Aurelious Forty Book Blitz and Giveaway

Aurelious Forty; Volume One
by Dianna Beirne
Release Date: 12/20/14
252 pages

Summary from Goodreads:Aurelious Forty has led a lonely, troubled life. He stays disconnected from the world around him with no family and no friends. He lives merely to exist…to survive.

Aurelious’ life changes in an instant when an impulsive decision forces him to abandon everything he has ever known. Choosing to follow strangers into a new world, he discovers he was born with a gift so strong, so unique; it could give him the power to change humanity. But the shadows of his childhood are long and dark and run through every fiber of his soul. Can Aurelious break the chains of his past and use his gift for good? Or will the nightmare of his tormentors set him on a path of revenge so fierce it could destroy us all? Recommended for ages 16 and up.

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A Deeper Look at a Main Character: Aurelious Forty:

Aurelious is, at times, a bit of an enigma. He is a very emotional character and while he shares his emotional experiences with the reader, he tries desperately to hide them from the characters that he interacts with on the page. He is typically unsuccessful in masking his own emotions from those around him though he’s generally unaware of how unsuccessful he is because he’s fairly self-absorbed, at least in the beginning of the book. Enigma.

There is a lot to love in Aurelious but he makes you work at loving him, he doesn’t give it right away. There are times when you might think it’s easier to dislike him but then he draws you in and you’re reminded of what he endured as a child and you’re proud of how far he’s come.

Although he is the main character and the one telling us his story, he isn’t the hero. He is really more of a sidekick who has to learn from the hero and finds himself fumbling along the way, a lot. He fumbles so much that he makes the hero a little less heroic for a minute. But, when he starts to look outside of himself, when he starts to connect with and care for the people around him, when he shows us how much he changes and overcomes, then he does become a little bit more of a hero himself. Or at least makes us question how a hero could be defined.

Aurelious Forty struggles. He learns. He grows. He changes. He is an imperfect character, just like the rest of us. And, in his imperfection, he is worthy of being loved, just like the rest of us. As the person who created him, I must confess, I hope people will embrace his flaws and love him.

About the Author

Dianna Beirne lives in a fantasy world. Okay not really, but part of her wishes she did and, since that’s technically impossible, she writes about fantasy worlds instead. Her first Young Adult novel entitled Aurelious Forty; Volume One quickly turned into her first Young Adult series with the addition of Aurelious Forty; Volume Two and, Aurelious Forty; Volume Three.

When not writing, she’s generally daydreaming which morphs into wondering if that last daydream could turn into a book. She has also recently discovered podcasts but doesn’t exactly understand what they are or why they’re different from regular radio shows. So it’s safe to assume that her next book won’t be about a podcast. Instead she’ll just keep listening to the ones that she finds that hilarious because laughing is one of her favorite pastimes and she finds way too many things funny!

Prior to dedicating her time to writing, Dianna taught undergraduate and graduate courses about using literacy in the elementary, middle, and high school classroom. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, a Master’s degree in Literacy and a Doctorate in Education specializing in Curriculum and Teaching. Dianna lives in New York and is the grateful mother of a son whom she misses terribly when he is away at college.

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18 thoughts on “Aurelious Forty Book Blitz and Giveaway”

Lisa Brown on July 22, 2015 at 12:05 pm said:

Thank you for the chance to win 🙂

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Janet W. on July 22, 2015 at 12:50 pm said:

What a unique cover! I love it! Would love to read this!

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Nancy Jones on July 22, 2015 at 12:57 pm said:

Thanks for the chance to win.

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Sandra Watts on July 22, 2015 at 1:33 pm said:

The book sounds really good. Thanks.

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Holly Thomas on July 22, 2015 at 2:21 pm said:

Thank you for the Giveaway.

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Cathy French on July 22, 2015 at 3:03 pm said:

I like that one of the authors’ favorite pastimes is laughing .

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Juana Esparza on July 22, 2015 at 7:12 pm said:

I would love to read this story. I like the book cover.

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Kelly Nicholson on July 23, 2015 at 1:43 am said:

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Judy Thomas on July 23, 2015 at 1:53 am said:

I love the sound of the main character

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Karen Nadeau on July 23, 2015 at 12:32 pm said:

Thanks for this great opportunity.

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Sarah Hayes on July 25, 2015 at 8:27 pm said:

id love to read this

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kim thorne on August 4, 2015 at 9:35 am said:

thanks for the chance.

and can the winner choose the amazon gift card for the amazon.ca site because the shipping is cheaper for amazon.ca if live in canada.

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Rosie on August 19, 2015 at 1:57 pm said:

One of the most mysterious things to me is an author who can live in a fantasy and write good fiction – it seems so special! and this looks like a good book!

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Bridgett Wilbur on August 22, 2015 at 10:38 am said:

I just love the cover and would love to read this book.

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Ruby on August 25, 2015 at 10:30 pm said:

This book feel like it’s alive that you don’t want stop reading because it feel like you are in it. I would love to read this book & see where it takes you. Hmm

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Amanda Sakovitz on August 27, 2015 at 6:08 am said:

Thanks for the chance!

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Birdiebee on August 27, 2015 at 5:50 pm said:

This sounds like an interesting read that I would like to delve into.

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Thomas Murphy on August 28, 2015 at 6:14 pm said:

sounds like a great book! Thanks for the giveaway.

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