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Monday, September 14, 2015

LITTLE, BROWN BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS TO PUBLISH SPECIAL 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF TWILIGHT by STEPHENIE MEYER #Twilight10



Twilight fans, can you believe it's been ten years since Twilight by Stephenie Meyer first released? I can't. It's hard to believe it's been that long. Last weekend while attending the annual Forever Twilight in Forks, WA, Stephenie Meyer herself announced the exciting news that Little Brown would be releasing a special 10th anniversary edition of Twilight. Check out Little Brown's press release below:


LITTLE, BROWN BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS TO PUBLISH SPECIAL TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
OF TWILIGHT FEATURING EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT


Tenth Anniversary Celebrated with Select Author Appearances and Book Release on October 6


New York, NY [September 14, 2015]—Megan Tingley, Executive Vice President and Publisher, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, announces the publication of a special tenth anniversary edition of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight, the groundbreaking novel that became an internationally bestselling publishing phenomenon, a blockbuster film franchise, and a cultural touchstone around the world. This new edition will release on October 6, 2015, and features exclusive bonus content. It will be available in hardcover, ebook, and large print formats, in addition to an audio version from Listening Library.


In celebration of the tenth anniversary, Meyer attended the annual Forever Twilight in Forks fan gathering. In addition, Meyer will also be participating in this year’s New York Comic Con for an event and autographing on Thursday, October 8, at 1:45 p.m. Meyer will be in conversation with Josh Horowitz of MTV After Hours as they reflect on the tenth anniversary and discuss the new edition of her landmark novel. Meyer will also be doing book signings in the New York City and Los Angeles areas surrounding the release.


“It’s amazing to me that ten years have passed since Twilight was first published,” said Meyer. “For me, this anniversary is a celebration of the fans, with all of their incredible passion and dedication. I’m excited to get to spend time with them again.”


“I felt the same thrill reading this special anniversary edition as I did when I read the manuscript a decade ago,” commented Tingley. “I’m pleased we have this opportunity for devoted fans to relive the extraordinary Twilight experience, as well as for a new generation of readers to discover it for the very first time.”


Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight has enraptured millions of readers since its first publication in 2005 and has become a modern classic, redefining genres within young adult literature and inspiring a phenomenon that has had readers yearning for more. The internationally bestselling Twilight Saga, which also includes New MoonEclipse, Breaking Dawn, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella, and The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide, has sold nearly 155 million copies worldwide.


Among its many accolades, Twilight was a #1 New York Times bestseller and a #1 USA Today bestseller. It was selected as an NPR Best-Ever Teen Novel, a New York Times Editor’s Choice, and one of TIME magazine’s Best 100 Young Adult Books of All Time. The film versions of Meyer’s Twilight Saga, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, collectively won thirty-two Teen Choice Awards and seventeen MTV Movie Awards, and grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide.


About Stephenie Meyer
Stephenie Meyer is the author of the #1 bestselling Twilight Saga and The Host. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English literature, and she lives with her husband and three sons in Arizona. Learn more at stepheniemeyer.com.


About Little, Brown Books for Young Readers


Little, Brown Books for Young Readers is a division of Hachette Book Group, a leading trade publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the third-largest trade and educational publisher in the world. HBG publishes under the divisions of Little, Brown and Company, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, Grand Central Publishing, Orbit, Hachette Books, Hachette Nashville, and Hachette Audio. For more information, visit hbgusa.com.

You can pre-order the book from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Here Come The The Nefarious Nine / Enter To WIN


Hello and welcome to today's introduction of The Nefarious Nine! We're thrilled to partner with Penguin Teen and Marie Lu to celebrate Marie’s upcoming release for THE ROSE SOCIETY! That brings us to the next part of this post, the introduction of The Nefarious Nine! Aka, our villain crew! Over the next two weeks each member of our crew will introduce themselves, as well as share their back story and their secret ability/abilities. Scary right? We also come with gifts! Let's right, we've got some awesome giveaways planned for fans of Marie Lu. Don't miss my exciting giveaway today (see below), as well as one on 9/25, when I introduce you to my villain. 

Meet Our Crew, THE NEFARIOUS NINE!

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By: Marie Lu
Published by: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
To Be Released on: October 13, 2015
Pre-Order it From: Amazon | B&N 
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From New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu comes the second book in the exhilarating Young Elites series

Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all.


Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she and her sister flee Kenettra to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers that murdered her love, the Crown Prince Enzo Valenciano.


But Adelina is no heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and hate, have started to grow beyond her control. She does not trust her newfound Elite friends. Teren Santoro, leader of the Inquisition, wants her dead. And her former friends, Raffaele and the Dagger Society, want to stop her thirst for vengeance. Adelina struggles to cling to the good within her. But how can someone be good, when her very existence depends on darkness?


We can't wait to get our hands on this book!

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Fire & Thorns Series Read-Along: The Bitter Kingdom, Chapters 15-28 #ReadingRae



Welcome to this week's #ReadingRae post! This week we're discussing chapters 15 - 28 of The Bitter Kingdom. Before I share my thoughts, and incase you're just joining us, here's a little bit about the The Bitter Kingdom

ABOUT THE BOOK


By: Rae Carson
Published by: Harper Collins
Released On: August 27th, 2013
Series: The Girl of Fire and Thorns #3
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The champion must not waver.
The champion must not fear.
The gate of darkness closes.


Elisa is a fugitive.

Her enemies have stolen the man she loves, and they await her at the gate of darkness. Her country is on the brink of civil war, with her own soldiers ordered to kill her on sight.

Her Royal Majesty, Queen Lucero-Elisa né Riqueza de Vega, bearer of the Godstone, will lead her three loyal companions deep into the enemy's kingdom, a land of ice and snow and brutal magic, to rescue Hector and win back her throne. Her power grows with every step, and the shocking secrets she will uncover on this, her final journey, could change the course of history.

But that is not all. She has a larger destiny. She must become the champion the world has been waiting for.

Even of those who hate her most.


My Thoughts

There is a lot that happens in this chapter. Betrayal, danger, action, and a whole heck of a lot more. Most importantly, HECTOR IS BACK!!!! He couldn't have come back at more crucial time. Despite the things that keep going wrong for Elisa and her companions, having Hector back makes Elisa a stronger person. Elisa has grown tremendously throughout the series, but especially through out this book. She has become a fierce fighter for her people. She sacrifices herself, and does what she thinks is right, even if her choices are picking lesser of the two evils. Nothing is fair or straight forward in war, and that's evident now. 

There's a lot that happens in these chapters, and I feel like Elisa and her team can't catch a break. Things keep going wrong, and I found it interesting that while Elisa remains strong, during some of the events she does start to question things. I felt as though her questioning of things challenged her, and forced her to grow stronger in her convictions. It allowed her to think outside the box and see things differently than she had before. Nothing is laid out for her. She's discovering her answers along the way. She has to make her own choices. I like that while she does make her own choices, she also seeks advice from her trusted friends.

Elisa has definitely grown into a strong, fierce, unwavering leader. I admire her for her strength and determination. Though she's proven herself many times, and has risked her life to save her companions, I may have admired her a little bit more when she admitted she needed Hector to save her, when something happened to her. Speaking of Hector - he said YES!!!!! I was a little worried there for a bit, and I love that she gave him the choice. I also admired him for thinking it through. As she told him, it takes a strong man to say yes to someone of her power. Hector and Elisa have something unique, and I have loved how they've always respected the other's individual strength, and whom they are individually. Now I'm hoping they can all survive this brutal storm they're hunkered down in, and survive the dangerous trek home, so they can get married. 

I can't wait to talk about the last few chapters of this book!








Find out what these fabulous bloggers had to say about last week's post, when we discussed the end of The Crown of Embers:

Next week we'll be talking about The Bitter Kingdom, chapters 28-42.

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