First off, the winner of the EVERNEATH mini-giveaway from the YA Scavenger Hunt is...
Tayte Hunter
Please email me your mailing address (brodiashton at gmail dot com) and I'll get that ARC in the mail.
Next...
Now that I've had a chance to breathe, I wanted to talk about some books I've read lately. Unfortunately, they haven't been released, but consider this your official "heads up" to keep an eye out for them!
INCARNATE
INCARNATE is so different than most of the stuff out there! It's sort of Dystopian, sort of Fantasy, definitely romantic, and full of adventure. I thought it was a fabulous debut, and I can't wait to read the next one.
It comes out January 31st, and Jodi is touring with me, so that makes it doubly exciting!
Next up was UNDER THE NEVER SKY
Not only is Veronica Rossi a great person and a great friend, she is also an incredible storyteller. Under the Never Sky is a dystopian, where the worlds of the sheltered "pod-dwellers" and the "savage" outsiders collide, under threats from the ground and the sky. It's pretty incredible.
And finally, I'm in the middle of reading THE SAVAGE GRACE, the final installment in Bree Despain's THE DARK DIVINE trilogy.
So far, there has been an explosion, an ambush at demon rave, and lots of smoochies. Three things that will get me to read any book. :) I can't wait to get back to reading it! It comes out in March.
So, what have y'all been reading? What book have you fallen in love with? Which books are you most excited for?
And, in "EXCITING NEWS I'D LIKE TO SHARE" news:
EVERNEATH received a starred review from VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)
“The author brings a fresh, innovative concept to young adult fiction with well-developed characters and a fantastic plot line .... Libraries are advised to buy multiple copies-this one will fly off the shelves.”
— Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (Starred Review)
Publishers Weekly had this to say:
“Ashton’s debut, is complex and intriguing. Drawing inspiration from such myths as Osiris, Orpheus, and Persephone, it explores the nature of loss and longing and what it means to be alive.”
— Publishers Weekly
