I am not really the biggest fan of book trailers, but a few have caught my eye recently. I have my own opinions about which ones are good or not but I will keep those thoughts to myself. I wanted to show them though because they are all for books I am really excited about. Prodigy actually just came out this week, so you don't even have to wait for that one. I think my favorite is the trailer for Etiquette & Espionage though. I am a sucker for the English accent. :)
Take a look below and let us know in the comments which book you're most excited about. And warning, most of these are sequels so they may contains spoilers. Watch at your own risk.
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Prodigy by Marie Lu
Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead teaser trailer (kissy face!)
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
Mind Games by Kiersten White
Yes, yet another recap. Promise it's the last one for this week. Last week just happened to be an insane week for author events. Right after the Fierce Reads Tour, Marissa Meyer had a date at one of our fave indies,
Once Upon A Time. Even though I had just seen Marissa at Fierce Reads (I'm not stalking her, I swear!) I was excited that she was getting her own date the OUAT.
Marissa started the event off by talking about how she got into writing. She wrote fan fiction for Sailor Moon for a long time (maybe 10 years) before she decided to tackle a full blown novel. Someone asked Marissa if she would ever take one of her old fan fics and re-write it into something new and she said no, but that they were still available on the internet for anyone who wanted to read them.
Marissa let slip a few details about book 2 of The Lunar Chronicles. It's going to be the story of Red Riding Hood (yay!) and Cinder will appear in all four books. Also, the character of Wolf sounds super dark and sexy. Swoon. I really, really can't wait to read Scarlet.
I can't remember what Marissa was talking about here but it's pretty cute. After more questions Marissa got down to business and started signing books. I had my copy of Cinder signed the last time Marissa was in town so I just said hi and fangirled a bit. Marissa is so cool and nice. I had a great time at the event.
Hello again! I hope everyone is having a great week. Today I am going to recap that awesome event that was the first tour stop of the Fierce Reads Tour. We were lucky enough to be able to attend the kickoff at Mrs. Nelson's over in La Verne. The store is quite a bit of a trek but it's so worth it. The store is seriously stocked with all kinds of children's, MG, and YA magic. I wanted to buy at least half the store and only managed to refrain slightly.
So we showed up and the store had a whole wall dedicated to the tour. Books from all 6 authors (Anna Banks, Emmy Laybourne. Jessica Brody, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo and Jennifer Bosworth) filled the walls.
We sat way in the back like the troublemakers that we are. :) The picture above was early on and it filled up considerably before the panel started. Let me just say right now that this is probably going to be mainly a recap told with pictures because, bad blogger, I didn't take any notes and I can't remember too much of what was said. Needless to say though, it was highly entertaining and fun.
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Who: Marissa Meyer, author of Cinder
What: We'll attend the signing at 7 and then congregate next door at
Rocky Cola Cafe for munchies. They are open til 10 pm and have great diner food!
RSVP: You don't have to RSVP but we highly recommend that you reserve your copy before May 31 if you are going to buy one*. I'm calling on them tomorrow to make sure they hold me a copy! Call 818-248-9668 to reserve.
*If you already have a copy of Cinder, you will need to at least make a purchase to get a signing line ticket. Once Upon a Time is a local indie bookstore, and in order to stay in business as well as continue to provide you chances to meet your favorite big-name authors from around the country, they need to sell some books!
Contest: The bookstore is also having a contest--bring your best Cinder shoe and you could win a gift card!
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By: alethea aka frootjoos,
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This hop begins on the day of a full moon and features books with paranormal, supernatural, science fiction or space travel element or books that have something to do with the moon or have a moon on their cover.
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Cinder by Marissa Meyer (YA)
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12 Comments on Event Recap: Marissa Meyer at Once Upon A Time, last added: 6/19/2012
I'm very excited about Scarlet and Prodigy, but if I had only the book trailers to go by I don't think I'd want to read them! The Mind Games trailer is pretty good--sounds like it will be a much darker book than Paranormalcy, but she did warn us it would be. I hadn't heard of Gail Carriger's new book: I'm enjoying her Soulless series right now, actually, and Etiquette and Espionage sounds like a lot of fun. It gets my vote as the best trailer. (Note to publicists: don't use actors in book trailers!)
I personally don't get the point of book trailers. Books aren't movies. We read books. We can read book blurbs.
i agree. don't use actors. it's usually a bad idea. and i love the soulless series! if you like soulless i def think you will like e&e.