Midnight Bloom Reads: December 2011

Waiting on Wednesday (77) - The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating. Release Date: May 22, 2012 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Summary (from Goodreads): In New York City, 1897, life has never been more thrilling – or dangerous. Sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne and her "straynge band of mysfits" have journeyed from London to America to rescue their friend...

Cover Reveal! Unbreak My Heart by Melissa Walker

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I'm very excited to be helping reveal the cover of Melissa Walker's Unbreak My Heart on the blog today! Release Date: May 22, 2012 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Add to Goodreads Summary (from author's website): Sophomore year broke Clementine Williams’s heart. She fell for her best friend’s boyfriend and long story short: he’s excused, but Clem is vilified and heads into summer with zero...

Waiting on Wednesday (76) - The Alchemy of Forever by Avery Williams

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating. Release Date: January 3, 2012 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Summary (from Goodreads): Seraphina’s first love made her immortal…her second might get her killed. Incarnation is a new series that introduces a fresh mythology perfect for fans of bestselling series like...

Book Trailer! - Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer

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The book trailer for the highly anticipated final novel in Andrea Cremer's Nightshade trilogy, Bloodrose, was exclusively revealed on Friday over at EW's Shelf Life! I've been waiting all weekend for a YouTube version and one was finally posted today. The book trailer doesn't really reveal too much of what will happen in Bloodrose, reiterating facts most readers already know, but it still...

2011 Debut Author Challenge

Die For Me by Amy Plum

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Title: Die For Me (Revenants #1) Author: Amy Plum Release Date: May 10, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: 352 Source: Bought Overall: 4 Stars Summary: My life had always been blissfully, wonderfully normal. But it only took one moment to change everything. Suddenly, my sister, Georgia, and I were orphans. We put our lives into storage and moved to Paris to live with...

Winter Town by Stephen Emond

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Title: Winter Town Author: Stephen Emond Release Date: December 5, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Pages: 336 Source: ARC provided by publisher Overall: 4.5 Stars Summary: Every winter, straight-laced, Ivy League bound Evan looks forward to a visit from Lucy, a childhood pal who moved away after her parent's divorce. But when Lucy arrives this year, she's changed. The...

Waiting on Wednesday (75) - Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating. Release Date: January 17, 2012 Publisher: HarperTeen Summary (from HarperTeen): For months Clara Gardner trained to face the fire from her visions, but she wasn’t prepared for the choice she had to make that day. And in the aftermath, she discovered that nothing about...

Author Video Spotlight

Author Video Spotlight: Lesley Livingston on "Once Every Never"

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2011 Debut Author Challenge

Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally

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Title: Catching Jordan Author: Miranda Kenneally Release Date: December 1, 2011 (paperback) Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Pages: 288 Source: Bought Overall: 5 Stars Summary: What girl doesn't want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks day in and day out? Jordan Woods isn't just surrounded by hot guys, though- she leads them as the captain and quarterback of her high school football team. They all...

In My Mailbox (54)

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In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week. This week I got... Received for Review: ARC of The Gathering Storm (The Katerina Trilogy #1) by Robin Bridges ARC of The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe Thanks so much to Hachette...

Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare

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Title: Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices #2) Author: Cassandra Clare Release Date: December 6, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Pages: 528 Source: ARC provided by publisher Overall: 5 Stars Summary: In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her...

Cover Reveal! Embrace by Jessica Shirvington

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I'm so excited to be one of several bloggers revealing the US cover today for Jessica Shirvington's Embrace as part of the EMBRACE Cover Reveal Blog Tour! Release Date: March 1, 2012 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Summary (jacket flap version): It starts with a whisper. “It’s time for you to know who you are…” Strange dreams leave her with very real injuries and...

Spotted! Cover of The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

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The cover for The Immortal Rules, the first novel in the Blood of Eden series, by Julie Kagawa was officially revealed at MTV's Hollywood Crush this morning! Release Date: April 24, 2012 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Summary (from Goodreads): You will kill. The only question is when. In the dark days since the insidious Red Lung virus decimated the human population, vampires have risen...

Waiting on Wednesday (74) and Book Trailer - The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating. Release Date: January 10, 2012 Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Summary (from Goodreads): St. Petersburg, Russia, 1888. As she attends a whirl of glittering balls, royal debutante Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg, tries to hide a dark secret: she can raise the dead....

In My Mailbox (53)

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In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week. This week I got... Bought: Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally This Dark Endeavour: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein by Kenneth Oppel Darker Still (Magic Most Foul #1) by Leanna Renee Hieber Dead on...

December Release Picks

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Can you believe it's already December? Because I sure can't! There aren't as many books released this month which I'm excited to read because it seems like everything has been pushed to the beginning of 2012... In any case, here are this month's releases that I'm most looking forward to checking out! Once again, I've matched my Chapters/Indigo list. I usually pick ten...