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Thursday, September 22, 2011

The Iron Knight Trailer Sneak Peak!


I'm so excited we're able to be apart of the unveiling of The Iron Knight book trailer sneak peak! Warning: You may squeal like a little girl while watching this 19 secs of awesomeness!



Be sure to visit Harlequin Teen's Facebook page to find out where else you can find The Iron Knight trailer sneak peak & don't forget to visit them on SEPT. 28th to see the ENTIRE trailer!!

Interview with The Girl of Fire and Thorns author, Rae Carson



This is one of this year's most enthralling debuts and I'm so excited that today Rae Carson has stopped by the blog to answer a few question about The Girl of Fire and Thorns.

First, here's a little bit about the book:

Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness.

Elisa is the chosen one.

But she is also the younger of two princesses, the one who has never done anything remarkable. She can’t see how she ever will.

Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king—a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs the chosen one, not a failure of a princess.

And he’s not the only one who needs her. Savage enemies seething with dark magic are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people’s savior. And he looks at her in a way that no man has ever looked at her before. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake.

Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within herself. If she doesn’t die young.

Most of the chosen do- quoted from Goodreads




Thank you Rae for being with us today! Congratulations on the release of your debut, The Girl of Fire and Thorns! I really enjoyed your debut. What was one of your favorite elements to write into the story?

Thank you! One of my favorite elements to write about…Okay, I’m not going to lie. I like writing kissing scenes best.


I enjoyed your cast of characters. Which character surprised you the most in terms of how they developed over the course of the story?


Cosmé definitely surprised me. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with her when we first met, but she seemed to jump off the page in every scene, and I just knew I had to make her important.


How did you come up with your character names?


The language of the book is an egregiously warped version of Spanish. But I also tried to give each region its own flavor, so Orovalle names have an Aztec feel (Ximena, Aneaxi, Baraxil), while Joya d’Arena names are more standard/common Spanish (Alejandro, Hector, Eduardo), and most Basajuan names are a touch more exotic, almost Basque (Ariña, Cosmé). I did allow some overlap, simply because no culture lives in a vacuum.


Elisa is a well developed character and someone I felt was so relatable. What's one thing you feel you have in common with her?


We both have a passionate love for food. Describing all her food was one of my favorite parts about writing this book! And Alejandro’s favorite dish, pollo pibil? Seriously, you have to try it.


The story's world is well created and so fascinating. What inspired your setting?


I knew I wanted to write a desert fantasy (I love deserts!), and since ancient texts and secret scriptures play such an important part in Elisa’s story, it made sense to draw inspiration from desert countries with rich manuscript traditions like Israel and Turkey and Egypt. A lot of the pseudo-Spanish of the book is morphed to show Italian and Arabic influences. I took a lot of inspiration from Spanish Morocco for this and for the architecture of the cities.


I love finding out what inspired authors to start writing. Did you always want to be a writer? If not, what inspired you to start writing?


I have always wanted to be a writer. I can’t remember wanting to be anything else. I tried other things, of course, because when you embark on a dream so tenuous and amazing, the conventional wisdom is to have a Plan B, right? But my heart has only ever been in writing.


What's one book you've recently read that you'd recommend we pick up?


I just finished INCARNATE by Jodi Meadows, which will be available from HarperCollins in February 2012. It was amazing. Jodi is a nerd like me, so I appreciated the gorgeous details of her world building. It’s a fascinating book because it works on a couple of levels—there’s the commercial, romantic-adventure aspect that should have broad appeal. But she also pokes fearlessly at the premise of reincarnation, giving the book a deeper, philosophical level for the reader who loves to indulge in a good ponder. Okay, I’m gushing. Stopping now.


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Thank you Rae for stopping by to answer our questions!

Be sure to visit Rae on her blog| twitter| facebook


You can read my 5 star review HERE

Don't miss Rae talking about her debut on Greenwillow's site here



Thank you to Harper Teen! Be sure to follow the rest of The Girl of Fire and Thorns Blog Tour:


Sept 12

Bookalicious


Sept 13

The Compulsive Reader


Sept 14

Good Books & Good Wine


Sept 15

Miss Literati


Sept 16


Sept 19

My Keepers Shelf


Sept 20

Prue Imagination


Sept 21

The Allure of Books


Sept 22

Mundie Moms


Sept 23

Bending The Spine


Sept 26

A Good Addiction

LIVE Chat with Author Christine Johnson

We're so exciting we'll be chatting with Claire de Lune & Nocturne author, Christine Johnson TONIGHT!!!


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Book News!

This is just a quick re-cap of the latest books news that's floating around, and lately there's been some REALLY exciting news!

In case you've been hiding out in Idris, you might have missed the exciting news that Simon & Schuster are giving out 100 Clockwork Prince ARCs on GOODREADS!!! Nope, that's not a typo, 100 ARCs. Sophie posted all the information and how to enter to win earlier this week HERE.
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Check out this BEAUTIFUL cover for INSURGENT!!

I am in love with it! I seriously can not wait pet (pick up) this book when it's out next year! I also love the tree that's in the center of it. I'm guessing there's some symbolism going on with it, or maybe I'm just overly excited about it and want there to be a meaning for it. haha Head over to EW, to read their interview with Veronica.
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Aprilynne Pike announced the title for her 4th book in the Wings Series: DESTINED!! I can't wait to read it and she also announced she finished the first draft to her first book in her series. YAY! Congratulations Aprilynne Pike!
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Yesterday the book trailer for If I Die by Rachel Vincent was released! I'm excited about this book. I'll be posting my reviews for the rest of this series over the next few days and next week my review for If I Die will be via the Soul Screamers blog tour Kismet is hosting!

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Look at this nice little treat....

Thank you to Sea Lion Books, we're able to share the first Hush, Hush wallpaper via the graphic novel that will soon be published. We can't wait to read it.

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