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Thursday, March 31, 2011

LIVE Chat Tonight with Saundra Mitchell @ 8 pm CST

We are so excited to have Saundra on our site tonight, as we're winding down our The Vespertine Blog tour. Please be sure to go here and learn how to enter to win the fabulous giveaways Saundra will have on her site tomorrow!


*Our chat will start at 8 pm CST/ 9 pm EST. To join, hit join and enter a screen name.!

*We do our best to make sure all comments are published, but with the high volume of guests expected tonight, not all the questions may be answered in the hour time frame of the chat.

*In respect to our guest's time, we will only publish comments that pertain to their current writings, and book.

*We will not post any personal questions or comments.

* Any rude, disrespectful, or spam like comments will not be published.

*Thank you and we look forward to chatting with everyone tonight!

Thoughtful Thursday- City of Fallen Angels


The count down has begun and we're all anxiously awaiting April 5th! With all the buzz and all the speculation that has gone on lately about City of Fallen Angels I wanted to turn it into a Thoughtful Thursday.

I wanted to ask you guys-

* What do you want to have happen in CoFA?
* What is one thing you hope happens in CoFA?
* Which character have you missed the most and can't wait to read about?
* What sort of twists do you think Cassie will throw at us?
* Who do you think will get their heart broken?
* Which character do you think will surprise you the most?

For me, I think something will happen between Jace and Clary right after the DSAS (the alley scene). Please feel free to leave us a comment and let us know what you're looking forward to happening in CoFA. Please NO rude comments and no Jace being or not being a virgin comments, as we feel Cassie has addressed this question plenty of times. Thank you!

City of Fallen Angels Audio Book



We are not only excited to be able to read City of Fallen Angels on April 5th, but LISTEN to it on audiobook. I mean, who doesn't want to listen to Ed Westwick and Molly Quinn read from the book.

Today you're in for a treat as Simon and Schuster's Audio Division has graciously given us not just the pictures of Ed and Molly recording their parts for the audiobooks, they've allowed us to share with you a message from both Ed and Molly!!



















A little message from Ed Westwick-


























A little message from Molly-

I am SO excited to hear both Ed and Molly on the CoFA audiobook set. I think they're going to bring the story to life perfectly.

Be sure to keep these links handy to learn more about Simon and Schuster's Audio Books-


Be sure to visit us tomorrow for an exciting giveaway and next week we'll not only share our review for the audiobook of CoFA, but we'll have a few giveaways you won't want to miss! *No, we have not received nor listened to the audiobooks yet. We are patiently waiting for April 5th to arrive so we can*

Audiobook Review - Hush, Hush

Read by: Caitlin Greer
Source: Publisher
Rating: 4.5 out of stars - I really enjoyed this one. You will, too.

Synopsis (from Simon and Schuster): Romance was not part of Nora Grey's plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how hard her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch comes along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Patch draws Nora to him against her better judgment.


But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is and seems to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.


For she is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those who have fallen -- and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost Nora her life.

You know that moment when you take a well-loved book off the shelf and you re-read it? Well, I had the pleasure of listening to Becca Fitzpatrick’s Hush, Hush recently and I realized that approximately a year and a half has passed since I first read the story. But soon after the prologue started, I remembered that I was going to be in big trouble. All those questions came back to me: why the buckle, what about the girl? And my mind just raced from there.

One of the things I enjoy about an audiobook, besides exercising in the morning with my favorite fictional characters, is that the pace is slowed down for me. I get to listen to the action. Hear the emphasis the actor places on the words and that often changes the experience for me. Simon and Schuster picked a wonderful actress, Caitlin Greer (her audiobook credits include Hush Hush's sequel, Crescendo and Nina Malkin’s Swoon) to read the book. And Caitlin handles all of the characters with such familiarity and ease, I felt like I was visiting old friends. Who can forget this description of Patch, at the very beginning of the story (page 11):
His black eyes sliced into me, and the corners of his mouth tilted up. My heart fumbled a beat and in that pause, a feeling of gloomy darkness seemed to slide like a shadow over me. It vanished in an instant, but I was still staring at him. His smile wasn’t friendly. It was a smile that spelled trouble. With a promise.
I could feel Nora’s curiosity, worry and excitement and you will, too. With Becca’s words and Caitlin’s narration, you will find yourself remembering that first moment of “Who is this dark eyed, mysterious boy named Patch?” You will find yourself looking forward to each chapter and that familiar, heart-pounding pace. Remember that spiraling climactic scene? Oh yeah, wait until you listen to it. You may get the same questions I did: “Mama, are you okay?”

Before summer releases and sequels start to hit the shelves, download or pick up an audiobook of one of your favorite stories instead of re-reading it. I guarantee that you will have a different experience while listening to the very same words. And if you start with Hush, Hush, you won’t be sorry. I mean, who doesn’t remember that scene, you know the one, at the very end? Yeah. THAT one. Imagine listening to Patch say, “More?”

For a sample of the audiobook,scroll to the middle of Simon and Schuster's Hush, Hush page and you'll see the sample audio link, here.

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