Why Meyer's last instalment of the Lunar Chronicles won't release until November 2015!

Lunar Chronicle Fans have been anxiously waiting the arrival of January 2015 (certainly not for the winter!!) for the YA novel and final instalment titled Winter.  However, those who were so looking forward to January, will have to wait another ten months for Winter to see bookstore shelves.  Instead.....

Fairest will be released January 2015.  It is a prequel to Cinder, telling the tale of Queen Levana, the evil Lunar villain, beginning with the Queen's life from the age of 15 to a period ten years short of the time of Cinder.

According to Marissa Meyer, there are integral plot points in Fairest that relate to the novel Winter.  None of us wanted the Chronicles to end so soon but this comes as a complete surprise.  Read more of this news here:

http://www.bustle.com/articles/28264-marissa-meyers-fairest-a-lunar-chronicles-prequel-is-coming-and-it-has-major-potential

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Friday 56 (December 28/12)

Hosted by Freda's Voice, The Friday 56 is a fun meme!  Here's how to participate:

Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader

 *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url. It's that simple.

It was hot and clumsy work, with her left leg scraping against the aluminum every few inches.  Twice she stopped to listen, thinking she heard footsteps somewhere below.  Would there be an alarm when their escape was discovered? (page 56 Scarlet ARC - Marissa Meyer author)

Book Beginnings on Friday

Book Beginnings on Friday is a bookish meme now sponsored by Rose City Reader (who was the originator).  Want to join in?  Just share the first sentence or two of the book you are currently reading, along with your impressions and thoughts or inspirations the quote inspires.  Please include the title and author's name. Link up each week at Rose City Reader(http://www.rosecityreader.com/2012/12/book-beginnings-cutting-for-stone.html).

Scarlet was descending toward the alley behind the Rieux Tavern when her port screen chimed from the passenger seat, followed by an automated voice:  "Comm received fro Mademoiselle Scarlet Benoit fromt he Toulouse Law Enforcement Department of Missing Persons."  (1st page, 1st sentence from Scarlet ARC, author Marissa Meyer)

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Dec 17/12)

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?" is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Here we share what we are reading, the books we've acquired or borrowed, and reviews.

This past week has been crazy busy at work.  That's retail though this time of year!  So I return home exhausted and just seem to veg in front of the computer.  I did manage to finish reading The Power of Why by Amanda Lang which was stimulating!  The Power of Why encourages the reader to think of things differently, think laterally, ask why, turn things around and look at them with a new approach.  Doing so can help you solve problems and become innovative in all aspects of your life.  Amanda Lang names several companies and individuals who used this method and found great success.  Canadian Tire and Otis Elevators are but two from whom she took examples.  If you get a chance, I highly recommend The Power of Why!

And... my husband and I went to see The Hobbit:  An Unexpected Journey on Friday!!!  It was sooooo good!!!  Read my thoughts on this book to movie here.  You have to go see this!  I'm just saying!

This week I am tackling Televenge.  So far I am having a difficult time getting into the story.  But I shall persevere and give it another chance.  I have picked up an ARC of Scarlet by Marissa Meyer again.  I had put it aside several months ago when we moved and I soon forgot about it until recently.  Oh, and exciting news!  My blog is in the upcoming paperback release of Cinder!! Cool, right!  (Cinder is the first in the Lunar Chronicles of which Scarlet is the second.)

I also have two book giveaways right now!  Be sure to click on the links on my sidebar and easily enter to win!  

Recently received in my mailbox:

Everything Was Good-bye by Gurjinder Basran

The Books They Gave Me by Jen Adams

Vanity Fare by Megan Caldwell

The Beggar's Opera by Peggy Blair

Quinoa Revolution by Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming

Twitter Chat With Author Marissa Meyer (author of Cinder and Scarlet)

Guess What I Am Reading? Scarlett ARC

An ARC of Scarlet (the second book of the Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer just arrived at work and I am the second one on staff to have the opportunity to read it!!!  Woot!!

I'll let you know soon how I like it!!

FYI, in case you are out of the Lunar loop, Scarlett is the second in the Lunar Chronicles series, following Cinder.  Scarlet is scheduled to release next January!  How excited are you?

I thought the Canadian/American cover for Cinder was nice but look at this....

The first foreign cover for Cinder.  This is for Spain.

This is the Canadian/American Cover

They are both beautiful!!  

Update:  I just read on Marissa Meyer's blog that the second book in this series, Scarlett, is about to go to copy-editing while Marissa is writing the third, Cress.  During all this excitement of releasing her debut novel, Cinder, Marissa got married, quit her day job, went on a honeymoon and continues to promote her novel, not necessarily in that order.  Marissa is one of the friendliest authors I have had the opportunity to communicate with via email.

Have you read Cinder yet?  Take a look at my review.  Once you read Cinder, you'll be addicted!