Undeadly Blog Tour: Guest Post + Giveaway
Nov 27
I am SO unbelievably excited to be the blog host for Michele Vail’s UNDEADLY on its book birthday. Happy birthday! *Throws Confetti*
While it was available to purchase on the 20th – mine has been happily living on my Kindle for a week – its official release date is today. And I have a super fun guest post by Michele Vail to share… well, actually I have Ally Bartolucci, president of the Citizens for Zombie Rights group on the blog today.
Ms. Bartolucci has stopped by to share an article with my blog’s readers to inform everyone of the importance of proper zombie care and treatment. The article is a cautionary tale and should hopefully serve as a reminder that zombies are… or were… people too and should be afforded the same level of care as any household member.
A little humanity goes a long way. You don’t want to end up like Mr. Richardson.
Anyway… If you’d like to know just a little bit about the book and author before being enlightened about just what results from the mistreatment of zombies, check out the description and author bio below.
About the Book
The day I turned 16,
my boyfriend-to-be died.
I brought him back to life.
Then things got a little weird…
Molly Bartolucci wants to blend in, date hottie Rick and keep her zombie-raising abilities on the down-low. Then the god Anubis chooses her to become a reaper—and she accidentally undoes the work of another reaper, Rath. Within days, she’s shipped off to the Nekyia Academy, an elite boarding school that trains the best necromancers in the world. And her personal reaping tutor? Rath.
Life at Nekyia has its plusses. Molly has her own personal ghoul, for one. Rick follows her there out of the blue, for another…except, there’s something a little off about him. When students at the academy start to die and Rath disappears, Molly starts to wonder if anything is as it seems. Only one thing is certain—-Molly’s got an undeadly knack for finding trouble….
THE REAPER DIARIES
Find it: AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE, INDEIBOUND, THE BOOK DEPOSITORY, GOODREADS
About the Author
Michele Vail writes young adult paranormal fiction about zombies and reapers.
She likes reading, dogs, cats, board games, ghost-hunting shows, and Halloween. She believes in magic, in the impossible, and in the restorative powers of chocolate.
Michele lives happily-ever-after with her Viking and their family.
Hi. I’m Ally Bartolucci, and I’m the president of the Citizens for Zombie Rights group in Las Vegas. We are very concerned about the humane treatment of zombies, and the article below is just an example of why it’s so important to take care of zombies properly and with compassion.
Owner Eaten by Illegal Zombie Servants at Las Vegas Home
Nathan Richardson was found dead in his home on Tuesday evening after neighbors reported seeing his undead staff of three shambling after Richardson’s pet dogs—two pit bulls and a Yorkshire terrier.
Not much was left of Richardson, who had been attacked and mostly eaten by his housekeeper, landscaper, and butler. Police worked with the Zombie Enforcement Unit to capture the zombies, who were taken to the ZEU facility on the outskirts of town.
A partially opened case of Ghoul-AID was found in Richardson’s kitchen, next to what was left of his body, but all of the bottles were intact. Police speculate that Richardson had waited too long to feed his zombies, who were overtaken by the Hunger, and killed him as he was trying to give them the appetite suppressants.
“He was too cheap to take care of his zombies,” said Celia Monroe, a neighbor who’d reported Richardson for zombie abuse twice before. “Those poor things never had any proper shoes and they were always getting caught on the fence. No wonder he got his face eaten off.”
Further investigation revealed that Richardson had bought his zombies from a black-market facility in Mexico, one of many “zombie mills” notorious for using illegally obtained bodies and minimal necro-magic.
“People purchase zombies from these mills because they’re far cheaper than going through traditional zombie-making services,” said Detective Art Kline from the Zombie Enforcement Unit. “Most zombie attacks and owner deaths can be traced to these illegal mills. The problem is that the moment when we shut one down, another one pops up.”
Richardson’s animals appeared to have escaped the zombies, but were taken to Animal Control for medical treatment and monitoring. As per federal law, the zombies who attacked Richardson will be de-animated and cremated. Richardson had no family or friends, and his remains were buried without services on Tuesday.
Thank you so much, Ally, for sharing that article. That story was not covered by my local news here in Los Angeles. Where I live we are very, very appreciative of our zombie household staff members. Thankfully.
I cannot imagine the man who would care for zombies on the cheap. I’m not surprised by their actions and it’s unfortunate they had to be de-animated when it was he who was at fault.
It’s no wonder, really, that he had no family or friends. A man who would leave their zombies shoeless wouldn’t be the type to be able to maintain friendships. And I hate to say it, but it seems he got what was coming to him.
I’m just glad the animals in his household are okay and weren’t victims of his cruelty, either.
But I appreciate you stopping by and sharing this news with my readers. I’m sure not everyone heard about this story either and it’s one with an outcome we all would like to avoid.
As anyone who visits my blog knows I am a HUGE fan of book trailers. Well, there are two seriously AWESOME trailers for UNDEADLY that I have to share with you. Oh my gosh I love BOTH trailers!
The first is a super cool introduction to apply to Nekyia Academy.
And the second is a super fun book trailer with an incredibly catchy and WICKED AWESOME soundtrack.
There are two AMAZING giveaways being offered by the publisher for this tour. Check out each of the tour stops for more chances to win the signed and unsigned copies of the book and for more entries into the grand prize giveaway.
All the details are below….
About the Contest
There are TWO giveaways for his tour! (US/Can only)
1. The first is for a copy of Undeadly AND a SIGNED copy of Undeadly. – This one’s for just my stop!
2. The second is for a Kindle Paperwhite skinned in the Undeadly cover art! The winner will be drawn from all entries gathered throughout the tour!
There are extra entries for tweeting (once per Tour Stop), following Michele on Twitter, leaving your mailing address (for faster shipment of the prize) and for leaving a comment at each Tour Stops (one extra entry for each Tour Stop).
See full contest rules here.
Enter in the Rafflecoper widget below.
Tour Schedule
Monday, November 19th – Deea’s Journal
Tuesday, November 20th – Harlequin Paranormal Blog
Wednesday, November 21st – Bewitched Bookworms
Friday, November 23rd – Evie Bookish
Monday, November 26th – Bookish Brunette
Tuesday, November 27th (Book Birthday) – Fiktshun **You’re Here**
Wednesday, November 28th – Wastepaper Prose
Friday, November 30th – All Things Urban Fantasy
Monday, December 3rd – Tater’s Tall Tails
Wednesday, December 5th – The Book Cellar
Friday, December 7th – Refracted Light Reviews
Thank you for the great tour post. It wasn’t until a recent zombie read that I realized that zombies have feelings too. I am sure that the lot of them appreciate the wonderful service announcement that you have included today. It was fun!
What a great giveaway as well. Thank you for the chance to win.
Zombies are people too. I am really looking forward to reading Undeadly. Loved the trailer.
i always love adding a book to my collection. thanks for the giveaway.
Thanks for being apart of the tour! I’ve been hearing great things about this one
ZOMBIES FTW
& thanks for the giveaway <3
I can’t wait to read this book! I’ve had it on TBR pile since i heard about it!
I loved this book. I got an ARC of it from netgalley and immediately pre-ordered the paperback as soon as I finished it.
Thanks for a great post and congrats to Michele on the new release! It sounds fantastic!
I’ve been lusting after this book for a while- I need more zombie books!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks for the great post and giveaway! I can’t wait to read this book, it sounds awesome!
What an awesome giveaway and blog tour!
Thanks for the awesome giveaway. Please enter me. I would love to read this book. sounds good.
Thanks for the giveaway! O hope I win a copy of the book. The premise sounds awesome!
Nice post. Thanks for the giveaway.
zombies are just so much fun!!!
I am super excited to read this book! I’ve heard great things about it!
I am so looking forward to reading this book. It sounds awesome. I love zombies.
Thank you for the great giveaway!
Totally amped to read this. Have heard great things about it!
This looks SO good! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Thank you so much. This looks so good!
Thanks so much for the giveaway! I’ve been waiting for this to release!
can’t wait for the release! Thanks so much for the awesome giveaway.
awesome giveaway.. I cant wait to read this book. It sounds SO good!!!
I look forward to possiblly reading this and thanks Fiktshun for being a great tour host
Good luck in the giveaway Kat! And thanks so much.
288 books to read and counting. I’ll get there eventually!
Thanks you so much for the giveaway!
Wow that IS a lot of books. Good luck! And I hope you enjoy the journey! Oh and good luck in the giveaway!
LOL, I’d totally love it to see that article in the headlines of an actual newspaper. I don’t read them, but I’d certainly buy one if that was on the front page!
Can’t wait to read Undeadly!
Fingers are crossed for this one I am really looking forward to reading it.
Good luck Anna! It is an awesome giveaway and series!
It would be EPIC if that were an actual article. I mean I don’t read newspapers, but if that was on the front page, I’m so gonna buy it!
Undeadly seriously sounds awesome; can’t wait to read it!
What a fun tour stop!
I suppose I should feed my zombies more often.
Thanks! The author had some hilarious stops throughout the tour. I love that she has such a humorous side to her. Makes me that much more excited to keep on reading what she writes! And LOL yes, zombies without food might just turn on their owners. Especially with the threat of the zombpocalypse you want a few on your side.
Thanks for the giveaway! Looking forward to reading the book.
Good luck Brianna!
Thanks for the chance to win! I’m so excited for Undeadly.
You’re welcome. Good luck in the giveaway! It ends today and the hosts should be announcing winners shortly!