Spring Into the Future Event Recap

SPRING INTO THE FUTURE EVENT

Tahereh Mafi, Veronica Rossi, Cynthia Hand & Kimberly Derting

May 5th 2012 

UW Bookstore in Millcreek

I took a lot of pictures while at the event, I did have a few more, but these were the best ones.

The book displays at the bookstore

This event was so awesome, I loved meeting Tahereh and Veronica for the first time and seeing Cynthia and Kimberly again. The energy of the event was so much fun and very entertaining. 

Talking about their books

 Veronica Rossi & Kimberly Derting

 Cynthia Hand & Tahereh Mafi

The Q&A session

I didn't even try to remember the questions and answers, that would be way too hard with this many authors.  There was lots of good questions asked that all of the girls each answered. 

The Fans

My seat has all the extra crap under it. I got there 45 minutes early to get that seat. Guess who also was there, Daniel Marks debut author of Velveteen, can you see him? 

(3rd row back, black shirt with his head down)

 Getting all prepared for the signing part. Each had some swag to giveaway.

Tahereh and Cynthia pre-signing the posters while Veronica started the signing line

Signing

 The girls signing their books

Picture Time

 The girls and I

 The girls and Anna

Peace, Love, Teen Fiction

The girls and Jorge

fellow book lover

 This may seem really random, but this is Tahereh's purse. I saw it when she made her appearance and I just loved it. At the end of the signing I just had to ask her if I could take a picture of it. Too freaking cute!

Signatures 

 All the cool swag we got

Bookmarks for Rossi and Hand (I forgot to add Derting's bookmarks because I got it last week and didn't pick up any this week), a poster signed by all the girls and Tahereh's friend made a specialized necklace for the event. 

 The books I got signed at the event, all have been personalized 

I really loved this event and I hope I will see all of them again when their next books comes out. They were all so sweet and amazing. I will always recommend all of these girls books to everyone that will read them. 

Did you get to meet them at one of their tour stops?

My Reviews
Under the Never Sky
The Last Echo
Hallowed
Shatter Me

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In My Mailbox #54

Two Weeks of Goodies

IMM #54

IMM is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, anyone can participate telling about what they bought borrowed or received for the week.

For Review

Night Seeker by Yasmine Galenorn

I can't wait to read this one, I love her books. Book 3 in the series.

Received

Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

I got this from Mindy @Magical Urban Fantasy Reads, thanks Mindy

Received

I got a signed Gayle Forman bookmark, a fellow local book event enthusiast picked this up for me since I didn't attend the event. Thanks Jorge for getting this for me.

Signed postcard from Courtney Alison Moulton and bookmark, she sent this to me since I participated in an ARC tour for Wings of the Wicked. Thanks Courtney. I actually got this a few weeks ago, but I kept forgetting to add it.

Bought

for event

Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

1 is for me the other is for my cousin

Bought

at University  of Washington Bookstore

Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

found a good condition used copy

Inheritance by Christoper Paolini

There was signed copies at the store and I just had to pick it up since I didn't go to the event when he was here.

Bought

at Third Place Books

 Ganymede by Cherie Priest signed

She is moving out of Seattle so I won't be able to get anymore of her books signed

Bought

at Half Price Books

The YA Books

Whisper by Pheobe Kitandis

a local author and I'm waiting for her to announce some events

Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead

I had no idea this one was rereleased in hardback, when I saw it I had to have it

Forgotten by Cat Patrick

another local author that I plan on seeing soon

Never Cry Werewolf by Heather Davis

yet another local author that I plan on eventually getting signed, plus it was only $2

The Adult Books

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

I have always wanted to read this one. I found this copy and it is a 1st edition with the cool edged pages

Enchantment by Orson Scott Card

I love this one and I want to reread it eventually

Bought

 Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

I bought this a few weeks ago and had it shipped to a fellow local blogger that got them signed for me. 1 is mine the other one is for another person. Thanks Grace for getting them signed for me.

I added a lot of books to my shelves this week, oops, but they are all going to be awesome reads once I can get to them.

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Weekly Recap

My Reviews

The Hunt 

The Immortal Rules 

The Last Echo 

Under the Never Sky

Bookography

Third Place Books

Smoke 

Event Recaps

The Last Echo Launch Party 

Women of the Otherworld

Mini Challenge
Show all of my Kelley Armstrong books I own
hosted by Lucy@Moonlight Gleams Bookshelf

Reading Pile

1) Sweet Evil currently reading
2) Struck
3) Of Poseidon
4) Dime Store Magic

What did you get in your mailbox this week?

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Under the Never Sky Review

Under the Never Sky

By Veronica Rossi

Summary

Since she'd been on the outside, she'd survived an Aether storm, she'd had a knife held to her throat, and she'd seen men murdered. This was worse.

Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland - known as The Death Shop - are slim. If the cannibals don't get her, the violent, electrified energy storms will. She's been taught that the very air she breathes can kill her. Then Aria meets an Outsider named Perry. He's wild - a savage - and her only hope of staying alive.

A hunter for his tribe in a merciless landscape, Perry views Aria as sheltered and fragile - everything he would expect from a Dweller. But he needs Aria's help too; she alone holds the key to his redemption. Opposites in nearly every way, Aria and Perry must accept each other to survive. Their unlikely alliance forges a bond that will determine the fate of all who live under the never sky.

What I Loved

Overall Review

What an awesome book, an all around amazing storyline with fantastic characters as well. The story was fast paced and never slowed down, something was always going on and happening. I'm so glad I finally got to read it, I wish I would have read it earlier it was just that awesome. I'm looking forward to the next book, I want more!!

Characters

Aria: For starters, I love her name, I have always been a fan of A names, to me they sound really pretty. Her actual character personality I freaking loved! I was surprised by how strong she was, I was expecting her to be this whiny and weak character, but nope not a peep out of her. I love her ability to adapt and her will to survive.

Peregrine aka Perry: He is my favorite character type, the dark brooding bad boy that has many issues and just needs the right girl to love him. Loved his cool exterior, but his soft interior that he slowly revealed to Aria.

Romance

Not the typical love at first sight, thankfully, but the more realistic falling for them over time. The romance is on the side, but not the main storyline. Just the right amount of romance to add to the story, but not overwhelm it with straight romance.

Dystopian

Aria gets the best of both worlds, she got to do the whole virtual reality stuff but then she gets to know the real life outside excitements. Adding the increased senses to the human evolution is just genius and made this book even better.

A New Trilogy

Aria discovers a lot of things both good and bad about the pods and herself and I'm looking forward to seeing what grand adventures and issues Aria and Perry are going to come across in the next book.

Didn't Like

Nothing, besides that the book had to come to an end and I can't have the next one in my hands now

Recommendation

Got to read this book NOW!

Information 

Under the Never Sky Trilogy 

Under the Never Sky

Through the Ever Night winter 2013

Book 3

If you could have a heightened sense which would you want?

I would want sight

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Bookography (38)

Bookography

Bookography is a fun new way to share the beauty of books with photography. Take a picture with the book being the focus or inspiration and share the picture(s) you have created for the week.

Inspired by Looking For Alaska by John Green

I got a book last week that explained how to do smoke photography and I had a lot of fun playing with it for an hour or so. The smoke is created using incense, a black background and an off camera flash set diagonally behind the smoke at the highest power. The camera has to be in the manual setting with a shutter speed of 1/200-1/250, aperture at f/8- f/16, low ISO 100-200 and also switching the focus to manual focus. 

When I was going through the photos I came across this one and I thought of the Looking For Alaska cover.

If you would like to participate please do. I will post my Bookography post each week on Wednesdays. I would love if you would link back to my blog and share your own link in the comments.

To see my previous weeks pictures check out my Bookography tab 

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The Last Echo Launch Party

Kimberly Derting's 

The Last Echo Launch Party

April 28th 2012

Third Place Book in Ravenna 

Kim started off by talking about the book for a little bit, then she moved on to a Q&A and finished with a reading from The Last Echo. She decided to read from the killers POV when she usually doesn't.  
(All has been summarized from my memory)

Talking a little about the cover

 The cover flower was original going to be for another book, Wings by Aprilynne Pike, but when they were doing the cover shoot they weren't liking how it was turning out so they scraped the idea. Kim's cover designers were trying to come up with a cover that would off set the gruesome title The Body Finder and they ended up recycling the flower and using it for the cover. The flower has been on each cover, it also isn't a real flower it was made. The cover for the next book has already been made and Kim says it is her favorite one. 

Kim told us a story about how she knows she is working too much when her daughter came up to her crying and sobbing "You don't love us anymore". She ended up starting to call her daughter Violet, but stopped herself before she finished. Yep Kim is working a lot and we love her for it!

How do you name your character?
Kim names her characters after people she knows. A lot of dead girls are her neighbor's kids and she will call them up asking for permission to use their name as a dead girl. Most have said yes, but a few have said no, when they said no she ended up turning them into the bitchy girl at school. The lesson for today, never say no to Kim when she wants to kill you. The neighborhood boy begged Kim to make him a murderer, so the next murderer is named after him.

Violet was a name that if she had another child she would have named her Violet, but since she isn't having anymore kids she named her character Violet instead, a different child of sorts. Her husband insists Jay is named after him since his name is Josh and it could be shorted to Jay.

How did you come up with the killers?

The killers mostly have been themed/inspired by real life killers, expect for the first one. Kim stated that real life is scarier than anything created in fiction. Kim knew she wanted the killer to be a pair of people working together to kill the girls in The Body Finders. Gary Ridgway inspired The Lost Echo killer, Charles Manson inspired the next book's killer.

When Kim was first writing from the killer's point of view and how they snagged the girls she was concerned with how the publisher would take it since her books are YA. They actually really liked it and she has added more with each book. Their was a scene in The Last Echo when Kim was done writing it she felt gross and dirty.

Why Rafe's character?
Rafe and Sara were created because Violet needed a way to access other killers and bodies. Kim didn't want to have that many dead bodies being found in Buckley, since she lives near there and the area doesn't actually have that many dead bodies and killers.

I made Kim a bit nervous with all the photos I was taking, she was afraid I would have all of these bad ones of her, but I assured her that bad ones get deleted.

 She also had some prizes to give out, everyone got a lilac nail polish, bookmarks of all the books, a stick of The Last Echo and Last Echo wrist band. If you pulled a bookmark with a red heart you got to choose an extra prize, either a bag or a tee shirt. I was lucky enough to get the bag, along with all the rest of the swag.

 Kim and I

This is the 3rd time I have seen her but the only time I have taken pictures

Kim and Anna @ Peace, Love, Teen Fiction

Kim and Jorge

 he doesn't have a blog, but he a local book/event fan that I have meet and chatted with on Facebook

The event was awesome and Kim is so much fun. I really enjoy going to her events and I can't wait to see her again this Saturday for Spring Into Future event. I love how many local authors Washington has, we are pretty lucky to be the perfect place to write and read with all the crappy weather and rain we have.

Have you meet the lovely Kimberly Derting?

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