Top Ten Tuesday {11}: Best Sequels Ever

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It’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! This week’s theme is…

Top Ten Best Sequels Ever

Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

1. Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) by Tahereh Mafi

Prodigy by Marie Lu

2. Prodigy (Legend #2) by Marie Lu

Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover

3. Losing Hope (Hopeless #2) by Colleen Hoover

The Crown of Embers by Rae CarsonThe Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson

4. The Crown of Embers & The Bitter Kingdom (Fire and Thorns #2 & #3) by Rae Carson

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

5. Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices #3) by Cassandra Clare

We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

6. We’ll Always Have Summer (Summer #3) by Jenny Han

Where She Went by Gayle Forman

7. Where She Went (If I Stay #2) by Gayle Forman

Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

8. Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #2) by Laini Taylor

The Vincent Boys by Abbi Glines

9. The Vincent Brothers (The Vincent Boys #2) by Abbi Glines

Deity by Jennifer L. Armentrout

10. Deity (Covenant #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

So what are your favorite sequels?

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Welcoming the Fall Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Welcoming the Fall Blog Hop Giveaway, hosed by Good Choice Reading. We’re kicking off the end of summer and the beginning of fall with a giveaway!

One winner will win a copy of The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

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a copy of The Immortal Rules AND The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa!

The Immortal Rules by Julie KagawaThe Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

Click the covers to go to the Goodreads page 🙂

This giveaway is US ONLY! Entrants must be 13 or older. Ends on Sept 27.

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Enter other giveaways on other blogs in this hop here!

Don’t forget to enter my other giveaway!

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Book Blast + Teaser & Giveaway: Alpha Goddess by Amalie Howard

Hardcover, 400 pages
Expected publication: March 4th 2014 by Sky Pony Press

In Serjana Caelum’s world, gods exist. So do goddesses. Sera knows this because she is one of them. A secret long concealed by her parents, Sera is Lakshmi reborn, the human avatar of an immortal Indian goddess rumored to control all the planes of existence. Marked by the sigils of both heaven and hell, Sera’s avatar is meant to bring balance to the mortal world, but all she creates is chaos. A chaos that Azrath, the Asura Lord of Death, hopes to use to unleash hell on earth.

Torn between reconciling her past and present, Sera must figure out how to stop Azrath before the Mortal Realm is destroyed. But trust doesn’t come easy in a world fissured by lies and betrayal. Her best friend Kyle is hiding his own dark secrets, and her mysterious new neighbor, Devendra, seems to know a lot more than he’s telling. Struggling between her opposing halves and her attraction to the boys tied to each of them, Sera must become the goddess she was meant to be, or risk failing, which means sacrificing the world she was born to protect.

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“Dev grasped her hand and drew it over to him, running his thumb over the mark on her left palm. Sera felt her cheeks redden at his gentle touch. Something electric unfolded inside of her, and her vision tunneled into a memory. This time it was different, though, full of light instead of darkness.

A flutter of firelight from the magical little clay pots lit all around them . . . the discordant aching sounds of a sitar strumming in the background. It was a glorious display, a triumph of good over evil in celebration of their love. His kiss was light upon her cheek, his touch a gossamer caress. She spun in a slow circle, the light on her beloved’s face glowing from within him. She laughed because she was glowing, too.”

Amalie Howard also has an upcoming release with HarlequinTeen on October 29th for her brand new series, the Aquarathi, WATERFELL. To celebrate the upcoming release she is hosting an EPIC giveaway! And we mean EPIC. Readers have THREE chances to win an iPad mini! Check out the post here on how you could win: www.AmalieHoward.com

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Seventeen Magazine Summer Club author Amalie Howard grew up on a small Caribbean island where she spent most of her childhood with her nose buried in a book or being a tomboy running around barefoot, shimmying up mango trees and dreaming of adventure. 22 countries, surfing with sharks and several tattoos later, she has traded in bungee jumping in China for writing the adventures she imagines instead. She isn’t entirely convinced which takes more guts. She currently resides in New York with her husband and three children.

She is the author of The Aquarathi series from Harlequin TEEN (Waterfell and Oceanborn), The Almost Girl from Strange Chemistry, Alpha Goddess from Sky Pony Press, and Bloodspell from Langdon Street Press. She is represented by the Liza Royce Agency. Visit her at www.amaliehoward.com or on Twitter (@AmalieHoward).

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New Cover Reveals!

What I Thought Was True by Huntley FitzpatrickWhat I Thought Was True by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Publication Date: April 15th 2014

From the author of My Life Next Door comes a swoony summertime romance full of expectation and regret, humor and hard questions.

Gwen Castle’s Biggest Mistake Ever, Cassidy Somers, is slumming it as a yard boy on her Nantucket-esque island this summer. He’s a rich kid from across the bridge in Stony Bay, and she hails from a family of fishermen and housecleaners who keep the island’s summer people happy. Gwen worries a life of cleaning houses will be her fate too, but just when it looks like she’ll never escape her past—or the island—Gwen’s dad gives her some shocking advice. Sparks fly and secret histories unspool as Gwen spends a gorgeous, restless summer struggling to resolve what she thought was true—about the place she lives, the people she loves, and even herself—with what really is.

A magnetic, push-me-pull-me romance with depth, this is for fans of Sarah Dessen, Jenny Han, and Deb Caletti.

The Ever After of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

The Ever After of Ella and Micha (The Secret #3.5) by Jessica Sorensen
Publication Date: December 3rd 2013

From Jessica Sorensen:

“It’s Christmas. It’s Ella and Micha. It’s a wedding story!”

Cover Redesigns:

Sempre by J.M. Darhower

Sempre (Forever Series #1) by J.M. Darhower
Publication Date (Simon & Schuster): November 25th 2013

Haven Antonelli and Carmine DeMarco had vastly different childhoods. Haven, a second-generation slave, grew up isolated in the middle of the desert, her days full of hard work and terrifying abuse. Carmine, born into a wealthy Mafia family, lived a life of privilege, never having to answer for anything he did. Both now seventeen, a twist of fate causes their worlds to collide, making them question everything they ever believed. Entangled in a web of secrets and lies, they learn that while different on the surface, they have more in common than anyone would think.

Collide by Gail McHughPulse by Gail McHugh

Collide (Collide #1) & Pulse (Collide #2) by Gail McHugh

Attracting, compelling, colliding, their chemistry—to say the least—was explosive. He felt it the first time he laid eyes on her. . .On the heels of college graduation and the unexpected death of her mother, Emily Cooper moves to New York City to join her boyfriend for a fresh start. Dillon Parker has been sweet, thoughtful, and generous through Emily’s loss, and she can’t imagine her life without him—even as her inner voice tells her to go slow.Then she meets Gavin Blake. A rich and notorious playboy, Gavin is dangerously sexy and charming as hell. Their first encounter is brief, but it’s enough to inflame Emily’s senses. When their paths cross again through an unexpected mutual acquaintance, she tries to deny the connection she feels, but Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome won’t let go so easily.

As she discovers Gavin’s pain-filled past and Dillon’s true nature begins to surface, Emily knows she must take action or risk destroying everyone—including herself. But how can she choose when she can’t trust her own heart?

They’re all such pretty cover reveals! And I LOVED Huntley Fitzpatrick’s other book, My Life Next Door, so I am absolutely going to read it!

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Book News, Weekly Recap, & Upcoming Releases! {5}

Ready for the third quote from Allegiant?

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GOD I’m just so freaking excited for Allegiant to release! October 22nd is just too far away!

I don’t know why, but I’m always late on knowing about books turning into movies, like one of my favorite books ever, If I Stay by Gayle Forman! Like, HOW could I not have known it’s going to be a movie?!? AHHH! And they’ve already cast Chloe Moretz as Mia, Jamie Blackley as Adam and Liana Liberato as Mia’s best friend Kim. What do you think of them?

Chloe Moretz Jamie Blackley Liana Liberato

A movie still from the upcoming Vampire Academy movie! It’s Rose being her usual badass self 🙂

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Plus, are you excited for The Book Thief movie?

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Check out more stills of the movie here.

Jennifer L. Armentrout’s books are also headed to the big (and small) screen! Read her blog post about it here.

Jennifer L. Armentrout movie news

Congrats, Jennifer!

NEW BOOK ALERT!! Ever read the Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Maggie Stiefvater? (If you haven’t, you should! It’s incredible–one of my favorite series of all time.) Well, Maggie told us that she’ll be writing a new book in the series, book #3.5, called Sinner, that focuses on Cole! I totally fell in love with Cole in the previous books, and can’t wait to see how his story will go!

Summary – A standalone companion book to the internationally bestselling Shiver Trilogy.

Sinner follows Cole St. Clair, a pivotal character from the #1 New York Times bestselling Shiver Trilogy. Everybody thinks they know Cole’s story. Stardom. Addiction. Downfall. Disappearance. But only a few people know Cole’s darkest secret — his ability to shift into a wolf. One of these people is Isabel. At one point, they may have even loved each other. But that feels like a lifetime ago. Now Cole is back. Back in the spotlight. Back in the danger zone. Back in Isabel’s life. Can this sinner be saved?

“Legions of fans — myself included — have wanted Maggie to return to the world of Shiver, and now she’s found an ingenious, sexy, utterly compelling way to do it,” says David Levithan, VP/Publisher and Editorial Director, Scholastic Press. “This isn’t so much a re-visitation as it is a reinvention, with Maggie taking readers to many places they’ve never been with her before. There is nothing quite so amazing as Maggie Stiefvater at the top of her game.”

Author Maggie Stiefvater says, “For me, finishing the Shiver trilogy was a bittersweet moment — I knew that I wouldn’t be returning to Mercy Falls once Sam and Grace’s story was over. But Cole and Isabel still lurked in the back of my mind. Both of them were only half-fixed at the end of the trilogy, and I wanted to know if they could be fixed the rest of the way.

REMY by Katy Evans cover is here!

Remy by Katy Evans

Remington Tate is a mystery, even to himself. His mind is dark and light, complex and enlightening. He might grasp his own thoughts at times and forget what he did in others. But through it all, there is one constant. The constant of wanting, needing, loving, and protecting Brooke Dumas with every fiber of his being. Remy is his story from the first moment he laid eyes on her and knew, without a doubt, she would be the realest thing he’s ever had to fight for, to the moment she becomes his.

Olivia Cunning is writing a new book for the Sinners on Tour series called Sinners at the Altar! (From Goodreads) This anthology will include the wedding day stories of all five Sinners told in their points of view. It will also include the Aruba honeymoon of the couple who started it all, Brian and Myrna. The ebook version of Sinners at the Altar will have some added special features, such as never before released deleted scenes from the original books. Don’t miss it!

Sinners at the Altar by Olivia Cunning

Read all about the new book on Olivia’s blog here!

There’s a new snippet for Kate Daniels #7! Read it here.

And did you know? Tahereh Mafi (author of the AMAZING Shatter Me series) and Ransom Riggs (author of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children) have gotten married! Congratulations to the couple!

Blog Tours and Giveaways:

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Books reviewed this week:

Cover Reveals on the blog:

Meant for Her by Raine ThomasMeant for Her by Raine Thomas

New Playing With Her Heart cover for Sept 19 revealPlaying With Her Heart (Caught Up in Us #3) by Lauren Blakely new cover!

Upcoming new releases:

Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter A Radiant Sky by Jocelyn Davies If Forever Comes by A.L. Jackson Unattainable by Madeline Sheehan Her Wicked Angel by Felicity Heaton Simple Perfection by Abbi Glines Game for Trouble by Karen Erickson Lovers Unmasked anthology Dirty Trick by Christine Bell Bound by Night by Larissa Ione Safe With Me by Kristen Proby Getting Rowdy by Lori Foster Promise Me Light by Paige Weaver One Lucky Vampire by Lynsay Sands
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