Yep, I have a copy here and it's SIGNED by none other than Sarah Ockler herself!  And to sweeten the deal, I have bookmarks that will go with it!  So if you want to enter to win then this is what you have to do.  I will also throw in a book of my choice (which will be a complete surprise to the winner).  So you'll NEVER know what you'll get!

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This is a FINISHED, SIGNED COPY of this book and it is gorgeous!  You have until December 11, 2009 to enter.  I will get this book mailed out and to you before Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc...

I am currently reading Leviathan, by the wonderful Scott Westerfeld.  I'm only on chapter three so no opinion on it so far.  My only problem is I'm not sure if it's MG or YA.  But hopefully that will present itself as I get further along in the story.

So at first I thought this week was a pretty weak week in books (heh, that sounds so wierd!), but as I think about it, I got some decent books this week!  These are all from the publishers and they are for review:

From Bloomsbury:

Magic Under Glass, Jaclyn Dolamore

From Penguin:

Why I Let My Hair Grow Out
How I Found The Perfect Dress, Maryrose Wood

From Scholastic: (A total surprise here!)

Raiders' Ransom, Emily Diamand

So a good week.  I'm expecting some books hopefully next week and I will share with you when they arrive!

Yep, no Picture book Thursday!  I'm just taking a one-week hiatus from it.  But I did post my review of Fallen which is just below this post.

I hope everyone is having a lovely, wonderful Thursday.  One more week until New Moon comes out (yes, I'm all fangirly about the movie!).  I'm actually going to see the midnight showing with my friend, Laura (yes, there are TWO of us!) and we're also going to hit up the Olive Garden before.  Haven't been there in ages!

Off to get ready for work.  Talk to you guys tomorrow!

Fallen, Lauren Kate; Delacorte Press, December 8, 2009.  (4 Bookmarks)

Ooh, how to review a book that is so difficult to review because I'm not giving anything away.  Well apart from the name of the book.  Which kinda gives you an idea as to what this book is about.  But first, let's discuss the cover:

This cover is NOT indicative of the book.  The main character Luce is not like this girl on the cover.  Yes, it is a gorgeous cover, but almost a WTF cover too.  But enough about that.  Let's get to the story.

Luce Price is 17 years old and has been sent away to Sword & Cross school because of a suspicious death that she may or may not have been responsible for.  Luce's first day of school is of course jam packed with meeting people and just in general trying to keep her head down and do her time.  But how is that possible, when a crazy girl sets her sights on her and wants to take her under her wing?  What about the gorgeous guy with the dark hair and green green eyes, who lights up a room that she's in.  Or the tall gorgeous blonde who smiles at her, but then flips her off!

As Luce gets deeper and deeper into Sword and Cross, things are not what they seem, people are not who they say they are and shadows seem to follow Luce as she navigates the teeming waters of the school.

Some of the information is thrown at you right up front, but then, the author pulls back and holds off on other information.  I liked Luce and Cam and Daniel and Arriane and Penn.  I found all of these characters to be believable.  It's a long book and does drag a bit in the middle, but you get through it and then the last 1/3 of the books just moves at lightening-fast pace.  I found myself literally sitting on the edge of my couch trying to soak it all in.  I'm very excited to see where the author goes with this story.  I'm excited to see if she follows through with her plot (which I will not give away) and delve into what she has started.  I really, really enjoyed this book.  The next book in the series is Torment and will be out in September, 2010.

I hope that people enjoy this story as much as I did.