Showing posts with label book buzz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book buzz. Show all posts
Friday, April 20, 2012
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Bookanista Buzz - Recent Book Launches
Because I've been so busy I have forgotten to blog about a few books I've read lately. So this is a little snippet of each and a shout out to the authors.....
Stasia Kehoe - Audition (Happy Book B-Day!!!)
When high school junior Sara wins a coveted scholarship to study ballet, she must sacrifice everything for her new life as a professional dancer-in-training. Living in a strange city with a host family, she's deeply lonely-until she falls into the arms of Remington, a choreographer in his early twenties. At first, she loves being Rem's muse, but as she discovers a surprising passion for writing, she begins to question whether she's chosen the right path. Is Rem using her, or is it the other way around? And is dancing still her dream, or does she need something more? This debut novel in verse is as intense and romantic as it is eloquent.
What I loved: I love a good book written in verse mixing love and ballet. The writing is beautiful - uh yeah I was jealous. Oh yeah and the guy on the cover is hot :)
Mara Dyer doesn't believe life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there. It can. She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember that killed her friends and left her strangely unharmed. There is.
She doesn't believe that after everything she's been through, she can fall in love. She's wrong.
What I love: The voice is amazing and the atmosphere spooky. um hello - Noah is hot too - let's not pretend. This is a twist on the paranormal books out there and a fresh take.
A boy who can see the world's secrets and unravel spells with just a glance.Braden's witch eyes give him an enormous power. A mere look causes a kaleidoscopic explosion of emotions, memories, darkness, and magic. But this rare gift is also his biggest curse. Compelled to learn about his shadowed past and the family he never knew, Braden is drawn to the city of Belle Dam, where he is soon caught between two feuding witch dynasties. Sworn rivals Catherine Lansing and Jason Thorpe will use anything--lies, manipulation, illusion, and even murder--to seize control of Braden's powers. To stop an ancient evil from destroying the town, Braden must master his gift, even through the shocking discovery that Jason is his father. While his feelings for an enigmatic boy named Trey grow deeper, Braden realizes a terrible truth: Trey is Catherine Lansing's son . . . and Braden may be destined to kill him.
What I loved: Love Braden. he's just as funny as Scott - if not more so :) The story has everything, mystery, heartbreak, suspense, and love.
Lily's mother has slowly been losing herself to multiple sclerosis. After traditional treatment fails, she uses bee sting therapy, administered by Lily, to alleviate her pain. Lily is trained as a veterinary assistant, so she can easily handle the treatments. What she can't handle is what happens when the bee sting therapy fails and it becomes clear that her mom wants to die. One beautiful spring day, Lily's mother asks her for the most impossible thing of all—mercy. While navigating first love, friendship, and other normal worries faced by high school sophomores, Lily also has to choose: help her mom go, or cling to her fading life for all it's worth.
What I loved: I related to Lily. My grandmother has MS and died of it so I connected with this storyline and the question of letting someone live in pain or die in peace. Lily's inner turmoil broke my heart more than once.
Elana Johnson offers a preview of upcoming awesome!
LiLa Roecker dances for Audition
Christine Fonseca is wowed by Witch Eyes
Beth Revis features a guest post by Darkfall author Janice Hardy
Carolina Valdez Miller steps up to Audition – with giveaway
Shana Silver contemplates The Future of Us
Carrie Harris is dazzled by Don’t Stop Now
Corrine Jackson celebrates the success of Epic Fail
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Belated Bookanistas - Going to "Dark and Hollow Places"
Sorry about the late post. (ugh a day late! to be exact)
Carrie Ryan is one of my favorite writers. If I could pick a writer to write like - Carrie would be in my top 3. Why? because I LOVE how she walks the line between commercial and literary.
Carrie Ryan is one of my favorite writers. If I could pick a writer to write like - Carrie would be in my top 3. Why? because I LOVE how she walks the line between commercial and literary.
I love that she can write beautifully while having a pacy novel.
Oh yeah and after I met with her
(And Megan Miranda) last fall for lunch (aka Mexican fiesta!), I developed a huge writer crush on her. Not only is she so sweet, but she is hilarious - and you all know how much I love funny, sweet people.
Now, if you have not read this series because you are telling yourself "I am not a zombie person" I want you to know - "I am not a zombie person either!"
But a couple years ago, I happened to watch
Forest of Hands and Teeth trailer on Amazon and it scared the crapola out of me. yet intrigued me so much I bought the book that day. And a) i never read zombie stuff b) hate horror, and 3) hate to be scared like that. But the words on that video pulled me in.
And I've read all 3 books happily.
So after just finishing the Arc of TDAHP (which btw the sequels are really companion novels because they follow 3 different characters though they are all connected closely) - here is my shout out:
My top reasons why I love Forest of Hands and Teeth series (especially The Dark and Hollow Places)
1. The writing is gorgeous! Carrie is amazing with words.
2. The fast paces and scare factor - seriously, I was reading until late at night even when I had to get up early (damn you Carrie!:)
3. It is written with such a beautiful style that when I first started it - I'd forgotten it was a zombie book.
4. Carrie was a lawyer but wanted to write. So after long days at the office, she would go home and write a chapter for her husband.
5. the nice romance that is not with a bad guy. But in a bad - okay fine - crappy -situation.
6. I love the covers!
7. In an SCBWI YA masters class, Carrie's editor Krista Marino taught us about voice by dissecting Forest.
You know what? I could talk forever about how much I love this book, but I don't want to hold you up from reading it!
Check out the other Bookanista reviews:
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Bookanistas Book Buzz!
Winner of Mockingjay is... Paula Kay Mac!!!
Go ahead and email your address to sjohannes@bilaninc.com Congrads! I will do a huge run on Monday of all the books I need to mail out to date.
So I've gotten some ARCs lately. We've heard all about Matched (coming in Nov 10) and Paranormalcy (coming next week). But, WOW! there are some other awesome books coming out before next summer.
SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT! Let me talk about Across The Universe for a second by my blogger buddy Beth Revis. PW sent out a special edition this morning with her first chapter. Holy crap - you all have to read it. This is definitely in my top 3 for next year! Im so proud of her and its been so great watching her along the way. I started reading her blog a couple years ago. I predict a bestseller and a huge new trend in SciFi. You heard it here first :)
Today I wanted to give a Bookanistas Buzz shout-out to the books we are all excited about - some are obvious but some you may not have heard of yet (I marked the ones in red I'm most excited about :)
Obvious Winners (YA)
Today I wanted to give a Bookanistas Buzz shout-out to the books we are all excited about - some are obvious but some you may not have heard of yet (I marked the ones in red I'm most excited about :)
Obvious Winners (YA)
- You by Charles Benboit (Just released!)
- Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (new YA series) - Next week!
- Torment by Lauren Kate (sequel to Fallen) - Sept 2010
- Crescendo by Rebecca Fitzpatrick (sequel to Hush Hush) - Oct 2010
- Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (sequel to Beautiful Creatures) - Oct 2010
- The Scorch Trials by James Dashner (sequel to Maze Runner)- Oct 2010
- Night Star by Alyson Noel (Evermore Series) - Nov 2010
- Sapphique by Catherine Fisher (sequel to Incarceron) - Dec 2010
- *Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting (sequel to The Body Finder) - Mar 2011
Dark Horses (YA)
- Halo by Alexandra Aldornetto (Next week!)
- The Duff by Kody Keplinger (Sept 2010)
- Plain Kate by Erin Bow (Sept 2010)
- Firelight by Sophie Jordan (Sept 2010)
- The Replacements by Brenna Yovanoff (Sept 2010)
- TimeRaiders by Alex Scarrow (Sept 2010)
- Nightshade by Andrea Cremer (Oct 2011)
- Virals by Kathy Reichs (Nov 2010)
- Hunger by Jackie Kessler (Nov 2010)
- Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins - Dec 2010
- Across the Universe by Beth Revis (Jan 2011)
- Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (Jan 2011)
- Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton (Feb 2011)
- Demonglass (sequel to Hex Hall) by Rachel Hawkins (Mar 2011)
- Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young (May 2011)
- Liar's Society by Lisa and Laura (Spring 2011)
- Divergent by Veronica Roth (Summer 2011)
- Possession by Elana Johnson (Summer 2011)
Middle Grade
- Radiance by Alyson Noel (Next week!)
- The Familiars by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson (Sept 2010)
- The Limit by Kristen Landen (Sept 2010)
- Nightshade City by Hilary Wagner (Oct 2010)
- Selling Hope by Kristin Tubb (Nov 2010)
- Sean Griswold's Head and Princess for Hire #2 by Lindsey Leavitt (Spring 2011)
Check out what other Bookanistas are talking about!
What other books are you looking forward to that are NOT on this list? Who did I miss?
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