Pitch Dark Days Event in Huntington Beach

On Monday, Jenn and I, along with our favorite photographer (Jose aka Jenn's super cool husband) attended an author event for the Pitch Dark Days Tour at Barnes and Noble in Hungtington Beach, CA. Brodi Ashton (Everbound), Cynthia Hand (Boundless), Tahereh Mafi (Unravel Me), and Veronica Rossi (Through the Ever Night) were kind enough to talk about their books, answer questions, and sign our copies.

Dark Days Tour - Huntington Beach

Mary and I are literally right here at Barnes & Noble in Long Beach. I know I say this a lot, but I seriously didn't think we'd ever get a chance to meet Veronica Roth! She's here, along with the awesome Aprilynne Pike (Wings), Dan Wells (Partials) and S. J. Kincaid (Insignia). Unfortunately, we had to drive like 80,000 miles to get here and sort of missed the beginning part of it, but at least we made it.

Review - A Want So Wicked by Suzanne Young

This review is for A Want So Wicked by Suzanne Young, it is the sequel to A Need So Beautiful, so if for some crazy reason you haven't read A Need So Beautiful go and read it! Then read my review of A Want So Wicked.

Insurgent FTW Giveaway

One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.

New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature. (Goodreads)

Spring Into the Future: Los Angeles

On April 12, 2012, Mary and I attended a mega author event. The reason why i call it mega is because there were five amazing authors on the panel! Anna Carey (Eve), Cynthia Hand (Hallowed), Marie Lu (Legend), Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me) and Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky) were all there!

Greek Week

Review: Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

     Since she’d been on the outside, she’d survived an Aether storm, she’d had a knife held to her throat, and she’d seen men murdered. This was worse.

Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland—known as The Death Shop—are slim. If the cannibals don’t get her, the violent, electrified energy storms will. She’s been taught that the very air she breathes can kill her. Then Aria meets an Outsider named Perry. He’s wild—a savage—and her only hope of staying alive.

A hunter for his tribe in a merciless landscape, Perry views Aria as sheltered and fragile—everything he would expect from a Dweller. But he needs Aria’s help too; she alone holds the key to his redemption. Opposites in nearly every way, Aria and Perry must accept each other to survive. Their unlikely alliance forges a bond that will determine the fate of all who live under the never sky.

     In her enthralling debut, Veronica Rossi sends readers on an unforgettable adventure set in a world brimming with harshness and beauty.

Review - Eve by Anna Carey

     Where do you go when nowhere is safe?
Sixteen years after a deadly virus wiped out most of Earth’s population, the world is a perilous place. Eighteen-year-old Eve has never been beyond the heavily guarded perimeter of her school, where she and two hundred other orphaned girls have been promised a future as the teachers and artists of the New America. But the night before graduation, Eve learns the shocking truth about her school’s real purpose—and the horrifying fate that awaits her.
     Fleeing the only home she’s ever known, Eve sets off on a long, treacherous journey, searching for a place she can survive. Along the way she encounters Arden, her former rival from school, and Caleb, a rough, rebellious boy living in the wild. Separated from men her whole life, Eve has been taught to fear them, but Caleb slowly wins her trust . . . and her heart. He promises to protect her, but when soldiers begin hunting them, Eve must choose between true love and her life.

Random Post

As everyone prepares for the holidays, finishes up their goodreads challenge goals, and tries to catch on reviews...I'd just like to thank anyone and everyone who has stopped by our blog. This is our seventh month blogging  and we honestly love it. Reading is such a huge part of our lives and we're so happy we get to share it with friends, family and virtual friends.

Birthday Wishes and Paranormal Dreams Giveaway!

Hi Everyone! It's Mary's B-day is on January 3, so we decided to give away some awesome ARCs I'm sure everyone wants to get their hands on. All you have to do is fill out the form and you can earn +1 entry if you tweet the message on the form. 

Shatter Me (SIGNED ARC) Winner

And the Winner isssssss:

Vegas Valley Book Festival (Tenth Anniversary) Nov. 3-6 2011

This past weekend my husband and I participated in the Vegas Valley Book Festival and it was the first time YA was ever showcased. There were a ton of amazing authors. Sadly, Stephanie Perkins wasn't able to make it, but oh my, I don't even know what I would have said if I saw her. I've said it before, authors are like movie stars and celebrities to me and I can get a tad carried away or star-struck. Imagine, a brunette Sailor Moon with a giant tear drop on the side of my face (yeah, that would be me).

Shatter Me (ARC) Giveaway - Contest Ends 11/18/11

Giveaways, Book Festivals and Moreeee

Hi everyone!
I know it LOOKS like we've been MIA but it's totally the opposite. Mary and I have been attending author events, book festivals and reading up a storm the last month. This week I'll be posting pics and info from the last couple of events. Tonight, we'll be putting up the super easy entry form for Shatter Me (ARC) which is by the way, SUPER amazing!!

-Jenn&Mary :)

2011 Favorite YA Covers & Drawing Winner

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Starcrossed Giveaway!

Congratulations again to the winners of the Starcrossed Giveaway. I finally made it to the Post Office in L.A.

Thanks again for those who participated and happy reading!

Let me know when you receive your packages! :)

Win a Signed Copy of Starcrossed by Josie Angelini

Starcrossed - Book Description as noted on Starcrossed on HarperTeen

How do you defy destiny?

Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood . . . and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history.

Author Event - Starcrossed by Josephine "Josie" Angelini at Vroman's in Pasadena, CA

Vroman's Starcrossed Display

The Lovely Josie Angelini introducing herself