31 March 2012

It’s the last day of the month which means it’s time to check out what we’re going to be reading next month in:

View all the previous Hot Off The Press posts here

In lieu of a conversation snippet between Abigail & her TBR Pile, we’re trying out a new widget that allows you to view all the Hot Off the Press titles in a different format with the all important Price!  Just click a cover below to view the description, product details, and add the title to your Amazon cart all without ever leaving this page.  The standard Hot Off the Press format is still included below, but we’d love your feedback on this widget in the comments or on Twitter @Abigail_ATUF.

30 March 2012

I’m Team Amity!

Insurgent ARC

You may remember a little book last year that went on to win scads of awards including Goodreads Choice Award for Favorite Book 2011: DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth!  I reviewed DIVERGENT and called it “thoughtful, occasionally horrifying, but always exhilarating, dystopian that I kept in a white-knuckled grip way into the wee hours of the night…[DIVERGENT is an] action packed dystopian thriller that will enrage and delight readers in turn, like every good dystopian should.”  So you can imagine there is quite a lot of excitement building for the sequel and it’s about to get even bigger starting today!

  

HarperTeen is launching a super cool campaign inviting bloggers to become faction initiates.  I’m Amity!

The Amity faction values peace and friendship. Artistic, creative, and musical, this faction focuses on peacekeeping, harmony, and farming.image

There’s tons of cool stuff on the Amity site, so click and check it out.  The faction with the most traffic is going to be rewarded…so let’s make sure Amity comes out on top! More details to come!

Bear Meets Girl (Pride, #7)

Title: Bear Meets Girl
AuthorShelly Laurenston
Series: Pride #7
Cover Art: Craig White
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Excerpt: Yes
Source: Publisher
Reviewed by: Julia

  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Brava; March 27, 2012
  • ISBN-10: 0758265204
  • ISBN-13: 978-0758265203

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Sexual Content:
Several sex scenes.


Rating:


Excellent - Loved it! Buy it now & put this author on your watch list.


29 March 2012

 

Today we are welcoming A.C. Arthur who is the author of TEMPTATION RISING (available March 29 from St. Martin's Press) , the first book in The Shadow Shifters paranormal romance series about sexy jaguar shifters.  A.C. Arthur is talking about her fear of cats and why you’ll fall in love with her exotic shifters.  Be sure to enter the giveaway below to win your own copy!

Enter The Jaguar

by

A.C. Arthur

Sounds strange, doesn’t it? A jaguar shape shifter. But honestly, when I decided to write a paranormal series this was the first and only entity that came to mind. The really weird thing is, I’m deathly afraid of cats! Yes, that is a true fact that anyone who knows me is well aware of. I have always been afraid of domestic cats and never even thought about getting close to a big or exotic cat. Still, the black jaguar (panthera onca) is such a beautiful creature that I just could not resist. There’s something about the eyes and the regal stature of this animal that had me mesmerized from the start.

28 March 2012

Cover Art Coverage: 27 New Covers!

 
Hi All! Julia’s taking another much needed week off from the Cover Art Coverage post (there have been scads of cover reveals lately and this is a time consuming post to put together each week).  Several great covers to gush over this week including a new one from artist Gene Mollica that get’s my Best pick, as well as a very promising new series from Anton Strout. And it seems that no week is complete without a disappointing PNR cover and Julia and I agree on below.  Let us know which ones you love and hate in the comments or via Twitter @Abigail_ATUF

27 March 2012

Early Review: Sacrificial Magic by Stacia Kane

*This title will be released on March 27, 2012*

Sacrificial Magic (Downside Ghosts, #4)

Title: Sacrificial Magic
AuthorStacia Kane
Series: Downside Ghosts #4
Cover Art: N/A
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Excerpt: Yes
Source: Netgalley
Reviewed by: Abigail

  • Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Del Rey (March 27, 2012)
  • ISBN-10: 034552750X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345527509

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Sexual Content:

Several scenes of sensuality. One moderately graphic sex scene. Vague references to sexual abuse.


Rating:


Excellent - Loved it! Buy it now & put this author on your watch list.


26 March 2012

*This title will be released on March, 27, 2012*

Title: Wanted Undead or Alive
AuthorKerrelyn Sparks 
Series: Love at Stake #12
Cover Art: N/A
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Excerpt: Yes
Source: Publisher
Reviewed by: Julia

  • Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Avon; March 27, 2012
  • ISBN-10: 0061958069
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061958069

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Sexual Content:
Sex scenes, references to rape.


Rating:

Okay – A few good points, but with significant flaws. Library/swap/borrow if you want.


25 March 2012

Review: Tomorrow Land by Mari Mancusi

 

Tomorrow Land

Title: Tomorrow Land
AuthorMari Mancusi
Series: N/A
Cover Art: N/A
Genre: Dystopian YA
Excerpt: Yes
Source: Netgalley
Reviewed by:

  • Format: eBook only
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B007IKOK9W

 


Sexual Content:
References to underage sex, kissing.


Rating:

Awful - I had to force myself to finish it. Fatally flawed on multiple levels.

 

 



 
*This title will be released on March 27, 2012*

Spellcaster (Spellbound, #2)

Title: Spellcaster
AuthorCara Lynn Shultz
Series: Spellbound #2
Cover Art: N/A
Genre: Paranormal YA
Excerpt: Yes 
Source: Netgalley
Reviewed by: Julia

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Harlequin Teen; March 27, 2012
  • ISBN-10: 0373210507
  • ISBN-13: 978-0373210503

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Sexual Content:
Discussions of sex and references to sexual activity; kissing, make-out scenes.


Rating:


Excellent - Loved it! Buy it now & put this author on your watch list.


24 March 2012

Early Review: Slide by Jill Hathaway

*This title will be released on March 27, 2012*

Slide (Slide, #1)

Title: Slide
AuthorJill Hathaway
Series: Slide #1
Cover Art: N/A
Genre: Paranormal YA
Excerpt: No
Source: Publisher
Reviewed by: Abigail

  • Reading level: Ages 14 and up
  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Balzer + Bray (March 27, 2012)
  • ISBN-10: 0062077902
  • ISBN-13: 978-0062077905

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Sexual Content:

Kissing, References to teen pregnancy


Rating:

Okay – A few good points, but with significant flaws. Library/swap/borrow if you want.


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