Amanda Havard’s The Survivors presents an interesting twist on vampire and shape-shifter mythology, also showing how Havard crafts some new lore of her own.

The Survivors begins with a prologue set in 1692, the beginning of the Salem Witch Trials. Twenty-six children were exiled, taken out West in the middle of winter and left for dead. Fourteen of those children survived and developed extraordinary powers, including stopping the aging process. They had children who also had those traits.

Sadie, the main character, comes from this group but is not content with her existence. She constantly questions their existence and eventually escapes the world the Survivors have created. Sadie is not always a likable character, but you learn a lot through her eyes. Sadie’s search for a way to kill people like her is interesting and leads her to find Survivors outside of the ones she already knows. This aspect of the plot brings in another level of intrigue and moves the story to a completely different level.

Amanda Havard has crafted a novel that is well-researched and detailed in historical facts. Those aspects of the story shine through and create a page-turning novel. I highly suggest this novel for lovers of supernatural tales with a twist.

Now in celebration of the second novel in the series, The Survivors: Point of Origin, we are giving away an iPad!! The contest is open to U.S./Canada residents only and will end on June 11 at 10 p.m. EST. The winner will be announced on June 12, the release day for Point of Origin.

To enter the giveaway simply use the rafflecopter below. Your number of entries will depend on the number of items you complete and a winner will be drawn randomly from the valid entries.

Giveaway includes:

Immersedition:
Chafie Creative released the Immersedition, a revolutionary app for fiction, in which The Survivor series by Amanda Havard was the pilot edition. More than a regular or even enhanced e-book, the Immersedition was crafted specifically to embrace the possibilities of interactivity inside a novel. You can see more about the Immersedition HERE.

Amanda and music:
Not only a brilliant writer, Amanda Havard is a musician and songwriter and has written several original songs which are on each book’s soundtrack. You can see the videos of three of the songs HERE.

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Links to Amanda and The Survivors series:
Amanda’s Website
Amanda on Goodreads
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Chafie Press Website