Two Weeks Till One Comic Teaser! ONE MORE DAY!

One more day! One more day! One more day! *runs around in circles*

Hi, darlings! As you might have already guessed, ONE releases TOMORROW! I can hardly contain my excitement! Today is the final panel of the comic teasers, and oh my gosh. It is gorgeous and gives me All The Feels. This comic? This is ONE. This IS ONE.

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I mean seriously!! Their One's combine to make them fly! *swoon* And look at the sky! And the cornfields! You will understand why I'm totally geeking out after you read the book. :) So get ready, you guys, because I can't recommend this book enough!

Find a full list with links to the other installments of this series on the author’s blog:  www.leighannkopans.blogspot.com

Or follow the author on Twitter @LeighAnnKopans for daily updates!

About ONE (a novel by Leigh Ann Kopans:)

Release date: June 11, 2013

When having two powers makes you a Super and having none makes you a Normal, having only one makes you a sad half-superpowered freak.

It makes you a One.

Sixteen-year-old Merrin Grey would love to be able to fly – too bad all she can do is hover.

If she could just land an internship at the Biotech Hub, she might finally figure out how to fix herself. She busts her butt in AP Chem and salivates over the Hub’s research on the manifestation of superpowers, all in hopes of boosting her chances.

Then she meets Elias VanDyne, another One, and all her carefully crafted plans fly out the window. Literally. When the two of them touch, their Ones combine to make them fly, and when they’re not soaring over the Nebraska cornfields, they’re busy falling for each other.

Merrin's mad chemistry skills land her a spot on the Hub's internship short list, but as she gets closer to the life she always wanted, she discovers that the Hub’s purpose is more sinister than it has always seemed. Now it’s up to her to decide if it's more important to fly solo, or to save everything - and everyone - she loves.

Add ONE to your Goodreads and learn more about the author here: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17251203-one

TOMORROW, TOMORROW, ONE RELEASES TOMORROW! IT'S ONLY A DAY AWAY!

Oh! And in case you missed it, here's the song Nick Flora wrote for this novel. It's called "Better Off As Two"<3

Two Weeks Till ONE Comic Teaser! Installment #8

Hello, lovelies! I'm dusting off the blog today for something SUPER EXCITING!

I'm so, so lucky to be part of the amazing #TeamONE, the street team for Leigh Ann Kopans' debut YA novel, ONE, which comes out on June 11! That's in FIVE DAYS, PEOPLE. And trust me, you want to read this book. It has all my favorite elements: gorgeous writing, vivid setting, engaging plot, and real, relatable, awesome characters. And superpowers, of course!

As you might have seen already, #TeamONE is releasing some comics by the super talented Chessie Zappia in anticipation of the book's release. And these comics are amazing. This is Installment #8. There's info on how to find the previous installments at the end of this post. Here's your ONE sneak peek!

Squee! You guys. This little strip says so much about their characters! I can't WAIT for you to meet Merrin and Elias and fall in love with their story.

Find a full list with links to the other installments of this series on the author’s blog: www.leighannkopans.blogspot.com

Or follow the author on Twitter @LeighAnnKopans for daily updates!

About ONE (a novel by Leigh Ann Kopans:)

Release date: June 11, 2013

When having two powers makes you a Super and having none makes you a Normal, having only one makes you a sad half-superpowered freak.

It makes you a One.

Sixteen-year-old Merrin Grey would love to be able to fly – too bad all she can do is hover.

If she could just land an internship at the Biotech Hub, she might finally figure out how to fix herself. She busts her butt in AP Chem and salivates over the Hub’s research on the manifestation of superpowers, all in hopes of boosting her chances.

Then she meets Elias VanDyne, another One, and all her carefully crafted plans fly out the window. Literally. When the two of them touch, their Ones combine to make them fly, and when they’re not soaring over the Nebraska cornfields, they’re busy falling for each other.

Merrin's mad chemistry skills land her a spot on the Hub's internship short list, but as she gets closer to the life she always wanted, she discovers that the Hub’s purpose is more sinister than it has always seemed. Now it’s up to her to decide if it's more important to fly solo, or to save everything - and everyone - she loves.

Add ONE to your Goodreads and learn more about the author here: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17251203-one

BONUS: Have you heard the song written for ONE? Let me repeat that: A SONG WAS WRITTEN FOR THIS NOVEL. The amazingly talented Nick Flora wrote 'Better Off As Two' just for this book! Go ahead, listen, because it's SO GOOD.

Belated March Books

My monthly goal is to read at least two books. I've been averaging more than that, except last month I only got the two in because it was hectic. Anyway, I absolutely ADORED both books.

The first was Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver.

I have to admit, I didn't think I'd like this book. It's an interesting mix of contemporary and...I don't know...paranormal, I guess? But it definitely reads like a contemporary, which isn't usually my cup of tea. (I did, however, love this book.) The protag, Sam, is easy to dislike (at first) but extremely believable, and knowing what was coming at the end was kind of heartbreaking, because by the time the end came you were like, "Nooooo!". Mostly because of Kent. Oh, Kent<3 Yeah, sorry for being vague, but I don't want to give anything away if you haven't read it :)

This is a book I wish I could have read in high school. The bullying is so authentic, and Lauren gets the point across without being preachy. I like to think it would have changed the way I thought about people in high school.

Random fact: The protag and her friends always get the same coffee from Dunkin' Donuts every morning--hazelnut with extra cream--and after reading that I decided to try it. OMG, so good. I get it every day now! Do books ever make you try something new like that?


The second book I read was Divergent by Veronica Roth.

I will describe this book in three words: Holy world building!

I love books that can transport me to another place that feels so real, I almost believe it exists after I put the book down. This was that kind of book.

It took me a few chapters to really get into it, but once I was in, I was IN. I loved that Tris renamed herself. I loved seeing her transform. I loved the whole Dauntless atmosphere, even though it was scary. And I loooved Four<3! But that's a give-in, isn't it?

I'm super excited for Insurgent!





Have any of you read these books? What did you think?