YA Book Release: After the End by Amy Plum

Publisher: HarperTeen
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Romance, Fantasy, Post Apocalyptic, Adventure
Series: After the End (#1)
Release Date: May 6th, 2014

"I have no idea what is truth and what is fiction. I'm all I've got now. I can't trust anyone."

World War III has left the world ravaged by nuclear radiation. A lucky few escaped to the Alaskan wilderness. They've survived for the last thirty years by living off the land, being one with nature, and hiding from whoever else might still be out there.

At least, this is what Juneau has been told her entire life.

When Juneau returns from a hunting trip to discover that everyone in her clan has vanished, she sets off to find them. Leaving the boundaries of their land for the very first time, she learns something horrifying: There never was a war. Cities were never destroyed. The world is intact. Everything was a lie.

Now Juneau is adrift in a modern-day world she never knew existed. But while she's trying to find a way to rescue her friends and family, someone else is looking for her. Someone who knows the extraordinary truth about the secrets of her past.

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About the author:

Amy Plum is the author of DIE FOR ME, a YA series set in Paris. The first three books—DIE FOR ME, UNTIL I DIE, and IF I SHOULD DIE—are international bestsellers, and have been translated into eleven different languages. The fourth book is an eNovella, entitled DIE FOR HER. The first book of Amy’s new series, AFTER THE END, releases in May 2014.

Amy grew up in Birmingham, Alabama before venturing further afield to Chicago, Paris, London and New York. An art historian by training, she can be found on most days either daydreaming or writing (or both) in a Parisian café.

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YA Book Release: The One by Kiera Cass

Publisher: HarperTeen
Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Dystopia, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Series: The Selection (#3)
Release Date: May 6th, 2014

The Selection changed the lives of thirty-five girls forever. And now, the time has come for one winner to be chosen.

America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown—or to Prince Maxon's heart. But as the competition approaches its end and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realizes just how much she stands to lose—and how hard she'll have to fight for the future she wants.

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Anyone here Team Maxon? I'm so excited!

About the author:

Kiera was born and raised in South Carolina, a proud child of the 80's. Her dad is Puerto Rican, and her mom is white. She had neither a Hispanic orSouthern accent. Growing up, she was awkward. She didn't understand fashion at all and wasn't into what was cool while it was actually popular. By high school, she was a seasoned dancer, diehard theater buff, and in a chamber chior that at one point was tied for third in the nation competitively.

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Kiera Cass
PO Box 905
Christiansburg, VA 24068

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Surprise Book Release: Persecution by E. Montgomery

Genre: Paranormal Romance
Series: Dyphillum Series (#1) 
Release Date: May 5th, 2014

They were exiled from their clan.Made to leave the only home they ever knew.They knew the curse would kill them if they didn’t leave. Isaac erased her memories to give her a better life.

SHE HAS TO COME BACK.

SHE IS THE CHOSEN ONE.

Only Cecily can defeat the hunters.
Isaac swore his heart to protect her.
Julian swore his life to protect her.
But in the end will it be Isaac and Julian that needs saving?

Only 99 cents for a limited time! Get your copy now!

About the author:

I was born in Williamsburg, Virginia and raised in Yorktown Virginia so paranormal inspiration was easily obtained. I have 4 awesome-sauce kids and an AMAZING husband. Currently I'm working on three books, all Paranormal Romance. I'm a Google junkie and can find a picture on Google to fit any conversation and will cyber stalk a topic till my eyes hurt if I am interested in it enough. Coffee and gummy bears are an hourly habit. Some of my favorites include: Reading (of course), writing (well duh), baking fancy shmancy cakes, painting and last but not least hanging out with the family.

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Cover Reveals 4.27.14 - 5.3.14

Title: Opposition
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Publisher: Entangled: Teen
Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Science Fiction, Aliens, Fantasy, Fantasy, Supernatural
Series: Lux (#5)
Expected Publication: August 5th, 2014

In the stunning climax to the bestselling Lux series, Daemon and Katy join forces with an unlikely enemy to ensure the survival of not only their love for each other, but the future of all mankind.

Opposition will bring forth a new dawn to the Lux universe, where man must stand with alien to survive, and the future, no matter the outcome, will never be the same.

I'm not really a fan of the cover to be honest. ;/

About the author:

# 1 New York Times and International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV.

She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

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Title: Atlantica

Author: Ally Condie

Publisher: Dutton Children's

Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopia

Expected Publication: November 4th, 2014

"In Atlantia, the heroine, Rio, is thrown into a precarious and upsetting situation after her twin sister, Bay, opts to leave their underwater world for "Above" first. Since only family member can leave for the surface, Rio is then, as PYRG executive director of publicity Shanta Newlin explained, 'left with increasingly dangerous questions about the complex political and religious system constructed to govern the fragile divide between land and sea.'" -Publishers Weekly

About the author:

Ally Condie is the author of the MATCHED Trilogy, a #1 New York Times and international bestseller. MATCHED was chosen as one of YALSA’s 2011 Teens’ Top Ten and named as one of Publisher’s Weekly’s Best Children’s Books of 2010. The sequels, CROSSED and REACHED, were also critically acclaimed and received starred reviews, and all three books are available in 30+ languages. Disney has optioned the film rights for the series.
A former English teacher, she lives with her husband and four children outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. She loves reading, writing, running, and listening to her husband play guitar.

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Book Review: Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Series: Lux (#3)
Genres: Young Adult, SciFi, Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance
Published: December 1st, 2012
Publisher: Entangled Teen
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No one is like Daemon Black.

When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now that we’ve made it through the rough patches, well... There’s a lot of spontaneous combustion going on.

But even he can’t protect his family from the danger of trying to free those they love.

After everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different... And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable of. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won’t turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever.

Together we’re stronger... and they know it.

Review ~
This book was a killer book. Purely amazing. There are many important factors authors need to consider when writing a book, and so far, Jennifer L. Armentrout has exceeded my expectations for both Obsidian and Onyx...and Opal two. World Building, Characters, Plot/Climax, emotion and premise. Ms. Armentrout has hit all of the factors that I look for in a book. The premise was amazing, not too slow, not too fast(is that possible?). The world building in this book was amazing too. It's simply a new world where the characters are amazingly written and it's.. just new. You know the feeling you get when you get "deja vu" and it sort of gets boring because you can predict what'll happen next? Well, this book ruled that out. I didn't know what was going to happen or which character was going to appear next, this just kept the suspense and story going unpredictably.

The amazing cliffhanger at the end...is something I look forward to in a book too. It's obviously sad and you're just anticipating what will happen in the next book and you can't wait to get your grabby fingers on the new book that will explain everything that has just happened. Drama Time? It was cool. Drama kept the story going, the jealousy and anger towards different people was funny to read too. The solutions weren't solved in one page, but kept the mystery going throughout the whole book.

The characters have their own personality, which is common to most characters in books, but they're unique in a way. This unique trait that you don't know just keeps you reading and the fact that you want to find out what's that unique thing about the character makes you more excited. Turns the book into a thriller. Hahah!

The story/plot was very interesting too. And Kat and Daemon was still the kick-ass couple you've always wanted to have in your life/wanted to experience it. They're both amazingly written and it's something you rarely see in a different book!