Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Day Five - All About Level Two + Giveaway

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Book Profile

Name - Level Two (Goodreads)
Author - Lenore Appelhans
Genre - Thriller
Release Date - January 15th 2013

Since her untimely death the day before her eighteenth birthday, Felicia Ward has been trapped in Level 2, a stark white afterlife located between our world and the next. Along with her fellow drones, Felicia passes the endless hours reliving memories of her time on Earth and mourning what she’s lost—family, friends, and Neil, the boy she loved.

Then a girl in a neighboring chamber is found dead, and nobody but Felicia recalls that she existed in the first place. When Julian—a dangerously charming guy Felicia knew in life—comes to offer Felicia a way out, Felicia learns the truth: If she joins the rebellion to overthrow the Morati, the angel guardians of Level 2, she can be with Neil again.

Suspended between Heaven and Earth, Felicia finds herself at the center of an age-old struggle between good and evil. As memories from her life come back to haunt her, and as the Morati hunt her down, Felicia will discover it’s not just her own redemption at stake… but the salvation of all mankind.


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The Insider's Scoop

When I was a teen, I wanted to write a book about a boarding school in Switzerland. I got out my parents old copy of the baby name book and spent months creating exquisitely detailed character profiles of students named Arianna, Quenten and Xanthe (among countless others). But I never got around to writing a single word of the actual story. 

When I started LEVEL 2, I wanted to keep my forward momentum, so that meant no dawdling in the baby name book. Felicia’s name came instantly, along with Julian’s and Neil’s, but for the secondary characters, I used names from Tori Amos’ songs as placeholders. Virginia stuck, but eventually, Beulah changed to Beckah, Scarlet changed to Savannah, Talula changed to Mira and Anastasia changed to Autumn. 

When I needed a name for the corrupt angels of LEVEL 2, I turned to the husband of my critique partner. He studied Latin and came up with a lot of suggestions for me. In the novel, The Morati angels are called “Those who waited”, and “Morati” is derived from the Latin for “to wait”. Plus, “Morati” just sounds kind of evil, doesn’t it? 


Read an excerpt of the first 50 pages of LEVEL 2: FACEBOOK

Book Trailer link: Youtube



~Giveaway~


Lenore is giving away a Signed and Personalised Hardcover Copy of Level Two + Super Special Bee Doodle!

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43 comments:

  1. Reading the excerpt atm and I'm hooked!

    Sci-fi and angels/after-life is a really interesting concept so I can't wait to read the rest of this.

    Thanks for the giveaway :)

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  2. Love science fictions and this book looks absolutely amazing.
    Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

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  3. I love the Latin additions!! I wish I could learn the language myself!

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  4. Great little snippet of information! Names are the hardest, I reckon, but kudos on using the Latin! Thanks for the giveaway :)

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  5. Lately I've been really enjoying different author's takes on the afterlife, so this book sounds amazing! I'm really looking forward to picking up a copy in 2013. :)

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  6. As someone who sometimes felt like the Latin lessons at school were a neverending torture, I say thank you for reminding me that it can be really interesting :)
    And those cool names! Can't wait to read Level 2!

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  7. I am so impressed that at a young age she was writing up character profiles for a swedish boarding school book. Personally, one thing that makes me think I couldn't write a novel is all the research.... :P

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  8. I'm excited to read Level 2. It's been on my wishlist for a while.

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  9. Cant wait to read this book!! Thanks for the giveaway!!

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  10. I soooo want to read this book!!! THANKS!

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  11. I soooo want to read this book!!! THANKS!

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  12. Thank you for this giveaway! I want to read it so bad.

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  13. I'm so excited for Level 2! Fingers crossed!

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  14. I agree with Morati. It sounds like Moriarty in Sherlock. I always go for the bad guys. Haha.

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  15. I was already excited for this book, but the excerpt has me dying (hah) for Lenore's Afterlife! Also, I'm thrilled to be a gummy bear.

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  16. I am so psyched about this book.It seems thrilling

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  17. This makes me want it now :D How exciting :)

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  18. This book sounds so good. And I love the place-holder names. I've done that many times myself. :D

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  19. Lisa this book sounds so unique, haven't heard of any book with a similar synopsis, looking forward to reading it :D Added it to my GR list ;)

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  20. +JMJ+

    I should totally try the placeholder names technique next time! But I can be such a big fan of my subconscious that I'd probably leave my first choices in, anyway. =)

    Now I'm going to enter the giveaway in the hopes that the afterlife in this novel bears more than a passing resemblance to a Swiss boarding school! ;-)

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  21. This story sounds interesting to me. I'm really excited to read this book.

    -Riz B.

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  22. Aahh, this book sounds REALLY awesome. I want it!

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  23. Reading the excerpt atm and I'm hooked!

    Sci-fi and angels/after-life is a really interesting concept so I can't wait to read the rest of this.

    Thanks for the giveaway :)

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  24. I'm totally psyched to read this one! thanks for sharing it! I love this whole Debuante thing you've got going!!! *hugs*

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  25. I love this post! :) Sad that she never got on with writing her story but so happy she finished Level 2!

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  26. I was already super excited for this book, but the bee doodle seals the deal :P

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  27. I'm pretty excited about this one! I remember reading Lenore site when she reviewed books, and as someone who took latin in high school and college I'm pumped to see some of that included (sadly, I can only remember how to say a couple of phrases and can get away with some translating...)

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  28. I am super excited for this book! It sounds like its going to be awesome!!!

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  29. This book sounds so interesting and certainly different than anything I've heard of recently.

    Thanks for the chance to win!

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  30. I love books about afterlife! It's so interesting to try and imagine what comes next. ;) thanks for the intl giveaway!

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  31. Thanks for the giveaway...I have had my eye on this one. I love the cover...it's got great shelf appeal!

    Courtney
    Stiletto Storytime

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  32. The book sounds really interesting. Thanks for the giveaway!!!

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  33. I feel like I've been looking forward to this book forever!! So close to finally being able to read it : )

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  34. It looks really interesting, I'd love to read Level 2 !
    Thanks for the giveaway.

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  35. This book has been on my radar since I first saw Christina @ Reader of Fiction's mention Lenore. I can't wait! :)

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  36. Ohh! The summary sounds really interesting:) Thanks for the giveaway!

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  37. I want to win this book so bad! I've been following Lenore's blog for years. I am so excited about her publication!

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  38. Coolest cover, kick butt chick, I am in.

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  39. love the excerpt... this has been on my tbr for a long time... :)

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  40. FANTASTIC!! This book is on my list to read for the Debut Author's Challenge!! Super excited!! Great giveaway!!

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  41. I`d love to win this book, I`ve been pinning for it for awhile now :)
    Thanks for a chance to win!

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