Tour/Giveaway: The Trouble with Destiny by Lauren Morrill

By Jen On December 17, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Blog Tours

Please give a warm welcome to Lauren Morrill! She’s stopping by as part of her blog tour for THE TROUBLE WITH DESTINY. Learn more about it below, check out her top 10 books and movies for the holidays (I love this list!!!), and be sure to enter the giveaway!

The Trouble With Destiny
by Lauren Morrill
Publication Date: December 8, 2015
Publisher: Delacorte

It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey…

With her trusty baton and six insanely organized clipboards, drum major Liza Sanders is about to take Destiny by storm—the boat, that is. When Liza discovered that her beloved band was losing funding, she found Destiny, a luxury cruise ship complete with pools, midnight chocolate buffets, and a $25,000 spring break talent show prize.

Liza can’t imagine senior year without the band, and nothing will distract her from achieving victory. She’s therefore not interested when her old camp crush, Lenny, shows up on board, looking shockingly hipster-hot. And she’s especially not interested in Russ, the probably-as-dumb-as-he-is-cute prankster jock whose ex, Demi, happens be Liza’s ex–best friend and leader of the Athenas, a show choir that’s the band’s greatest competition.

But it’s not going to be smooth sailing. After the Destiny breaks down, all of Liza’s best-laid plans start to go awry. Liza likes to think of herself as an expert at almost everything, but when it comes to love, she’s about to find herself lost at sea.

Lauren’s Top 10 Books & Movies for the Holidays!

There’s nothing better than a winter break, a couch, a plate of tasty treats, and a holiday binge of books and movies. Here are my picks!

Books

Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn

I read this every year in December. It’s a fast, fun, heartwarming read that gets me in the Christmas spirit (and stands in when I can’t make a holiday pilgrimage to New York). And I CAN’T WAIT for the sequel, The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily!

Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling

I’ve only done the Harry Potter holiday binge once (between Thanksgiving and Christmas), but I absolutely loved it. A magical series for a magical season!

My True Love Gave to Me, edited by Stephanie Perkins

This one is definitely joining my December staples. My favorite stories in the collection are by Matt de la Peña, Stephanie Perkins, and Gayle Forman.

Movies

I love doing a holiday movie marathon on Christmas Day while my husband cooks dinner. (I should not be allowed in the kitchen, as I’ve set about six too many dishtowels on fire.) Here’s my lineup:

Home Alone

A nostalgic favorite. I saw this in the theater when I was eight!

Love Actually

I have a long-running argument with a friend who claims this isn’t a Christmas movie. He is, of course, wrong.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Nothing like a Griswold family Christmas!

Elf

This movie has no business being as good as it is. I love it.

Scrooged

You have to watch some version of A Christmas Carol, and I prefer mine to be hilarious and starring Bill Murray.

A Charlie Brown Christmas

I usually watch this on my birthday, December 2, while putting up the Christmas tree.

Die Hard

This one is for my husband, who by this time has wandered out of the kitchen in a gravy-induced haze.

About Lauren Morrill

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Lauren Elizabeth Morrill is many things, including, but not limited to, a writer, an educator, a badass roller derby skater, a former band nerd, an aggressive driver, and a die-hard Mac person. She also watches a lot of TV, eats a lot of junk food, and drinks a lot of Coke. It’s a wonder her brain and teeth haven’t rotted out of her head.

Lauren is the author of Meant to Be, Being Sloane Jacobs, The Trouble With Destiny, and the forthcoming My Unscripted Life (October 2016), all from Random House.

Many thanks to Lauren for stopping by, and Irish Banana for having as part of the tour! Readers, be sure to enter the giveaway through the Rafflecopter below.