Veronica Roth's next book will be called DETERGENT! ;)

Read up HERE on that "Detergent" gag. Also, go HERE to read a little more from the mastermind behind the trilogy. I really can't wait for INSURGENT to come out, as well as anything else she has in store for all us readers out there.

Hehe.

I don't normally post covers, just because I figure everyone will be sick of them by the time they get around to my post. But it's Veronica Roth! And a new cover! 'Nuff said.

I actually want to see if anyone has anything NEGATIVE to say about these covers. I love the symbolism and the tiny details of the cover; it really makes a difference if you read the first book before looking at this cover. 

My INSURGENT review (if anyone wants to read it):

This HAS to be the most reviewed pre-order 2012 YA book to date! Keep the comments rolling in, I say. Look at that cover. Be dazzled by its desolate but intoxicatingly mesmerising tree swirls! Throw objects at the tiny train silhouette and plaster it all on the walls.

Smell the month of May 2012 slowly approaching and bask in its ultimate glory. This will be awesome. I command Veronica Roth not to screw this up! Don't kill off Tobias. Don't make Tris a weakling. Don't formulate a love triangle. DO write awesomely instead. 8D

*sigh* So overwhelmed by it all! And then the movie will come out. AND THEN THE MOVIE WILL COME OUT!

Anyone else itching for a preview?

Q: When does it come out?

A: May 2012!!!

Q: OMG I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A SEQUEL!!

A: Go add Insurgent (or Divergent if you haven't already) on Goodreads and I'll forgive you.

{DIVERGENT} {INSURGENT}

Q: When will you start reviewing books again?

A: When hell freezes over. Or when I'm bothered to start writing them.

Whicheeeever comes sooner.

...It started with a book cover.

Book Cover & Movie News!!

Now I have been away from the blogging community for a couple weeks now, so I feel as though I've just been slapped on the face with heart-pumping, fist-pump-worthy news.

Book Cover Reveals

Links go to Goodreads pages.

2011 Debuts

Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez (Fall 2011)
This sounds pretty cool, and the cover is simple yet suitable to its synopsis.

Hourglass by Myra McEntire (March 24, 2011)
How beautiful yet creepy is that cover? Even before the reveal I knew this'd catch my eye.

The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter (April 19, 2011)
After reading the blurb and seeing the cover, I'm sold!

The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton (October 1, 2011)
I like the concept design for the cover. Fairies have never been my favourite, but hopefully Hamilton gets it right!

Don't Expect Magic by Kathy MacCullough (November 8, 2011)
Sounds like a lot of fun! Fairy Godmothers!!

The Pull of Gravity by Gae Polisner (May 10, 2011)
Having read Of Mice and Men before, I'm interested to see how this book goes.

The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
Steampunk! Brent from The Naughty Book Kitties called it awesome. ;)

Established authors

Sweet Venom (Medusa Girls, #1) by Tera Lynn Childs
What a dark outlook! I expect great things from this new series.

Once Every Never by Lesley Livingston
Haven't read up on this one much, but the cover is the kind that one could just sit and analyse for each minute detail.

Series Additions

So Silver Bright (Eyes Like Stars, #3) by Lisa Mantchev
Another otherworldly beautiful portrait for Mantchev's last installment. Anyone surprised?

Supernaturally (Paranormalcy, #2) by Kiersten White
You've seen this one around, no doubt. May Evie forever stand behind flowers, and wear irrevocably flowy dresses.

Movie News

There has been a lot of film rights being thrown around with YA books. These are two such books that I have just found out have scored their own movies!

1. Th1rteen R3asons Why by Jay Asher
   

Synopsis: Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker--his classmate and crush--who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out how he made the list. Through Hannah and Clay's dual narratives, debut author Jay Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story of confusion and desperation that will deeply affect teen readers.

My Thoughts:

I remember right after I finished this book that I roamed Youtube in search for fan-made trailers and the like, and now that a movie is actually happening, I'm cautious in my joy. I want so badly for this movie to be a success and well-liked among even non-readers, because a) Jay Asher is awesome and his novel needs a movie that pays due homage to it, b) There needs to be a bigger movie market for stuff that isn't all just action and gunfire, or romance and falling over the place. I was unsure about Selena Gomez, both in regards to her look and whether she'd be able to pull off Hannah's tortured and lonely, misunderstood personality. Time will only tell whether she's fit to the punch.

Links:

Jay's announcement post
Source
Skeptical about Selena Gomez?
Skeptical about Gomez? #2

2. Forgotten by Cat Patrick
   

AU/UK/US Covers

Synopsis:

Past. Present. Future. Which matters most?

Each night when 16 year-old London Lane goes to sleep, her memory of that day is erased.  In the morning, all London can “remember” are events from her future and the people who will play a part in it.  In order to get by, London relies on reminder notes and a trusted friend to navigate relationships and high school life. Adaptable by nature, she tries to view her memory loss as a fact of life rather than a condition. But when London starts experiencing disturbing flashbacks, or flashforwards, as the case may be, she realizes that in order to understand her present and her future, she must solve the mystery of her past.

My Thoughts: I am pleasantly surprised that Cat Patrick has already scored herself a film deal, for her still-unreleased debut novel, Forgotten! I have been in love with the covers and the synopsis of this book for, well, since I saw it for the first time. I can't wait to be wow-ed as other bloggers have been so far. No doubt Patrick has earned herself a great headstart - I haven't seen so many publishing deals for a debut novel, just like that, ever! She's doing something right.

Along with the movie publishing deal, we now know who will be playing the main character, London: Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit).

Links:

Cat's announcement post

Source

3. The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Steph Chobsky
   

Synopsis: Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie is navigating through the strange worlds of love, drugs, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", and dealing with the loss of a good friend and his favorite aunt.

My Thoughts: I just saw this over at Roof Beam Reader's blog. Now I haven't read this yet, but I've read the first few chapters and I can't wait until I can get around to reading it. And seeing the movie.

I read somewhere before that Emma Watson, who played as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series, was not going to be doing anymore acting. Maybe that was a rumour or something, but anyway, she's going to be in this movie, with Logan Lerman, who played in Jack & Bobby and The Lightning Thief!! It's going to be very strange seeing Watson as anyone other than Miss Granger, but I can't wait to see how she adapts to a new role.

Links:

Emma Watson

Lots of great news. I am once again reminded of how time-consuming all the HTML code proofing and grammar revision can be. I hope you discover a new title or two! I don't plan to make either new book covers or movie deals a meme of sorts, as there are several out there already, but I really do love bringing some good news onto the blog every now and then!

FIVE Challenge: Great Covers

I've been wanting to do some sort of a wrap-up post with 2010, with regards to reading books and blogging. What better way to get started than through Persnickety Snark's challenge?

I'm not sure if this is meant to be the best covers, or the best covers of those I've read. I've gone with the first option, which makes this difficult. Remember, only 2010 releases. I wanted to go for covers that wouldn't be that obviously, except for Halo.

Wildwing by Emily Whitman // Love the photo frame, girl in serene chaos, lightning, writing.

Pegasus by Robin McKinley // Placing of girl & pegasus. Colours are beautiful. Writing.
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce // I love those dual-face covers! Bold and powerful.
Halo by Alexandra Adornetto // Bliss.
The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson // I've always loved that assymetrical heart.

Hey there, good lookin' books. {2011 releases}

This blog post is merely a mishmash of new released book covers in the YA scene. Book covers that I have not yet had the pleasure of showing off. How awesome is 2011 looking to be? I've also attached the goodreads link to each title, so you can read more about them!

1. Saundra Mitchell unleashed her FINAL cover for The Vespertine, which is due for release March 2011. It looks gorgeous. {goodreads}

2. The book cover Katie Alender's sequel to Bad Girls Don't Die, From Bad to Cursed, has been revealed, too. It is not yet finalised. I'm not 100% sure the covers match, but I like seeing a cover, nonetheless. I so can't wait to continue the story! I'll have to re-read BGDD to refreshen my memory. {goodreads}

3. Everyone has seen the cover of A Need So Beautiful. It really is beautiful. I can't wait to read it! {goodreads}

4. Bumped by Megan McCafferty. Can't wait to read another dystopian! I love all the trends that are popping up in YA. They seem to be taking over vampires. (seriously, there's mermaids, historical, dystopia, werewolves, fairies/faeries, contemporary...) What do you think? {goodreads}

5. Die For Me by Amy Plum, the first book in the Revenants trilogy. {goodreads} Spooky!

6. Then there is Between the Sea and Sky, from Jaclyn Dolamore, the author of Magic Under Glass. What a beautiful cover! I need to pre-order this, even just for the cover. I haven't read MUG yet, but I really love mermaid stories. :) {goodreads}

7. I don't actually know what this one is about, but I like the concept of the cover. :) The heart carved on the apple is pretty clever. {goodreads}

8. The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder, author of Personal Demons. {goodreads}

There are also many others, most of them sequels or next installments of series that I have not yet started, which is why I will not post them. Just join me and admire these works of art!

99th Post -- Book covers & Book Memes!!

So, this is my 99th blog post, so I thought I'd do something a little different. Hope you enjoy!

 BOOK COVERS
Some readers would not be aware of this, but Australians occasionally get different covers than the US. In some even rarer cases, these covers differ from the UK covers.

Penguin Australia does this from time to time.
Oh, that crazy little penguin. Don't know what he'll do next!!

Here are just a few upcoming titles that have new covers.
Comment below with your thoughts!

Yes, the cover for Matched is the UK cover, but how could I not add it?

(left to right)

 Matched - Ally Condie / Anna and the French Kiss - Stephanie Perkins

The Unidentified by Rae Mariz / Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

Also, I'd love to discover some YA fiction from Aussie authors, because truthfully, much to my embarrassment, I don't know of all that many. So give me suggestions!!

(I've already got Cath Crowley and Marina Marchetta on my checklist.)

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MY LIFE IN BOOKS MEME

I've seen this one done at Squeaky Books and Holes in My Brain, and it seems like a lot of fun!

Basically, just answer the phrase with a book title you have read this year! Some of my answers aren't serious...

In high school I was: A Blue So Dark (Holly Schindler)

People might be surprised I'm: Wicked (#5, Pretty Little Liars, Sara Shepard)
I will never be: Perfect (#3, Pretty Little Liars, Sara Shepard)
My fantasy job is: Stork (Wendy Delsol)
At the end of a long day I need: Shug(ah) (Jenny Han)
I hate it when: The Sky is Everywhere (Jandy Nelson)
Wish I had: Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)

My family reunions are: The Dead (David Gatward) That's all I had!
At a party you'd find me: If I Stay (Gayle Forman)

I've never been to: The Light of Asteria (Elizabeth Isaacs)
A happy day includes: Bright Young Things (Anna Godbersen)
Motto I live by: Bad Girls Don't Die (Katie Alender)
On my bucket list: One Night That Changes Everything (Lauren Barnholdt)
In my next life I want to be: The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)

Feel free to snag this meme!

Have fun and leave a comment, I'd love to link/read it! :D

Please don't unfollow me just yet! I have cool stuff planned for November and December. :)