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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Read a Free Preview of 'Unbreakable' Now

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If the first chapter of Kami Garcia's Unbreakable wasn't enough for you (and let's be honest, we all know it wasn't), we've got great news. The first seven chapters of the Beautiful Creatures coauthor's upcoming solo novel are now live. Read it to learn more about Kennedy Waters and her introduction to the world of spirits and all things supernatural.

Here's more about the book:

I never believed in ghosts.
Until one tried to kill me.
 
When Kennedy Waters finds her mother dead, she doesn’t realize that paranormal forces are responsible–not until mysterious identical twins Jared and Lukas Lockhart break into her room and destroy a deadly spirit sent to kill her.
 
Kennedy learns that her mother’s death was no accident, and now she has to take her place in the Legion of the Black Dove–a secret society whose five members were all murdered on the same night, leaving the Legion in the hands of the next generation: a misfit group with unique skills.
 
As the new members race to find the only weapon capable of destroying the demon, they use their individual talents to battle paranormal entities and earn their rightful place in the Legion–except for Kennedy.
 
If she is truly the missing piece of the puzzle, can she stay alive long enough to find out–without losing her heart in the process?
 
Protect Yourself.
What you can’t see CAN hurt you.

You can download the free preview of Unbreakable on Amazon. Warning: reading it may make the wait until October 1 (when the book hits shelves) unbearable. Let us know what you think and tweet Kami your reactions @KamiGarcia!

TMI Movie Weekend Box Office Numbers!


The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones racked in $14.1 million this weekend, right under it's $15 million over all Sony projected it to do at this weekend's box offices. Given that the movie opened on one of the worst weekends of the year (as it's back to school and end of summer), we were 3rd over all in US box offices, and #1 for NEW releases. Internationally we were #1 in Australia. 

Even thought this wasn't a huge blockbuster, this was still an extremely successful weekend for TMI. All together TMI movie made about half of it's production budget. The film grossed $26.1 million worldwide. There's still a few other countries waiting for TMI to open!! Executive Producers Martin Moszkowicz of Constantin Films had this to say on Twitter:

Martin on Twitter:
did $26,1m box office the first weekend in Nortamerica and some other countries. This weekend Germany, Italy, Spain, Mexico a.o.

Fans have been HUGELY supportive of the movie, and seeing it not just once, twice or three times, but in some cases 4 and 5 times! This TMI fandom is truly amazing! Keep up all the fabulous support. :) Don't forget, keep sending us your #TMIMOVIEREACTIONS!!! 


ORIGIN by Jennifer L Armentrout, Book Review / Blog Tour



Published by: Entangled Teen
Released on: TODAY 8/27/13
Source: e-arc to review
5 Stars: I Loved It
Buy From: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Add it to Goodreads

Daemon will do anything to get Katy back.


After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.


All Katy can do is survive.


Surrounded by enemies, the only way she can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don’t seem entirely crazy, but the group’s goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen?


Together, they can face anything.  But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will


Daemon and Katy be standing on? And will they even be together?  

Loved it! That sums up my review right there. Everything that I've been hoping and wanting to happen between Daemon and Katy happens, along with a few surprises that I didn't even see coming. Seriously, just when I think this series can't get any better, Jennifer gives ms ORIGIN, and WOW! Talk about having a favorite book from the series. Jennifer pulls out all the stops with ORIGIN. There's shock, sigh worthy, laugh out loud and "No she did not just do that!" moments.

ORIGIN is full of snark, action, plenty of swoon-worthy moments, and twists. There's also plenty of danger, betrayal and a lot of danger, and oh yeah, a few fight scenes. I loved how Jennifer paced this story. There were moments were I couldn't believe what was happening, that would turn into moments where I could finally let out the breathe I was holding, that would turn into those oh as addicting Daemon and Kat moments, and then moments of "What in the hell just happened?". Oh yeah, ORIGIN has it all.

One of the things I admire about Jennifer's writing is that she does not hesitate to give it to her characters. Meaning, she is not afraid to make them hurt, to put them through the ringer, and to kill them off. She's also not afraid to give back to her characters too. With all the crap that happens in this book, and oh yeah, there's some seriously messed up things that Katy, Daemon and the group encounter/deal with, there are also these moments of hope, sweetness and holy hot tamales! Dang, Daemon does not hold back in this book, and it's about time! haha Sorry, I mean, FINALLY! Everything I've been waiting to happen between Daemon and Kat happens, but trust me, it doesn't all happen at the same time, and Jennifer does a great job at making me wait for it. In the midst of all the chaos those moments are the ones I felt most connected with the characters. I got their fears, and joy, and worries, and the moments were the world just melting away from them for a few minutes. *sigh* Yeah, those Daemon and Kat moments are so beautiful and sigh worthy.

Don't worry, Daemon turn into a softy, though he really did surprise me with what he does, and his thought process when it comes to Kat through out the second half of the book. His snark, and the things he says were still hilarious. Can I just saw, only Daemon could pull of some of the cheesiest lines I've read, and make it laugh out loudable. Most importantly, for me, Daemon and Kat grew up a lot in this book, and I loved seeing how they grow and change together. 

Kat literally deals with some hellish things and I like that Jennifer didn't shrug off how that changed her. Seriously, no one could walk away from what she deals with and not be totally normal again. One thing doesn't change with Kat, and that's her strength. I admire her for it, and the fact that she would rather put herself in danger, than see the ones she loves deal with what she is going through. Even in the face of danger she still has that feisty attitude and those snarky comments. Her broken side is what made me love Daemon all the more. His wanting to take that all away from her, and make it right for her, along with this protectiveness and doing all he could to be there for her was so well written. I loved it. It made Daemon the most human reading these moments form his point of view. 

I loved the dual point of views! I don't think this story could have been as well written if it hadn't been. Katy and Daemon's voice are complimentary to each other's, and they told the story perfectly. There's are too many shocking twists, discoveries and things that happen that had it been from just Katy's point of view, wouldn't have made the story as engaging as it was. Having Daemon's point of view helped paint a bigger picture, and really allowed me to understand him. I loved it.  Where some series that I feel fall short when it comes to expanding on the world and lore that makes up the series, The Lux series expands on, and continues to make the over all story that much more exciting with each book. 

Origin is addicting. It's dangerous, hard to put down, and it's a 400 page of pure awesomeness. Don't be scared by those 400 pages. This was a book I devoured in a matter of hours. Once you start it, there's no stopping. It's a heart pounding, sigh worthy, exciting read. I feel the need to say it's "out of this world", but I feel like Daemon would get mad if I stole his thunder on cheesy lines, so I'll just say, GO PICK IT UP!! 

Back to the comment I made earlier about some of the Daemon and Kat moments- Jennifer wrote the moments between the two of them beautifully. When it comes to writing tasteful sex scenes in YA books, Jennifer's moments with Daemon and Kat where incredibly well done. 


About Jennifer L. Armentrout:
# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing, she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell, Loki.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen.
She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
Where you can find her:

ORIGIN by Jennifer L Armentrout, Blog Tour & Guest Post


HAPPY RELEASE DAY to Jennifer L Armentrout's ORIGIN! I know, we've waited for what feels like forever this ORIGIN to be out, and now fans can find out what awaits Daemon and Kat! Just to refresh your memories, here's what ORIGIN is about:

Daemon will do anything to get Katy back.

After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.

All Katy can do is survive.

Surrounded by enemies, the only way she can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don’t seem entirely crazy, but the group’s goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen?

Together, they can face anything.  But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will

Daemon and Katy be standing on? And will they even be together?  

Buy From: AmazonBarnes & Noble
Add it to Goodreads

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Oh Daemon and Kat! I have seriously missed the banter and oh so hot chemistry. 

Today I'm thrilled to have Jennifer on Mundie Moms to share her top 10 favorite book series, which are:

Top 10 Favorite Books (series)
1.    Soul Screamers by Rachel Vincent
2.   Demon Trappers by Jana Oliver
3.    Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
4.   The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward
5.    The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa
6.   Torn Trilogy by Erica O’Rourke
7.    Firelight by Sophie Jordan
8.   Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
9.   Forgotten Princesses by Sophie Jordan
10. The Sweet Trilogy by Wendy Higgins

I'm loving this top tens list! Thank you Jennifer. Speaking of favorites, my top ten favorite list includes Jennifer's books! Check back within the hour to read my review of ORIGIN!!! In the mean time, check out where you can find Jennifer to wish her happy book birthday!


About Jennifer L. Armentrout:
# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing, she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell, Loki.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen.
She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
Where you can find her:

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