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Saturday, July 10, 2010

City of Fallen Angels Excerpt


This evening, Cassie treated us to a City of Fallen Angels excerpt on twitter:


In honor of the hottest days of summer. An excerpt from City of Fallen Angels. Enjoy...

"Clary made a surprised noise, but didn’t protest, even when Jace lifted her up and carried her over to the bed.
They sprawled onto it together, crushing some of the letters, Jace knocking the box itself aside to make room for them. His heart was hammering against the inside of his ribs. They had never been in bed together like this before, not really — there had been that night in her room in Idris, but they had barely touched. Jocelyn was careful never to let either of them spend the night where the other one lived. She didn’t care much for him, Jace suspected, and he could hardly blame her. He doubted he would have liked himself much, in her position.
“I love you,” Clary whispered. She had his shirt off, and her fingertips were tracing the scars on his back, and the star-shaped scar on his shoulder than was the twin of her own, a relic of the angel whose blood they both shared. “I don’t ever want to lose you.”
He slid his hand down her cheek, to her throat, to the top button of her blouse. "

Link to artwork by from Jackie at AllThingsMortal can be found here. And don't forget, you can pre-order City of Fallen Angels here. Yes, the date is still wrong but we all know it's really March 11, 2011.

In My Mailbox

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren and was inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie! It's a list of books we've received this past week for review, borrowed from friends or the library, received as a gift and/or bought.

For Review
:

*Firelight by Sophie Jordan, published by HarperTeen, to be released September 2010

*The Familiars by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrea Jacobson, published by HarperTeen,
to be released September 2010

*Paranormalcy by Kiersten White, published by HarperTeen, to be released September 2010

*Ascendant by Diana Peterfreund, published by HarperTeen, to be released October 2010

*The Goblin Gate by Hilari Bell, published by HarperTeen, to be released October 2010

*Siren by Tricia Rayburn, published by EgmontUSA, released June 2010

*Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen, published by HarperCollins,
to be released November 2010 (the first chapter sneak peak)

*Xisle by Steve Augarde, published by Knopf Delacorte Dell (Random House Kids),
to be released July 13th, 2010

Received As A Gift:

*The Demon's Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan, UK (signed) edition (thank you to the lovely Carla for this awesome gift and for feeding my UK book addiction).
*Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (UK edition)
*Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (UK edition) Thank to Sophie for these beautiful books! You know how much I love the classics and a beautiful book.
*Sucks To Be Me by Kimberly Pauley (thank you Sophie)

We received some goodies that for now are TOP SECRET, but we'll share them in a few weeks (Thank you Saundra Mitchell)!!

Bought:

*Glimmer Glass by Jenna Black

Thank you to HarperTeen, Random House, HarperCollins, EgmontUSA, Saundra Mitchell, Carla, and Sophie for the wonderful reads this week!!

I'll admit, I read Firelight the day I got it. It's SO good. You can find my book blurb for over a few posts down.

What goodies did you receive this week?

Book Review - The Thief


By: Megan Whalen Turner
Published by Harper Collins
Release Date: September 2009
Source: Bought
5 Stars- This book is a must have and one I'll be re-reading again and again.

Synopsis (from Harper Collins): The king's scholar, the magus, believes he knows the site of an ancient treasure. To attain it for his king, he needs a skillful thief, and he selects Gen from the king's prison. The magus is interested only in the theif's abilities. What Gen is interested in is anyone's guess. Their journey toward the treasure is both dangerous and difficult, lightened only imperceptibly by the tales they tell of the old gods and goddesses.

Megan Whalen Turner weaves Gen's stories and Gen's story together with style and verve in a novel that is filled with intrigue, adventure, and surprise.


I'm re-reading the first three books because the fourth, A Conspiracy of Kings, has been released this summer and I enjoyed them so much the first time that I wanted to make sure I didn't miss any of the details before I read the newest installment.

The Thief is the first book in the series and introduces one of my all time favorite characters, Gen. Gen is a boastful thief, who lands in prison because of his well publicized reputation that he can, indeed, steal anything. When the King's magus arrives with a proposal for Gen to steal a famous religious object belonging to a rival country, Gen has very little choice and joins the magus and his two apprentices on a journey through a landscape filled with dangerous obstacles.

What I love about The Thief is that it's told from Gen's point of view and well being a thief, he can't always be entirely trustworthy, now can he? Or perhaps he is just that -- trustworthy, loyal and predictable. You can never be sure. Not even when the last page is turned.

The world that Megan creates is so detailed and dense that you want to keep unraveling its many layers of politics and intrigue. The mythology is presented with a nod to ancient religions and one that makes you think about your own current belief system as well as those of others around you. This is one of those books that you will not be able to put down and when you finally do, it'll leave you thinking, interpreting and wondering about what you just read.

Given the synopsis and general fantasy plot, you'll wonder if he's that Hot Boy with a Sword I adore reading and I'll tell you that Gen hates sword-fighting and tries to avoid killing anyone. That statement alone will hint at the luxurious details and tasty little plot twists that will surprise and delight you as you journey along with Gen.

I encourage you to pick up this series and join me in reading it this summer.

Personal Demon's Cover

Lisa Desrochers shared her Personal Demon's cover yesterday. If the style looks familiar, it is, as the artist, Cliff Nielsen also did Cassie's covers.

What do you guys think?

Here's a synopsis to Personal Demons-
Frannie Cavanaugh is a good Catholic girl with a bit of a wicked streak. She's spent years keeping everyone at a distance—even her closest friends—and it seems her senior year will be more of the same...until Luc Cain enrolls in her class. No one knows where he came from, but Frannie can't seem to stay away from him. What she doesn't know is that Luc works in Acquisitions—for Hell—and she possesses a unique skill set that has the King of Hell tingling with anticipation. All Luc has to do is get her to sin, and he’s as tempting as they come. Frannie doesn’t stand a chance.

Unfortunately for Luc, Heaven has other plans, and the angel, Gabe, is going to do whatever it takes to make sure that Luc doesn’t get what he came for. And it isn't long before they find themselves fighting for more than just her soul.

But if Luc fails, there will be Hell to pay…for all of them (from goodreads)

For more, be sure to visit Lisa's site here http://lisadesrochers.blogspot.com/

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