comes, but until the match is up, any entries using that option will be deleted. Also remember when spreading the word to tell people when the match is! July 20th!
HEY YOU GUYS! I have some absolutely, completely AWESOME news!!
I'm sure you all know about the super awesome fun that is the YA Crush Tournament, hosted by the awesome YA Sisterhood. (If you don't check out some info on it HERE and by poking around their blog.)
Well, this year, I was lucky enough to be selected to be an advocate for one of the crushes! And not just any crush--ARCHER. CROSS.
Who's Archer? Oh, just a super awesome, super hot, kick-butt warlock with a talent for sarcasm and being completely, utterly irritating. And very, very crush-worthy.
He hails from the awesome Hex Hall series by the fabulous Rachel Hawkins, and is easily one of my favorite crushes of ALL TIME.
UPDATED: My awesome brother CJ fixed the crush button so Archer's eyes are properly brown. If you've already grabbed the button, PLEASE replace it with this one!!
(If you want one or both of these buttons in the biggest size possible, shoot me an email at mag.geekchic@yahoo.com and I'll send you them directly :D)
(Those of you who've read Spell Bound will get the quote, but anyone can see that he is indeed a Rakishly Charming love interest ;D)
I promise you, he is worth voting for, so PLEASE DO! And if you haven't read Hex Hall, Demonglass, and/or Spell Bound, I HIGHLY recommend them, they are FANTASTIC!
Archer's first match is July 20th, and it's against Dimitri from Vampire Academy, who will NOT be easy to beat. So we'll have to work hard to get the word out and get Archer to the next round--and to victory!
If you'd like to help lead Archer to victory, spread the word by telling people about the tournament, about Archer, and to VOTE!! Go ahead and grab the crush button(s) up there (I know it has no grab code, which I've had issues with in the past. I've got no idea how to do that. How do you do that? Can someone tell me?), post it on your blog, post it on Facebook, tweet it, post it on Tumblr, and VOTE! If you have any other ideas about spreading the word about Archer or the Tourney, tweet me @geekchic_mag or send me an email at mag.geekchic@yahoo.com.
But remember the most important thing--this Tournament is supposed to be about fun and celebrating some awesome (fictional) guys. So please, no bashing ANY of the guys, and let's keep it good-natured and a fun time!
EEEEEP. I have been waiting for this book for SO LONG. I absolutely ADORED Hex Hall and Demonglass (And Archer. Of course Archer.), so I couldn't wait to get my hands on Spell Bound!
Beware! My review WILL contain spoilers for the first two books in the series, Hex Hall and Demonglass.
Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins Hailed as “impossible to put down,” the Hex Hall series has both critics and teens cheering. With a winning combination of romance, action, magic and humor, this third volume will leave readers enchanted. Just as Sophie Mercer has come to accept her extraordinary magical powers as a demon, the Prodigium Council strips them away. Now Sophie is defenseless, alone, and at the mercy of her sworn enemies—the Brannicks, a family of warrior women who hunt down the Prodigium. Or at least that’s what Sophie thinks, until she makes a surprising discovery. The Brannicks know an epic war is coming, and they believe Sophie is the only one powerful enough to stop the world from ending. But without her magic, Sophie isn’t as confident. Sophie’s bound for one hell of a ride—can she get her powers back before it’s too late?
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Okay, so, to talk about Spell Bound, first I have to talk about Demonglass. Because, um, CLIFFHANGER. (And before I continue, more disclaimer: STOP READING IF YOU HAVE NOT READ HEX HALL AND DEMONGLASS! SERIOUSLY, DUDE, SPOILERS AHEAD! Not for Spell Bound, but definitely for the others. Okay. Carry on.)
I spent several months in a state of freaking out, occasionally breaking into mental chants of, "Everything's okay, Archer's alive. Archer's alive. He has to be alive. Right? Right? Right?" And things of that nature. (Oh, and I was also very concerned about the well-being of Sophie's dad and Cal and Jenna. Yeah. Definitely.) Anyway, once I had Spell Bound in my hands, there was also a slight moment of "I don't want to read this because then it will be over and I don't want it to be over." (Luckily, this went away quickly as I was informed by my friend (known on Twitter as Cross=Boss or @crossequalsboss in honor of Archer himself) that there would indeed be a SPIN OFF of Hex Hall, which made my day.)
But none of that is really a review (or even about Spell Bound) so let's get to that.
Thanks to Demonglass's cliffhanger of epic proportions (Okay, maybe not the most brain-killing, soul-crushing cliffhanger ever, but still) we're thrown right into the action with Spell Bound. Sophie's taken Cal's advice and taken the Itineris to Aislinn Brannick, and that quickly seems like a bad idea as Sophie promptly lands herself in huge heaps of trouble.
It isn't long, though, before she meets the Brannicks and starts getting answers--answers that pretty much shatter everything she ever thought she knew about her family. As if being a demon weren't bad enough, there's MORE.
Soon Sophie is preparing for battle alongside the Brannicks, while gradually learning the whereabouts of her friends after what went down at Thorne Abbey. Some people got out, both friends...and enemies.
The characters in this installment were just as awesome as they were in the other books. Sophie, of course, was as witty, sarcastic, and awesome as ever. (Everyone knows I love me some sarcasm!) Cal, Archer, and Jenna were awesome as well, as usual. ESPECIALLY ARCHER. Obviously. (Have you noticed I'm in love with him? Yeah.) Even Elodie pretty much rocked. Plus there were some fabulous new characters who were FANTASTIC!
Seriously, though, this book was super full of action, snark, romance, and pure AWESOME. If you loved the other two books (and how could you have NOT??) then you'll love this one too.
But possibly the best part is that there will indeed be a spin off! Which is great, because there while the ending was satisfying, there were definitely things left open that could be developed into more awesome stuff!
(I've just noticed I used the word "awesome" a lot. Note to self: invest in thesaurus.)
Anyway, WITHOUT A DOUBT Spell Bound recieves <*><*><*><*><*>
Novels ‘n’ Notes is a weekly event I created here at *Geek Chic* to talk about songs that remind me of books. Feel free to make your own NN post! Just grab the logo (below) and link your post here so I can see it!
Enchanted by Taylor Swift: Archer and Sophie from Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins What I love about this song in relation to Hex Hall is that different parts of it sound like both Archer and Sophie talking to each other.
*Some spoilers for Hex Hall and Demonglass. Mostly about Archer's…secret. Beware.*
-”There I was again tonight, forcing laughter, faking smiles, same old tired lonely place. Walls of insincerity, shifting eyes and vacancy vanished when I saw your face.”
Archer to Sophie. He’s pretty much been living a lie since he was a kid, (in his own words: “…Faking some emotions, hiding others…”) In addition to that, he knows Elodie and her friends are pretty much empty and vacant. But here comes Sophie, fresh and snarky and interesting.
-”The playful conversation starts. Counter all your quick remarks like passing notes in secrecy.”
Sophie to Archer. She’s quite possibly the only person in the world who can match his wit and sarcastic comebacks.
-”My thoughts will echo your name until I see you again. These are the words I held back as I was leaving too soon. I was enchanted to meet you.”
The beginning part could be either of them to the other, but the second bit is definitely Archer to Sophie. The conversation they have in the shed-thing in Demonglass? The words he held back before, um, that thing at the end of Hex Hall.
And, of course, each of them was enchanted to meet the other.
Below you can listen to Enchanted and see if you can make any other connections from the song to the books.
Please
note that I do not own this song, the lyrics, or anything related to Taylor Swift or Enchanted. I also did not post this video, nor am I
affiliated with the person who did. *Insert other legal stuff
here.*
So, what do you think? Does Enchanted make you think of Hex Hall? What other songs make you think of books?
You can tell me in the comments or your own NN post!
