News Alert: Fairest by Marissa Meyer

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?

I love this! I'm interrupting five days of features to tell you that the announcement is finally out!! Here's the news we've all been waiting for: Marissa Meyer is releasing Fairest in January 2015. We were all sad that we had to wait till November 2015 for Winter, but here's our consolation. Fairest by Marissa Meyer will be Queen Levana's background story. We get to see Levana and Channary as teenagers! Woohoo!!! :D I'm so excited! 

Marissa Meyer has warned us that there is a reason why Queen Levana is so psychotic and now we'll finally find it out! I don't want to feel sorry for her, but from what I gather so far, her life was freaking depressing. Ouch! Maybe I shouldn't have given her a Level 3 SAC Award. Anyways, in this story we will see other characters such as Dr. Erland in his days serving the queen and even Cinder and Winter as children. We'll even get an excerpt from Winter! Hurray!!!! :) 

You want more excitement? It's not a short story, it's actually the length of a full-sized book. Score! 

Here's the info:

Fairest by Marissa Meyer

You can add this to your TBR pile right now on Goodreads. It gets released on January 27, 2015. 

Do you guys think this news is worth the wait for Winter??? 

News Alert: The Lunar Chronicles Fan Video Contest

First of all, I'd just like to say OMG! 

I don't know if you guys have heard about this yet, but if you haven't. Allow me to enlighten you. 

You know The Lunar Chronicles, right? Yes....the series I've been freaking out about ever since I started book blogging! Well...they're having a contest and just wait till you see the prizes! Marissa Meyer posted a blog post about this contest here. I'm going to do a quick summary of what was said. 

All can be explained with this picture.

Isn't that awesome?!

IT GETS BETTER!!!!!

One grand prize winner will receive a Lunar Chronicles-branded tablet filled with Lunar Chronicles goodies, a signed set of CINDER, SCARLET, and a personalized CRESS by Marissa Meyer, and an exclusive sneak peek at book four!

Five first place winners will receive a signed set of CINDER, SCARLET and CRESS by Marissa Meyer, and an Iko-branded USB filled with Lunar Chronicles goodies.
How amazing is that?! Especially since we have to wait till November 2015 for the last book of The Lunar Chronicles.

Here's how to Enter:  Create a video where you tell us why the Lunar Chronicles is THE BEST THING EVER, who your favorite character is, and why you’ll love them forever. Upload the video to YouTube and submit the link with the rest of your information here to enter the contest!

I wish the best to all the participants. If you haven't entered yet, hurry! It ends on June 13! :D

Happy Browsing!

That's What He said Thursday: Emperor Kai

That's what HE said Thursday is a weekly meme hosted at Chapter Break where you post a favorite line of a book boyfriend to his heroine.

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"Believe it or not, I seem to be having technical difficulties again." He unhooked the portscreen from his belt and peered down. "You see, I figured it's probably too much to hope that New Beijing's most renowned mechanic is having trouble with her port, so I figured there must be something wrong with mine." Screwing up his lips, he whapped the corner of his portscreen on the table, then checked the screen again with a heavy sigh. "Nope, nothing. Maybe she's been ignoring my comms on purpose."

Emperor Kai to Cinder, Cinder by Marissa Meyer

#SaveCRESS and Winter Teasers

Hello Lovelies!

Join the mission and help us #SaveCRESS @ TheLunarChronicles.net

In case you guys missed out on this, there's a huge giveaway opportunity for Lunartics (and those who want to become Lunartics!) If you've been following this blog for awhile you probably know that I'm a big fan of The Lunar Chronicles series. :D So when Marissa Meyer (the awesome author) recommended that we all tell our followers to join in, I thought to myself, why didn't I think of that? 

So far, we've unlocked the Rampion Reward and three of the sweepstakes. *cheers :D* Now we only have three more sweepstakes to go!

The Goal: 1 million social interactions! 
For each sweepstakes you unlock, you get the chance to win awesome prizes

How to participate

• Like the Lunar Chronicles on Facebook!
• Tweet with #SaveCRESS.
• Like this post on Instagram.
• Share this post on Tumblr.
• Like this post on Facebook.
• Watch the Cress book trailer.

What we have left to do:
-Info taken from here

Stop the Queen: Unlock Sweepstakes 4 – 500,000 interactions
The Mission: Unlock and enter for a chance to win your own Iko USB drive, a paperback copy of Cinder, a paperback copy of Scarlet, and a hardcover copy ofCress by Marissa Meyer.
We need 500,000 interactions to unlock this sweepstakes! 

Cinder Needs Your Help: Unlock Sweepstakes 5 – 750,000 interactions
The Mission: Unlock and enter for a chance to win one Iko 2gb USB drive, a paperback copy of Cinder, a paperback copy of Scarlet, and a SIGNED hardcover copy of Cress by Marissa Meyer.
We need 750,000 interactions to unlock this sweepstakes! 

Winter Teasers

(Edit: I also have Winter Teasers Part 2 up and running if you're finished with this post and want more :P)

Ok. So don't yell at me guys. I know I haven't been "blogging" per se, but I've still been working on the blog, so that counts. Haha! I added a new page that shows off how much of a Jane Austen junkie I am. I missed blogging about Valentine's Day, but I spent it reminiscing about Emperor Kai's moments in Cress...oh yeah, and eating lots and lots of chocolate! :) Yum!

Well, I love teasers! Why, you ask? Well, it seems that even though I'm already dying for the book to come out, I want the teasers so I can want the book even more. Makes sense? No? Well, I guess it's just me  (doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, either). So what book do I just NEED right now: Winter by Marissa Meyer!

I've now read all three books in the Lunar Chronicles and I am completely smitten with the series. It almost seems that I've dedicated this whole blog to the series. I read other things as well, guys, I promise. 

Well, as usual, whenever I really want a book, I search the net for all sorts of information on it. This is what showed up for Winter by Marissa Meyer...which doesn't come out till 2015. *tears of sadness*

It's hard to do this without spoilers, so I had to limit my findings. Sorries! :)


1. It seems that unlike Queen Levana, Winter is actually loved by the people of Luna, which Queen Levana hates, so she orders a certain someone to get rid of Winter. We can all take a guess at who Winter's "huntsman" is....my guess is Jacin. ;)


2. Queen Levana has a heart....or atleast had a heart. She was weeping for her late husband who died defending her (now we know why she wears that ring....she must've really loved him). I actually felt a little sympathy for her...but only a little because she did bad things in Cress...really bad things! 


3. Adri and Pearl will make an appearance in Winter....

On with the quotes!!!!! 

Informational

Over time, bats had come to symbolize safe travels through the solar system and keen sight in the darkness of space.

“Evret had died protecting the queen, his wife. They said that Levana had sobbed hysterically for hours.” 

Funny

“What did you bring me today? Delusional mutterings with a side of crazy?” 

“See that eye roll? It translates to, ‘How am I possibly keeping my hands off of you, Captain?”

“If this emperor thing doesn’t work out, you might have a future career in espionage.” 

Review: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

I actually didn't read this up until the middle of 2013. I was so scared that it wouldn't live up to the epic start of the first book. Boy, was I wrong!


Here's my very dramatic overview:


Title: Cinder
Author: Marissa Meyer
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Series: The Lunar Chronicles #2
Link: Goodreads

Cinder, the cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She's trying to break out of prison--even though if she succeeds, she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive. Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana, who will do anything for the handsome Prince Kai to become her husband, her king, her prisoner.

Here's my very dramatic overview:

Scarlet continues the epic story of Cinder (a retelling of Cinderella) by Marissa Meyer. Scarlet is determined to find her missing grandmother even though the police  has stopped searching for her. In her hunt for information, she finds out that Wolf, a street fighter, may know something about her grandmother's disappearance and together they go on an epic journey. In the meanwhile, Cinder, finding out the real reason she is so valuable to Dr. Erland...and to the whole world, must escape from prison to fulfill her destiny. While escaping, she meets Thorne, a charming criminal who might be her ticket to freedom. When Scarlet and Cinder finally meet, all chaos breaks loose and the queen will stop at nothing to guard her throne.

It was an amazing tale! In this retelling of The Little Red Riding Hood, Marissa Meyer introduces Wolf (trust me, the name is no joke), who claims he can help Scarlet (AKA little red riding hood) find her missing grandmother. It was way different from what I expected, but...in a good way :) In the meanwhile, Cinder is busy escaping from prison, which is how we meet Captain Carswell Thorne (whom you will LOVE). All of Thorne's quotes will either make you laugh or make you swoon.

 Meyer does an excellent job of handling all those point of views. Even though I'm strictly an Emperor Kai fangirl...I have to admit Wolf was definitely a swoon-worthy character. Scarlet is not some scared little girl delivering food to her grandmother, she is fierce and I love it!!! Cinder has grown up a lot since the first book and with some training, I think she has a good shot at defeating Queen Levana.

The story bounces between point of views flawlessly. We got to see the story from the perspective of Kai, Cinder, Scarlet, Wolf...and even the wicked Queen Levana!


Whoa!!!

If you haven't gotten into this series yet, I suggest you start as soon as possible.


Three of my favorite parts of the book

1. Cinder's escape from prison. Warning! Escaped Cyborg on the loose, accompanied by handsome spaceship "Captain." We got to see Cinder using her glamor...and I have to say, I was very proud. :)

Yay!!!

2. Emperor's Kai press conference. He defended Cinder (in the most diplomatic way possible at the time), and he did it with that famous prince-like sass that I've known and come to love.

May I nominate Cinder and Kai for The Princess of Sarcasm and the Emperor of Sass?

3. The ending!!!! I don't want to spoil it for you guys, but I just wanted to say that epic things happen when Cinder, Thorne, Scarlet, and Wolf finally meet up.

Epic, Amazing, Chaotic things that are fun to read!!!!

Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5

5 stars!

I don't know how one manages to come up with such an awesome tale, but Marissa Meyer has done it. In fact, I find the whole series to be flawless. 

I hope this review is pleasing to Marissa Meyer. I truly enjoyed the story and I'm certain you will too. It's a fantastic tale by an amazing, talented author. You won't want to miss out on this. I hope you enjoyed the review.

Bye! <3

Life and Lots of Cress Teasers :)

This week has been crazy! Oh the joys of college.... Anyways, during the Scarlet Readathon with NeverEndingStories, I realized that I never really reviewed Scarlet (the second book of the Lunar Chronicles) yet. I have decided to right that wrong as soon as possible...hopefully next week.

In a desperate attempt to find out more about Cress by Marissa Meyer, I have been hunting for info all over the internet, not to mention reading (stalking) a variety of blogs. Now I have a neat little gift for you. In case you didn't already know, Carina over at Carina'sBooks has been hosting Cress Tuesdays on her blog. What is that, you ask? Well, every Tuesday she posts a quote from her arc of Cress on her blog. Isn't that cool? Today, there are about 14 of these Cress Teasers!! And yes, she has permission to do so from the author :) You can go through all her Cress teasers here!



And here are a few more!!! 

"You sound like Cinder. She always blames herself for the stupidest things. The war is her fault. Scarlet's grandmother is her fault. I bet she'd take responsibility for the plague, too, if she could."
-Taken from @FierceReads on twitter.

"Now, let's never talk about you being related to her again, because I'm technically still engaged to her, and that's really weird."
-Taken from LisaIsBusyNerding 

"Android speculation,” Kai said, pointing at Nainsi. “It’s better than regular speculation.”

-Taken from @marissa_meyer on twitter.

There were a few more I found online, but I only wanted to include the non-spoiler quotes. :) I hope you guys are as excited as I am and I hope you enjoyed the small little teasers! This is part of what I've been up to in anticipation for Cress!

And Before I forget Marissa Meyer has a new short story up on wattpad called The Little Android! A retelling of the little mermaid....Cinder is in it as well! Go Check it out! It is all types of amazing! The Little Android

See you next week with the Scarlet Review!

Bye!

Cress comes out in 10 days!

I am unbelievably excited for Cress to come out on Feb 4! You have no idea! I've been trying to cope by checking out reviews and watching *cough* stalking  *cough* Marissa Meyer's twitter. It has been quite an experience. I've also been doing the ScarletReadAlong here and the Scarlet Readathon with Fierce Reads....other than that, I've been checking out every Cress review known to man on every blog in the whole blogosphere. I think  it's fair to say that I'm pretty much obsessed with this book and I can't wait for it to get released!

News for you!
The Cress blog tour has began. You don't want to miss a single post. So here you go! Information from Marissa Meyer's blog....

Monday, January 20 : That Artsy Reader Girl
Find out why Marissa Meyer almost named Cress “Arugula” . . .

Tuesday, January 21 : Mermaid Vision Books
 “Ode to Spaceship Captains.” 

Wednesday, January 22 : MacTeenBooks
Music that inspired the book

Thursday, January 23 : Refracted Light Reviews
In which Meg Tao, Kai’s fan club president, is devastated.

Friday, January 24 : Love is Not a Triangle
 Lunar Chronicles fanart . . .

Monday, January 27 : YA Bibliophile
In which Marissa Meyer talks about my experience riding a real-live camel for research.

Tuesday, January 28 : The Irish Banana Review
Learn how Marissa Meyer relates to Cress’s character . . .

Wednesday, January 29 : Forever Young Adult
The challenges of writing a quartet (and the third book in particular).

Thursday, January 30 : Alexa Loves Books

Marissa talks about food. A LOT of food . . .

Friday, January 31 : FicFare
 10 things that changed from Cress’s early drafts . . .

Monday, February 3 : Mundie Moms
You can take a quiz to find out which Lunar Chronicles heroine you are . . .

I don't know about you, but I am beyond excited!!! :D
 There are also a lot of giveaways to enter, so go ahead and have an awesome time! 

Cress, Feb 4. Only 10 days left!

Cress

I'm so excited for this book! You have no idea!


Description from Goodreads:
Rapunzel’s tower is a satellite. She can’t let down her hair—or her guard. 

In this third book in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles series, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they’re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army. 

Their best hope lies with Cress, who has been trapped on a satellite since childhood with only her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker—unfortunately, she’s just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice. 

When a daring rescue goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a high price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing stop her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only ones who can.

I know all my fans of the Cinder series are ready to go crazy! Just a couple of months left guys! :)

Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Cinder By Marissa Meyer


Title: Cinder
Author: Marissa Meyer
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Series: The Lunar Chronicles #1
Link: Goodreads

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl.
Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

Everyone who loves a good story should read this book. This book takes the fairy tale of Cinderella and turns the whole thing around. We meet Cinder, a cyborg mechanic in a dystopian world.

 She's a lot like Cinderella with the whole evil step-mother and two step-sisters thing, but it's different because one of her step-sisters is actually nice. Cinder is almost always accompanied by her android, who is might I say...very inappropriate, but you'll fall in love with her all the same. So on to the story shall we...

Cinder is disliked by her step-mother because she is a cyborg. Due to certain circumstances (don't want to spoil it for you!), Cinder gets "volunteered" into the hands of Dr. Erland for him to run tests on her and very interesting secrets are unfolded one by one.

What's a fairy tale without a Prince? Yes, there is definitely romance in the book, but not the kind you would normally think of. There is really no time for Cinder to explore her feelings because...let's just say things are a bit complicated at the moment. How do you tell a prince you're a cyborg?

In the world that Marissa Meyer has created, there exist Lunars who are from the moon. THE MOON! Apparently humans that lived on the moon evolved into these Lunars. They are very powerful, being able to take control of people's thoughts and emotions, they also have an evil queen that can really get into your thoughts...literally. The Lunars have threatened to go to war with earth unless there can be some type of agreement  between Prince Kai and the Lunar Queen. She wants marriage....(over my dead body!)

Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Writing: 5/5

5/5 stars!

This book was definitely a great read. I recommend it to all book lovers out there, whether male or female. You're going to love how the author takes a fairy tale and turns it into a wonderful, breathtaking universe that has many different twists and turns. My review doesn't do this book justice. Read it for yourself. You won't regret it. When you're done, you'll want the sequel to just fall in your lap.