Saturday, June 30, 2012

July: Upcoming Events!

Upcoming Events for July 2012:

July 1st: Spread the Word Sunday  
               Reading Road-Trip begins!
                          *This is a "cross continent road-trip" full of a ton of GIVEAWAYS hosted by I Like These Books & Icey Books. . . . Check out the full schedule.

July 2nd: Meldious Monday #1 - My top five music picks of the week

July 4th: The 4th of July!!!
                Independence Day Giveaway!

July 6th: Feature Friday - Young Adult ARC review of RIFT by Andrea Cremer

July 11th: Word of the day Wednesday

July 12th: Thanks-Giving Thursday - Giveaway #2!

July 13th: Feature Friday - Young Adult ARC review of BEAUTIFUL LIES by Jessica Warman

July 16th: Meldious Monday #2 - My top five music picks of the week

July 18th: Word of the day Wednesday

July 19th: Thanks-Giving Thursday - Giveaway #3!

July 20th: Feature Friday - Young Adult ARC review of CARNIVAL OF SOULS by Melissa Marr

July 21st: Swoon for Him Saturday

July 22nd: Reading Road Trip: The Tattered Page stop - New Mexico

July 25th: Word of the day Wednesday

July 26th: Thanks-Giving Thursday - Giveaway #4!

July 27th: Feature Friday - Young Adult ARC review of ORIGIN by Jessica Khoury


*Please note: This is a tentative schedule that can be altered at any time &
To see the time frame of each giveaway view the schedule under the Giveaways! tab*

Friday, June 29, 2012

Feature Friday ARC Review : Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry


*Feature Friday is a meme I came up with to feature YA books that have not been released yet by reviewing them on The Tattered Page.*

*Warning: This review may contain spoilers. Read at your own risk.*

Expected release date: July 31, 2012
Publisher: Harlequin
Pages: 392
Source: ARC

The Story:

So wrong for each other . . . and yet so right.

No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with "freaky" scars on her arms. even Echo can't remember the whole truth. All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal. But when Noah Hutchins, the smoking-hot, girl-using loner in the black leather jacket, explodes into her life with his tough attitude and surprising understanding, Echo's world shifts in ways she could never have imagined. Now Echo has to ask herself just how far they can push the limits and what she'll risk for the one guy who might teach her how to love again.


- via Pushing the Limits ARC blurb

Rating: FOUR gold stars!!!!

My Review: One word: SHARP


Opening Line:

"My father is a control freak, I hate my stepmother, my brother is dead and my mother has...well..issues."

Plot:

Let me start off by saying I wasn't expected much from Pushing the Limits. But much to my surprise I was immediately drawn in when I met Noah Hutchins. He was real. His character wasn't some perfect guy that a lot of us readers tend to swoon over and dub as some knight in shining armor. He didn't always say the perfect words, nor do the perfect thing. What he did do perfectly though, was be himself. Be real. Noah was a broken prince who needed help to find his way.

It was refreshing to meet a character that I could relate to, in the sense of there are people like Noah Hutchins that live their lives every day. In Pushing the Limits, he had genuine life problems and he dealt with them has any teenager could or you could imagine would.

Speaking of problems, 17-year-old seniors Echo Emerson and Noah Hutchins had to deal and overcome some pretty messed up issues. Not only that but they grew as characters in their story, instead of staying in the same monotonous beat. And thank God, because there were so many times when I wanted to grab Echo by the shoulders, give her a little shake, and say: grow some cojones already! *excuse my Spanish*

I understand Echo Emerson had been given a crap hand but most of us have (including Noah). And as I was reading Pushing the Limits I grew tired of her authority issues. Nonetheless, said issues did indeed make for a good ending. I was ecstatic when she finally stood up for herself. *Go girl empowerment!* Some people never get the chance. Let alone when it's against the bipolar mother who tried to kill you or the father who abandoned you for your ex-nanny. To live a life feeling unloved is a difficult one I would never force on anyone.

Rewinding to fudged up parental situations, what about when you're parents die in a fire you ultimately feel is your fault? Not to mention when the only family you have left is ripped away from you as well. Being bounced around from foster home to foster home was no walk in the park for Noah Hutchins. Is it ever? But to add on to the pile of misfortune, Noah had to deal with the loss of his family (espcially the parents he could never get back), being stereotyped, mislabeled, a victim of a system that didn't give a crap about him or his wellbeing and being the troubled "emotionally unstable" teenager who was "violent" he had become as a result of all such events. When fighting to piece back to together what he could of a life with his two little brothers was all wanted.

Overall, Pushing the Limits is a wonderful debut for Katie McGarry on her journey as a YA author. It has been quite some time since there was a single novel that could make me laugh and cry. Bravo, Katie McGarry. Bravo.

Here is one of my favorite quotes from Pushing the Limits:

Noah: A shy smile tugged at her lips and at my heart. Fuck me and the rest of the world, I was in love - Page 219


Meet the Author:

Katie McGarry was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings, reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan.
Katie is the author of full length YA novels, PUSHING THE LIMITS, DARE YOU TO, CRASH INTO YOU, TAKE ME ON,  BREAKING THE RULES, and NOWHERE BUT HERE and the e-novellas, CROSSING THE LINE and RED AT NIGHT. Her debut YA novel, PUSHING THE LIMITS was a 2012 Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction, a RT Magazine’s 2012 Reviewer’s Choice Awards Nominee for Young Adult Contemporary Novel, a double Rita Finalist, and a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick. DARE YOU TO was also a Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction and won RT Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Best Book Award for Young Adult Contemporary fiction in 2013.
Links:


Happy Reading!
Thursday, June 28, 2012

TGT #1: And the winner is . . .

My first ever Thanks-Giving Thursday Giveaway is now complete! With that said, today is the day to name to winner. May I have a drum roll please? The winner of the is . . .

Lucy

Congratulations, Lucy! You are the recipient of ARCs of Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry and Beautiful Lies by Jessica Warman. So you get to crack the covers open months before finished copies hits stores on July 31, 2012 and August 7, 2012, respectively!

On a final note, I've already sent you an email regarding your prize. If for some reason you have not received said email contact me at TheTatteredPage@yahoo.com or BCHaysel@yahoo.com. Remember, you have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will have to be drawn.

Thank you to all for becoming followers of The Tattered Page and for participating in my giveaway.

Hope you enjoy the books, Lucy!

Happy Reading!
Haysel

P.S. For those of you who didn't win, don't fret I will be hosting a ton of giveaways over the next few months! One of which will include more ARCs of PUSHING THE LIMITS & BEAUTIFUL LIES!
Friday, June 22, 2012

Review : Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey


*Warning: This review may contain spoilers. Read at your own risk.

Release Date: January 9, 2012
Publisher: Harcourt
Pages: 320
Source: ARC

The Story:

The highly anticipated sequel to Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side.

It’s one thing to find out you’re a vampire princess. It’s a whole other thing to actually rule. Newly married Jessica Packwood is having a hard enough time feeling regal with her husband, Lucius, at her side. But when evidence in the murder of a powerful elder points to Lucius, sending him into solitary confinement, Jessica is suddenly on her own. Determined to clear her husband’s name, Jessica launches into a full-scale investigation, but hallucinations and nightmares of betrayal keep getting in her way. Jessica knows that with no blood to drink, Lucius’s time is running out. Can she figure out who the real killer is—and whom she can trust—before it’s too late?

via -- Barnes & Noble

RatingTHREE Gold Stars!!!

My Review: One word: FIERCE

Last year, when I was at BEA (BookExpo America) and strolling through the aisles, I just happened to spot a lone short stack of ARCs off to the side on the floor going unnoticed. And, of course, I was ecstatic when I realized it was Jessica Rules the Dark Side. Consequently, I couldn't wait to crack the cover open since I enjoyed the first of Beth Fantaskey's novels, Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side.

Beth Fantaskey first drew me into the simple life of horse-loving 17-year-old Jessica Packwood, a much loved daughter who lives on a farm with her adopted parents, who finds out she is vampire royalty in Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side. Jessica's entire world overturned when the handsome but arrogant and dangerous vampire prince Lucius Vladescu claims her to be his betrothed vampire princess bride. 

Having uprooted her life to Romania to become Antanasia Dragomir, the biological daughter of Mihaela and Ladislau Dragomir and the successor of Dragomir clan of vampires, she realizes that ruling the dark side isn't a walk through the park, and she just may have bitten off more than she could chew. "It's one thing to find out you're a vampire princess. It's a whole other thing to actually rule." Not only does Jessica have to learn how to rule a country of vampires or fall prey to the vicious vampires that are waiting for a reason to overthrow her but when her husband is framed for the murder of a powerful vampire elder and sentenced to solitary confinement until, Jessica must find the courage to become Antanasia, the woman, the regal vampire ruler instead of just some weak American girl and prove Lucius' innocence.

With the aid of her best - human - friend Mindy Stankowicz and Mindy's vampire lover Raneiro Vladescu Lovatu, Jessica embarks on a quest to clear her husband's name and uncover the real murderer. Which works perfectly for Mindy since she's dropped out of college and her too zen boyfriend, Raniero, chucks his surfer dude ways to revert back to his very sexy former deadly assassin lifestyle. In trying to Raniero finally starts acting like the strong, mysterious vampire Mindy always knew he could be and she yearned for. But, Mindy soon realizes the meaning of being careful what you wish for. In a race to save Lucuis from impending death, together, Mindy and Jessica learns what it means to be the love of a powerful vampire, that people aren't always what they seem. And the murderer may be closer to them than they think.

Moreover, love Beth Fantaskey's voice in her works and enjoyed it when she took on Mindy's and Raneiro's voices in Jessica Rules the Dark Side. Readers get a better insight into Jessica's best and Lucius' Italian cousin and the next in line successor Raniero as characters. On that note, I would read their stories if Fantaskey decided to do a spin off just for them.

To top it off, what I appreciate most from Fantaskey was her effort to sate her readers' appetite for Jessica - Antanasia - and Lucius' story. By our request she actually wrote a short story of Jessica and lucius' wedding and posted it on her website for us to read for free. Not only that but she let us be apart of Jessica's story by having votes on details such as the location of wedding should be, what should be done at the ceremony, what Jessica's dress should look like and more. 

Overall, Jessica Rules the Dark Side, Beth Fantaskey's sequel to Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side, is a tale of fierce love and a couple of girls discovering who they really are and finding their way in the world. A world where vampires exist. Fantaskey did not disappoint in her continuation of Jessica's story. I'm definitely rooting for more installments to the Jessica's Guide duo.

Here is one of my favorite quotes from Jessica Rules the Dark Side:

Mindy & Raniero: I reached down and grabbed Raniero's hand in the sand. He let me take it, and it felt good and cool against mine. "So, what is it? Taco or burrito?"

"I would like a vampiro," he said, grinning at me like an idiot. He was always bugging me about becoming undead now. "When do you allow me to make you mine forever? It is a good life, if you stay away from the violence." - Page 308


***Check out Beth Fantaskey's website for more information about her and the Jessica Rules the Dark Side: HERE

Happy Reading!
Thursday, June 21, 2012

Thanks-Giving Thursday: Giveaway #1!


Thanks-Giving Thursday is a meme I came up with to say thank you to the followers - new and old - of my blog by spreading the wealth . . . the wealth of books, that is. So every - or alternate - Thursday I will be hosting a giveaway on my blog. The prize(s) will usually include at least two books (ARCs and/or finished copies) and maybe even some sort of swag.

So, without further ado, welcome to my first ever Thanks-Giving Thursday giveaway!

Can't wait to read Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry or Beautiful Lies by Jessica Warman? . . . If so, you have come to the right place because I am hosting a giveaway in which 1 winner will receive an ARC of Pushing the Limits AND an ARC of Beautiful Lies!


Pushing the Limits:

Publisher: Harlequin
Publication date: 7/31/2012

So wrong for each other . . . and yet so right.

No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with "freaky" scars on her arms. even Echo can't remember the whole truth. All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal. But when Noah Hutchins, the smoking-hot, girl-using loner in the black leather jacket, explodes into her life with his tough attitude and surprising understanding, Echo's world shifts in ways she could never have imagined. Now Echo has to ask herself just how far they can push the limits and what she'll risk for the one guy who might teach her how to love again.

- via Pushing the Limits ARC blurb





Beautiful Lies:

Publisher: Walker & Company
Publication date: 8/7/2012

Rachel and Alice are an extremely rare kind of identical twins—so identical that even their aunt and uncle, whom they’ve lived with since their parents passed away, can’t tell them apart. But the sisters are connected in a way that goes well beyond their surfaces: when one experiences pain, the other exhibits the exact same signs of distress. So when one twin mysteriously disappears, the other immediately knows something is wrong—especially when she starts experiencing serious physical traumas, despite the fact that nobody has touched her. As the search commences to find her sister, the twin left behind must rely on their intense bond to uncover the truth. But is there anyone around her she can trust, when everyone could be a suspect? And ultimately, can she even trust herself? Master storyteller Jessica Warman will keep readers guessing when everything they see—and everything they are told—suddenly becomes unreliable in this page-turning literary thriller.

- via Barnes & Noble

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1. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form
2. Provide a working email with your entry
3. Entries point values:
        +4 for Following this blog
Bonus entries:
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        +1 for Following me on Twitter
        +2 for Tweeting about giveaway on Twitter
4. All entrants must be at least 13 years old
5. Only one entry per person
6. Winners will be announced via blog post and via email
7. If you win, you must claim your prize within 48 hours or the winner will be re-drawn
8. Mailing address is only required if you win
9.
The giveaway ends midnight on June 27th 2012 and a winner will be chosen June 28, 2012.
10.Unfortunately, this giveaway is not open internationally


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Always,
Haysel
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

And the winner is . . .

My first ever giveaway is now complete! With that said, today is the day to name to winner. May I have a drum roll please? The winner of the Burn for Burn Giveaway is . . .

Nikki H.

Congratulations, Nikki! You are the recipient of an ARC of Burn for Burn by Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian. So you get to crack the cover open months before finished copies hits stores on September 18, 2012!

On a final note, I've already sent you an email regarding your prize. If for some reason you have not received said email contact me at TheTatteredPage@yahoo.com or BCHaysel@yahoo.com. Remember, you have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will have to be drawn.

Thank you to all for becoming followers of The Tattered Page and for participating in my giveaway.

Hope you enjoy the book, Nikki!

Happy Reading!
Haysel

P.S. For those of you who didn't win, don't fret I will be hosting a ton of giveaways over the next few months! One of which will include a *SIGNED* ARC of Burn for Burn.
Monday, June 11, 2012

Review : Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter


*Warning: This review may contain spoilers. Read at your own risk.

Release Date: March 27, 2012
Publisher: Harlequin
Pages: 296
Source: Own

The Story:

Kate Winters has won immortality. But if she wants a life with Henry in the Underworld, she'll have to fight for it.

Becoming immortal wasn't supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she's as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he's becoming ever more distant and secretive. Then, in the midst of Kate's coronation, Henry is abducted by the only being powerful enough to kill him: the King of the Titans.

As the other gods prepare for a war that could end them all, it is up to Kate to save Henry from the depths of Tartarus. But in order to navigate the endless caverns of the Underworld, Kate must enlist the help of the one person who is the greatest threat to her future.
Henry's first wife, Persephone.


Rating: THREE Gold Stars!!!

My Review: One Word: APPETIZING

Not without effort, Kate Winters has won her immortality and proven herself capable of co-ruling the Underworld with Henry, as his Queen. As his wife. But Henry is being more secretive and aloof than ever. And as Kate finds herself falling more in love with Henry with each passing day, she also finds herself competing against the one woman who has a firm grip on his affections. His first wife, the selfish, spoiled Persephone. The woman who broke his heart and gave up her immortality to spend eternity with her lover, Adonis. To make matters worse, Persephone is the only person who can help her navigate through the Underworld to save Henry. Henry, who has been abducted at Kate's coronation by the King of the Titans . . . the only being strong enough to kill him.

On that note, I zipped right through Goddess Interrupted but . . . I am not going to lie, Henry and Kate were kind of getting on my nerves. Henry because the guy just would not give. As for Kate, I understand she was falling hard for the hopeless, brooding Ruler of the Underworld but there were times when I was basically mind-screaming at her to get a grip. Show some dignity for Christ Sakes! But then again, my heart ached for the girl because who wants to be in love with someone who is in love with another person  -- let alone when they were doing so for a thousand years before you even came into existence.

Nonetheless, I was quite proud of Kate for basically telling Henry to go screw himself for not appreciating her love for him but instead, continue to pine after the woman who never loved him and left him for another man . . . then running off to save the world. Which, in turn, brings to Calliope. Calliope . . . Calliope . . . Calliope. Evil - aching for love - wench. Cannot wait to see what becomes of said character when Henry gets a hold of her! Anywho, I was trembling with glee when I discovered there was an exclusive look at the third installment of the series, The Goddess Inheritance. Let me just say this: Henry has never been sexier! And now, my lips are sealed.

Here are some of my favorite quotes from Goddess Interrupted:

Kate to Henry". . . As long as you want me here, I'll stay, but no matter how much I love you, I will not let you manipulate me like this. It isn't fair to me, it isn't fair to this council, and you have to stop it before it destroys us completely. Be miserable as you'd like . . . Avoid me for years -- hell, avoid me for eons. But don't you dare try to stop me from doing what little I can to help prevent the world from crumbling." While Henry stared at me, his mouth slightly open, I turned to Walter. Henry didn't get a say in what I did this time. - page 270

***Check out Aimee Carter's website for more information about her and Goddess Interrupted: HERE

*Read my review on The Goddess Test and The Goddess Inheritance.

Happy Reading!

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Blazer
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Jean shorts
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Star shoes
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Oakley sunglasses
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Summer shawl
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Sunday, June 10, 2012

Burn for Burn Giveaway!

Excited to read Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian's Burn for Burn? . . . In that case, you have come to the right place. I am hosting a giveaway for an ARC of Burn for Burn.


Payback is paradise in this start to a trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian.

Postcard-perfect Jar Island is home to charming tourist shops, pristine beaches, amazing oceanfront homes—and three girls secretly plotting revenge.

KAT is sick and tired of being bullied by her former best friend.

LILLIA has always looked out for her little sister, so when she discovers that one of her guy friends has been secretly hooking up with her, she’s going to put a stop to it.

MARY is perpetually haunted by a traumatic event from years past, and the boy who’s responsible has yet to get what’s coming to him.

None of the girls can act on their revenge fantasies alone without being suspected. But together…anything is possible.

With an unlikely alliance in place, there will be no more “I wish I’d said…” or “If I could go back and do things differently...” These girls will show Jar Island that revenge is a dish best enjoyed together.

- via Barnes & Noble

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1. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form
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+3 for Following this blog
+1 for Following me on Twitter
+2 for Tweeting about giveaway on Twitter
4. All entrants must be at least 13 years old
5. Only one entry per person
6. Winners will be announced via blog post and via email
7. If you win, you must claim your prize within 48 hours or the prize will be re-drawn
8. Mailing address is only required if you win
9.
The giveaway ends midnight on June 19th 2012 and a winner will be chosen June 2o, 2012.
10.Unfortunately, this giveaway is not open internationally

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Always,
Haysel

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Jimmy choo
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Friday, June 8, 2012

BookExpo America 2012

Yesterday was the last day at BEA 2012 ... and I have to say: it was a blast!
With the help of my Aide *job description: all the heavy lifting*, who is also my big little brother, Devin, and a new friend, Dominique over at The Book Vault I was able to snag nearly all of the books on my most wanted list and them some. Not to mention, I had good company =)

This was only my second year at BEA and it just ended, but I have to say: I can't wait until next year. BookExpo America is such a great experience with all the new free books, meeting writing ideals and mingling with all sorts of new people. Especially fellow YA book bloggers.


Day 1 Highlights:

Take a look at Penguin's Young Reader drops scheduled Tuesday. (And for those of you who don't know what "drops" are, they are when publishers giveaway ARCs, a.k.a. galleys, at their booths by either setting them out for attendees to take or handing them out). I was able to get BLACK CITY by Elizabeth Richards and VENOM by Fiona Paul, even a couple extra copies *wink, wink*, but not Marie Lu's Prodigy . . . then again, I didn't even try (didn't want to bother with the line =P)

My second stop at BEA 2012: Andrea Cremer's signing of RIFT in the Autographing section. *My first stop was Gabrielle Zevin's signing but I didn't get a picture; she's the author of BECAUSE IT'S MY BLOOD & ALL THESE THINGS I'VE DONE.

My third stop at BEA 2012: Autographing section signing of A TOUCH MORBID, sequel to A TOUCH MORTAL by Leah Clifford.









My seventh stop at BEA 2012: Getting my autographed copy of BLESSED written by Tonya Hurley. Before this stop, my brother and I got DON'T TURN AROUND by Michelle Gagnon, Gretchen Mcneil's TEN, GLASS HEART written by Amy Garvey, and Lisa Mangum's AFTER HELLO.

End of Day 1 count. Although BEA was done for the day at around 4:30 pm or 5, I didn't get home home until after 10pm and I was completely beat. But it was worth it because I attended the Teen Author Carnival for the first time. The "carnival" has been hosted by Devyn Burton, Mitali Dave & Korianne Wey for the last four years. It is an event held at Jefferson Market Library that is opened to the public to enjoy a night of fun with favorites among authors of YA. There were nine panels, some prizes *swag and books* as well as a book signing. 

Can't wait to crack the covers of EVE AND ADAM written by Michael Grant & Katherine Applegate, BLACK CITY by Elizabeth Richards, RIFT by Andrea Cremer.



Day 2 Highlights:

Just as the day before, my second day at BEA was quiet eventful. And I wouldn't have had it any other way. To start the morning off I attended the Random House Power Reader Breakfast. Only a couple of weeks before, and much to my delight, I received an email from Random House inviting me to the private event. Attendees were able to meet and greet with publishers, publicists, authors, other bloggers and more. Some upcoming Fall books were introduced to us and a few authors gave speeches on said books.


After leaving TAC (Teen Author Carnival) I headed straight over to Javits Center. Since the breakfast was over at 9:30am and BEA opened up at 9, my brother waited on line for our first stop planned for the day . . . Becca Fitzpatrick's signing. FINALE ARCs being signed by her was my most anticipated event of BookExpo 2012. So you can imagine my dismay when I arrived only to find out that Simon & Shuster had her signing paperback copies of HUSH, HUSH instead. Considering that Penguin already disappointed me with a similar stunt on Tuesday when they had Ally Condie signing paperback copies of MATCHED instead of the advertised REACHED ARCs.


Afterwards, my brother and I had several book signing stops on my plan of attack list. Our next stops included signings of Sarah J Maas' THRONE OF GLASS, GIRL IN THE CLOCKWORK COLLAR by Kady Cross, and Julie Kagawa's THE IRON KING. INVISIBLE SUN written by David Macinnis Gill, Maureen Johnson's THE NAME OF THE STAR, FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS by Diana Perefreund, and Gennifer Albin's CREWEL. There were also several drops going on at publisher booths. Some of which included galleys of IN A GLASS GRIMMLY written by Adam Gidwitz, GODS AND WARRIORS by Michelle Paver, Jessica Khoury's ORIGIN, THE INNOCENTS by Lili Peloquin, Jessica Shirvington's ENTICE, Janet Gurtler's WHO I KISSED  as well as WHAT'S LEFT OF ME written by Kat Zhang.



My seventh stop on the agenda at BEA 2012: Aimee Carter at Autographing area signing GODDESS INTERRUPTED, sequel to THE GODDESS TEST. As I waited to meet Carter, my brother waited on the line to get me a copy of CROAK by Gina Damico. We also snagged signed copies of Rachel Cohn's BETA and THE IMMORTAL RULES written by Julie Kagawa before the end of the day.








Here's a bonus shot, from when I was on line for THRONE OF GLASS by Sarah J. Maas, of the never aging Jane Seymour.





After quitting time Day 2 count at home. I'm excited to read Gennifer Albin's CREWEL and Kate McGarry's PUSHING THE LIMITS


Day 3 Highlights:

The third and final day of BEA wasn't has hectic as the first two and my brother and I left early -- around 1/1:30 pm. Nonetheless, I still got to meet a few more great authors and get some awesome books.

First stop on the agenda for BEA 2012: InBooth signing of SHINE written by Jeri Smith-Ready.





My second stop at BEA 2012: Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian signing copies of BURN FOR BURN.







Final day count. Not bad for a few hours short. Perhaps I see an abundance of giveaways in the future . . .


Always,
Haysel