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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Clockwork Angel - June Excerpt

Here's what Cassie tweeted last night:

June Clockwork Angel excerpt up. It's short, and the second to last excerpt I'll be posting before the book is out! No August excerpt, but I think there will be plenty of other excitements is August to keep us all occupied. :)
We are all buzzing around here at Mundie Moms because, well, here's the excerpt from mid-book, Will Herondale and Gabriel Lightwood:

Will went back to scrubbing dried vampire blood off his hands and arms. The task was absorbing enough that he was able to almost completely ignore Gabriel Lightwood when the other boy appeared out of the shadows and sauntered over to Will, a superior smile plastered on his face.

"Nice work in there, Herondale, setting the place on fire," Gabriel observed. "Good thing we were there to clean up after you, or the whole plan would have gone down in flames, along with the shreds of your reputation."

"Are you implying that shreds of my reputation remain intact?" Will demanded with mock horror. "Clearly I have been doing something wrong. Or not doing something wrong, as the case may be." He banged on the side of the carriage. "Thomas! We must away at once to the nearest brothel! I seek scandal and low companionship."

Thomas snorted and muttered something that sounded like "bosh," which Will ignored.

Gabriel’s face darkened. "Is there anything that isn’t a joke to you?"

"Nothing that comes to mind."

"You know," Gabriel said, "there was a time I thought we could be friends, Will."

"There was a time I thought I was a ferret," Will said, "but that turned out to be the opium haze. Did you know it had that effect? Because I didn’t."


Oh Will, you with the snarky comebacks. You sound a little familiar to us! August 31st cannot come fast enough! Can it? Have you pre-ordered your copy of Clockwork Angel, yet?

Book Review-The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, an Eclipse novella

By Stephenie Meyer
Published by Little Brown
Released on June 5th, 2010
Source: bought
3.5 stars - it was good read

Bree Tanner can barely remember life before she had uncannily powerful senses, superhuman reflexes and unstoppable physical strength. Life before she had a relentless thirst for blood... life before she became a vampire.

All Bree knows is that living with her fellow newborns has few certainties and even fewer rules: watch your back, don't draw attention to yourself and, above all, make it home by sunrise or die. What she doesn't know: her time as an immortal is quickly running out.

Then Bree finds an unexpected friend in Diego, a newborn just as curious as Bree about their mysterious creator, whom they know only as "her". As they come to realize that the newborns are pawns in a game larger than anything they could have imagined, Bree and Diego must choose sides and decide whom to trus. But when everything you know about vampires is based on a lie, how do you find the truth? (taken from Goodreads)

It's been over a year since I've read from the Twilight series, and it was nice jumping back into the world Stephenie Meyer created. I liked getting to know Bree more, and seeing the darker side to the vampires in the Twilight series. It only broke my heart more knowing her out come. I'm not giving anything way by saying that, as most everyone has read the books. If you're going to see Eclipse tonight, and haven't read the books, than you'll soon find out what happens.

*SPOILERS below*

It didn't have the same feel the rest of the Twilight books had for me, but that was due to Stephenie taking the reader into a darker world. I liked that she made Bree, Diego and Fred characters who wanted to do something about the life they were now apart of. While they didn't have a choice about being turned, they had the choice try and do something about it.

Now that I've read
The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner, I'm looking forward to seeing what aspects of the book they added to the movie. It's nice getting more of Bree's back story. I liked understanding the meaning behind some of Edward's comments he makes to Jane and also Carlisle after the fight. I despise Jane that much more. I like that Bree gave Edward all the information he needed to know about the army and the Volturi's involvement.

I'd recommend adding this book to any Twilight fans collection.

Guardian of the Gate Book Trailer

Remember how much we loved Michelle Zink's Prophecy of the Sisters (link to review)? Well, the sequel, Guardian of the Gate, is coming out on August 1st and the incredibly talented Vania of VLC Photos has once again amazed us with her book trailer. Don't wait, Mundie Moms, be sure to pre-order your copy now:


Twitter Tuesday - Stephanie Perkins

You know when you find a comment that just makes you smirk? Well, Stephanie's words brought to mind all those early summer mornings when my kids were babies and they would cry the moment the neighbor's gardeners showed up. There's nothing quite like that magic moment of realizing I Really Can't Sleep Any Longer.

Speaking of magic moments, have you read the synopsis of Stephanie's book, Anna and the French Kiss? (quoted from Stephanie's website)

A contemporary romance set in the City of Light, guaranteed to make toes tingle and hearts melt :

Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris — until she meets Étienne St. Clair: perfect, Parisian (and English and American), and utterly irresistible. The only problem is that he's taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her almost-relationship back home.

As winter melts into spring, will a year of romantic near-misses end with the French kiss Anna — and readers — have long awaited?


And have you seen these blurbs?

"Very sly. Very funny. Very romantic. You should date this book."
—Maureen Johnson, NYT bestselling author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes and Scarlett Fever

"Imagine a mug of rich, thick hot chocolate. Now add a swirl of sweet whipped cream. Yummy? Oui. Well, Anna and the French Kiss is richer, sweeter, and—yes—even hotter. You're in for a very special treat." — Lauren Myracle, NYT bestselling author of Peace, Love, & Baby Ducks and Let It Snow

We're looking forward to the release of Anna and the French Kiss on December 2, 2o1o. It looks like it will be the perfect break for those stressful Pre-Holiday Magic Moments. Doesn't it?

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