{Cover Wars} Winners from week 10 - 12

We are still in the count down of Cover Wars past, we’ve seen which covers from Tahereh Mafi, Emlyn Chand, Jeyn Roberst, Eoin Colfer and much more. This week we have more winners to reveal are you guys up for it???

First up is a Boyfriend from Hell by E. Van Lowe, which cover shows up best that your mother is dating the devil?? And that you are trying to tell your mom that may give you TMI on hot actors who her boyfriend really is??

The winner for Boyfriend from Hell is….

NO WINNER GUYS, IT’S A TIE!!!!!

             

 

The week after Boyfriend from Hell we changed pace and went from hell to well not heaven but way Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi. Where survival, romance and getting to know both characters from they’re unique point of view was a treat on itself.

The top dog for Under the Never Sky is….

THE COVER MAKE OVER, poor original cover you didn’t even give it a fighting chance, and if you would like to fangirl about this book with me this is the designated Spoiler Area.

From hell to Under the Never Sky we now move into the world of Wiccan’s, magic and an unsolved murder we go into the world of The Forever Girl by RebeccaHamilton.

The conqueror of your book love this week was….

THE ORIGINAL COVER!!!!

What did you think of today’s results? Did you like the covers that got all the loving?? Or where you cheering for a different cover??

Remember there is more book cover love to uncover as we go by all the contestants and if you still want to vote go ahead, voting isn’t closed yet!!

{Fangirling On} Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Future and Present collide

Have you ever loved a moment where reality seems to have a link with books, how a thing that is happening right now can one day develop to one of the things that happened in one of the books you just read?

From the beginning Aria talks about this device she has on her left eye, it helps the inhabitants of the dome cope with the limited space they live in, as soon as I read about this I thought (drum roll please) GOOGLE GLASS!!!!!! I know that in the book it looks like a jelly like substance that Aria and the other “moles” use to escape into the realms by letting them have a full experience of the place they are now virtually in.

That is how I felt when I read about the eye pieces in Under the Never Sky, I have no idea if Veronica Rossi knew about Google’s project for the Google glass, or if Google’s project will ever get to the point described on Veronica’s books.

Of berries and Perr

As this scene was ending a couple of sentences before Perry noticed the effect of what he had done I could only think

But I don’t think he would have listen how can you explain it to a character that is setting himself up? And honestly Aria’s reaction was the cherry on top of poor Perry…

“He picked up a stone and tossed it into the creek, trying to get the image of her tasting the berry out of his mind.”

The Period

I really enjoyed this part, ok it was extremely weird that Perry knew and awkward that he had to explain the situation to Aria, but it was a mix of comedy and the freaking out I got when it happened to me.

“Her mind ran in circles. She was bleeding. Like an animal”

It was as if Veronica Rossi put my feelings into words.

“Maybe she was breaking down. Malfunctioning. How would she explain this to her mother? What if she couldn’t be fixed and this happened to her again, what, every month?”

“No matter how she looked at it, menstruating was utterly barbaric”

Favorite Quote

My all-time favorite quote of this book is small and easy to remember and I love the meaning behind it “Fall off your own roof” written by Veronica Rossi embodied by the one and only Roar.

Now I can’t wait to read the short story Roar and Liv. I know, I am behind the whole Under the Never Sky phenomena but be patient with me guys I will catch up, I promise.

{Audio Book Review} Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Publication Date: January 3rd 2012

Publisher: Harper Collins

ISBN-13:  9780062072030

Synopsis

Aria’s world was simple, easy, the biggest of her worries was the regret of how she behaved the day her mother left the pod to continue her investigation out of Reverie. Now after a horrible incident is rumored to have happened on the pod her mother was doing her research in Aria will do everything in her power to get to her, and to do so she must first survive the outside world filled with savages, cannibals, world and worst of all Aether storms that have the power to burn and destroy everything in their path.

Review

It has been a while since I finished a book and felt the unstoppable desire to write a review, and I guess I’ll be waiting a little longer as this is an audio book.

Because of the good combinations between Veronica Rossi’s story and Bernadette Dunne Flanger’s narration I find myself craving to read the physical book, to see how the taste of the story changes from Miss Bernadette’s words bringing this world to live to my imagination standing alone in Aria’s and Perry’s world.

Bernadetter Dunne Flanger made this audio book totally enjoyable, it was amazing to me how she made the story feel like it was just alive and how you could hear her voice transformed into a subtle laughter, sadness or whatever feeling needed to conveyed as she embodied Aria, Perry and Roar.

I really don't remember feeling like she cut the flow of the story or that she messed up at expressing what the story or its characters needed to show us. All I can say is that as the story grew to its climax I was unable to leave, even if I had had something important to do I was trapped in this story that wouldn't let me go and I wouldn't have gotten away from it either.

I am sad to see that Bernadette is not the narrator for the second book, I hope Michael Goldstrom does a fair job keeping the story alive the way that she did. When I ask myself what could I change about this audio book, its is just a piece of the story, part of the edition where the audio engineer didn't clear the "th", essing and strong sounds at the end of Dunne's words.

If you were thinking about trying an audio book or where looking for one to listen to, let me tell you this is a great pick, the swoon moments, the tension, the stress, surprise, relief and romance is well worked and played by both Veronica Rossy and Bernadetter Dunne Flanger.

Rating:

{Trailer Sunday} Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Series: Under the Never Sky #1

Publication Date: February 7, 2012

Publisher: Atom

ISBN-13: 9781907411052

WORLDS KEPT THEM APART

DESTINY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER

Aria has lived her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Her entire world confined to its spaces, she's never thought to dream of what lies beyond its doors. So when her mother goes missing, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland long enough to find her are slim.

Then Aria meets an outsider named Perry. He's searching for someone too. He's also wild - a savage - but might be her best hope at staying alive.

If they can survive, they are each other's best hope for finding answers.

{Cover Wars} Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Hi guys, how nice of you to join us in another edition of cover wars!! Today we are going to talk about Veronica Rossi's Under the Never Sky. First lets take a look at the book blurb, because as famous as this book is not everyone has read it (myself included, don't hurt me!!!)

Aria has lived her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Her entire world confined to its spaces, she's never thought to dream of what lies beyond its doors. So when her mother goes missing, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland long enough to find her are slim.
Then Aria meets an outsider named Perry. He's searching for someone too. He's also wild - a savage - but might be her best hope at staying alive.
If they can survive, they are each other's best hope for finding answers .

Now lets take a look at the contestants shall we, first we have the original cover, the one that started it all ladies and gentlemen:

Next we have the make over edition, the one that came and painted for us both the sky and the lightning:

Honestly, the thing that has had Under the Never Sky in my to read list is the book blurb, the first time I saw it I knew there was a lot of love being spread for this book and I guess that if I had taken the time and had a closer look to the original cover I would be here posting to you with a more informed opinion on this book, because it is gorgeous, nothing like the idea that had been stuck in my head.

On the other hand we have the new cover, where if you focus on her walk you can see Aria walking confidently into the future, kinda saying yes this is a love story but I carry my own.

What you guys think?? Do you have a favorite?? Do you agree or disagree??? Please let us know ;)