In Which I Gush Over The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

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!