Thursday, April 04, 2013

YA Scavenger Hunt Presents: Leigh Fallon



Welcome all! Happy YA Scavenger Hunt Day! Whether you've come here on the hunt or just stumbled upon the awesomeness -- welcome to the RED TEAM!! And get ready to RUMBLE...er, I mean WIN!!!!

In addition to the chance to win fabulous books from all the authors on the hunt, I will personally be giving away a signed ARC of SCORCHED, the first book in my new dragon series, which doesn't release until SEPTEMBER! You can be one of the first EVER to read it!!

The YA Scavenger Hunt starts today and ends on April 7th at noon. For more details, visit the official YA Scavenger Hunt website.  But here's a little primer, in case this is your first stop:


SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE
Directions: You’ll notice that I’ve included my favorite number somewhere in this post. (In RED since we are TEAM RED!) Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the red team, and then add them up (don’t worry, you can use a calculator!).

Entry Form: Once you’ve added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.

Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian’s permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by April 7th, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

(If you get stuck as you are moving through the hunt, click through to this page.)

ARE YOU READY??? Here we go…



First--for those of you coming from other blogs, this is ME!



I'm Mari. I live in Austin, Texas and I write books. You might know me for my Blood Coven Vampire series, an eight book, Buffy'esque tale of two twin sisters, Sunny and Rayne, and their adventures with the undead. The series began with BOYS THAT BITE and ended last September with BLOOD FOREVER. You can learn all about the series here. And if you win this Scavenger Hunt you will a copy of BLOOD COVEN VAMPIRES VOLUME ONE which contains the first two books in the series--or whatever Blood Coven book you so desire.

I also have a brand new series starting this September. It's called SCORCHED and I like to call my "Terminator with Dragons" book. Yeah! We're actually revealing the cover of Scorched for the first time next week! Yay! In the meantime, go mark it TBR on GoodReads. I'll wait.

Are you back? Great! Now for our Scavenger Hunt guest author!

A big welcome to... LEIGH FALLON, author of Shadow of the Mark - a captivating love story set against the lush backdrop of Ireland.


Shadow of the Mark is the sequel to Carrier of the Mark. And here's the blurb:

Megan knew she was destined to be with Adam from the very first moment she saw him and now they are determined to be together. But Megan and Adam are Marked Ones, and a romance between two Marked Ones is strictly forbidden...and could cause worldwide devastation. 
Forbidden love story? Exotic setting? Um, yes please! And also, where can I buy myself that cover gown. Seriously! 

So now! On to Leigh's special bonus content. For this Scavenger Hunt only! She has provided us with her own special Shadow of the Mark playlist. So turn up your speakers and check it out! (Don't worry, I'll wait and jam along side you.) When you're done it'll be time to move on to the next stop of the Scavenger Hunt. But not until you enter for a chance to win an ARC of Scorched! 

Shadow of the Mark Playlist



  1. Touched - VAST - Visual Audio Sensory Theater
  2. Destiny - Zero 7 - Simple Things
  3. Division - Moby  - Wait for Me
  4. I Shall Believe - Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club
  5. Edge of the Ocean - Ivy - Edge of the Ocean
  6. The Birds (Reprise) - Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys!          
  7. Lippy Kids - Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys!          
  8. Dear Friends - Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys!          
  9. The Loneliness Of A Tower Crane Driver - Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid                    
  10. The Violent Blue - Electric President - The Violent Blue         
  11. Eat S**t and Die - Electric President - The Violent Blue
  12. Misguided Ghosts - Paramore - Brand New Eyes
  13. Come Away With Me - Norah Jones - Come Away With Me           
  14. Wrapped In Piano Strings - Radical Face - Ghost
  15. Academia - Sia Furler - Some People Have Real Problems      
  16. Giving Me A Chance - Gotye - Making Mirrors
  17. Fallen - Imagine Dragons - Night Visions


Make sure you add Leigh's books to your TBR list on GoodReads as well!


Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to join my blog for more updates and chances to win! (You can do so on the sidebar!) And good luck finding MY bonus Blood Coven content on another author's blog. (Hint: It's some pretty awesome artwork from Japan!)

But for now it's time to say goodbye and for you to head over to Kandare Blake's blog! (After you enter the contest below, of course!) 

HAPPY HUNTING!! GO TEAM RED! 



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120 comments:

  1. There are so many. But I'm going to go with Siege & Storm.

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  2. At this particular moment in time, Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Echols, If I Should Die by Amy Plum, and The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead.

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  3. Origin (Lux, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout! ♥

    Thanks for the awesome giveaway! :))

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  4. Anonymous11:42 AM

    I want Goddess to come out.

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  5. At present, I am excited about The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

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  6. Thank you!!! Love your books!

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  7. Anonymous12:33 PM

    It's so hard to pick one. So I'll choose one that is coming out this month. The Program by Suzanne Young. So excited!

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  8. I can't choose what book I am most excited for. Its like looking for a needle in a hay stack, but one of them is Origin by Jennfier L. Armentrout and another is Between the Devil & The Deep Blue Sea.

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  9. clothes_w12:49 PM

    I'm most excited about Champion by Marie Lu, supposedly coming out this November

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  10. I want The Retribution of Mara Dyer already so bad! But I don't want it to end either D:

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  11. I really want to read "Game" which is the sequel to Barry Kyga's "I Hunt Killers".

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  12. Anonymous1:01 PM

    Goddess by Josephine Angelini :DD

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  13. Jacqueline1:23 PM

    Amy Plum's final book of the Die for me triology.

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  14. There are so many to choose from!!! I'm excited for This Strange and Familiar Place and the Girl with the Iron Touch. And if Champion does come out in November, then I'm super excited for that!!!

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  15. Kathy L.1:27 PM

    No Angel by Helen Keeble but Shadow of the Mark looks pretty good to.

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  16. Well, Clockwork Princess came out, so the next couple that I'm really looking forward to are The Elite by Kiera Cass and Snakeroot by Andrea Cremer

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  17. Anonymous1:36 PM

    ANY thing of Jennifer Armentrouts!! I LOVE HER!!

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  18. Probably The Dream Theives by Maggie Stiefvater.

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  19. Mine has already been released - With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent. LOVE this series!!!

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  20. Anonymous2:29 PM

    Bitter kingdom

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  21. Jeanne2:46 PM

    Horde by Anne Aguirre the finale of the Razorland Trilogy, I'm always a sucker for post apocalyptic stuff!

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  22. The next book in the IMMORTALLY YOURS series by Angie Fox!

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  23. Goddess by Josephine Angelini

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  24. Anonymous3:10 PM

    Wow! I have a whole HUGe list of books I can't wait for. I'll have to say ... The Elite and Divergent 3. But after doing the scavenger hunt ... I have a whole bunch more to add to my list!

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  25. It was ''Let The Sky Fall'' by Shannon Messenger, it has come out a couple of weeks ago and I loved it <3 :D

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  26. I can't wait for The Eternity Cure.

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  27. There are so many! Emblaze, The Rising, Chosen at Nightfall, Sweet Peril, Star Cursed, and many more! Thank you for the giveaway!

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  28. The last book in Kelley Armstrong's Darkness Rising series, which JUST CAME OUT! YAY! ":)

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  29. I loved Carrier of the Mark and i cant wait to read the second book along with, The Rising, Goddess, Thornhill, If I Should Die and The Elite!

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  30. Anonymous4:57 PM

    The Eternity Cure, The Elite, the third divergent book...there are so many :)

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  31. With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent which just came out this past week, I think!

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  32. I was most excited for "Clockwork Princess" by Cassandra Clare, but it's out now. (:

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  33. Chosen at Nightfall by C.C. Hunter and Dead Silence by Kimberly Derting and Goddess by Josephine Angelini, are the first that come to mind but there are dozens that I want to read this year. Thanks for the contest!

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  34. There are some many, but my top books I am waiting on are Origin and Apollyon by Jennifer Armentrout. I cannot wait for them to come out.

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  35. Wow! There are sooo many! I would say The Elite but after this...I now have a huge list! :)

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  36. The Uprising by Lisa M. Stasse, but that is just one of MANY.

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  37. There are so many (especially after this YASH!), but I'm eagerly awaiting The Eternity Cure. :)

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  38. Chosen at Nightfall by C.C. Hunter and Dead Silence by Kimberly Derting

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  39. Goddess by Josephine Angelini!! <3

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  40. Thanks for being part of YASH! The book I'm most excited about would be Jessica Shirvington's Emblaze!

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  41. Siege & Storm! Adored Shadow and Bone, so looking forward to the sequel :D Thanks for the amazing giveaway!

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  42. I have a lot! But I'm most excited about Divergent 3 by Veronica Roth. :)

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  44. I’m super excited to read the 3rd Divergent, The Goddess Inheritance, The Eternity Cure and many more :D
    Penny Pe

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  45. Hmmm 'Unnatural Creatures' by Neil Gaiman! :D

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  46. I would love love LOVE to read Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo, and Divergent #3 by Veronica Roth. Can't wait for these books to come out! :D

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  47. this is so awesome!! i love vampires! not the twilight kind though, more of the interview with a vampire kind :D hope to get a copy of your books!

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  48. I just finished reading the Raven Boys, and now I'm pretty excited to see what happens in The Dream Thieves!

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  49. Wow, great giveaway! Love this scavenger hunt!! I'd like to read book 2 of Throne of Glass (not sure of the title lol).
    Ninja Girl

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  50. Leticya Mehalski9:15 PM

    Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout! And about a billion other books ;)

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  51. It was Clockwork Princess, but now that's out I'll have to find another one! :D

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  52. The Elite and The next Lux series book!

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  53. Goddess by Josephine Angelini!! I love Josie's books :) Thanks for doing the Hunt!

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  54. jessica ware11:55 PM

    u know that is an impossible ? to answer there are so many amazing books coming out!! i cant pick!! sorry but thanks 4 the awesome giveaway!!

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  55. Anonymous11:56 PM

    I just read the synopsis of PAPER VALENTINE by Brenna Yovanoff, so I'm excited to read that!

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  56. I am extremely excited for Goddess by Josephine Angelini to come out!

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  57. I am extremely excited for Dark Triumph!

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  58. I'm so excited for Sentinel by Jennifer L. Armentrout, last book in the Covenant series :( I had the privilege of reading Apollyon already and know it's AMAZING. I wait to read Sentinel to see what happens but at the same time sad it's gonna be over.

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  59. I'm so excited for The Elite, Sweet Peril, last book of the Gallagher Girls series, Divergent #3 and Origin.

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  60. I can´t decide, there are so many interesting books!

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  61. I'm so excited for Divergent 3!!!! I need my preorder to get here like yesterday haha thanks for the giveaway :)

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  62. Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout and so many others!

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  63. so many but i can't wait unhinged by A.G. Horward

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  64. There's tons of books coming out that I'm excited for:

    Origins - Jennifer L Armentrout
    Vicious - V. E. Schwab
    Maid of Secrets - Jennifer McGown
    Reboot - Amy Tintera

    I could go on... but I will not.
    Thanks for hosting this awesome giveaway.

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  65. Siege and Storm, Divergent 3 and many many more :)
    Thank you for the giveaway!

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  66. Dead Silence by Kimberly Derting :)

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  67. I have so many... But on the top are The Iron Traitor & Chosen at Nightfall...

    Thank you!!!

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  68. Thanks for the giveaway!
    There are so many so I'll just name a few.
    Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
    The Elite by Kiera Cass
    The Outside by Laura Bickle

    There are so many other good ones coming out too.

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  69. Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout!

    Thank you!

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  73. Tight Knit by Allie Brennan, A Tale of Two Centuries by Rachel Harris, Dare You To by Katie McGarry and so many more!! :)

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  74. The final Divergent book!! :)

    Thank you for the giveaway!

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  75. Scorched! And Im not doing it to suck up, but reading about it now, I want to read it!

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  76. One of them is Life After Theft by Aprilynne Pike, but there are soooo many more!

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  77. My list is long, but I must say Goddess by Josephine Angelini.

    Thanks for the awesome giveaway ♥

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  78. The last book in the Hunt triology byt Andrew Fukada.

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  79. I can't wait for the final Covenant novel.

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  80. Erika3:28 PM

    If I should die by Amy Plum!

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  81. I'm looking forward to the House of Hades by Rick Riordan.

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  82. Manfred4:27 PM

    I'm looking forward to Origin

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  83. I am excited for whatever comes my way. (I usually am not too picky.)

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  84. Not entering your contest, but thank you so much for being part of the spring YASH! <3

    And my answer would be BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA by April Tucholke :)

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  85. I still can't wait to read Scarlet by Marissa Meyer, the second book in her Lunar Chronicles series. I am also looking forward to reading the Elite by Kiera Cass

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  86. The Pirate's Wish!!!
    Thanks for participating!!<3

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  87. It's a never ending list but the first one that comes to mind is Barry Lyga's Game. I Hunt Killers was so delightfully creepy.

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  88. Top 3 are:
    Deep Betrayal by Anne G Brown!
    The Rules by Stacey Kade!
    Runaway King by Jen Nielsen!

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  89. Clockwork Princess :D

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  90. Anonymous8:26 PM

    Orgin by Jennifer L Armentrout! I can't wait for it to come out! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  91. I am very much look forward to reading Dangerous Depths by Karen Amanda Hooper. Thank you for being apart of the YASH and for the giveaway.

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  92. The third Divergent Book and Quintana of Charyn. Other than that I'm still catching up on books from last year!

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  93. Apollyon and Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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  94. Maddison9:24 PM

    My favourite books coming out this year are If I Should Die and Star Crossed

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  95. The Elite by Kiera Cass! Love yASH!

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  96. It's from last YASH, but I still haven't had the opportunity to read it. Frankie's Monster! Also, Joy Preble's The Sweet Dead Life!

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  97. Rachel12:32 AM

    I'm really looking forward to Dark Triumph in a few weeks!

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  98. Divergent, Siege and Storm, House of Hades and many more! :)

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  99. So many! Siege and Storm By Leigh Bardugo!

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  100. I am going to say the Elite.

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  101. Anonymous11:40 AM

    The finale book in Josephine Angelinis starcrossed series is a book i am really looking forward to!

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  102. I can't wait to read The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead!

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  103. the collector

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  104. I'm most excited about Amy Plum's new book, "If I should Die"

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  105. There are so many great books coming out, but I'm really looking forward to Origin, the next Lux book by Jennifer Armentrout

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  106. Anonymous1:16 PM

    Divergent 3 and lots more!!
    Olivia

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  107. wow that a hard one all of them!!!

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  108. I am excited about a lot of YA books coming out this year, but my top 2 are Just One Year by Gayle Forman and Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken.

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  109. Wow thats a tough one! I think if it acutally comes out this year i would say Jennifer l Armentrouts 5th book of her Covenant Series. or theo lawrence renegade heart

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  110. There are way too many to list!! Unbreakable by Kami Garcia is up there on the list, though. And Born of Illusion by Teri Brown. Oh, and Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason!

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  111. I'm most excited about the release of GODDESS by Josephine Angelini! =)

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  112. Super excited for Goddess AND if i should die (:!!

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  113. Thanks for being a part of this!

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  114. I'll have to look into some of these books

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  115. I'll have to look into some of these books

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