Upcoming YA Cover Mania #13

Being so drawn to this cover, I felt compelled to dedicate a post to it. Take a look:

I JUST CAN'T GET OVER THIS COVER. It is radiant yet mischievous. Every time I see the cover for this book, I imagine charming princes and mysterious consorts! Can you blame me? Sugar and spice, the stuff fairy tales are made of. The Elite is most definitely in my to-be-read pile. I absolutely loved the first two books in Kiera Cass' The Selection trilogy so I am looking forward to the second book without a doubt.


Overview:

The selection began with 35 girls. Now, with the group narrowed down to the Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxon's love is fiercer than ever. The closer America gets to the crown, the more she struggles to figure out where her heart truly lies. Each moment she spends with Maxon is like a fairy tale, filled with breathless, glittering romance. But whenever she sees her first love, Aspen, standing guard, she's swept up in longing for the life they'd planned to share.

America is desperate for more time. But while she's torn between her two futures, the rest of the Elite know exactly what they want—and America's chance to choose is about to slip away.

- via Barnes & Noble

Details:

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Publication date: 4/23/2013

Pages: 336

Happy Reading!
Haysel

Melodious Monday #16

*Melodious Monday is a meme I came up with to share my weekly top picks in music.

Top Five Picks

These are the songs I had on repeat this past week:

1. Focused by Wale ft. Kid Cudi

2. Ambition by Wale ft. Meek Mill & Rick Ross

3. F**kin' Problems by A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar

4. Power Trip by J. Cole ft. Miguel

5. Careless World by Tyga

Enjoy the tunes!

Haysel

Spread the Word Sunday #2

Spread the Word Sunday is a meme I came up with to announce some sort of news or cause.

So . . . The RT Booklovers Convention is right around the corner. Unfortunately for me, this year I will not be able to make it this year. Instead of having a blasting in "There's no place like home" -- Kansas -- I will be stuck on campus in Ithaca. Yay! -_-

For those who do not know what the RT Booklovers Convention is, I provided some info below:

 

"WELCOME! — We are thrilled that you will be joining us for our 30th Annual RT Booklovers Convention anniversary celebration in Kansas City, May 1 - 5, at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center. Being a milestone year, we have lots of special events planned including a romance retrospective at RT’s formal Anniversary Ball. Several authors from early to mid 1980s will be joining in the festivities including: Bertrice Small, Jude Deveraux, Karen Robards, Janelle Taylor, Marsha Canham, Susan Johnson, Kathleen Eagle, Jennifer Blake, Robyn Carr, Laura Kinsale, Phoebe Conn, Mary Balogh, Virginia Brown and Julie Garwood to name a few.

 

When you pick up your badge at the hotel, only full-convention attendees will receive a tote bag filled with goodies (books, promo items etc.) and a voucher for a trip through our ”Goody Room“ where you can select a generous number of books from stacks of more than 200 titles."

 

--RT Book Reviews

Now that you are caught up, my absolute favorite parts of the convention -- the main reasons why I go -- are the Gaint Book Fair and Teen Day. Hmm, what are they you may ask. Well . . .

Giant Book Fair:

Convention attendees — as well as the general public — are welcome to attend the two annual book signing events. On Thursday, May 2, meet some of the best e-book, self-published and graphic novel authors and illustrators at our annual E-Book, Indie Publisher and Graphic Novel Expo. Then on Saturday, May 4, join hundreds of authors and fans at our giant book fair. These events are open to conventioneers and the general public.


Teen Day:

We've created a fantastic program especially for Young Adult readers. Our third annual Teen Day will be an entire day dedicated to teens and their favorite authors. Filled with book signings, workshops, and other special events, we will finish Teen Day off with a bang at our Teen P-A-R-T-Y!

*For more info, check out the official website for the RT Booklovers Convention*

Happy Reading!
Haysel