March Book Events!

 

Once again, abortion I’m late with the month’s events. I blame it on February being so SHORT, information pills and full of anniversaries and Gallifrey One (which I still need to write about) and my birthday! I don’t know, something like that. So please accept my apologies and enjoy all the amazing things that are coming your way! And don’t forget to share them with me on instagram and twitter and all of those! I want to see all the awesome authors you meet!

March 3rd:

Fairless Hills, PA: Lauren Oliver at Barnes and Noble

Naperville, IL: Jessica Brody at Anderson’s Bookshop at 7 pm

March 4th: 

Asheville, NC: Brandon and Kathy Reichs at Malaprops Bookstore at 5:30 pm

Cambridge, MA: Marie Rutkoski at Harvard Bookstore at 7 pm

Decatur, GA: Story Crush Tour at Little Shop of Stories at 7 pm

New York, NY: Gail Carriger at Barnes and Noble at 4:30 pm

Oceanside, CA: Shannon Messenger at Barnes and Noble at 6 pm

San Diego, CA: Brandon Sanderson Launch Party at Mysterious Galaxy at 7 pm

March 5th: 

Charleston, SC: Story Crush Tour at Blue Bicycle Books at 5 pm

Huntington Beach, CA: Brandon Sanderson at Barnes and Noble Bella Terra at 7 pm

Montclair, CA: Shannon Messenger and Kasie West at Barnes and Noble at 7 pm

Nashville, TN: Brandon and Kathy Reichs at Parnassus Books at 6:30 pm

March 6th: 

Crestview Hills, KY: Brandon and Kathy Reichs at Joseph Beth at 7 pm

Houston, TX: Jessica Brody at Blue Willow Bookshop at 7 pm

March 7th: 

Dayton, OH: Brandon and Kathy Reichs at Books and Co at The Greene at 7 pm

San Francisco, CA: Lauren Oliver and Veronica Rossi at Books Inc Opera Plaza at 7 pm

March 8th: 

Arlington, VA: NoVA Teen Book Fest

Burlington, MA: Shannon Hale at Barnes and Noble at 7 pm

Lansing, MI: Brandon and Kathy Reichs at Schuler Books at 2 pm

Menlo Park, CA: Lauren Oliver at Kepler’s Books at 7 pm

March 9th: 

Brookline, MA: Leah Cypess at The Children’s Bookshop at 2 pm

Grand Rapids, MI: Brandon and Kathy Reichs at Schuler Books at 4 pm

Los Angeles, CA: Lauren Oliver and Jay Asher at Barnes and Noble The Grove at 2 pm

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March 11th: 

New York, NY: Sarah Mylnowski at McNally Jackson at 6 pm (Launch Party)

Milwaukee, WI: Brandon and Kathy Reichs at Shorewood Public Library at 6:30 pm

March 12th: 

Boston, MA: Lauren Oliver and Kami Garcia at Harvard Coop at 7 pm

Minneapolis, MN: Brandon and Kathy Reichs at Wild Rumpus Books at 6:30 pm

Los Angeles, CA: Amy Talkington at Skylight Books at 7:30 pm

March 13th: 

Los Angeles, CA: Amy Talkington at Barnes and Noble, The Grove at 7 pm

Omaha, NE: Brandon Sanderson at Barnes and Noble at 7 pm

Omaha, NE: Brandon and Kathy Reichs at The Bookworm at 6 pm

Peachtree, GA: Sarah Mlynowski at Books-A-Million at 7 pm

San Diego, CA: Shannon Messenger at Mysterious Galaxy at 7 pm 

New York, NY: Lauren Oliver at McNally Jackson at 6:30 pm

March 14th: 

Decatur, GA: Sarah Mlynowski at Little Shop of Stories  at 7 pm

March 15th: 

Athens, GA: Sarah Mlynowski at Avid Bookstore at 6:30 pm

Salt Lake City, UT: Bree Despain at King’s English Bookshop at 2 pm

Tucson, AZ: Tucson Festival of Books

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March 18th: 

Long Island, NY: Amy Talkington at Teen Council, Suffolk County at 7 pm

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March 20th: 

McClean, VA: Brandon Sanderson at Barnes and Noble at 7 pm

New York, NY: Teen Suspense at Books of Wonder at 5 pm

West Jordan, UT: Bree Despain at Barnes and Noble at 7 pm

March 21st: 

New York, NY: David Levithan at Barnes and Noble at 7 pm

March 22nd: 

Skokie, IL: Brandon Sanderson at Barnes and Noble at 2 pm

March 23rd: 

New York, NY: New York Teen Author Festival at Books of Wonder at 1 pm

March 24th: 

Jackson, MS: Girls Gone Sci-Fi Tour at Lemuria Books at 6 pm

March 25th: 

Memphis, TN: Girls Gone Sci-Fi Tour at Booksellers at Laurelwood at 6 pm

Orem, UT: Dan Wells at Barnes and Noble at 7 pm

St. Paul, MN: DJ MacHale at Red Balloon Bookshop at 6:30 pm

Willow Grove, PA: Laurie Halse Anderson at Barnes and Noble at 6 pm

March 26th: 

Nashville, TN: Girls Gone Sci-Fi at Parnassus Books at 6:30 pm

March 27th: 

Birmingham, AL: Girls Gone Sci-Fi at Books-A-Million

March 28th: 

Ann Arbor, MI: DJ MacHale at Nicola’s Books at 7 pm

Decatur, GA: Girls Gone Sci-Fi Tour at Little Shops of Stories at 7 pm

Larchmont, NY: Marie Rutkoski at Voracious Reader at 6:30 pm

March 29th: 

Asheville, NC: Girls Gone Sci-Fi Tour at Malaprops Bookstore and Cafe at 7 pm

March 30th: 

Irving, TX: Girls Gone Sci-Fi at Irving Public Library at 4 pm

March 31st: 

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If I’m missing events, PLEASE let me know so I can add them! I’d love to :)

Let’s Talk About…Cosplay!

Today I’m happy to welcome a guest blogger to the show! I have been wanting to write a post about cosplay but lets face it guys, I don’t do it. I wish I would and I wish I had the creativity and motivation to do so but I just don’t. I hope that I will try and get better about it in the future but….probably not. Its a nice thought.

But I have a dear friend and follower of mine, Sam, who would LOVE to share and so here is her guest post!

Enjoy!

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February Book Wrap Up!

Books Pledged to Read in 2014: 150 Books

Am I On Track: Nope, medications 6 books behind. Trying to get out of this ridiculous reading slump.

Books Read So Far: 18

Total Books For February: 9

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (re-read)

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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (For School)

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Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar

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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez (For School)

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Cress by Marissa Meyer 

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Vampire for Christmas by Felicity Heaton (I was trying to catch up…)

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Inside Divergent 

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Winger by Andrew Smith (re-read)

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Unforgotten by Jessica Brody

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How did you guys do this month? What was your favorite, sale least favorite of the month? Did you discover someone new or reread some old favorites? Share in the comments!

Book of the Week-Unforgotten

I’m hoping that this is the book that is going to bring me out of the nonstop reading slump I’ve been in since the second week of January. I would have read this all in one night but I got sleepy, purchase and then busy with school and such. But I powered through it in about a day and a half, drug with lovely responsibilities in between and I’m so proud of myself haha. After it took me two weeks to read Cress (which I LOVED), I was feeling down on myself as a reader!

Leave it to Jessica Brody to bring me back with a bang!

Here’s this week’s Book of the Week!

Unforgotten by Jessica Brody 

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GoodReads / Barnes and Noble Amazon / Book Depository

Genre:

Young Adult, Science Fiction

Part of a Series?:

The middle novel to Jessica Brody’s Unremembered Trilogy

You May Like if You Liked:

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer, The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey, Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone

Age Recommendation:

13+

Plot Summary:

From GoodReads:

After a daring escape from the scientists at Diotech who created her, Seraphina believes she is finally safe from the horrors of her past. But new threats await Sera and her boyfriend, Zen, at every turn as Zen falls prey to a mysterious illness and Sera’s extraordinary abilities make it more and more difficult to stay hidden. Meanwhile, Diotech has developed a dangerous new weapon designed to apprehend her. A weapon that even Sera will be powerless to stop. Her only hope of saving Zen’s life and defeating the company that made her is a secret buried deep within her mind. A secret that Diotech will kill to protect. And it won’t stay forgotten for long.

Packed with mystery, suspense, and romance, this riveting second installment of Jessica Brody’s Unremembered trilogy delivers more heart-pounding action as loyalties are tested, love becomes a weapon, and no one’s memories are safe.

My Review: 

Please note that while this review will not have spoilers for Unforgotten, it will for Unremembered. You can read my review for Unremembered here

Woohoo! This book is finally out guys! I read Unremembered right after WonderCon last year, which was in very early April. Nearly a year ago. And immediately after reading Unremembered, I thought, ‘WHAT? What kind of cliffhanger is that?’

And I think that’s what made me so happy about this book. There is no fuss and bother. It jumps right into the story. While Sera explains plot points from the first book, to remind of those details that we may have forgotten since our last read, she goes face first into the story. We are immediately in 1609, with Zen and Sera, hiding and trying to have some semblance of normalcy in their life.

What I love even more about this novel is that after the build up of the world that we get in Unremembered, we get action and uncertainty, lots of kissing and so much adventure in this novel. We are literally hurled into this novel. Sera and Zen are immediately in the story. There’s no build up. That was the purpose of the first book and Jessica did that well. But now that we have the story, now it’s time to question everything and to go on a whirlwind chase to find out the truth and for Sera to find out if she can ever just have a normal life. There is a ton of action and a TON of time traveling, hem, excuse me, transession, and I love that. Sometimes I have a hard time keeping up which time period I’m in or where I am in the world while reading but I like that. Sera’s world is turned upside down and all around, and the book makes you feel that with her.

I was very excited about the reappearance of a character I never thought we’d see again: Cody. I won’t go much into his part in the novel because, well, spoilers, but let’s just say if you’re a Cody fan like I most definitely am, you’re going to love his part in the novel. I was squealing with excitement every time the name “Cody” appeared on the page.

I was also pleasantly surprised at how much I really liked the new character. When…”they” made their first appearance, I was immediately in dislike mode but they honestly grew on me to the point that I am eager to see what happens to them. I am not sure how I feel about them, I’m so conflicted! I feel like its an incredibly real and compelling character and they immediately became a favorite for me. I can’t say much more than that because its so incredibly spoiler filled and you guys know I try my very hardest to keep my reviews spoiler free. But if you go into this book and meet this new character, and you’re unsure, give them a chance. They just might surprise you.

I’m incredibly impressed with this novel and I love how you can see Jessica’s confidence in her ability to write science fiction just double in this novel. The first one was very good, and this one is great. She really brings it all together, and creates this crazy, beautiful, sci-fi story, full of action and romance and humor and fun. And she leaves me wanting to have the third novel in my hands, like, days ago. Seriously. Is this a possibility? How can I possibly wait to see what happens next…

The Last Word

I decided not to do “Ratings” or “Recommends” anymore. I felt it didn’t quite do the review justice. Instead I’ll be doing the last word, which basically wraps up everything I say above if you’re too lazy to read all of the above. This will tell you either to buy the book, borrow the book or to just stay away.

For Unforgotten, its a definite buy. I mean, if you’ve read Unremembered, I can’t imagine that there’s a single bone in that reader body of yours that isn’t dying to get your hands on this sequel. But if there is some buyer’s doubt, rest easy now, and get out to the bookstore and buy this book. Its action packed, but it also creates a beautiful internal battle for Sera, for so many things, and the decision she makes in the end leaves me panting for the third book.

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I hope you enjoyed this week’s Book of the Week!

Check back next week for more!

And go out and read some Jessica Brody!

Tuesday Top Ten – Birthday Wish List!

Its my birthday in TWO days!!!! Oh yes, February 27th, just two days away and I’ll be, thumb well, I’m not sharing haha.

I’m trying to be very excited about this. I mean, usually I AM very excited about my birthday and this year isn’t too different. But I’m getting older, and realizing that you’re closer to the age of thirty than to your high school graduation day is totally NOT a happy realization.

Its going to be okay though! Because I’ve decided that getting older only sucks if you let it! So yeah, I’m getting older but I think I’m only getting better. I’m getting more confident, more sure of myself. My goals are becoming bigger and better, and I feel more confident in my abilities to achieve them. Getting older means that I’ve been spending more years with my boyfriend and it means that I’ve experienced more and you know I’ve had more experiences. I believe this year will be just as great as the years before and the years to come.

Okay, enough being sappy :) Let’s move on to my wish list for my birthday!

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Lindsay Cummings “Balance Keepers” Book Cover Reveal!

Okay, ambulance this is absolutely late in the day, but I finally managed to get this up and I’m proud of myself for that. I was working quite late last night and didn’t check my email until I woke up this morning and discovered that there was an epic cover reveal for a favorite author of mine (and she hasn’t even been published officially yet!), Lindsay Cummings.

Lindsay is a brand new, debut author, with TWO novels being released this year. First you have her novel, The Murder Complex, coming out this summer. Its a YA dystopian and I’ve already read it and I absolutely loved it. I’ve been waiting to post my review once it gets a bit closer to release time so you’ll all remember to go preorder it and add it to GoodReads. In fact, go add it to GoodReads right now, click this link!

Now, she also has a MIDDLE grade novel by the name of Balance Keepers: The Fires of Caldron coming out this fall. I’m very excited about this one as well, so check out the blurb on it:

After following a mysterious map into the woods and then under the woods, eleven-year-old Albert Flynn learns he’s a Balance Keeper—someone with special magical skills for fixing problems in three underground Realms at the Core of the earth. His new job is important; if the realms fall out of balance, the world above could be in great danger.

Albert and his Balance Keeper teammates Birdie and Leroy arrive in the Core not a moment too soon. There’s an Imbalance in the Calderon Realm and it’s threatening to bury Albert’s hometown of New York City in a mountain of ash.

The three must train hard completing mental and physical challenges, but above all, they must harness the power of their Tiles—unique superpowers given to each Balance Keeper. So far, Albert’s mastered the art of not mastering his Tile….

With the situation in Calderon growing worse every day, can Albert, Leroy, and Birdie restore balance before New York is destroyed forever? Will Albert master his Tile before it’s too late?

Perfect for fans of Percy Jackson, The Unwanteds, and the classic Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Doesn’t that sound SO super fun? I think it does!

You can add it on GoodReads, or preorder it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble!

You ready to see the cover? I’m sure you are!

Here it is:

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What do you think? I LOVE it. Its so adventurous looking and I think its really going to grab kids’ attentions. I’ve got a LOT of faith in Lindsay, she’s such a talented writer and a fun person to get to know (even if it is over the interwebs) and I can’t wait to support her through her publishing journey this year.

Don’t forget to follow Lindsay on her blog (linked above), and her Twitter and Instagram, and to add those books to your GoodReads list!

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