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Since I am a German student I thought I would make a post only for the covers in Germany. Not that they would give me good marks in exams.

HUNGER GAMES 1

The Tributes of Panem - Deadly Games
I am always enjoying when they change the titles to sound good in their own language.
I guess that the cover tries to illustrate the idea of being in the forest, hunting, hiding behind the foliage. I do love the colors used, it really catches your eye, so I guess it does its job when dealing with people that judge the books after its cover.
Blood tricking there symbolizing deaths. Quite nice. ^_^







CATCHING FIRE

The Tributes of Panem - Dangerous Love
Keeps a foliage pattern, but this time red! I don't know why but the "Dangerous Love" really throws me off. Like I'm picking up a YA Romance. Of course, there is romance in it, but the importance should be more on The Games.

Back with more international covers to show!
This one is again a favorite, care to guess why? RUSSIAN!

Did you realize yet why I like this cover so much? Yes yes yes! It's the boy on the cover! I am shameless shallow girl :)) I can't help it! But in my defense he is cute XD
This could be a really good illustration of the cave scene ^_^ when she had to take care of him and all. Tehe! :D Pretty pretty pretty ^_^















This is the Sweden cover ^_^. I guess this should be Katniss! I would really like to know what the designer thought when they were making this. Don't get me wrong! It is not bad! Actually way better than the Romanian one! ^_^

Hey hey!
Hunger Games is getting bigger and bigger and taking over the world one country at a time.
Here are some covers apart from the usual one.

Drummrooooooool - ROMANIA (Well, duh!) :))







This is the cover for the first volume of Hunger Games. ^_^ I can't say I'm crazy about. They could have done a better job with it. Ehh! Very nice and colory but no trace of the Mockingjay.:(








The Cover for "Catching Fire". Again, the creativity overwhelms me.:)) Not really! "Let's throw in some fire there and if you squint your eyes a little it looks cool!" Riiiiiiiiigh!
That is life, you can't face a pretty cover in every country.






NOW! This is one of my personal favorite. And, well, duh it had to be Japan! Big Surprise there.


Ignoring Katniss's rather large boobs :)) I love this cover! The Japanese know their art (Can't say the same about the Twilight Japanese ones - They could have done a better job. They have the people)
I can't wait to see the illustrations in side and get a getter look at Peeta! XD TEAM PEETA!


END OF PART ONE! BRB
A.M Bells

February is Angel month, it is set.
Reminder: Angel Star (I will have this reminder on every post about angel books till sunny day of May when it will be out)

Book of today



Mentioned in the previous post: Hush, hush – Becca Fitzpatrick
Started: December 28, 2009
Finished: December 28, 2009
Yes, I read it in a whole day, that is how much I loved it.
Major Charas – Nora Grey and Patch Cipriano (I have to admit I had a laugh at his last name since it has both Italian and Romanian connotations – Cousin named Ciprian – love you cuz )

Short synopsis: Nora Grey is your usual girl but doesn’t have a particular interest in boys. She has a sex obsessed friend  that tried to hook her up every time she has the opportunity,
It is not until Patch steppes in the scene that Nora is thrown into a roller costar ride, literally. With his cocky attitude, easy smile and eyes to die for, Nora finds herself lost between running away from him or running in his arms.
Weird things start happen, Nora is attached by a man wearing a ski mask, her friend gets hurt and everything directs to Patch.
Soon Nora finds out that angels do exist, they walk among us and have desires same as us.


The books gets you hooked from the first time you open it, and my female personal opining I give more than 50% credit to Patch that makes you weak to the knees just by reading his cocky comments.
It was packed with action and mystery and I had to really fight with my self from looking at the end to answer all the questions that arose while reading: Was Patch the sky mask guy? What’s the deal with the Elliot dude and his weird friend that well it had more too do with the story than I would have expected. (Trying hard not to spoil)

Crescendo : The sequel has already been announced and is bound to answer more questions left in Hush, hush.

Quote TIMEEE:

Patch: "Say 'provoking again. Your mouth looks provocative when you do."

Personal Favorite: "You possess other people's...bodies."
He accepted that statement with a nod.
"Do you want to possess my body?"
"I want to do a lot of things to your body, but that's not one of them"

Nora: "I don't go out with strangers," I said
Patch: "Good thing i do. I'll pick you up at five."

Vampiri? Au expirat de mult! Noua temă în literatura YA sunt îngerii. Căzuţi, gata să îţi îndeplinească o dorinţă pentru o faptă bună, blânzi, gata să îţi ia sufletul.
Jennifer Murgia debutează cu o carte fantastică care se menţine temei. Dacă v-a plăcut "Hush, hush" cu siguranţă că v-a place şi această carte.
Se promite a fi unică în grupul cărţilor cu îngeri aşa că nu rataţi această carte: 18 Mai!
Susţine-ţi autorii în plină ascensiune!

SYNOPSIS

Seventeen-year-old Teagan McNeel falls for captivating Garreth Adams and soon discovers that her crush has an eight-point star etched into the palm of his right hand-the mark of an angel.
But where there is light, dark follows, and she and Garreth suddenly find themselves vulnerable to a dark angel's malicious plan that could threaten not only her life, but the lives of everyone she knows.
Divinely woven together, Angel Star takes readers on a reflective journey when one angel's sacrifice collides with another angel's vicious ambition in a way that is sure to have readers searching for their own willpower.


Vreţi să aflaţi mai mult despre autoare tot ce trebuie să face-ţi este să îi vizitaţi profilul pe Goodreads. Cititul nu dăunează, nu uita.

Hey hey everyone big news!
"Dina and Daniel are happy to open the doors to their very first “retelling” contest!"


You don't know who they are yet? Only the writers of "Another Faust"!



Write your own short story, re-imagining of the Faustian Bargain! Send it to them and hope to win.
Rules and everything are here so read them carefully.




Now, here’s what you’re playing for:

A signed copy of Another Faust

A handwritten deleted scene

A featured article & interview on our website

An author’s galley of the sequel Another Pan

Today I'm writing in English people, since my geek self has been hurling around the internet for a good book.

SHIVER

A beautiful story about a girl and a wolf, and the chance to win an ARC before the release of 1st of August.

Now a little about the book from the back cover



"For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf--her wolf--is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human . . . until the cold makes him shift back again.

Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human--or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever."

If you want to enter this crazy battle for a book which means you are a total geek (or dork) like me just go here and enter yourself in the CONTEST


GOOD LUCK
if you decide to go on this quest whose faith will be chosen randomly


AM BELLS