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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

The Torn Wing by Kiki Hamilton, Cover Reveal

I am so excited about the cover reveal for The Torn Wing, which Kiki Hamilton shared today on her blog. Not only am I excited this book is finally be released (later this year), but Kiki shared a little bit of exciting news with me about the cover. First, check out the cover:



The Torn Wing is the sequel to The Faerie Wing, and here's the two covers side by side:


I love it when the covers of a series match. These two covers look lovely side by side. 

Now for the exciting news, well I think it's extremely exciting... I found out today I'm quoted on the back of Kiki's book!! Myself and Alyssa from Teens Read & Write are both quoted along with some of the other professional reviewers. You can click on the image to enlarge it to read the quotes.


I'm so excited about this! I really enjoyed Kiki's debut and I'm looking forward to jumping back into Tiki's world when The Torn Wing is out on October 2nd. Here's a little bit about the book:

Tiki’s greatest fear suddenly becomes all too real: the fey have returned to London seeking revenge. As war escalates in the Otherworld, Queen Victoria’s youngest son, Prince Leopold, is attacked.  In order to protect her family and the ones she loves, she needs to know the meaning of an fáinne sí, the birthmark that winds around her wrist. But will Tiki be brave enough to face the truth?

A bloody escape, a deadly threat, a shocking revelation…
  Available October 2nd, 2012

You can add this to your Goodreads list and don't forget to enter Kiki's The Torn Wing ARC giveaway!!

City of Fallen Angels Read A Long Day 15: BEATI BELLICOSI



Welcome to Day 15 of the City of Fallen Angels Read-A-Long. You can follow the entire read-a-long and find each of the day's posts here. Remember there's no right or wrong way to participate. Your comments can be as long or a short as you'd like them to be. You can answer one or each of the questions asked, it's totally up to you, BUT, in order to be entered into the COLS giveaway (which you also had to sign up to win), you do need to be actively participating in the read-a-long. 

Today's discussion is about: Chapter 15: BEATI BELLICOSI
  • I love how Cassie is able to insert bits of humor and sarcasm in between her more intense scenes. In this particular chapter I can't help but laugh out loud over Alec and Magnus's bantering. I mean I understand Alec's hurt, but the back and forth comments between the two are a little amusing. Do you find the humor in COFA eases a bit of the tension that's evident in each chapter? What do you think Alec has a right to treat Magnus the way he is? 
  • I really fell in love with Simon's character in COFA. I felt like he finally grew into the character I had hoped he'd become. Are you surprised at how supportive he is of the different characters in COFA? How have your thoughts / feelings towards Simon changed in COFA?
  • The end of this chapter is full of surprises. Jace drew some sort of rune on Clary that ending up knocking her out, Camille escaped from the Institute, and Maureen is back from the dead and has become a vampire. What the heck is going on and do you think these events are all tied together?

    Please DO NOT POST SPOILERS. There's some fans who are joining the read-a-long who are reading COFA for the first time. 

    Waiting on Wednesday: City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare



    By: Cassandra Clare
    Published by: Margaret McElderry Books / Simon & Schuster
    To Be Released on: May 8th, 2012
    Series: Book 5 in The Mortal Instrument Series
    Pre-Order from: *see below*


    The demon Lilith has been destroyed and Jace has been freed from her captivity. But when the Shadowhunters arrive to rescue him, they find only blood and broken glass. Not only is the boy Clary loves missing–but so is the boy she hates, Sebastian, the son of her father Valentine: a son determined to succeed where their father failed, and bring the Shadowhunters to their knees. 


    No magic the Clave can summon can locate either boy, but Jace cannot stay away—not from Clary. When they meet again Clary discovers the horror Lilith’s dying magic has wrought—Jace is no longer the boy she loved. He and Sebastian are now bound to each other, and Jace has become what he most feared: a true servant of Valentine’s evil. The Clave is determined to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. Will the Shadowhunters hesitate to kill one of their own? 

    Only a small band of Clary and Jace’s friends and family believe that Jace can still be saved — and that the fate of the Shadowhunters’ future may hinge on that salvation. They must defy the Clave and strike out on their own. Alec, Magnus, Simon and Isabelle must work together to save Jace: bargaining with the sinister Faerie Queen, contemplating deals with demons, and turning at last to the Iron Sisters, the reclusive and merciless weapons makers for the Shadowhunters, who tell them that no weapon on this earth can sever the bond between Sebastian and Jace. Their only chance of cutting Jace free is to challenge Heaven and Hell — a risk that could claim any, or all, of their lives. 

    And they must do it without Clary. For Clary has gone into the heart of darkness, to play a dangerous game utterly alone. The price of losing the game is not just her own life, but Jace’s soul. She’s willing to do anything for Jace, but can she even still trust him? Or is he truly lost? What price is too high to pay, even for love? 

    Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series -quoted from Goodreads


    I don't think I need to list all the reasons why I'm featuring this book today on the blog! I CAN NOT WAIT for TUESDAY!!! I need answers and I'm so impatient for this book to be in my hands. I want to know what the heck Sebastian is going to do, what's going to happen to Jace, if Clary can save him etc, etc. I have a huge list on why I'm anxious to read this book, and why I can't wait to get my hands on it. 


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    IN THE US: (these are the stores who are carrying the special editions)
    BARNES AND NOBLE will be carrying their own special edition. It will contain a letter from Stephen Herondale (Jace’s real father) to Jace, written before he died. It will be detachable and affixed to the back of the book.
    WALMART will be carrying its own special edition. It will contain the short story “A Dark Transformation” about how Jonathan Morgenstern took over the identity of Sebastian Verlac.
    COSTCO will be carrying its own special edition. It will contain “The Act of Falling”: the “alleyway kiss” from City of Fallen Angels from Jace’s perspective.
    Target will be carrying its own special edition: the short story “A Question of Power” in which Alec and Camille talk about Magnus and his father.
    In Canada:
    INDIGO/CHAPTERS will be carrying the same special edition as BARNES AND NOBLE in the USCOSTCO CANADA will be carrying the same edition as COSTCO US.
    In Australia/In the UK

    Still waiting on more news

    Ebooks/Kindles/Nooks:

    At the time of this post no special content was included with these books.


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    Don't forget about the COLS LAUNCH PARTY!!! Here's the details:

    Here's the info about the party & rumor has it COLS and COLS trailer JACE WILL BE THERE!! 

    When: Tuesday, May 8th
    Time: 7 pm 
    Where: Anderson's Bookshop 
    located in Pfeiffer Hall at North Central College
    310 E. Benton Ave
    Naperville, IL 60540

    Additional information: Tickets are REQUIRED!! Please be sure to call Anderson's Bookstore today to reserve your ticket at 
    630-355-2665

    ** Each ticket is the price of the book. This will get you into the signing and your copy of COLS signed. You can also bring older titles of Cassie's to get signed as well, as long as you have your ticket.

    *** I've spoken to the bookstore and they do ship within the US, so fans can call and order a signed copy of COLS after the book signing. There will be a limited number of signed books and it will be first call, first served. These books will not be personalized however. 

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