Cover Reveal: The Revolution of Ivy by Amy Engel

**Spoilers if you haven't read book one**

The Revolution of Ivy (The Book of Ivy #2)

by Amy Engel 

Release Date: 11/03/15

Entangled Teen

Summary from Goodreads:

Ivy Westfall is beyond the fence and she is alone. Abandoned by her family and separated from Bishop Lattimer, Ivy must find a way to survive on her own in a land filled with countless dangers, both human and natural. She has traded a more civilized type of cruelty--forced marriages and murder plots--for the bare-knuckled brutality required to survive outside Westfall's borders.

But there is hope beyond the fence, as well. And when Bishop reappears in Ivy's life, she must decide if returning to Westfall to take a final stand for what she believes is right is worth losing everything she's fought for.

The Book of Ivy (The Book of Ivy #1)

by Amy Engel 

Release Date: 11/04/14

Entangled Teen

Summary from Goodreads:

After a brutal nuclear war, the United States was left decimated. A small group of survivors eventually banded together, but only after more conflict over which family would govern the new nation. The Westfalls lost. Fifty years later, peace and control are maintained by marrying the daughters of the losing side to the sons of the winning group in a yearly ritual.

This year, it is my turn.

My name is Ivy Westfall, and my mission is simple: to kill the president’s son—my soon-to-be husband—and restore the Westfall family to power.

But Bishop Lattimer is either a very skilled actor or he’s not the cruel, heartless boy my family warned me to expect. He might even be the one person in this world who truly understands me. But there is no escape from my fate. I am the only one who can restore the Westfall legacy.
Because Bishop must die. And I must be the one to kill him…

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About the Author

 Amy Engel was born in Kansas and after a childhood spent bouncing between countries (Iran, Taiwan) and states (Kansas; California; Missouri; Washington, D.C.), she settled in Kansas City, Missouri, where she lives with her husband and two kids.  Before devoting herself full-time to motherhood and writing, she was a criminal defense attorney, which is not quite as exciting as it looks on TV.  When she has a free moment, she can usually be found reading, running, or shoe shopping. The Book of Ivy is her debut YA novel. Find her online at http://amyengel.net/ or @aengelwrites.

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Cover Reveal: Consent by Nancy Ohlin

BOOK & AUTHOR INFO:

Consent by Nancy Ohlin 
Published by: Simon Pulse
Publication date: November 10th 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult

 

Synopsis:

Bea has a secret.

Actually, she has more than one. There’s her dreams for the future that she can’t tell anyone—not her father and not even her best friend, Plum.

And now there’s Dane Rossi. Dane is hot, he shares Bea’s love of piano, and he believes in her.

He’s also Bea’s teacher.

When their passion for music crosses into passion for each other, Bea finds herself falling completely for Dane. She’s never felt so wanted, so understood, so known to her core. But the risk of discovery carries unexpected surprises that could shake Bea entirely. Bea must piece together what is and isn’t true about Dane, herself, and the most intense relationship she’s ever experienced, in this absorbing novel from Nancy Ohlin.

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AUTHOR BIO:

I am the author of BEAUTY, a YA retelling of the Snow White tale, and ALWAYS, FOREVER, a YA retelling of Daphne du Maurier's REBECCA. ALWAYS, FOREVER was originally published in hardcover as THORN ABBEY.

I've also contributed to several celebrity novels, including a New York Times-bestselling YA trilogy.

I'm currently hard at work on my next YA novel, which will be as mind-bending as ALWAYS, FOREVER (I hope!).

My favorite cures for writers' block are long walks, long showers, popcorn, chocolate, and really expensive coffee. I talk to myself a lot while I write (you know, to make sure the dialogue zings).

Author links:

http://www.nancyohlin.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nancy-Ohlin/559301467435019?fref=ts

https://twitter.com/NancyOhlin

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6459715.Nancy_Ohlin

 

Cover Reveal for Losing It: A Collection of Vcards

Losing It: A Collection of VCards

22 Bestselling YA authors reveal what went on behind the curtain in your favorite YA novels! From paranormal to contemporary, this collection features over 200 pages of ALL NEW CONTENT full of deleted scenes, extended endings, and more from the young adult series’ you love. 

In this YA/NA crossover collection all of your favorite heroines are cashing in their VCards! YA just got steamy, sexy, and not afraid to go all the way!

Due to the graphic nature of some content, this collection is recommended strictly for mature readers. 

Stories include excerpts and extended material--ALL NEW CONTENT featuring the following YA novels & authors:

The Grimoire Saga by SM Boyce

The Death Series by Tamara Rose Blodgett

Penny Black Trilogy by Stacey Wallace Benefiel

Dirty Blood series by Heather Hildenbrand

The Mythology Series by Helen Boswell

Stories About Melissa Series by Bethany Lopez

Keegan’s Chronicles by Julia Crane

The Tate Chronicles by K.A. Last

Fragile Creatures by Kristina Circelli

The Spellbound Trilogy by Nikki Jefford

Judgement of the Six Series by Melissa Haag

A Dark Faerie Tale Series by Alexia Purdy

The Double Threat Series by Julie Prestsater

The Elsker Saga by S.T. Bende

Ovialell Series by Tish Thawer

The Runes Series by Ednah Walters

The Cornerstone Series by Misty Provencher

The Waiting Series by Ginger Scott

Forged Series by A.O. Peart

The Arotas Series by Amy Miles

Funeral Crashing Mysteries by Milda Harris

The Wolf Trilogy by M.R. Polish

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Cover Reveal: How to Unbreakup by Rebekah Purdy

How to Unbreakup

by Rebekah L. Purdy 

Release Date: 02/10/15

Swoon Romance

Summary from Goodreads:
First rule of breakups: There’s no going back.

For three years, seventeen-year-old Grace Evers has regretted breaking up with Sage Castle.

That day, she lost her boyfriend and best friend. And let's be honest, it's impossible to just be friends with the one person who gets you, faults and all, and loved you anyway. It's impossible not to think about how it felt to be held by him, or the way he looked right before he was about to kiss you with the most perfectly yummy kiss goodnight.

And now that things are over between them, they've become strangers to one another. Sage won’t even look at Grace, let alone talk to her!

Breakup life sucks and Grace is utterly miserable, doing whatever she can to ease the pain of losing Sage. She's spent the better part of high school pretending to be something she’s not and hanging out with people who probably wouldn't notice if she wasn't there. Crappy dates, backstabbing friends, and Sage's cold shoulder have taken their toll.

So when her parents propose going away to their house on Lake Michigan for the summer, Grace is thrilled. No more massively bad dates with horrible kissers or lunch with frienemies. Just three months of swimming,

hiking, and relaxing before senior year starts.

But when Grace learns Sage and his family will be joining them, she readies herself for a totally awkward family vacation of disastrous proportions. How can it be anything but awful if Sage won't even acknowledge she exists?

This is it, Grace's last chance to get Sage back and unbreakup.

About the Author:

Rebekah Purdy grew up in Michigan, where she spent many late nights armed with a good book and a flashlight. When not hiding at her computer and getting lost in her stories, she enjoys reading, singing, soccer, swimming, football, camping, playing video games and hanging out with her kids. She loves the unexplainable like Bigfoot, the Dogman, and the Loch Ness Monster (lots of good story material)! She admits to still having all the books she bought throughout her childhood and teen years, and she may or may not have an obsession with anything chocolate…

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Cover Concepts | December 1 - 6

Happy Monday! Welcome to the feature Cover Concepts on my blog. Every Monday I am going to create a post with all of the young adult book covers that are releasing within the week. I will then tell you all what I think about the covers; If I love them, or if I think that they could be better. At the end of the post, I will give you all a chance to vote on your favorite cover of the week. As I pick a lot of my reads based on their covers, this seemed like the perfect feature for me to begin on the blog. Feel free to leave comments with your opinions of the covers as well, and we can discuss them! :]

This Week: I skipped a couple of weeks of Cover Concepts in November because there were not a lot of books being released during the month. It seems like we might have a few more being released in December, so I plan to start these posts up once again! Leave some comments telling me what you think about this weeks' covers! 

1. Vicious by Sara Shepard - December 2

Pretty Little Liars #16

 Thoughts: I feel like book fifteen released this year as well, right? I can't believe they are already on book sixteen, that seems crazy. There is not much to say about this cover; it looks just like all of the others in the serious, and is incredibly simple. I am not a fan of the odd looking doll girls, though the font is fine. I'm not in love with the black background, though I suppose it's better than some of the annoyingly bright colors they usually go with.

2. Black Knight by Christopher Pike - December 2

Witch World #2

Thoughts: It looks like this series has already gone through a cover change. Sadly, this one is actually better than the original cover, so that should tell you something about it. This cover is not great at all. The images are cropped together oddly; the hand looks strangely bigger than it should, and I'm not sure why they made it look like she is kissing the crystal ball. I do like the purple color, but that's about the only plus for me.

3. Seduction by Molly Cochran - December 2

Legacy #3

Thoughts: Here is another series that seems to have gone through a cover change, though these ones are certainly for the better. In fact, the new covers make me want to buy the whole series despite not knowing anything about the actual books. They dropped the cover models (thank goodness), for pretty objects instead. Book one has a ring and book two a book, and this third cover fits perfectly together with them. It's simple, but very pretty.

4. Diamond Boy by Michael Williams - December 2

Thoughts: This book cover really is quite intriguing, especially after reading the synopsis of the book. It's very interesting (and a little creepy) that the diamonds seem to make up a face of a skeleton. I suppose that is probably the point, though. I think that the colors are perfect, and I do like the title font as well. 

5. Boundary by Heather Terrell - December 2

Books of Eva #2

Thoughts: Oh no, awful cover models! I do believe that this was another cover change for a series (wow, they sure do that a lot, don't they?). This is another one that I do not understand, though. Book one looked just fine with scenery and a symbol instead of people, so I'm not sure why they needed to change it up. The people look creepy, and it tell the reader nothing about the story. This is completely unsuccessful and unattractive.

6. Valley of Fires by Barton Mitchell - December 2

Conquered Earth #3

Thoughts: I do think that this cover is pretty well done, though I would say that book one and two in the series look much better than this one. I am a purple fan, so the color is pretty good, though I still think the other two are better. The scenery and title symbol are pretty cool, though I think that it would have been okay to leave off the people or fade them into the background a bit more.

7. The Boy with the Hidden Name by Skylar Dorset - December 2

Otherworld #2

Thoughts: This one certainly goes with the first book in the series, though I'm not sure how I feel about that one quite yet either. I do think that the idea is interesting, though where his arm is going through the ripple looks a bit off. It doesn't look like it's actually in the reflection. This one is fine, but I have seen much better covers.

Which cover is your favorite this week?

Cover Reveal | Sleeping Tom by E.V. Fairfall

Sleeping Tom by E.V. Fairfall 
Publication date: February 15th 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult

Synopsis:

Hitchhiking is a bad idea but Caden is desperate.

When she accepts a ride from the first car to come by she meets Gabriel. He’s her age, hot, and the closest thing she has to a savior. Problem is, he is a total jerk. With nowhere to go, Caden convinces Gabriel to let her stay with him for one night. He reluctantly lends a couch.

That night Caden wakes up to strange noises. Concerned, she rushes into Gabriel’s room, already anticipating his bad temper. Instead, he’s kind, sweet, and suspiciously harmless—nothing like the man who gave her a ride. He seems like a different person altogether, and claims he is. By night he is Tom, and by day he is Gabriel. Caden finds herself drawn to the mysteries hidden in his eyes.

For Gabriel, Caden is an annoying mistake. One night turns into many, and despite all his anger towards her, she stays. She even seems to accept him and his flaws, but he still doesn’t trust her—is she staying for him, or has she already discovered more than he’s willing to share?

[**I had the enormous honor of being able to be a beta reader for EV on this book, and I absolutely loved it. I am in love with this cover, based on the story, and cannot wait for everyone to have the opportunity to read this amazing book!**]

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AUTHOR BIO:

I love to write just as much as I love to read. I try to read a book per week, which doesn’t always work out, but it’s the thought that counts. Aside from all that I am a huge animal person.

Transformed is my first novel, but it isn’t my first publication; I’ve had several short stories published over the last two years. My main goal as a writer is to explore humanity and to give people something fun to read.

Author links:

http://fairfall.com/

https://www.facebook.com/e.v.fairfall

https://twitter.com/EV_Fairfall

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7485494.E_V_Fairfall

Bittersweet by Shewanda Pugh Cover Reveal

 

Bittersweet by Shewanda Pugh
(Love Edy #2)
Publication Date: December 9th 2014
Genres: Romance, Young Adult

Synopsis:

In the aftermath of one tragic and uncertain night, Edy and Hassan shut out the chaos with a kiss. But when Hassan’s traditionalist mother sees that kiss … well, a nightmare of a different sort begins. After all, he still has an arranged marriage on the horizon.

Love attacks the glue of their two bonded families; while the slow tug of success pulls Edy and Hassan in opposite directions.  After denying their feelings for so long, they now have each other, but are forced to ask themselves if being together is worth it.

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AUTHOR BIO:

Shewanda Pugh is a tomboy who credits Stephen King with being the reason she writes romance. In 2012 she debuted with the first novel in a three part contemporary adult romance series, Crimson Footprints. Since then, she's been shortlisted for the AAMBC Reader's Choice Award, the National Black Book Festival's Best New Author Award, and the Rone Award for Contemporary Fiction in 2012 and 2013. She has an MA in Writing from Nova Southeastern University and a BA in Political Science from Alabama A&M University. Though a native of Boston, MA, she now lives in Miami, FL, where she can soak up sun rays without fear of shivering. Her first young adult romance, Love Edy, is scheduled for release on June 24th, 2014.

Author Links:

https://www.facebook.com/Author.ShewandaPugh?ref=hl

https://twitter.com/ShewandaP

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4906321.Shewanda_Pugh

http://www.shewandapugh.com/

 

 

Cover Concepts: November 2 - 8

Happy Monday! Welcome to the feature Cover Concepts on my blog. Every Monday I am going to create a post with all of the young adult book covers that are releasing within the week. I will then tell you all what I think about the covers; If I love them, or if I think that they could be better. At the end of the post, I will give you all a chance to vote on your favorite cover of the week. As I pick a lot of my reads based on their covers, this seemed like the perfect feature for me to begin on the blog. Feel free to leave comments with your opinions of the covers as well, and we can discuss them! :]

This Week: It seems like we have another huge release week for YA books. There are a lot of books coming out this week that I have already heard a lot about, so they must have quite a bit of hype. Because of the number of releases (about 21) I probably will not provide every single cover, but I will include several of them. Enjoy! 

1. Dangerous Deceptions by Sarah Zettel - November 4

Palace of Spies #2

Thoughts: Compared to the first book in the series, I definitely prefer this cover. The first one had the model really close up, and I am not a fan of that. Still, this is not even close to being a favorite cover of mine. I don't like how the cards look; it looks like she was not actually holding them, but instead they were added in later. The font is okay, though I am not in love with the angle of it.

2. Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers - November 4

His Fair Assassin #3

Thoughts: The covers of this series are absolutely gorgeous! I have heard so much about this series lately, and I do think that some of it might have to do with how great the covers are (maybe that's just me, though). This cover does make me want to pick up the whole series, though.

3. Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - November 4

The Naturals #2

Thoughts: Lots of sequels seem to be releasing this week, which is awesome. Once again, I think that this cover is way better than the first one in the series. I think that the playing card is really neat, and the bloody fingerprint is a great touch. Along with that, I think that the title font is really cool.

4. A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray - November 4

Firebird #1

Thoughts: I am in LOVE with this cover. I have been since I first saw it released, actually. I think that the colors are gorgeous, I love how it looks watercolored. I also think it is very interesting to have the two different cities reflecting one another. I think that this is really well done.

5. Forbidden by Kimberley Griffiths Little - November 4

Thoughts: I must be honest, red is not a favorite of mine, so my initial instinct is to look passed this book. However, the cover is quite pretty once I stop to look at it. The only thing that really bothers me is the gold down the side that makes me think of those old Disney books with the gold spines...now that's all I can think about when I look at it.

6. Crashland by Sean Williams - November 4

Twinmaker #2

Thoughts: Is this the first release of this book? I feel like I've seen it before, but perhaps I'm just crazy (that's likely). It does match the first one in the series, but I think the first one looks better. Perhaps I just like this effect better in the black shades than in the white/red like this. The tagline is over used, and the blurring makes the girl look pretty strange.

7. Empire of Shadows by Miriam Forster - November 4

Bhinian Empire #2

Thoughts: This cover is just as wonderful as the first book in the series, and it makes me wonder why I still haven't picked up said first book so that I can read this once when it releases this week. I think that the colors and details are beautiful, and I'm sure that those symbols at the bottom have some sort of meaning...

8. Visitors by Orson Scott Card - November 4

Pathfinders #3

Thoughts: Well, it matches the first two books in the series...almost exactly. I think they just change the angle of the sword/knife and change the background color and call it done. I can't say that I'm a fan of them.

9. The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin - November 4

Mara Dyer #3

Thoughts: Once again, it definitely matches the other books in the series. I know that tons of people are looking forward to this one. I think that the cover is fine, though the first one in the series is still my favorite. I do think that it's interesting, and we can't see their faces, so it has those things going for it.

10. The Walled City by Ryan Graudin - November 4

Thoughts: I am actually really disappointed with this cover. I think that it had a different one before that I preferred much, much more than this one. This one is just way too bland, and I think that the title is much bigger than it needs to be. There just isn't anything exciting here since it's all the same colors and mostly words.

11. Waistcoats and Weaponry by Gail Carriger - November 4

Finishing School #3

Thoughts: These covers are all spectacular. I want them on my shelves ASAP. This one isn't my favorite of the three, but it's definitely still amazing.

Which covers are your favorites this week?