Random Ramblings and dirty little secrets

Toady I am listening to The Dark Divine audio book by Bree Despain. It’s been a LONG time since I read the book and now I am remembering why I enjoyed it so much. Some audio books are overbearing and do not at all sound like the voice I had in my head for the characters. The Dark Divine audio book is much more satisfying than I expected it to be. If you enjoy audio books you should check this one out.

In December I went to my first author event. It was the last stop of Richelle Mead’s tour for Last Sacrifice before she went home to Seattle. I didn't take any photos of the signing because she was just plain tired, I honestly felt bad for her. She requested that she not take any individual photos with her fans because she was signing books for nearly 4 hours in Dallas the night before and judging by the amount of people in SLC it would be another long night.

Meeting Richelle was a fun event. I am always amazed at how kind authors are. She answered questions, talked about her other series a little bit and read an excerpt of Last Sacrifice. I enjoyed listening to her read and imagine that as an author, it must be an amazing feeling to read your book in front of your fans. BTW she is TINY! If you have the opportunity to go meet her do it, she is exceptional.

I underestimated the time it was going to take to get all those books signed. I was suddenly very grateful I pre ordered my book through The Kings English and got a wrist band to be one of the first 100 people to have my books signed. I ended up being #13 in line. Suddenly the 3 hour drive through rush hour traffic (that is normally 45 minutes) was worth it. I had a GREAT TIME!

Throughout the series I was surprised to see Adrian in the books as much as he is. I disliked him when I first "met" him but he really grew on me. While she signed my books I ask Richelle if Adrian was intended to be such a key character in the series or if he demanded to be written more than she expected to write him. She told me that he did actually work his way into the story and while he was going to play a big part of the story, she ended up caring about him and liking him much more than she had originally planned.

Richelle talked about unanswered questions in Last Sacrifice and stated that if there was any characters that needed their story finished up, that it was a strong indication that we would find out what happens to them in the spin off series called Bloodlines and will be released on August 23 20111.

Shamelessly I will admit that I have not read Last Sacrifice yet! I KNOW! I KNOW! It sits on my night stand and I stare at it every night. I want to read it but am sad that the series is over. By putting off reading LS I am enjoying the anticipation of one of my favorite series even more. (I actually felt a little depressed when I finished Harry Potter. I don't want to face the same fate after VA)

Speaking of book signings, I am thrilled to just find out that Andrea Creamer will be in SLC at The Kings English book shop next month for the Breathless Reads tour. The others authors attending are Ally Condie (Matched), Kirsten Miller (The Eternal Ones), Beth Revis (Across the Universe), Brenna Yovanoff (The Replacement) and Andrea Creamer (Nightshade). I am thrilled about this event. I enjoyed The Replacement and Nightshade was my favrotire debut novel of 2010. Looks like Matched, Eternal Ones and Across the Universe just got bumped up on my TBR pile.

Last but not least I have a question for you: What is your opinion on ARC's? Do you keep them? Do you pass them on? Would you rather have a signed finished copy of the book or a signed ARC?
Have a great weekend!
K.