When I think of horror novels, such a pretty image doesn't come to mind. However, The May Queen Murders is a beauty! Its cover is imbued with a romanticized backwoods feel and is ever so YA -- a heady combination that is going to attract its readers from the moment they first lay eyes on it. The May Queen Murders focuses on friendships, what happens when you grow apart, while bringing in May Queen mythology and the folksy superstitions of the Ozarks all wrapped up in first love, betrayal of friendship and mystery which is why I couldn't resist picking Sarah's brain about the cover and what readers could expect on the inside. DETAILS: Title: The May Queen Murders Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publishing date: May 3, 2016 Author(s): Sarah Jude Series: Name of Trilogy unknown at this time What is the favorite part of your book cover? Does anything stand out as particularly metaphoric fo...
Have you all read the first three books in this series? Or picked up the anthology of stories?! This fourth novel will be the death of us... am I right?! If you haven't checked out this series, go over to the fansite HERE . These first three books are so worth reading... binge reading! Lately I feel like all I've done is recommend series that aren't finished. I'm sorry all of you who like closure, but you really don't want to miss out on these. DETAILS: Title: Queen of Shadows Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Publishing date: September 1, 2015 Author(s): Sarah J. Maas Series: Throne of Glass #4 Wanna see the UK cover too?! Do you like one better than the other? SUMMARY: Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past . . . S...
Ever since this cover debuted, I have been waiting for a chance to make it my WoW choice. Isn't it gorgeous. So much love for this cover. Also, C. J. Redwine is delightfully real in real life despite having an awesomely fictional literary-perfect pen name. She also is such a fannish person that it's hard for me not to want to fan over her. She's a true asset to YA in all that she does and writes and social networks. Seriously, look her up and then go buy her books, okay? Okay. DETAILS: Title: The Shadow Queen Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publishing date: February 23, 2016 Author(s): C. J. Redwine Series: Ravenspire #1 SUMMARY: Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. To do that, Lorelai needs to use the one weapon she and Queen Irina have in common—magic. She’ll hav...