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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Bree Despain's THE LOST SAINT: 10 more days...

Bree Despain's THE LOST SAINT, the sequel to THE DARK DIVINE, releases in 10 days!

It officially comes out on December 28th! Yay!

I love the covers in The Dark Divine series!
I am such a sucker for a pretty cover!

And to celebrate the upcoming release, Bree is hosting a Countdown Contest on her blog!

THE PRIZES:

1st Place
6" Kindle with WiFi
$10 Amazon gift card
$20 gift card to iTunes
Signed first edition of MATCHED by Ally Condie

2nd Place
Signed first editions of:

MATCHED by Ally Condie

THE SCORCH TRIALS by James Dashner

BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

3rd Place
Signed first editions of:

THE SCORCH TRIALS by James Dashner

BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

The contest ends December 26th and the winner will be announced December 28th.

(Just in time for the release!)

And to tide you over until then...

Read the Prologue and First Chapter of THE LOST SAINT at RT Book Reviews!

Listen to THE LOST SAINT Soundtrack over at Bree's Blog!

And watch the Book Trailer! It's awesome!

Ramblings of a Teenage Bookworm Giveaway!!

Ramblings of a Teenage Bookworm is giving away 3 YA books of 2011!

How awesome is that?

(very awesome!)

One winner will get to choose 3 books from among the following 2011 releases:

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Angelfire (Book #1) by Courtney Allison Moulton

Across the Universe by Beth Revis

A Touch Mortal by Leah Clifford

Wither (Chemical Garden, #1) by Lauren DeStefano

Small Town Sinners by Melissa C. Walker

Divergent by Veronica Roth

The Iron Queen (Iron Fey, #3) by Julie Kagawa

She's got all the details on her blog, so stop by and check it out:

2011 YA Giveaway

DESIRES OF THE DEAD Widget Contest!!!

To count down to the release of DESIRES OF THE DEAD

(60 days and counting!)

Kimberly Derting, author of THE BODY FINDER, is hosting a...

...drumroll...

"BIG FRICKIN' HUGE GINORMOUS DESIRES OF THE DEAD WIDGET CONTEST!!!"

Prizes include a signed ARC of DESIRES OF THE DEAD, ARCs of UNEARTHLY and THROUGH HER EYES, signed copies of THE BODY FINDER, swag packs and gift cards!!!

There are a TON of easy ways to earn points!

Contest ends December 31st.

Check out all the details at Kim's blog:

DESIRES OF THE DEAD CONTEST

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Beth Revis' ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Contest!!!

Beth Revis is hosting an "Epic Contest Of Epic" on her blog in anticipation of her debut release

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE!

She and Penguin/Razorbill are teaming up to offer 100 Prizes!!!

Yeah, you heard that right. ONE HUNDRED PRIZES!

There will be swag and signed ARCs, watches and buttons, postcards and bookmarks,

and even a Signed Hardcover First Edition of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE!

How amazing is that?

(Very amazing!)

The contest ends December 20th.

For all the details, see Beth's blog: Epic Contest of Epic

My Thoughts on ACROSS THE UNIVERSE:

Of the dozens of books coming out next year, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE is at the top of my Most Anticipated Books of 2011 list. The first chapter is amazing, the cover is eye-catching, and the entire premise is just so fascinating that I cannot wait to read this book! I'm not normally a big fan of science fiction in literature (time travel, advanced technology, space exploration, etc.) but this title caught my attention mainly due to its similarities to FIREFLY.

Joss Whedon's FIREFLY was one of my favorite short-lived television shows: it revolves around a motley crew of disreputable space smugglers living aboard a small, cramped metal ship that is nevertheless very homey and familiar, traveling from planet to planet as they avoid the authorities and try to survive in an east-meets-west style universe.

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE is also about a crew living aboard a ship, and that's what first caught my attention. But the story is not so much about survival in the "running-from-the-law" sense (I'm assuming, since I haven't read the book yet) but about a very long journey--not unlike the Star Trek spin-off VOYAGER--and a murder mystery the must be solved by the two main protagonists.

I also read something about a very strange social order that exists on the ship, different from what Earth-girl Amy is used to. The whole thing sounds so interesting and so different from a lot of YA fare coming out right now, and I've heard so many good things about the book and been blown away by the first chapter, that I know it'll be good. Definitely a must-read for 2011!