*Promo* THE ETERNAL ONES by Kirsten Miller

THE ETERNAL ONES by Kirsten Miller

Releases August 10, 2010

Genre: Young Adult

Haven Moore can't control her visions of a past with a boy called Ethan, and a life in New York that ended in fiery tragedy. In our present, she designs beautiful dresses for her classmates with her best friend Beau. Dressmaking keeps her sane, since she lives with her widowed and heartbroken mother in her tyrannical grandmother's house in Snope City, a tiny town in Tennessee. Then an impossible group of coincidences conspire to force her to flee to New York, to discover who she is, and who she was.

In New York, Haven meets Iain Morrow and is swept into an epic love affair that feels both deeply fated and terribly dangerous. Iain is suspected of murdering a rock star and Haven wonders, could he have murdered her in a past life? She visits the Ouroboros Society and discovers a murky world of reincarnation that stretches across millennia. Haven must discover the secrets hidden in her past lives, and loves before all is lost and the cycle begins again.

For any who frequent my blog, its obvious that I don't read much if any Young Adult genre books. Of course I had to and did jump on the Twilight bandwagon. What woman didn't? However, after the subsequent explosion of Young Adult books, I can't help but think that the market will soon be saturated resulting in a diluted and lackluster product after the publisher's harried attempt to make available as many books as possible.

Already I'm bombarded by the overwhelming number of choices within the genre which has ultimately left me too frighted to even bother venturing into that area of the bookstore. Well that and the narrow-eyed looks I receive from the hormonal teens whom have already staked their claim upon their young, dreamy heroes. It's cool girls *holds hands up* I ain't poaching! In my romances, my hero and heroine get have sex. Hah!! Take that! ...anyway.

So yeah, combined with that and my general thought that too much of a good thing can't be good, I've steered clear of the genre. But then I got this review request for THE ETERNAL ONES by Kirsten Miller. There's just something so compelling about reincarnation and fate. They are two extremely bold concepts that people either shun or believe and that choice can often define who you are in the face of others. When I researched the novel, I found myself wholly sucked in resulting in my immediate acceptance of it for review.

Interestingly enough, the cover isn't as eye catching as the million other Young Adult novels. I'm actually really encouraged by this. Rather then being snared by something pretty, this plain cover gives me hope that the good stuff truly lies underneath. In any event, I'm excited to read this book and I think it might appeal to many of you reading my blog.

While you won't be seeing my review of THE ETERNAL ONES until much closer to its August 10th release date, there are some early reviews available. Here are a few if you're interested:

Only Sexy Books Allowed: 4/5
And Anything Bookish: 4.3/5
All-Consuming Books: C
Michelle's Book Blog: 5/5