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Just because I've been absent from blogging lately, doesn't mean I still don't see the recently revealed covers of upcoming books, as well as the release of book trailers. If anything, I'm on the lookout more, so that I can keep track of what books are coming out and when, so I can snag myself a copy. It seems that this week has gifted us with many a book covers, and one magnificentally well made book trailer. First: As an inkpopper, I've known about Wendy Higgins' upcoming Sweet Evil ever since it was first announced (Coming May 1st, 2012). Well, yesterday Wendy tweeted the cover (you can follow her on twitter too @Wendy_Higgins) and I must say: WOW! It's incredibly beautiful, and elegant and it says so much without saying anything at all. It offers a contrast with not only the bright vs. dark side, but also the vibrant, rich red vs. the deep black. It shows that some type of romance is obviously involved, and I unsurprisingly, am okay with this (Du...

For my stop on the Deadly Cool Blog Tour, I got to interview Josh, Hartley's boyfriend. Enjoy! *** 1) Basics: What is your birthday? Middle name? Favorite Color? Favorite Number?                                                               Josh: Birthday: January 11 Middle Name: Xavier (But please don’t tell anyone!) Fav color: Blue (I’m a guy. We like blue.) Fav number: 10 (Because that’s how many days I spent in jail as an innocent man, and I will NEVER forget that experience!) 2) In Deadly Cool, Chase has an array of books on his bookshelf. Do you read, and if so, what type of books do you like? Josh: Dude, I totally read! I have a subscription to MAD magazine, ...

Title: Vanish (Firelight #2) Author: Sophie Jordan Publication Date: September 6th, 2011 Published By: HarperTeen Hardcover, 304 Pages Source: ARC received from the Publisher for an honest review Summary: "To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely-guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again—and worse, that because his mind has been shaded, Will’s memories of that fateful night and why she had to flee are gone. Back home, Jacinda is greeted with hostility and must work to prove her loyalty for both her sake and her family’s. Among the few who will even talk to her are Cassian, the pride’s heir apparent who has always wanted her, and her sister, Tamra, who has been forever changed by a twist of fate. Jacinda knows that she should forget Will and move on—that if he managed to remember and keep his promise to find her, it would only endanger them b...

Today I bring you Elise Benton's playlist. Elise is the main character from the upcoming Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik, which is to be released on August 2nd from HarperTeen. This story is a retelling of Pride & Prejudice and I absolutely LOVED it! Take a look at the songs Elise listed below (the choices make me love this this character even more!). *** Elise Benton’s “favorites” playlist on her iPod: These are the songs I like to crank up when I actually get the house or the car to myself—which doesn’t happen nearly often enough, as far as I’m concerned. They all make me happy, even the sad songs, which I know sounds weird but there’s just something about every one of these songs that gets to me in a good way. I’ve added a note to each one to explain why I love it. -- Elise. 1. Adele , Rolling in the Deep (Adele’s a goddess. Period.) 2. Mumford and Sons, After the Storm (Spare, quiet, moving.) 3. Simon and Garfunkel, Scarborough Fair (Yes, it’s old. But sometimes you...

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi Publication Date: November 15th, 2011 Published By: HarperTeen Hardcover, 352 Pages Source: Received from publisher for an honest review Summary: "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. Juli...

Die for Me by Amy Plum Publication Date: May 10th, 2011 Published By: HarperTeen Hardcover, 352 Pages Source: ARC received from Inkpop/Publisher for Honest Review  Summary: "In the City of Lights, two star-crossed lovers battle a fate that is destined to tear them apart again and again for eternity. When Kate Mercier's parents die in a tragic car accident, she leaves her life--and memories--behind to live with her grandparents in Paris. For Kate, the only way to survive her pain is escaping into the world of books and Parisian art. Until she meets Vincent. Mysterious, charming, and devastatingly handsome, Vincent threatens to melt the ice around Kate's guarded heart with just his smile. As she begins to fall in love with Vincent, Kate discovers that he's a revenant--an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save the lives of others. Vincent and those like him are bound in a centuries-old war against a group of evil revenant...

I'm so happy to have Amy Plum on the blog today, sharing with us her OCD List of Favorite Films! Amy is the author of the upcoming Die for Me(Revenants #1), which is being released on May 10th from HarperTeen. I was lucky enough to read this early and I can't wait to share my review with you! It's wonderful! :) Please welcome Amy! ~~~~~~ Amy's OCD List of Favorite Films I love films SO MUCH that it is impossible to choose only ten. So I'm going to cheat. The uppermost echelon of my film pantheon can be grouped under the following categories: ALMOST EVERYTHING WITH OR BY, listing only my top 2 of each Audrey Hepburn (Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday); Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine, Being John Malkovich); Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums) The Coen Brothers (Raising Arizona, Fargo) Pedro Almodovar (Women on the Verge, Tie Me Up Tie Me Down) Monty Python (Holy Grail, Life of Brian) Terry Gilliam (Time Bandits, The Adventures of B...

I'm pleased to welcome Josephine Angelini to Flipping Pages for All Ages. I recently read her debut, Starcrossed(will be released by HarperTeen on May 31st), and fell in love with it. She was kind enough to answer some questions for us! If you missed my review of Starcrossed, you can check it out here . Please welcome Josephine!! :) ~~~~~~ Flipping Pages for All Ages: Starcrossed is based on Greek mythology, who is your favorite Greek God and why? Josephine Angelini: I’ve always had a soft spot for Dionysus. He was the only Olympian that was born human, and he won his god-hood through a series of horrific events. He’s like Batman—he wasn’t born on Krypton or bitten by a radioactive spider, he just put in that extra effort, making wine and whatnot, to become “super”. Plus he loved plays and parties. Guy sounds like a blast. FPfAA: The Delos family is made up of some pretty good looking guys, do you have a favorite? (I personally adore Hector!) JA: My favorite is Lucas, of...

The newest weekly challenge is posted over at inkpop and this is one you don't want to miss. It coincides with Jennifer Archer's upcoming April release, Through Her Eyes. Summary of Through Her Eyes: "Every ghost has a story to tell. The last place Tansy Piper wants to be is stuck in Cedar Canyon, Texas, in the middle of nowhere, with a bunch of small-town kids. But when her mother decides to move to the desolate West Texas town, Tansy has no choice but to go along. Once there, Tansy is immediately drawn to the turret of their rickety old house, a place she soon learns has a disturbing history. But it's the strange artifacts she finds in the cellar—a pocket watch, a journal of poetry, and a tiny crystal—that have the most chilling impact on her. Tansy soon finds that through the lens of her camera, she can become part of a surreal black-and-white world where her life is intertwined with that of mysterious, troubled Henry, who lived in the same house and died deca...

Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini Publication Date: May 31st, 2011 Published By: HarperTeen Hardcover, 496 Pages Source: E-book from Netgalley courtesy of HarperTeen Summary: "How do you defy destiny? Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood . . . and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history. As Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas together—and ...