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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Ruin & Rising by Leigh Bardugo | Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White; Cover Reveals & Other Bookish News

What an exciting past couple of days it's been in the YA world. Check out these two AWESOME covers! Seriously, can we please already have these books in our hands?!


SOLDIER. SUMMONER.
SAINT.
IN THE FINAL BATTLE, WHO WILL RISE?
The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne.
Now the nation’s fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.
Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives.
Alina will have to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries as she and Mal race to find the last of Morozova’s amplifiers. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling’s secrets, she reveals a past that will forever alter her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields. The firebird is the one thing that stands between Ravka and destruction—and claiming it could cost Alina the very future she’s fighting for.
Check it out more about the book & where you can pre-order it from here


WOW! What a cover! I want that tea cup... or like a poster of this cover to hang in my office. This is one amazing cover. Look at the detail on that tea cup. Yes, I'm a bit obsessed with this cover right now. Here's what Kiersten White said about her cover:

Man, oh man. I'll admit, I didn't know what they were going to do for this one. I gave them a book with a historical fantasy setting based on Edwardian England (but not actually Edwardian England). So it had magic, but also a recognizable setting. Fancy dresses! Teacups! Bewitched birds! And, at the center of it all, Jessamin, a girl feeling very small and alone in a country far, far from the beautiful island she'd grown up on. They had to come up with a cover that somehow captured all of that.

AND THEY DID.

Anyway. Gah. So gorgeous. And that tagline kills me. Thank you, HarperTeen and my designer Michelle Taormina, for once again working your cover magic!

It doesn't come out until September, but here, have a blurb from Stephanie Perkins, internationally bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door:

Illusions of Fate is an absolute delight—a magical, sparkling, dangerous world with witty repartee and a romance that will light your heart on fire. Kiersten White’s best yet.”

Love. 


I first saw the reveal from Stephanie Perkins who shared the AWESOME cover for Kiersten White's fall release of ILLUSIONS of FATE and let fans know that for a limited time you can read MIND GAMES for free! Check out what she said here


Check out what's new with Jennifer L. Armentrout! She shared that her THE DARK ELEMENTS will be coming on 2/25!! Loved the Bitter Sweet Love & White Hot Kiss. I can't wait to see what will be this site for her newest series. 


Don't miss this article! 20 YA authors have shared their writing tips for writing love scenes.  Check it out here! All I have to say to this is tension and chemistry *coughs* & Will Herondale *snickers*

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