Hey everyone! I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the blog tour for WASTE OF SPACE by Gina Damico! I freaking love Gina and her books!
I have an excerptto share with you today! And make sure to enter the giveaway below!
I have an excerptto share with you today! And make sure to enter the giveaway below!
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Cram ten hormonal teens into a spaceship and blast off: that’s the premise for the ill-conceived reality show Waste of Space. The kids who are cast know everything about drama—and nothing about the fact that the production is fake. Hidden in a desert warehouse, their spaceship replica is equipped with state-of-the-art special effects dreamed up by the scientists partnering with the shady cable network airing the show. And it’s a hit! Millions of viewers are transfixed. But then, suddenly, all communication is severed. Trapped and paranoid, the kids must figure out what to do when this reality show loses its grip on reality.
Now on to the excerpt!
In this excerpt, Chazz Young, head of the DV8 television network,
promotes his new reality competition on the late night talk show, The Perky Paisley Show.
Item:
Transcript of video recording
Source:
The Perky Paisley Show
Date:
January 21, 2016
[Chazz
emerges from behind a curtain to thunderous applause. He crosses to Perky’s
desk and takes a seat on the guest couch, a bright red velvet sofa shaped like
a pair of lips.]
Perky:
Welcome, Chazz!
Chazz:
Thanks, Perk. Are those new hair extensions?
Perky:
You bet. Are those newly frosted tips?
Chazz:
I’ll frost your tips!
Perky:
So what’s this new project I’m hearing about? Something
space?
Chazz:
Yeah. Something super space.
Ten intrepid explorers, all smokin’ hot and in the prime of their lives,
risking their futures and dreams and shit for the once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to hop into a rocket and fly to the outer reaches of the galaxy.
It’s gonna be epic.
Perky:
Wow. What a show!
Chazz:
It’s so much more than a show, Perky. DV8, long at the
forefront of cutting-edge reality experiences, has once again innovated the
format beyond anything that’s been tried before. Waste
of Space is going to be brought to you in real
time. We’re talking live feeds, streaming 24/7 on DV8.com. And
every Thursday episode will end with a live segment,
coming directly from the spaceplane itself!
[applause]
Perky:
And is this a competition? Will the participants be vying
for a cash prize or a scholarship or something? Are there going to be
challenges or games for them to play? Are they going to be eliminated?
Chazz:
[chuckling]
Patience, Perky. I can’t give away all my secrets.
Perky:
Oh, Chazz, you’re so bad. [giggles]
So the cast members—
Chazz:
Please, Perky, let’s not refer to them as cast members.
Pioneers such as these deserve a far more dignified title.
Perky:
Such as?
Chazz:
Spacetronauts.
Perky:
Fantastic. And I hear this is all being done in conjunction
with a space agency, right? Are the Spacetronauts
gonna, like,
do science while they’re up there? Experiments?
Chazz:
Yeah. [saucily
raises an eyebrow] On
each other.
[Crowd
hoots and hollers.]
Perky:
I like what I’m hearing! Care to elaborate?
Chazz:
All I can say is that we’re locking ten angst-ridden teenagers
in an area no bigger than a small apartment for an extended period of time. You
do the math.
Perky:
Chaaaaazz. Are you implying that this will be the
first-ever broadcast of hooking up in zero gravity?
Chazz: [winks
at camera] You’ll have to tune in to find out.
About Gina:
Gina Damico is the author of Croak,
Scorch, and Rogue, the grim-reapers-gone-wild books of the
Croak trilogy. She has also dabbled as a tour guide, transcriptionist, theater
house manager, scenic artist, movie extra, office troll, retail monkey, yarn
hawker and breadmonger. A native of Syracuse, New York, she now lives outside
Boston with her husband, two cats, and one dog, and while she has never visited
hell in person, she has spent countless waking hours at
the Albany Regional Bus Terminal, which is pretty darn
close. Visit her website at www.ginadami.co.
Giveaway Details:
3 winners will receive a hardcover of WASTE OF SPACE! US Only.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
7/3/2017- Wandering Bark Books- Guest
Post
7/4/2017- Eli to the nth- Review
7/5/2017- Two Chicks on Books- Excerpt
7/6/2017- BookHounds YA- Review
7/7/2017- Hooked To Books- Interview
Week Two:
7/10/2017- Novel Novice- Review
7/11/2017- A Dream Within A
Dream- Excerpt
7/12/2017- Lisa Loves Literature- Review
7/13/2017- YA and Wine- Interview
7/14/2017- YA Book
Madness- Review
Oh boy. This is going to be fun! And I love the cover.
ReplyDeleteI loved her Croak trilogy. This one sounds so good and I love the cover!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun read! Thank you for the post!
ReplyDeleteI think we're in for a fun ride. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great concept for a novel.
ReplyDeleteSounds great! I really like young adult scifi!
ReplyDeleteI really need to get back and finish the Croak series, as well as get Hellhole read. Can't wait to add this one to my school library for my students to read.
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