Friday, May 04, 2012

Cover Love & Reveal: Super Sequels Edition!

Even though I love to read standalones (because they usually don't have hair-pulling cliffhangers or risk the chance of being a filler book), I'll always have a soft spot for books that come in a series! They just give me a chance to get to read more about characters I've already grown attached to, so how could I resist? ;)

Here are some sequels with stunning covers that I'm anticipating:

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Losing Lila by Sarah Anderson
Series: Lila #2 

Release Date: August 2, 2012
Links: Goodreads | The Book Depository | Amazon 


Alex and Lila are on the run, desperately trying to stay one step ahead of the Unit, which somehow is managing to track their every move. Whilst Alex is determined to keep Lila safe and her ability secret at any cost, Lila’s only thought is of finding a way back to California so that she can rescue her brother and mother from the military base where they’re being held.

Struggling to control both her growing power and her deepening feelings for Alex, Lila decides the time has finally come to stop running and start fighting. Together with Alex, Demos, and the people she’s come to think of as family, Lila plans not just to save her brother and mother, but to completely destroy the Unit and everything it stands for.

But the plan requires Lila to return alone to California, make friends with the enemy, and to risk losing everything - Alex, her family, and even her life.
Sequel to:

Hunting Lila 

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The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Series: Mara Dyer #2 

Release Date: October 23, 2012
Links: Goodreads | The Book Depository | Amazon | Chapters


Two days after Mara walks into a police station in Miami at the close of The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, she is committed for psychiatric treatment for what her parents believe is a mental breakdown. But what seems like a hallucination to everyone else is a chilling reality for Mara. Someone from her past has discovered her strange, disturbing secret and that someone wants her to pay. But she's about to discover that the price is more than she can bear.

Dark and thrilling, suspenseful and passionate, The Evolution of Mara Dyer will have readers breathlessly turning pages to find out what will become of Mara Dyer next.

Sequel to:
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer 

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The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
Series: Bloodlines #2 

Release Date: June 12, 2012
Links: Goodreads | The Book Depository | Amazon | Chapters


The second thrilling installment in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy spinoff series

Tough, brainy alchemist Sydney Sage and doe-eyed Moroi princess Jill Dragomir are in hiding at a human boarding school in the sunny, glamorous world of Palm Springs, California. The students--children of the wealthy and powerful--carry on with their lives in blissful ignorance, while Sydney, Jill, Eddie, and Adrian must do everything in their power to keep their secret safe. But with forbidden romances, unexpected spirit bonds, and the threat of Strigoi moving ever closer, hiding the truth is harder than anyone thought.

Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, Richelle Mead's breathtaking Bloodlines series explores all the friendship, romance, battles, and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive. In this second book, the drama is hotter, the romances are steamier, and the stakes are even higher.
Sequel to:
Bloodlines

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And here are some other super sequel covers:
(Click on covers for links to Goodreads!)

 
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*blows horn* TA-DA! Don't you just love sequels and their covers? Or are you more of a standalone girl who prefers to read books that aren't part of a series instead? :) Either way, you have to admit that these are some stunning covers! 

What sequel are you most excited for?  

-Mimi

38 comments:

  1. LOVE them! The cover for Losing Lila is gorgeous and I'm super excited for it to be released!!

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  2. OMG OMG OMG... I can't wait for the next Mara Dyer book, like ... I just can't!!! I'm mean this is really torture... October... ..TORTURE!!!! Love the cover, I love that's the same photshoot and I love the blue colors...
    Don't get me started on The Golden Lily... Want this one so badly...
    Happpy Friday Sweets!

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  3. Definitely LOSING LILA!! <3 That's just because I haven't read the rest yet but I really love Hunting Lila. Can't wait for its release!

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  4. Awesome list, Mimi! :D

    I didn't really enjoy Hunting Lila so I probably won't pick up the sequel but the covers? LOVE! The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer is on its way to me at the moment and I'm so excited about it. The cover of book two is lovely!

    I have an eARC of Romeo Redeemed but haven't read book one even though its on my shelf! I'll need to get to that soon...

    I really enjoy series but it gets expensive when you have to buy 3+ books for every 1 book you read! :/

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  5. Gosh I can't wait for ALL of those books . . . especially The Golden Lily!

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  6. So very, very, very, very excited for Mara Dyer and Girl of Nightmares. Did I mention VERY EXCITED? It bears repeating I think:) I need my Noah fix and October is so far away. COME TO ME NOAH!!! And Cas. Can't forget about him:) I've heard Hunting Lila (and Alex especially) is awesome, I'm looking forward to reading that one!

    Have a great weekend Mimi!

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  7. I did not realize Hunting Lila had a sequel; I thought it was just a standalone contemporary. I guess I will be waiting to pick it up until all the books are out. Otherwise sometimes the reader (me) forgets what happened in the first book.

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  8. This post is SUPER, MimI! I didn't even really like Mara Dyer that much but they have such pretty covers. I'd still read the sequel though because I'm curious about it. I can't wait for The Girl of Nightmares!

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  9. LOVE the sequels edition, Mimi! Especially since they are all books I've been waiting for or waiting to dive into! I want to read Hunting Lila soon. Heard such great things about it. I loved The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer and the cover of The Evolution of Mara Dyer looks SO good. Love that it's another underwater cover <3 and The Golden Lily <33 Can't wait for its release!

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  10. I am so excited for The Evolution of Mara Dyer. I love the first one!!!

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  11. OMG I really really need to read Hunting Lila so bad!! before the book 2 comes out! Loved all this cover and cant wait for the TEOMD! :)<3

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  12. Awesome list, Mimi! I really love this feature, because you always post such amazing and gorgeous covers that make me anxious with waiting! x) I guess I am most excited for The Golden Lily. I mean, Adrian!! He might will always be on the top of my book boyfriend list. xD

    Like you, Mimi, I love standalones because I don't need to bear the cruel cliffhanger or bad following book. But series are amazing too, because I can get more of the characters I love! So I guess, both have each amazing side I'm thankful of! x)

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  13. Mimi, I can't wait to read Losing Lila although for some reason I'm not a fan of the cover. I need to catch up on the other two series but I love the cover of The Evolution of Mara Dyer. It matches the cover of the first book really well.

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  14. YES!! The Evolution of Mara Dyer has the BEST cover! Both of those books do! Like, seriously WOW.

    And "The Torn Wing"? I just saw that the other day and let's just say I'm a HUGE fan of the cover! HUGE FAN! :D

    Also, the Romeo Redeemed cover? Definitely HAWT! I got that from NetGalley...hopefully I'll like it better than the first one.

    You know, I actually really love sequels. Big time. I especially love watching what the second and third books' covers are going to look like because there are always so many possibilities!

    Thanks for this awesome Cover Love Mimi! :D

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  15. I'm more a series kind of girl, but I do enjoy the odd standalone. ;)

    Anyway, great cover post Mimi! Some of these sequels I am DYING to read. Girl of Nightmares, Evolution of Mara Dyer and Losing Lila are some of my most anticipated sequels! They all have such gorgeous covers too. :)

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  16. Lovely. I love a good series too and have heard great things about Hunting Lila. The other books I'm not so familiar with but will have to look into soon.

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  17. Great post, Mimi. I am dying to read The Golden Lily. When she opened the door at the end I swooned... oh more Dimitri bring it on. I still really really want to read both Hunting Lila and the sequel as well as Mara Dyer. Also looking forward to Girl of Nightmares as well. Have a great weekend!

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  18. Every time I see Losing Lila, my mind goes completely blank and only one thought becomes crystal clear: ALEX! Alex, Alex, Alex. I can't wait to spend more time with him.
    Girl of Nightmares is SO beautiful! My favorite thing about the first book was the print: it was the color of dried blood. Nekro does the best cover art, doesn't he? I have to have them all!

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  19. I'm excited for all of these, but if I had to pick just one 'gimme now' book I'd go for The Evolution of Mara Dyer. Noah Shaw!! So yum! <3

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  20. Seriously love all of the covers!! I am such a sucker for pretty covers (and shiny things lol). I still need the first Mara Dyer book and seeing the second cover makes me think I should move a little fast lol

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  21. WOW MIMI! Don't think I ever saw the cover of The Torn Wing by Kiki Hamilton! I got a copy of The Faerie Ring but have yet to read it! And I AM SO EXCITED FOR LOSING LILA!!! (MORE ALEX!) and The Evolution of Mara Dyer (MORE NOAH!). The cover of The Evolution of Mara Dyer is SO GORGEOUS!

    Thank you for sharing this awesome post with us, Mimi! <3

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  22. I most excited for Hunting Lila s2 I loved this book so much and Richelle Mead's series.
    Have a good weekend.
    I'm following your blog.
    Mariana - World of Tori Vega.

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  23. MARA! I'm really getting hyped for book 2... so long to wait!

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  24. I really love the font of the Richelle Mead series but something about the covers kinda puts me off. Lucky VA was such a great series and Dimitri was so swoon worthy or I would never have picked the books up!

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  25. OH MY GAWDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD! I freaking DYING for ALL OF THEM up there! (Well...except Romeo Redeemed and Mirage since I haven't read the first ones :S) EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! The GOLDEN LILY! Gosh, I think I just might die if I don't read it soon! Penguin AU have been doing so many comps for it, but MY LUCK FREAKING SUCKS. And LOSING LILA! I NEED MORE ALEX! Hahaaa and MARA<333 I need my dose of NOAH :DDDD <33

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  26. I guess I'm most excited for the sequel of Angelfall by Susan Ee. And then there's the last book of the Unearthly series and Clockwork Angel series... and lots and lots of other books that my mind is too sluggish to think of. =)))

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  27. I so can't wait for Losing Lila, you already know I'm obsessed with Alex so I can't wait to have him back! The cover to Evolution of Mara Dyer and Girl of Nightmares are gorgeous! I actually have the first books so I really should get around to reading them! I think I'm more of a series kind of girl, I love meeting characters again, but I hate waiting so long for the next book in the series to come out! :(

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  28. EEEE, I love the cover for Romeo Redeemed! *swoons* Can't wait to get my hands on it. :D

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  29. Oh I think if you liked Unwind you'd definitely like Starters! x.

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  30. I haven't read Hunting Lila, but the sequel's cover does hold a similar feel. The EVOLUTION of Mara Dyer! *gasps* Now that I've read the first book, I absolutely adore the covers (not that I didn't think they were gorgeous before, but now they make more sense) and I'm dying to read the second. SERIOUSLY. And oh my gosh don't let me get started with The Golden Lily. Richelle Mead is one of my most favorite authors of all time. I love her books. Ugh. Need more Adrian in my life!

    As much as I like new books, new characters and new worlds, I also love revisiting and reading more about past characters. I think it's endearing, seeing their adventures once again. I'm saying that now, since I'm reading so many books that a lot of time and book passes from one book to its sequel.

    Soooo lovely covers! *fangirls* ♥

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  31. Oh I really like the cover of Losing Lila, I really need to read this book, I can't wait! thanks for these amazing covers!

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  32. Losing Lila!! And Golden Lily <3 <3 Great post Mimi <3 <3 ;)

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  33. ASJHDASFBSDJKVSDVBXHJBFVS!!!!! Just when you think you're surviving the crazy long wait until your favourite sequels are out... this super awesome and enthusiastic blogger named Mimi MURDERS any shred of patience you have built!!!

    DYING DYONG DYING FOR NAERLY ALL OF THESE! At least The Golden Lily is only just over a month away. I won't have to hate every blogger I see who gets a copy in their mailbox each week then haha.

    AND OMFG. MARA DYER *thud* AND LILA! AND GIRL OF NIGHTMARES! AND CRAP. I NEED A TIME MACHINE!

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  34. MIMIMIMIMIMIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!
    ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE MY EXCITEMENT LEVELS ASPLODE? IT'S WORKING!
    You couldn't have picked two books I'm more excited for than Lila and Mara Dyer... and TGL! I so need to finally read Bloodlines >___<

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  35. I'm sad to say that I've read none of the first books in the series. Boo on me. :(

    So, I'm looking forward to all of them, but more than that, to reading the first ones I've missed. Love the covers. Their stunning.

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  36. All of these covers are amazing! I love it when sequels follow a cover theme for the series, it definitely make it more exciting to finally be able to get a hold of it. Thank you for sharing Mimi! :)

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  37. I HAD NOT SEEN THE COVER FOR LOSING LILA BUT OMG IT IS PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL AND CAN I HAVE IT NOW EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NOT YET READ HUNTING LILA.

    *slaps self* Pines and needles Sonia READ THE DAMN BOOK ALREADY OMG.

    Yeah anyways... I love it. I'd seen Mara Dyer's cover but <3 <3 <3 once again. Like I can't stop staring and putting the covers together. I just want to snuggle with it. Or like buy an aquarium full of Noah Shaws.

    Can you believe I've had Bloodrose since it came out and I STILL HAVEN'T READ IT? Please bully me into reading it, Mimi :( VA is like one of my absolute, forever FAVOURITES and then I just stop reading Richelle Mead when more awesomeness comes out? WHAT'S UP WITH THAT, REASONING?

    Yeah, like I'm not even going to comment on the rest... my keyboard might explode from the keysmashing and I need this to comment on all of your posts ever -- or maybe just for this month LOL -- because they rock my world.

    (reads your comment message)
    IT'S REALLY NICE TO MEET YOU TOO! LET'S BE FRIENDS.

    Sonia

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