We need you to get over here, and vote for Juliette in her first match!
My advocate post is up now on YA Sisterhood, so make sure you stop by and get all your friends and fellow Shatter Me fans to vote!
Showing posts with label Shatter Me. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shatter Me. Show all posts
2011-12-01
#TeamJuliette First Match
Guys, TODAY IS THE DAY!
We need you to get over here, and vote for Juliette in her first match!
My advocate post is up now on YA Sisterhood, so make sure you stop by and get all your friends and fellow Shatter Me fans to vote!
We need you to get over here, and vote for Juliette in her first match!
My advocate post is up now on YA Sisterhood, so make sure you stop by and get all your friends and fellow Shatter Me fans to vote!
2011-11-29
#TeamJuliette Buttons!
So tonight, I was pleasantly surprised by someone who had made a bunch of #TeamJuliette buttons for the YA Heroine Tournament!
And this was right after I emailed someone begging for some haha. So now we have TONS of buttons, all of which are super cute, awesome buttons for you to pick up!
DON'T FORGET: our first match is on December 1st - this THURSDAY against Cammie from The Gallagher Girls books.
Giselle from Book Nerd Canada made these:
And Avery from Avery's Book Nook made these:
And this was right after I emailed someone begging for some haha. So now we have TONS of buttons, all of which are super cute, awesome buttons for you to pick up!
DON'T FORGET: our first match is on December 1st - this THURSDAY against Cammie from The Gallagher Girls books.
Giselle from Book Nerd Canada made these:
And Avery from Avery's Book Nook made these:
2011-11-27
YA Heroine Tourney: Team Juliette
WOOHOO! Big and exciting news, guys!
If you are a fan of YA books, you are definitely going to want to get involved with this!
Over the summer, YA Sisterhood hosted the Crush Tourney for all our fave YA boys- and this December, they're hosting the YA Heroine Tournament as well!
32 heroines are going to be going head-to-head in voting matches, and it is up to all of YOU readers and voters to decide who the winner is!
The YA Sisterhood blog explains the finer details of how it all works, but here are the basics:
Each heroine has an advocate.
The advocates will do their part to rally voters and encourage them to vote for their heroine during the matches. You can vote in each and every match to help determine a winner! It's done in a bracket system, and matches begin on December 1st.
The day of the match, each advocate will have a post written up at YA Sisterhood to explain why their heroine should win. And no, you don't need to have read the book to vote!
The winner of each match will proceed to the next level of matches, until finally only one heroine is left standing.
AND I AM THE ADVOCATE FOR TEAM JULIETTE OF TAHEREH MAFI'S SHATTER ME.
Which means we have work to do! Juliette's first match is up on December 1 against Cammie from Ally Carter's Gallagher Girls books- and I've read those books, and I can say that Cammie is one awesome gal.
But she's no Juliette. So let's DO THIS, and do it right! Because it's going to be a tough battle, but so worth it.
And I'm going to make sure that all of you know exactly who Juliette is and why she should win. Because she should, being such a remarkable young woman.
Until December 1st, your job is to spread the word and get people excited! Tell all your friends, share it on Facebook, and make sure you follow me to stay updated with any news.
You can follow my blog, follow my Twitter, and like me on Facebook to stay updated. Make sure you do!
Oh, and it's nothing fancy but I made us a Team Juliette button, so feel free to grab it! Or even make your own and share those :)
If you are a fan of YA books, you are definitely going to want to get involved with this!
Over the summer, YA Sisterhood hosted the Crush Tourney for all our fave YA boys- and this December, they're hosting the YA Heroine Tournament as well!
The YA Sisterhood blog explains the finer details of how it all works, but here are the basics:
Each heroine has an advocate.
The advocates will do their part to rally voters and encourage them to vote for their heroine during the matches. You can vote in each and every match to help determine a winner! It's done in a bracket system, and matches begin on December 1st.
The day of the match, each advocate will have a post written up at YA Sisterhood to explain why their heroine should win. And no, you don't need to have read the book to vote!
The winner of each match will proceed to the next level of matches, until finally only one heroine is left standing.
AND I AM THE ADVOCATE FOR TEAM JULIETTE OF TAHEREH MAFI'S SHATTER ME.
Which means we have work to do! Juliette's first match is up on December 1 against Cammie from Ally Carter's Gallagher Girls books- and I've read those books, and I can say that Cammie is one awesome gal.
But she's no Juliette. So let's DO THIS, and do it right! Because it's going to be a tough battle, but so worth it.
And I'm going to make sure that all of you know exactly who Juliette is and why she should win. Because she should, being such a remarkable young woman.
Until December 1st, your job is to spread the word and get people excited! Tell all your friends, share it on Facebook, and make sure you follow me to stay updated with any news.
You can follow my blog, follow my Twitter, and like me on Facebook to stay updated. Make sure you do!
Oh, and it's nothing fancy but I made us a Team Juliette button, so feel free to grab it! Or even make your own and share those :)
2011-11-08
Shatter Me
Release Date: November 15, 2011
HarperCollins
ISBN13: 9780062085481
5/5 Stars!
Goodreads Synopsis:
Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.
The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war- and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now.
Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.
In this electrifying debut, Tahereh Mafi presents a world as riveting as The Hunger Games and a superhero story as thrilling as The X-Men. Full of pulse-pounding romance, intoxicating villainy, and high-stakes choices, Shatter Me is a fresh and original dystopian novel—with a paranormal twist—that will leave readers anxiously awaiting its sequel.
How many books have you read that are just purely magnificent to read? Where the writing is so beautiful and literally takes your breath away so often that you're gasping at the turn of every page?
Not very many; but Shatter Me is one of them, and one of the best.
- A Masterpiece of Prose:
Tahereh Mafi isn't writing a novel so much as Shatter Me is prose; it's like poetry in the way it reads like soft butter on your tongue. Every phrase has a rhythm and is a perfect expression of Juliette's voice and emotions. Just read it, and you'll see what I mean. - An Outstanding Heroine:
Sometimes, it's the heroine in a YA book that drives me crazy. They're tend to be too boy crazy, or whiny, or just kind of dumb. But not Juliette. After going through trials that would put most people to shame, Juliette is determined to be the very best she can be. I completely admired her compassion and will, and I applaud Tahereh for writing a story about such an admirable young woman. Juliette strikes such a careful balance between being fragile and open and vulnerable, while still maintaining an immense amount of inner strength, bravery, and a perception of her place in the world. - Secrets!:
Maybe it's just me, but I like a good book with super mysterious secrets. And Shatter Me has plenty- but I was also happy that we discovered enough of them to feel satisfied, but then the ending happens and you just end up wanting to know more (next book stat, please)! But I really enjoyed the development and pace in Shatter Me- it wasn't entirely predictable, and I really liked the ending. Why? Because it isn't some awful cliffhanger (I'm looking at you, Delirium) that'll make you mope and cry for a week. Which is good, because Juliette isn't really into moping right now. ;)
By the way, the romance really isn't bad either! You're going to love Adam to pieces, and as much as I like Juliette I'm gonna have to call dibs on this one because he is yummyyy <3 He kind of reminded me of Four from Divergent. Oh, and those comparisons to Hunger Games and X-men? While I don't love Shatter Me as much as The Hunger Games, it's actually a decent comparison.
I know you're technically not supposed to quote the ARC, but I have a quote I'm dying to share (because I loved it so much) and this will have to do until I have the finished copy to make sure no changes were made,
"In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I lived love and loss through stories threaded in history; I experienced adolescence by association. My world is one interwoven web of words, stringing limb to limb, bone to sinew, thoughts and images all together. I am a being comprised of leters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction."
Wow. Beautiful, right? Because sometimes that's how I feel as a reader, too. And I think this gives you a wonderful little teaser of Tahereh's gorgeous writing and talent.
If you've already pre-ordered Shatter Me, then good for you- you made an excellent decision. If you haven't, then I HIGHLY suggest you do so, right now so that you can devour this lovely little thing as soon as possible.
HUGE thank you to HarperCollins Canada for providing me with an ARC of this book; no compensation was received, I only received a copy for my honest review.
2011-08-03
Waiting on Wednesday ~ 08/03
see this lovely picture? It was made by Lindsay at The Violet Hour. Thank you for sharing it!)
Breaking the Spine hosts weekly "Waiting on Wednesday" for books that haven't been released yet but we are anxious for!
Breaking the Spine hosts weekly "Waiting on Wednesday" for books that haven't been released yet but we are anxious for!
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Harper Teen
Goodreads Synopsis:
Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old-girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.
The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war- and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now.
Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.
In this electrifying debut, Tahereh Mafi presents a world as riveting as The Hunger Games and a superhero story as thrilling as The X-Men. Full of pulse-pounding romance, intoxicating villainy, and high-stakes choices, Shatter Me is a fresh and original dystopian novel—with a paranormal twist—that will leave readers anxiously awaiting its sequel.
The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war- and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now.
Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.
In this electrifying debut, Tahereh Mafi presents a world as riveting as The Hunger Games and a superhero story as thrilling as The X-Men. Full of pulse-pounding romance, intoxicating villainy, and high-stakes choices, Shatter Me is a fresh and original dystopian novel—with a paranormal twist—that will leave readers anxiously awaiting its sequel.
There's been a lot of buzz going around about this one, but there's good reason for that. It just sounds plain awesome. I'll be honest, I'm not in love with the cover but the plot sounds great. The only bad part is that there's just over 3 months before its release still....
There are so many good upcoming releases, so please comment and share with me what you're waiting on today! :)
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