But before we say goodbye, here is our SECOND BIGGEST GIVEAWAY for this event! Please take a few moments to read about a book that we will be featuring today in this special post. I must say, this book is one of the most anticipated books this year, and I am honored to have it featured on my blog today.
We have BLOOD RED ROAD by MOIRA YOUNG.
Title: Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Pages: 512
Release Date: June 7th 2011
Published by: Margaret K. McElderry
Visit its Simon & Schuster Page
Summary:
Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That's fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. But when a monster sandstorm arrives, along with four cloaked horsemen, Saba's world is shattered. Lugh is captured, and Saba embarks on an epic quest to get him back.
Suddenly thrown into the lawless, ugly reality of the world outside of desolate Silverlake, Saba is lost without Lugh to guide her. So perhaps the most surprising thing of all is what Saba learns about herself: she's a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a cunning opponent. And she has the power to take down a corrupt society from the inside. Teamed up with a handsome daredevil named Jack and a gang of girl revolutionaries called the Free Hawks, Saba stages a showdown that will change the course of her own civilization.
Why I think Blood Red Road is a novel to watch out for:
I have heard a lot of great things about this book. Most people are thoroughly impressed with the voice Saba has throughout the entire book, though it takes a while to get used to.
Blood Red Road's world reminds me of Topside in Enclave where it was virtually a big Wasteland, with gangs scattered everywhere. Saba is learning a lot about herself through her journey, and what better theme is there to read about than a person's growth through a series of tough experiences in life?
Blood Red Road is a novel a lot of people are looking forward to for its story and its characters holds a lot of potential, and a great promise that it is indeed a great novel.
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Also, you might want to try reading Lauren DeStefano's debut novel, Wither.
Title: Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Pages: 358
Release Date: March 22nd 2011
Published by: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Visit its Simon & Schuster Page
Summary:
What if you knew exactly when you would die?
Thanks to modern science, every human being has become a ticking genetic time bomb—males only live to age twenty-five, and females only live to age twenty. In this bleak landscape, young girls are kidnapped and forced into polygamous marriages to keep the population from dying out.
When sixteen-year-old Rhine Ellery is taken by the Gatherers to become a bride, she enters a world of wealth and privilege. Despite her husband Linden's genuine love for her, and a tenuous trust among her sister wives, Rhine has one purpose: to escape—to find her twin brother and go home.
But Rhine has more to contend with than losing her freedom. Linden's eccentric father is bent on finding an antidote to the genetic virus that is getting closer to taking his son, even if it means collecting corpses in order to test his experiments. With the help of Gabriel, a servant Rhine is growing dangerously attracted to, Rhine attempts to break free, in the limited time she has left.
Who has not heard of this book yet? Grab a copy now, will you!
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GIVEAWAY TIME!
Simon & Schuster was very generous and donated a prize pack for our Dystopian Domination event! What books do we have, you ask? HERE THEY ARE!
We are giving away finished copies 3 GREAT BOOKS:
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Possession by Elana Johnson
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ENDS June 12, 2011
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