Cover Lovin {2}: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

So some big news today from YA author, Tahereh Mafi, on her blog! Her debut novel, Shatter Me, gets a new cover for it's October 16th paperback release; which, conveniently is the same day that the second book in the series, Destroy Me, is released! Check out the cover below, and the full post on Mafi's blog.

Here's the OLD cover...

And the NEW cover: 

So what do you think??? I think that the new is cover is absolutely beautiful!!!! I like both of them, but the new one is just unbelievable!! The colors used are so vivid - great palette choice! I have to say this is probably going to be one of my favorite book covers of all time!

On My Bookshelf

On My Bookshelf is a regular post that is based on In My Mailbox hosted by The Story Siren.

Today's new books are:

SHATTER ME
By: Tahereh Mafi
Hardcover, 342 pages
Publication Date: November 15, 2011
How I Received: ARC received from publisher - won in Shatterday Giveaway

See my On My Radar post for book info HERE.

I am SO thankful to HarperCollins for my ARC. I was super excited when I found this book on Goodreads and now that I've got a copy for free I couldn't be happier! I will be reviewing this one in the future so look out for that one soon!











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CROSS MY HEART
By: Sasha Gould
Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication Date: March 13, 2012
How I received: Galley from publisher - Delacorte Books

Venice, 1585.

When 16-year-old Laura della Scala learns that her older sister, Beatrice, has drowned, she is given no time to grieve. Instead, Laura's father removes her from the convent where he forcibly sent her years earlier and orders her to marry Beatrice's fiance, a repulsive old merchant named Vincenzo. Panicked, Laura betrays a powerful man to earn her way into the Segreta, a shadowy society of women who deal in only one currency - secrets. The Segreta seems like the answer to Laura's prayers. The day after she joins their ranks, Vincenzo is publicly humiliated and conveniently exiled. Soon, however, Laura begins to suspect that her sister's death was not a tragic accident but a cold-blooded murder - one that might involve the Segreta and the women she has come to trust.

This one looks so good. I fell in love with Italy when I read Juliet by Anne Fortier, as well as The River of Time Series by Lisa Tawn Bergren and it seems to have a unique story line. I'm very excited to read this one!

On My Radar

As I was making my rounds to all of my usual sites I stumbled upon this book and can't quite figure out why this is the first I'm hearing of it?! Shame on me...

SHATTER ME by Tahereh Mafi ~ Release date: 11/15/2011 Harper Collins (FYI - film rights have been optioned by 20th Century Fox)

Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.

The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war - and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she is exactly what they need right now.

Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.

In this electrifying debut, Tahereh Mafi presents a world as riveting as The Hunger Games and a superhero story as thrilling as The X-Men. Full of pulse-pounding romance, intoxicating villainy, and high-stakes choices, Shatter Me is a fresh and original dystopian novel - with a paranormal twist - that will leave readers anxiously awaiting its sequel.