Last week was the cover reveal for Compulsion, and sometime this week, the ARC is making its way out into the world. This is both a strange and wondrous feeling. I adore the cover, so that’s wonderful. But now it’s not really my book anymore. It’s going to belong to readers, and to what they (you) discover inside the story. I know from my own experience that every reader will bring something different to the table. That’s a beautiful thing — and it’s scary as hell, which is why . . .
I’m leaving the country.
Um. No. That’s not really the reason. But I am leaving, heading to Cozumel, Belize, and Honduras on the first real family vacation we’ve all had together in years. I wish I could take the dog and cat, because leaving them inevitably means the family isn’t complete, but we’re moving people into the house just so they won’t be sad and lonely. Seriously. This is how bad I’ve gotten.
Do you feel guilty leaving pets? Do you feel bad leaving your writing projects? Writing isn’t one of those things it’s easy to leave behind.
Have a great week, everyone. Happy reading and writing,
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YA GIVEAWAY OF THE WEEK
Panic
by Lauren Oliver
Hardcover
HarperCollins
Released 3/4/2014
Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do.
Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She’d never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.
Dodge has never been afraid of Panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game, he’s sure of it. But what he doesn’t know is that he’s not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for.
For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them—and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.
Author Question: What is your favourite thing about PANIC?
That’s a difficult question to answer. Of course, I love the characters and the way that their stories intersect, and I’m particularly proud of the dual narrative perspective, particularly because it gave me the chance to write from a male point of view. I also like the way that the town of Carp itself becomes a kind of character; it was fun to really conceive of the town as a whole and think about what growing up there would have felt like. But my absolute FAVORITE thing about PANIC? One word, man: tigers!
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The Winner’s Curse
by Marie Rutkoski
Hardcover
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Released 3/4/2014
Winning what you want may cost you everything you love.
As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined. Set in a richly imagined new world, The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.
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BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS
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- My cover reveal of Compulsion, in case you didn’t hit all the stops, was on Mundie Moms, Hypable.com, Cuddlebuggery.com, PageTurnersBlog, The Story Siren, YASeriesInsiders.com, and here on Adventures, as well as on my personal Tumblr. Each stop has giveaways of a personalized Compulsion ARC, a sterling silver necklace similar to one of the Tiffany keys Barrie wears, and great books signed by my favorite authors, including Laini Taylor, Maggie Stiefvater, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl, Kendare Blake, Claudia Gray, Meagan Spooner, Meagan Shepherd, Kat Zhang, Stephanie Kuehn, Veronica Roth and more.
- Great collection of trailers for 2014 movies based on books provided by River City Reading.
- Rae Carson read the first sentence for her new book and needless to say, I screamed and got even more impatient for it.
- Claire Legrand revealed her cover for her dark Nutcracker retelling and it looks and sounds amazing.
- Cassandra Clare announced the title to her next Shadowhunters series, The Last Hours, which will feature the generation after Tessa, Will and Jem in 1903. As a big fan of Clare’s book, there is no doubt in my mind that I will be picking these ones up. Especially if it means more Tessa and Will! Included in the post are some really amazing pictures of the characters done by Cassandra Jean!
- Publishers Weekly announced in their weekly book deals that TOR has acquired the rights to Susan Dennard’s (Author of Something Strange and Deadly) new book Truthwitch, the first in a new four book fantasy series that is being pitched as “Garth Nix meets Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Add it to Goodreads!
- Melissa Marr’s cover for her new novel, Made For You was revealed on USA Today
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