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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Cover Reveal: Sanctum by Sarah Fine

I am so excited to be revealing Sarah Fine's cover for her upcoming release, SANCTUM! This is one of those books you'll want to add to your TBR lists. Check out this awesome cover!





What do you think about the cover? I love it! It has the eeriness about it, but it also convey's fearlessness, chaos, hope, courage, and destiny. I'm looking forward to reading this one when it's out!

About the book:
Published by: Amazon Children's Publishing
To Be Released on: October 16th, 2012

A week ago, seventeen-year-old Lela Santos's best friend, Nadia, killed herself. Today, thanks to a farewell ritual gone awry, Lela is standing in paradise, looking upon a vast gated city in the distance – hell. No one willingly walks through the Suicide Gates, into a place smothered in darkness and infested with depraved creatures. But Lela isn't just anyone – she's determined to save her best friend's soul, even if it means sacrificing her eternal afterlife. 

As Lela struggles to find Nadia, she's captured by the Guards, enormous, not-quite-human creatures that patrol the dark city's endless streets. Their all-too-human leader, Malachi, is unlike them in every way except one: his deadly efficiency. When he meets Lela, Malachi forms his own plan: get her out of the city, even if it means she must leave Nadia behind. Malachi knows something Lela doesn't – the dark city isn't the worst place Lela could end up, and he will stop at nothing to keep her from that fate - quoted from Goodreads

Pre-Order from: Amazon
Add Sanctum to your Goodreads lists
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I recently had the chance to ask Sarah a few questions about her book. Here's what Sarah shared with me about SANCTUM:

Congratulations on your cover reveal! I'm incredibly anxious to read Sanctum based on your book's synopsis. In 5 words or less, how would you describe your book, Sanctum?
Thank you so much!
Let’s see: Dark. Scary. Hot knife-throwing guy.
 What is one thing you've come to admire about each your characters, Lela and Malachi?
Lela is the definition of resilient. Vulnerable yet unbreakable. She grew up in the system and was hurt terribly by people she should have been able to trust. But she’s still able to love, even though she doesn’t believe she’s good at it, and she’s willing to sacrifice everything when it matters.
Malachi … he’s a gentle soul forged by the fires of circumstance. He’s a killer, but he mourns every life he takes, and it’s never gotten easier for him. He’s surrounded by hopelessness, but he still has hope.
What did you enjoy creating more, creating the romance or the paranormal element of your story? Why?
What an awesome question! The dark city behind the Suicide Gates is like one of the characters in the book, and it was deliciously awful to come up with all the strange stuff that happens there.  If I’m honest, though, the relationship between Lela and Malachi was what made my fingers fly across the keyboard. I love these two characters so much.
 I loved reading that love and redemption are a big part of Sanctum. Do you feel those themes go hand in hand? Why was it important to add both to Lela and Malachi's story?
Most of this story takes place in a kind of hellish purgatory, but there’s a way out—people don’t have to be trapped there forever. Without that idea of redemption, there would be no story, no hope. As for Lela and Malachi, they’ve both been through a lot, and that’s an understatement. The idea that these two people, after all they’ve done and suffered, could find something fragile and beautiful in such an ugly place … that was very powerful to me.
Are you able to give us a little teaser (one line) from your book?
“I paced my cell, having fantasies about Malachi—specifically, how I would like to kill him.”
Thank you Sarah for stopping by Mundie Moms today and allowing MM's to reveal your cover.
Follow Sarah on: her Website | Blog | Twitter | Goodreads 

BEA NEWS:

Sarah will be at BEA this year! She'll be there will be a map of the dark city (as drawn by Malachi in the book) included in the final book, and that, although it's not in the ARCs, Sarah will be giving away copies of the map to the first thirty people who come to the Amazon Children’s Publishing booth at BEA (Booth #2663) to get a signed ARC of Sanctum. Sarah will be signing ARC’s at the booth from 11:00-12:00 on Wednesday, June 6th.

Penguin BEA Panel: Life of the American Teenager & Giveaway



Going to BEA? Don't miss an exciting panel called, Life of the American Teenager hosted by Penguin. 

WHO:
Lev Grossman (The Magicians)
Mari Mancusi (Blood Coven Vampire novels)
Veronica Wolff (The Watcher series)
Emily McKay (The Farm)
Laura Harrington (Alice Bliss)
James King (Bill Warrington's Last Chance)

WHAT:
The Not-So-Secret Life of the American Teenager: Bridging the Gap between YA and Adult Fiction
On this panel, Penguin authors Laura Harrington (Alice Bliss) and James King (Bill Warrington's Last Chance) join forces with fellow YA authors Mari Mancusi (Blood Coven Vampire novels), Veronica Wolff (The Watcher series), and Emily McKay (The Farm) to draw comparisons between Adult literature and the growing YA market. How do these authors craft novels that both teens and adults enjoy?  Whether their characters are parents reconnecting with their teenage children or teens battling high school bullies or vampires, each author offers readers a glimpse into teenage life-the milestones, the angst, the blissful moments-that both teens and parents can relate to. Moderated by Lev Grossman, author of the New York Times bestselling novels, The Magicians and The Magician King, these authors discuss books that appeal to readers of all ages.

WHEN: 
Tuesday, June 5th from 6 to 7:30 PM

WHERE: 
South Court Auditorium, located in the Stephen A Schwarzman Building on Fifth Ave at 42nd Street. (New York Public Library)


* If you're interested in attending, please be sure you register here for this event. 

The Giveaway:
There's more! If you're like me, and unable to attend this year's BEA, I have a fabulous prize pack for you! Penguin has offered to giveaway 1 Goodie Bag to one MM's follower who's unable to make it to BEA this year. 

Here's what you'll be entered to win:
  • Penguin Tote Bag
  • 1 copy of Veronica Wolff's Isle of Night
  • 1 copy of Mari Mancusi's Boys That Bite
  • 1 copy of Lev Grossman's The Magician King
  • 1 ARC of The Farm by Emily McKay
  • Bookmarks for Rachel Caine's Bite Club, and Veronica Wolff's Vampire's Kiss and other cool swag, including a YA sampler. 
To Enter:
- 1 entry per person
- US residents only
- You must be 13 yrs & older to enter
- This giveaway will end on June 21st, 2012


Thank you to Penguin for this fabulous giveaway! Good luck to everyone who enters!

Books, News & Other Things (IMM#124)

Happy Sunday! I hope y'all are having a fabulous holiday weekend. I'm excited about today's post, because it's my 3,000 post on Mundie Moms! *throws confetti* I've got some great books to share with you guys today, as well as some of my recent posts here on the blog. You can read about why I changed the name of my IMM here.

For Review:

Mundie Kids:

Purchased
I'm so excited about the books that arrived this week!



  • City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare, B&N special edition, this one is for a giveaway I had and it finally arrived
  • Insurgent by Veronica Roth, loved this one! You can read my review here
  • Until I Die by Amy Plum, also loved this one. You can read my review here
  • The Calling by Kelley Armstrong, I enjoyed The Gathering and I can't wait to read this one
  • The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter, I reviewed this one last year, but I found a signed one at the store and I couldn't resist picking it up. 
  • Brave, the Junior Novelizati0n by Disney, with this movie coming out soon I couldn't resist picking this book up for my daughter so I could read it w/ her. 
Thank you to:

Jay Kristoff and St. Martin's Press, Scholastic and Karen Henry Clark for this week's wonderful reads. 


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