"Gateway to Reality" Scavenger Hunt Clue and Review

First I will be posting my review, and then I'll add in the Scavenger Hunt post and Rafflecopter form again, so be sure to scroll to the end!

Gateway to Reality review
Author: Becca J. Campbell
5 out of 5 stars

Book Info: Genre: Speculative Fiction
Reading Level: New Adult (references works written to appeal to ages 18 – 23)
Recommended for: People who enjoy a mind-trip of a story
Trigger Warnings: Violence and destruction, assault on a woman

My Thoughts: The idea behind this book really appeals to me. I frequently have very vivid dreams, dreams that feel more real to me than reality. I recall one when I realized I was starting to wake up where I actually grabbed onto another person in the dream and begged them to help me stay in the dream world! So, the idea of the sort of dream world that Wes experiences... it appealed to me.

This book is often really trippy. That fact that so much of it reminded me of some of the crazy-vivid dreams I've had in the past freaked me out at times. But I really enjoyed it overall. I was a little bothered by the fact that there was no resolution to the Brune/Destructives issue, but it didn't take away from the enjoyment of the story—and I remind myself that not everything in life is neatly resolved, either.

If you like a story that will seriously twist your mind, you will enjoy Gateway to Reality. There is really no easy way to explain it; you simply have to experience it. So do so today!

Blog Tour and Blog Stops: I have several blog posts associated with this book. Each will be linked here (on sites where formatting allowed; if you are not reading this on one of those sites, please visit my blog, Now is Gone, a link to which is in my profiles on all sites).
Cover Reveal: I posted a cover reveal for this book on January 22, 2013
Blog Blitz: I hosted Becca J. Campbell for a Blog Blitz on March 26, 2013
Scavenger Hunt Schedule: I posted up the schedule for the Scavenger Hunt on March 30, 2013
Scavenger Hunt: My stop on the Scavenger Hunt will be April 12, 2013, which will also feature this review and the Rafflecopter form for the giveaway (also on the Blog Blitz post)

Disclosure: I received an e-book ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review, and am taking part in the blog tour. All opinions are my own.

Synopsis: Talented artists shouldn’t be waiting tables, scraping by, and living mediocre lives. But that’s exactly what art school graduate Wes Teague is doing.

Then he wakes from a bizarre dream, haunted by the sense that his life isn't real. A harrowing truth presents itself—the real world lies in his dreams, not when he's wide awake.

The dream world he enters each night is rich and vibrant. Chicago appears the same on the surface, but chaos runs rampant as gravity, physics, and other laws of nature become fluid, changing unexpectedly. There, Wes's parents, brother, and sister are strangers. His girlfriend Emily doesn’t recognize him. Wes longs to return, to unlearn the truth about his dual reality.

Wes would sacrifice almost anything to get back to blissful ignorance in a false world.

But now he has feelings for the real Emily.

SCAVENGER HUNT Schedule and CLUE!

The Scavenger Hunt Blog Tour

You can enter the giveaway now, but to really amp up your odds at snatching one of these prize packs, check out each site along the blog tour.

April 1^st     Paranormal and Urban Fantasy Reviews

April 2^nd     The Peasants Revolt

April 3^rd     Catharsis of the Bogue

April 4^th     The Pen and Whisk

April 5^th     Write for Life

April 6^th     S.M. Boyce

April 8^th     Paranormal Lounge

April 9^th     Lisa Is a Bookworm

April 10^th     Jade Kerrion

April 11^th     Paper Book Princess

April 12^th     Now is Gone

April 13^th     Worlds Away Book Blog

April 15^th     FU Only Knew

April 17^th     Sarcasm and Lemons

April 18^th     Brandon R. Luffman

Your Eleventh Clue

Wes visits many worlds in the Existence. Here’s your challenge in this scavenger hunt:

Collect the names of the fifteen worlds in Gateway to Reality (one will be revealed each day).

Following the schedule above, collect a world name at each stop, and when you have them all, plug that list of 15 worlds into the giveaway below to win a BONUS TEN ENTRIES.

HERE’S YOUR ELEVENTH WORLD:  Free Fall

Continue with your hunt tomorrow at Worlds Away Book Blog. Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

"Gateway to Reality" Scavenger Hunt!

The Gateway to Reality Scavenger Hunt begins on Monday. My stop on that tour will be the 12th, so be watching. The guest post on which the giveaway is included can be found at this link. I just wanted to let you all know the upcoming stops so you can gather all the clues and receive all those extra entries! I'll post the rafflecopter form again on the 12th just to help you find it. In the meantime, here is the schedule for the upcoming Scavenger Hunt. Have fun!

Schedule

April 1^st     Paranormal and Urban Fantasy Reviews
April 2^nd     The Peasants Revolt
April 3^rd     Catharsis of the Bogue
April 4^th     The Pen and Whisk
April 5^th     Write for Life
April 6^th     S.M. Boyce
April 8^th     Paranormal Lounge
April 9^th     Lisa Is a Bookworm
April 10^th     Jade Kerrion
April 11^th     Paper Book Princess
April 12^th     Now is Gone
April 13^th     Worlds Away Book Blog
April 15^th     FU Only Knew
April 17^th     Sarcasm and Lemons
April 18^th     Brandon R. Luffman

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Twitter: @beccajcampbell

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"Gateway to Reality" by Becca J. Campbell GIVEAWAY and BLOG BLITZ

Gateway to Reality: A Mind-Bending Urban Fantasy Tale by Becca J. Campbell

I’m thrilled to announce the publication of my second novel, Gateway to Reality, now available at Amazon US and Amazon UK. Keep reading for a chance to win one of three prize packs!

Gateway to Reality

Here’s a little more about the story:

Talented artists shouldn’t be waiting tables, scraping by, and living mediocre lives. But that’s exactly what art school graduate Wes Teague is doing.

Then he wakes from a bizarre dream, haunted by the sense that his life isn't real. A harrowing truth presents itself—the real world lies in his dreams, not when he's wide awake.

The dream world he enters each night is rich and vibrant. Chicago appears the same on the surface, but chaos runs rampant as gravity, physics, and other laws of nature become fluid, changing unexpectedly. There, Wes's parents, brother, and sister are strangers. His girlfriend Emily doesn’t recognize him. Wes longs to return, to unlearn the truth about his dual reality.

Wes would sacrifice almost anything to get back to blissful ignorance in a false world.

But now he has feelings for the real Emily.

The Matrix Meets Inception

This book explores ideas similar to two of my favorite movies, though it wasn’t directly inspired by either. Dreams are key in the story, as is the idea of two worlds—one that’s real and one that isn’t. Gateway to Reality merges the two concepts and fuses them together with good dose of romance in a way that is fresh and vibrant.

Genre-wise, Gateway to Reality is a New Adult novel that walks the line between Urban Fantasy and Science Fiction. It is a topsy-turvy, reality-bending, relationship-driven tale that explores the relationship between truth and fantasy.

Giveaway

I’m giving away several prizes to celebrate the book’s release. The Grand Prize is a Chicago-theme prize pack and it will include:

·         An autographed paperback of Gateway to Reality

·         A journal with an artistic representation of Chicago on the cover

·         A Cloud Gate button

·         A Gateway to Reality button

·         Three postcards: Gateway to Reality, Cloud Gate, and Crown Fountain

The Second Prize is:

·         An autographed paperback of Gateway to Reality

·         Gateway to Reality postcard

The Third Prize is the full Becca J. Campbell ebook library (your choice of Kindle or ePub version):

·         Gateway to Reality ebook

·         Foreign Identity ebook

·         Not the Norm (Sub-Normal #1) ebook

·         Unmasked Alloy (Sub-Normal #2) ebook

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Check out a picture of the great prizes by following this link.

Scavenger Hunt Blog Tour

You can enter the giveaway now, but to really amp up your odds at snatching one of these prize packs, bookmark this page and come back in a week to check out each site along the blog tour. Follow the schedule below: collect a clue at each stop on the correct day and put them all together to reveal the answer. Plug that into the giveaway below to win TEN BONUS ENTRIES.

April 1^st     Paranormal and Urban Fantasy Reviews

April 2^nd     The Peasants Revolt

April 3^rd     Catharsis of the Bogue

April 4^th     The Pen and Whisk

April 5^th     Write for Life

April 6^th     S.M. Boyce

April 8^th     Paranormal Lounge

April 9^th     Lisa Is a Bookworm

April 10^th     Jade Kerrion

April 11^th     Paper Book Princess

April 12^th     Now is Gone

April 13^th     Worlds Away Book Blog

April 15^th     FU Only Knew

April 17^th     Sarcasm and Lemons

April 18^th     Brandon R. Luffman

Good luck!

Where to find Becca

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Author Blog | Pinterest | Amazon

Becca Campbell presents "Gateway to Reality" cover!

Check out that cover!  Isn't it completely awesome!  

This book will be released sometime in March, although she's not completely certain when yet, and I, for one, will be looking forward to it!  How about some more information?  Okay, here you go!


Blurb:

Talented artists shouldn't be waiting tables, scraping by, and living mediocre lives. But that’s exactly what art school graduate Wes Teague is doing.

Then he wakes from a bizarre dream, haunted by the sense that his life isn't real. A harrowing truth presents itself--the real world lies in his dreams, not when he's wide awake.

The dream world he enters each night is rich and vibrant. Chicago appears the same on the surface, but chaos runs rampant as gravity, physics, and other laws of nature become fluid, changing unexpectedly. There, Wes's parents, brother, and sister are strangers. His girlfriend Emily doesn’t recognize him. Suddenly Wes longs to return, to unlearn the truth about his dual reality.

Wes would sacrifice almost anything to get back to blissful ignorance in a false world.

But now he has feelings for the real Emily.

Doesn't that sound amazing? I'm going to ask really nice if I can have a copy to review...

Here's some contact information for Becca J. Campbell, so you can contact her too!
Becca's Website: Inspiration for Creation
Twitter contact is @beccajcampbell
Becca's Facebook page
Becca's Goodreads Page and the actual book's page on Goodreads
Do you want to try to write a novel in June? Join Becca at JuNoWriMo!