Mundie Moms

Monday, March 28, 2011

City of Fallen Angels Quote

"Clary x Jace" by smithh

Cassie tweeted a quote from City of Fallen Angels and umm, well, it's you know so very Jace:
"You're the first Shadowhunter I've ever met."
“That’s too bad,” said Jace, “since all the others you meet from now on will be a terrible letdown.” — Jace, CoFA
Eight days and nine hours, Mundie Moms!

It's the Second Annual YALitChat, Made From Awesome Event!


We are so excited to be sponsoring another fabulous YALitChat mega chat! Last year it was a HUGE success and a lot of fun as we chatted with Holly Black, Michelle Zink, Scott Westefeld, Kami Garcia, Cassandra Clare, Bree Despain, James Dashner, Sarah Rees Brennan, Melissa Marr, A.S. King, Becca Fitzpatrick, Lisa McMann, Ellen Hopkins, Margaret Stohl, Carrie Ryan and Alyson Noel. Be sure to hop over here to MM's after the chats for the mega fun after chat parties! It's your chance to continue talking to your favorite authors and enter to win some cool stuff! You can read more about last year's chat here and read the transcript here.

Here's what we have in store for this year-

We’ll have giveaways, virtual popcorn and loads of fun. It’s a celebration of YA on twitter and you’ll be a memorable part of the second annual event! And just like last year–one night isn’t big enough, so we’ve got two! That’s right, YALITCHATTERS, mark your calendars because April 13th AND 14th we’re having a party and it’s MADE FROM AWESOME! This year our giveaways include books, beauty products, promotional bags and other swag! YES! We are excited! Notice all the exclamation points! And did we mention this year’s line-up? New this year–we’ve invited middle grade writers to hang with us too! See drool-worthy line up below.

Night I April 13 @ 8:30-9PM EDT: Pre-Show squee-chat!

9-11PM EDT: Nancy Holder, Jason Henderson, Coe Booth, Malinda Lo, Mitali Perkins, Melissa de la Cruz, Karen Healey, Jaclyn Dolamore, Kierstin White

Giveaways: signed copy of The Guardian of the Dead from Karen Healey, goodie bags and copies of Bloody Valentine from Melissa da la Cruz, signed copy of Bamboo People from Mitali Perkins, signed hardcover of Huntres from Malina Lo, ARC of Huntress from Malinda Lo, signed copy of CRUSADE from Nancy Holder, signed copy of Alex VanHelsing from Jason Henderson.

11PM-12AM EDT: Afterparty on Mundie Moms! Post-chat mayhem, fun and giveaways. Join us with special guest authors and more fun at a literary virtual afterparty than you can imagine.

Night II April 14 @ 9-11PM EDT: Julia DeVillers, Beth Revis, Claudia Gabel, Helene Boudreau, Cyn Balog, Brenna Yavonoff, Sarwat Chadda, Andrea Cremer

Giveaways: signed copies of books from Julia DeVillers, signed copies of Romeo and Juliet and Vampires from Claudia Gabel, signed copy of Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings from Helene Boudreau, signed copy of Fairytale or Sleepless from Cyn Balog, copy of The Replacement from Brenna Yavonoff, signed copy of Dark Goddess from Sarwat Chadda, goodie bag from Melissa de la Cruz.

11PM-12AM EDT: Afterparty on Mundie Moms! Post-chat mayhem, fun and giveaways. Join us with special guest authors and more fun at a literary virtual afterparty than you can imagine (quoted from YALitChat's site)


This year we have all new authors and two more fabulous sites who are also sponsoring the chat, Novel Novice and Bookalicious. This year each of the three sponsors will be featuring select authors, who will be on the chat, on each of our blogs. Here's the authors we'll be featuring leading up to the Mega Chat.
A HUGE thank you goes to Georgia McBride who's the mastermind behind YALitChat and the Made From Awesome Chats. To learn more about YALitChat or to join the Ning, please visit them here.

Book Review- A Touch Mortal

By Leah Clifford
Published By GreenWillow Books
Released on February 22nd, 2011
Source- ARC from publisher for review

Eden didn't expect Az.

Not his saunter down the beach toward her. Not his unbelievable pick-up line. Not the instant, undeniable connection. And not his wings.

Yeah.

So long, happily-ever-after.

Now trapped between life and death, cursed to spread chaos with her every touch, Eden could be the key in the eternal struggle between heaven and hell. All because she gave her heart to one of the Fallen, an angel cast out of heaven.

She may lose everything she ever had. She may be betrayed by those she loves most. But Eden will not be a pawn in anyone else's game. Her heart is her own.

And that's only the beginning of the end (quoted from Goodreads).


A Touch Mortal has been on my radar for some time now and I was thrilled to have the chance to review it, as the premise alone was so intriguing to me. I couldn't wait to devour the book. I started out loving the instant connection between Eden and Az. I knew there was something different about Az, and it wasn't hard to feel sorry for Eden and what she was feeling when the books starts. The whole beach scene between the two of them and Gabe totally grabbed my attention and I was anxious to watch their relationship grow. I was a little bummed when the story jumps ahead at the next chapter, leaving out the romantic development. I really wanted to see their relationship develop, versus being told. Not that it's bad being told, I just wanted a little something more.

I really enjoyed Leah's fascinating mythology. I felt she had a great cast of characters who have some pretty unique paranormal powers, but I felt I didn't get to really know her characters like I wanted to. I wanted to feel like I was apart of their world and I didn't walk away feeling that. I think A Touch Mortal had a great plot, but felt the story skipped around too much that it took too much away from the story for me, and at times I felt a little lost with trying to figure out what some of the terminology meant the first time it's mentioned.

While I really wanted to enjoy this book more than I did, I know there are other readers who have enjoyed it. I think that if you're pondering on whether or not to get it, I would borrow the book first to see if it's right for you. I do want to caution that there are a lot of mentions of suicide through out the story. This is a very sensitive subject for many people and it's not something to take lightly. Though Leah writes it in a way that's not graphic, it's a big theme in the book. There is also a lot of language in this book that often times I felt was out of place. Really I can handle some language, but I get turned off from a book when there's a lot of f-words, and I felt it was out of character for an angel to use that word. Due to the sensitive topics and language I would recommend this book for more mature YA readers.

Mundane Monday #77


Happy Monday! Who needs coffee when you get Jace in an alley way....... We'd like to warn you that this Mundane Monday is a little hot! Okay, maybe a lot of hot. Thank you to Cassie, we're able to share with you the uncut version of the DSAS. Please remember this is VERY PG-13. Did I mention it's hot? You can go here to see the edited version. Enjoy and have a wonderful Monday!

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