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" All About That Cover " is a weekly event hosted here that focuses on the differences between various book covers of the same book, such as cover changes, covers from different countries as well as special editions.  U.S vs UK cover U.S. Edition UK Edition I know my last AATC post was a Nora Roberts book, but I just love her writing so I had to post about her upcoming book The Obsession! I really like the UK cover in terms of appeal, but the U.S. Cover gives off a more "haunting" vibe for me. What's your favorite cover?

Filled with magic, thrilling adventure, and sweet romance, Elementals 3: The Head of Medusa is the latest installment in Michelle Madow’s exciting Elementals series. Follow Nicole and her fellow Elementals as they journey to the end of the world, unsure of who to trust, and facing choices that will put their lives and the entire world at risk. Will they all survive the mission? And if they don’t, will the ones who do be able to find the strength to continue? I just love this series and am so excited for the third book in the series! OMG look at that cover! Elementals 3: The Head of Medusa Author : Michelle Madow Genre : Young Adult Fantasy Release Date : June 29, 2016 Publisher : Dreamscape Publishing Series : Elementals #3 Format : eBook and paperback THE EPIC JOURNEY CONTINUES IN THE THIRD BOOK OF THE ELEMENTALS SERIES. Moving to a new town wasn’t supposed to be easy. But for Nicole Cassidy, it meant discovering she was a witch with never before seen elemental ...

" All About That Cover " is a weekly event hosted here that focuses on the differences between various book covers of the same book, such as cover changes, covers from different countries as well as special editions.  U.S vs UK cover U.S. Edition UK Edition I'm not sure about you all but I like both covers! If you'd like to check out the book just click on either cover to be directed to the Goodreads page!

Hi everyone! Some of you may know, I am a member of the Michelle Madow Street Team . I just love her writing and absolutely fell head over heels in love with her Elementals series when I read the first book The Prophecy of Shadows last month! You can check out my review for the book HERE . This is my first real dream cast post and let me just say it was a blast coming up with the characters I had envisioned in my head! I am so excited to show y'all my dream cast, so without further ado here you go!  Jennifer Connelly circa 1989 as Kate. Jason Behr as Blake. AnnaSophia Robb as Nicole. Alexis Bledel as Danielle. Alex Pettyfer as Chris.  The Library and the door leading to Mr. Faulkner's Classroom. (Darius) Keri Russell as Becca Chris Hemsworth  as Aidan Hugh Bonneville as Darius Faulkner Beginning their journey... What do you all think? Let me know in the comments and if you've read or plan on reading The Prophecy of Shadows...

" Waiting On " Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Check them out for links to more blogs! :) This week's pre-publication "can't wait to read" selection is... Publication Date: August 2nd 2016 Publisher: EverAfter About the book ... Their tiny island colony is everything they dreamed it would be―days spent gathering shells on the beach and nights in each other’s arms. But the vacation is short-lived. The treaty between Earth and L’eihr has awakened an ancient force that threatens to destroy them all. The Aribol, mysterious guardians charged with maintaining interstellar peace, deem the alliance a threat to the galaxy. They order a separation of the races, decreeing humans and L’eihrs must return to their own planets within the month or face extinction. In fact, they already have agents in place on Earth, ready to begin. With the cl...

" Waiting On " Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Check them out for links to more blogs! :) This week's pre-publication "can't wait to read" selection is... Publication Date: March 2016 Publisher: OfTomes Publishing About the book ... A lonely farm boy. A girl with swallow’s wings. An ancient city buried in a volcano. A mystery old as blood and bone. There is more to Gabriel than the life he’s ashamed of – the son of peasant winemakers, bullied relentlessly on account of his disabled mother. For Gabriel has a secret: the elaborate dream world he descends into at night – a grandiose, vivid existence – is becoming more real than his waking life. Everything changes for Gabriel when he rescues a wounded creature – a miraculous girl with swallow’s wings – from the voracious pursuit of Alfio Gallo, a dangerous old enemy. Aided by the bea...

Source: purchased @ Joseph-Beth book signing Format: hardcover Pages: 358 Genre: YA sci-fi Rating: 5 Stars Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Release: February 2nd 2016 Author's Website Goodreads Amazon | B&N | Kobo Life in the outer realm is a lawless, dirty, hard existence, and Solara Brooks is hungry for it. Just out of the orphanage, she needs a fresh start in a place where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles. She's so desperate to reach the realm that she's willing to indenture herself to Doran Spaulding, the rich and popular quarterback who made her life miserable all through high school, in exchange for passage aboard the spaceliner Zenith. When a twist of fate lands them instead on the Banshee, a vessel of dubious repute, Doran learns he's been framed on Earth for conspiracy. As he pursues a set of mysterious coordinates rumored to hold the key to clearing his name, he and So...

Source: gifted by the author Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing Format: ebook Pages: 275 Genre: NA fantasy (clean) Rating: 3 Stars Release: January 14th 2016 Author's Website Goodreads Amazon | B&N | Kobo Colby Evans can leap from one country to the next in a heartbeat. She can see every sunset in every time zone in the same day. She can travel across the world in a flash. She defies gravity and physics with every breath she takes. She's tested her abilities and found them limitless. She is the lightning. She is Lucent. And nothing can stop her. Except him. Theodore Ramsey isn't supposed to be able to flash like Colby. The power of travel is passed on from mother to daughter in their people. Except once in every hundred generations. Theo is the one. He can flash like Colby. And it makes him a target to their enemies and to himself. His abilities change everything he knows about life and throws his future into an uncertain tangent. In fact,...

" Waiting On " Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Check them out for links to more blogs! :) This week's pre-publication "can't wait to read" selection is... About the book ... The princess didn't expect to fall in love--with her nemesis. Princess Sepora of Serubel is the last Forger in all the five kingdoms. The spectorium she creates provides energy for all, but now her father has found a way to weaponize it, and his intentions to incite war force her to flee from his grasp. She escapes across enemy lines into the kingdom of Theoria, but her plans to hide are thwarted when she is captured and placed in the young king's servitude. Tarik has just taken over rulership of Theoria, and must now face a new plague sweeping through his kingdom and killing his citizens. The last thing he needs is a troublesome servant vying for his attenti...

U.S vs UK vs Australian Editions U.S. Edition UK Edition Australian Edition Notice the title different in the Australian edition? Goodreads Page

Source: sent by Harper Collins in exchange so an honest review Publisher: Harper Teen Format: ARC paperback Pages: 336 Genre: YA Contemporary/Sci-fi Romance Rating: 6 OMG Stars!! Release: April 12th 2016 Website: http://www.lucykeating.com/ Goodreads Amazon | B&N | kobo For as long as Alice can remember, she has dreamed of Max. Together they have traveled the world and fallen deliriously, hopelessly in love. Max is the boy of her dreams—and only her dreams. Because he doesn’t exist. But when Alice walks into class on her first day at a new school, there he is. It turns out, though, that Real Max is nothing like Dream Max, and getting to know each other in reality isn’t as perfect as Alice always hoped. When their dreams start to bleed dangerously into their waking hours, the pair realize that they might have to put an end to a lifetime of dreaming about each other. But when you fall in love in your dreams, can reality ever be enough? Whimsical, romantic an...

There’s a good chance you’ve seen posts about the Bound series before. It’s clean, new adult fantasy and series that’s been downloaded more than 100,000 times since the first book came out in July of 2014! For the first time, Stormy Smith is offering the Bound series in a boxed set! You can get three full-length novels plus her bonus holiday novella for just $6.99! That’s a STEAL! “ These books are chock full of fabulous, complex characters and a beautifully-detailed world of magic like you've never read before. ” – Reviewer Bound by Duty, book one in the Bound series: Amelia grew up in a world of half-truths. She knows she's an Elder, but has no idea what that means. Her father reminds her daily that she must maintain control, but he refuses to explain why. Even worse, she's betrothed to the prince of the Immortals and doesn't even know his name.  Finally breaking free to live a few normal years at a community college, the last thing Amelia expects i...

" Waiting On " Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Check them out for links to more blogs! :) This week's pre-publication "can't wait to read" selection is... About the book ... There's a reason they say "be careful what you wish for." Just ask the girl who wished to be thinner and ended up smaller than Thumbelina, or the boy who asked for "balls of steel" and got them-literally. And never wish for your party to go on forever. Not unless you want your guests to be struck down by debilitating pain if they try to leave. These are things Lennie only learns when it's too late-after she brings some of her uncles' moonshine to a party and toasts to dozens of wishes, including a big wish of her own: to bring back her best friend, Dylan, who was abducted and murdered six months ago. Lennie didn't mean to cause so ...

Filled with magic, thrilling adventure, and sweet romance,  Elementals: The Blood of the Hydra  is the second novel in Michelle Madow’s Elementals series that fans of Percy Jackson and The Secret Circle will love! « SQUEE ... I'm so excited for the next book in this magical series!! » Elementals: The Blood of the Hydra Author :  Michelle Madow Genre : Young Adult Fantasy Release Date : April 18th 2016 Publisher : Dreamscape Publishing Series : Elementals #2 Format : eBook and paperback ISBN : 9781311296788 A Demigod who can kill with a touch. It's an ability that must be kept secret from everyone, even from those trusted most. Finding out that her new school had her in a special homeroom for witches was strange enough, but now Nicole must face the realization that she has the rare power to kill with just a touch. It’s a secret she needs to keep not only from the Head Elders, but from the super-sexy witch Blake, who she’s had undeniable chemist...