I've had the opportunity to read and critique this book in the early stages, and I can tell you that it's a very unique and exciting world with fascinating characters and a cool magic system.
Answer any or all of the following questions, but remember that those with the most points will win the prizes:
1/2 point: Based on word origins (etymology), what is the actual definition of "awful"?
1 point: What is the main character's name in Spirit?
1 point: In Shapeshifter's Secret, by Heather Ostler, what is the main character, able to shape shift into?
Link to sample pages of Spirit: http://www.amazon.com/Spirit-ebook/dp/B00DOM107I/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372536386&sr=1-1&keywords=spirit+lauren+ritz
Link to sample pages of Shapeshifter's Secret:
http://www.amazon.com/Shapeshifters-Secret-Heather-Ostler/dp/1462110339/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373167449&sr=1-1&keywords=Shapeshifter%27s+Secret+Heather+Ostler
http://www.amazon.com/Shapeshifters-Secret-Heather-Ostler/dp/1462110339/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373167449&sr=1-1&keywords=Shapeshifter%27s+Secret+Heather+Ostler
Link back to the party: https://www.facebook.com/events/670309516317275/ to post your answers.
The next stop will be Wendy Knight at WriteThroughTheNoise.
http://writethroughthenoise.blogspot.com/Lauren Ritz
Author of Clean Adult Fantasy
Without A Voice, a contemporary religious suspense novella
The Storyteller, a short book of home grown fairy-tales