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I'm extremely excited to be a part of the My Merlin Awakening Blog Tour! The My Merlin Series by Priya Ardis is such a fantastic series and i'm proud to present a guest post from the lady herself!
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I'm extremely excited to be a part of the My Merlin Awakening Blog Tour! The My Merlin Series by Priya Ardis is such a fantastic series and i'm proud to present a guest post from the lady herself!
The Bard Merlin
I am a writer who listens to music while
writing and so naturally making a soundtrack for My Merlin Awakening was one of the first things I did. But what
does a soundtrack actually signify in the book? To me, it’s the ebb and flow of
emotions the characters experience as they deal with what happens. More
importantly it is the ebb and flow of emotions in their love story.
First, there is the music of the three main
characters of the My Merlin Series:
Arriane (aka Ryan) is our nice girl
protagonist. Ryan’s song - Alice by Avril Lavigne – Why? This beautiful moody
piece perfectly fits Ryan’s struggle.
Matt (aka Merlin) is our superhero in a
cape. Matt’s song - Superman (It’s Not Easy) by Five for Fighting –Why? In My Boyfriend Merlin, Merlin’s alter-ego
is Matt. This is a huge struggle in the book for Merlin…does he want to be the “Most
Powerful Wizard in the World” or does he want to be plain-old Matt?
Lastly, there is Vane, hero’s brother and
generally, a pain in Ryan’s backside. Vane’s song - Vindicated by Dashboard
Confessional – Why? Vane just knows he’s right. All. The. Time.
Now, the My Merlin Awakening soundtrack:
Theme music: Down by Jason Walker – If a
song embodied the whole book, it would be this one. (You wouldn’t believe how
many times I listened to this one.) I won’t tell you which character’s song
this is… you’ll have to read the book to figure it out!
1. Teeth by Lady Gaga: High school
2. Running up the Hill by Placebo:
Haunted House
3. Obsession by Sky Ferreira: Vane’s place
3. Obsession by Sky Ferreira: Vane’s place
4. Keep Myself Awake by Black Lab:
Matt’s lament
5. Dance in the Dark by Lady Gaga:
Dance club in Athens
6. Monster by Lady Gaga: Fight
Club
7. The Devil You Know (God is a
Man) by Face to Face: On the yacht
8. Keep Holding On by Avril
Lavigne: Mermaid City; In the pit
9. Lucky by Biff Naked: A rescue
10. Down by Jason Walker: In the maze
11. Hurt by Christina Aguilera: Poolside
For a complete compilation of these songs plus
other songs of My Merlin, check out the iMix playlists in iTunes. My Boyfriend
Merlin: (http://c.itunes.apple.com/us/imix/myboyfriendmerlin/id503587315).
My Merlin Awakening: (https://c.itunes.apple.com/us/imix/my-merlin-awakening-book-2/id530932968
)
Want more Merlin? Watch
the “If you can’t trust your boyfriend, who can you trust?” book trailer on
youtube at http://youtu.be/EIrzLo1VowM
My
Boyfriend Merlin, Book 1, is available through most
major book retailers. My Merlin
Awakening, Book 2, is now available in limited release at Barnes and Noble.
It will be out in full release in mid-June 2012. Ever My
Merlin, Book 3, will be available in late 2012. Add it to-read on Goodreads
(http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13641732-ever-my-merlin)
Read Reviews and
Excerpts at:
Author Website: http://www.priyaardis.com/
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/priyaardis
If you haven't broken the rules, have you really lived?
Excalibur has been pulled from the stone, but what does it mean? Arriane (aka Ryan) DuLac doesn’t really care. She's got bigger problems—as student president, she's got to put on the Prom. While the Wizard Council debates their next move, she leaves the craziness behind and heads home.
But she can’t hide forever. Sooner than she’d like Merlin (aka Matt) has her chasing mermaids on the trail of the Fisher King. The wounded King, defeated by Merlin’s brother, Vane, in the past holds the key to save the future.
On the journey, Ryan begins to realize the friends she thought she knew, she may not know at all. At a time of shifting alliances, she must decide whose side she’s on—the brother who struggles to do right or the brother who dares to break the rules? And Ryan must decide who she is—a regular or a champion?
One wrong decision and her family falls apart. One wrong decision and the world falls apart. No pressure.
My Review of My Merlin Awakening:
My Merlin Awakening in a word? AWESOME.
Book 2 picks up a little while after the end of book 1. Ryan
is back at school after Matt AKA Merlin took the rap for pulling the sword. But
Ryan soon realises that she can’t hide away from things forever and once again
ends up on an epic journey.
The series develops so much in this book! I loved the Greek
Mythology element that is added into the mix in this book. It adds to the
overall epicness of the whole story.
This book has a bit of everything, including the totally
swoon-worthy love triangle. Vane and Matt are simply amazing characters! I also
love Ryan’s strength. We see how her character has grown from the first book.
I adore Priya’s writing style. I love the humour that is
kept throughout the story, it adds some fun to the serious plots.
This series just keeps on getting better and I can wait to
find out what is in store in the final book! If you haven’t started this series
yet then you really, REALLY need to!
Royal Rating:
About the Author:I love stories of all kinds--but especially the gooey ones that make your nose leak and let your latte go cold. I started my first novel at sixteen, writing in notebooks on a long train ride in India during a hot summer vacation. My favorite Arthurian piece is the poem The Lady of Shalott by Lord Alfred Tennyson and a gorgeous song by Loreena McKennitt. A hopeless romantic, I’m a longtime member of the Romance Writer's of America.
Connect with Priya Ardis at:
Website: http://www.priyaardis.com/
Blog:
http://merlinblogs.priyaardis.com/
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/priyaardis
Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/priyaardis
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