In Which I Gush Over The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

So, the story begins like this. Once upon a time I did a little old Waiting on Wednesday like every other day...blah, blah, blah...you know the story. I picked the book, I posted it, and I went about my business like the busy little be that I am was. While in a meeting, my phone started blowing up, and I was all "hmmmm who did I offend?" Well, long story short...the uber amazing Michelle Hodkin (whose praises I will also sing) held an impromptu giveaway, and I won! What did I win, you ask? Well, I won an art print of the cover, over which I'm proud to say I drooled yesterday, and I won confidential snippets from The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer! Want proof? Fine. See below. You asked for it. And yes...that's my SQUEE! face.

But really, though I'm sworn to secrecy as to the actual content of what I've read, I can tell you that it's truly amazing - and I'm not exaggerating! Since I'm sure you'd love to know a bit more than that, allow me to share the following ten tidbits to tease you as we wait for the September 27, 2011 release of The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer from Simon & Schuster.


WHY I LOVE THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER:
(EVEN THOUGH WE ONLY JUST MET)

1. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer is descriptive, angst-y, and ripped with tension from the first page.

2. Michelle Hodkin is a tricky little tease with some of her super steamy scenes...and she riddles them with craziness!

3. The first few pages were FAR more riveting than watching Rebecca Black's horrid song one more time.

4. Mara has some crazy mojo.

5. Michelle creates emphasis with short...pronounced...repetition...and girl does it WELL!

6. I want Mara to be my best friend, but I'm terrified of her.

7. There's a boy...and this boy is HOT.

8. Hello, cliffhanger chapter of death.

9. Michelle knows how to set a scene. From page one, it's vivid, exciting, nerve-wracking and thrilling, plus, you can totally put yourself in Mara's shoes...to a point.

10. THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER. IS. NOT. CONTEMPORARY. FICTION.


And there you have it, my friends. Michelle Hodkin, I bow before your genius from just a few short pages (and a pretty stunning art print). I cannot wait for this book to come out, and can you believe it isn't contemporary?! You could have knocked me over with a feather. Anyhoo, while we all wait with eager minds for the release date...head on over to her blog, or stalk her on twitter because she's that awesome.

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In unrelated news, it is day two of The Long Weekend Blog Tour! Hop on over to Alice's blog, The Reader Room, for another awesome review of this fabulous book...plus an interview and international giveaway from Savita Kalhan, herself!

36 comments:

  1. OOOH! Lucky lady! :) You tease me!

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  2. Eeeep! How awesome! I'm incredibly excited for Mara Dyer--hearing you sing its praises just makes me bounce even more in anticipation! :)

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  3. AWESOME, Melissa! Grats x 10! :D

    I totally cannot wait for this book to be released. At all. It sounds amazing and unique. Amazingly unique? Haha.

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  4. Wow! You lucky girl :D I can't wait to get my hands on the book!

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  5. you are so lucky! I want to read this one sooo much.

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  6. GAH I hate you!!!!!! Ok that's not true...but I am REALLY jelous! I have been druling over this book for the longest time! I really can't wait to read it!

    http://blackfingernailedreviews.blogspot.com/

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  7. Glad you like it. I think she's an awesome writer too. I like reading her massive ideas on her blog!

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  8. You're so lucky! I can't wait to read it - it was my WoW pick this week.

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  9. Congrats on the win. I am very jealous.

    And it is not contemp? That is a nice surprise :)

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  10. ARGH!!!

    This sounds COMPLETELY amazing! EVEN hotter than the cover!

    and I ADORE your face in that picture, haha. AWESOME.

    you've sompletely sold me on this :D

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  11. Everyone loves a HOT boy! I'm sure everyone is super jealous of you!

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  12. Alright, I have heard about this book and it has definitely caught my eye. I hope they have it on the galleygrab program!!

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  13. I hate you. Ok not really. I LOVE YOU. But I am super jealous & envious of you right now!! This is probably one of my top 5 books that I am seriously waiting on this year. It looks so, so good!

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  14. You. Are. Such. A. Tease.
    Seriously!
    In all seriousness though, congrats!
    ;)

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  15. AHHH I REALLY CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS ONE NOW!!

    P.S.--You suck. I'm super jealous. :)

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  16. LUCKY YOU!!!!!! I'm dying to read this one:) So glad it's going to be worth the wait:) Congrats again Melissa!

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  17. WOW that is fantastic you won that contest! Love your squee face too :)

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  18. I should not have read this. I'm not good with patience and waiting as it is...and this post has made it like 1000x harder to have to wait that long for this book!
    Gah!

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  19. I'm loving your squee face. And I MAY or may not have been practicing it in the mirror.

    Thanks for sharing what you could. :D

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  20. Haha, oh yes, I do remember when you were all "I wondered what was going on!" Thankfully it was awesome news, and not you offending someone, lol.

    Oooooh, not contemporary, eh? Colour me intrigued. Well, I was already, but all your squee-ing has made me want this one even more!!

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  21. Nice! Lucky girl! ;) NOT. CONTEMPORARY. FICTION?? really?? Yeay!!! Me. Happy!

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  22. Awesomeness! I love your face! This is 2011 book I'm definitely excited about reading. Congrats!!

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  23. Lucky!!!! The cover looks awesome, too. Gotta keep my wallet ready for this one :)

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  24. Congrats on your awesome win!

    I can't wait to read this one!!

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  25. Ahh, so jealous! Glad you liked it so much; it definitely hypes me up more (I like hot boys... haha). How large is the print, btw? :o

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  26. Ooh, you finally got it!! I'm surprised the awesomeness didn't leave you speechless because I have a feeling the awesome factors are off the charts.

    I'm still stalking Michelle, eagerly awaiting ARCs so I can bully someone into giving me one :D

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  27. YAY for you! That's so amazing you won and I can't wait to read it!

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  28. FINE. I added it to my TBR list on GoodReads. Man, you make a convincing argument. I couldn't resist.....

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  29. Congrats Melissa! You're really lucky! Lol, I love your expression ;)

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  30. Oooh! It sounds awesome!!! Congrats on your very cool win :D

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  31. Wee! I love these sort of gushing previews that bloggers do. I can't even tell you how uber excited it makes me to read this!

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