News: Third Book To Be Released in Hush, Hush Series!

I AM SO EXCITED YOU HAVE NO IDEA! Becca Fitzpatrick has announced there will be a third book in the Hush, Hush series!

Becca has finally been given permission to let the world know about Tempest, as book three is called.

"This past summer, I had a long chat with my agent, and told her I'd written up a daring proposal for a third book in the series, and wanted her to submit it to my editor," Becca said on her blog. "I was just as nervous during this submission as I was with HUSH, HUSH, waiting for her answer and fearing she'd hate the proposal...but...she was crazy about it. And so in August, I began writing TEMPEST, the third installment in the HUSH, HUSH series."

She added it's all the things she loves, "Twisty-turny, full of suspense, a little creepy, and most of all, there are some pretty electric scenes between Patch and Nora."

Read Becca's full blog post here. Can someone squeal with me?

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Hush, Hush Contest Winners!

The Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick paperback contest is now closed! There were 194 entries, Randomizer.org did it's thing and the winners are:

Faiza
Sharon
Andrew
Mary
Julie

Congratulations! I have contacted the winners, and your details have been passed on to my contact at Simon & Schuster. Thanks to everyone who entered!

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News: Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick is Coming Out in Paperback!

I have some brilliant news for you all! Hush, Hush, the debut novel by Becca Fitzpatrick will be coming out in paperback in the UK on 27th May! And as a bonus, it includes the prologue of Crescendo, the sequel to Hush, Hush, which comes out 14th October.

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick - Nora's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school. Not until Patch came along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, she is drawn to him against her better judgement. But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure who to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is and knows more about her than her closest friends.And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel. For Nora is right in the middle of a centuries-old battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and sooner or later, she's going to have to pick sides... From Amazon UK

I absolutely loved this book when I reviewed it last year, it's simply amazing! If you haven't read it yet, now's your chance!

Pre-order Hush, Hush from The Book Despository - for free world wide shipping.

To find out just how much I loved Hush, Hush, and to see me gushing, read my review. And I've read the prologue for Crescendo, and oooh, we're all in for a treat when it comes out!

Thanks to Simon & Schuster, I'm also holding a contest for UK residents to win one of five copies of Hush, Hush in paperback!

Rules & info:

• Enter by filling in the form below.
• One entry per person.
• Open only to UK residents.
• Contest closes 1st June 2010.
• Winners will be chosen with Randomizer.org, and announced on 2nd June 2010.
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***CONTEST NOW CLOSED!***

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Review: Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick (review copy) - Nora Grey lives the normal life of any teenager – that is until she gets a new biology partner, Patch. He’s rude, antagonising, and overly flirty, and Nora can’t stand him. What’s worse, he seems to show up where ever Nora goes, and knows more about her than anyone else. But what bothers Nora most is the strange attraction she has to him she can’t ignore no matter how she tries. But after several terrifying and unexplainable events take place which lead Nora to point the finger at Patch, she has to wonder if he’s dangerous as well as rude. Nora is determined to find out what’s going on, but the answers could be more than she bargained for, and could cost her her life.

Ever since I first the beautiful cover, I was intrigued by Hush, Hush. Then I saw several reviews, and I just knew this book would be amazing. Turns out I was right. This book is absolutely phenomenal!

I think it’s obvious where I’m going to start with this review; Patch. There’s a promotional banner for Hush, Hush making it’s round that says “Edward who? Meet Patch.” I couldn’t agree more. He is unbelievably sexy, flirty, and just utterly delicious – and that’s just personality wise. Everyone has their own imagination, and will visualise things differently, but this guy could not be better looking. Yes, he’s rude, he takes the mick out of Nora, and he deliberately tries to make her feel uncomfortable, but I think that makes him even more attractive because it’s not exactly malicious, he’s challenging her, and it’s awesome!

The storyline is just wow. Seriously, it’s amazing. The things that happen that you can find no explanation for, and trying to work out who has done what and why, will keep you turning the pages. You don’t get your answers until the end, but there’s so much going on, your interest won’t be lost. The action in Hush, Hush is similar to that in a teenage thriller, and is actually kind of scary; not in a horror way, but in a “oh my God, this could actually happen, and how on earth could there possibly be a way out of this?” way. It’s so good, you’ll be preparing to run in your own seat.

Nora is pretty much an every-girl. She’s just an ordinary teenager, and so is very easy to relate to. She’s also human, so mistakes are made that are just obvious to you as a reader. I’ve said before it’s similar to a teen thriller, and I’ll say it again; you know in movies, when someone hears a weird noise outside, so they leave to check it out, and you’re like “what are you doing?!”? That doesn’t happen in the book, but you have similar mistakes going on. This book would seriously make an amazing movie! Nora’s best mate, Vee, is fantastic. She’s confident, she’s flirty, and she pushes Nora to get herself out there. She’s also incredibly funny, and very brave. She’s just awesome.

I love the mythology of the fallen angels in this book, which I can’t get into here as it would spoil it. This being only the second book I’ve read about fallen angels, I don’t know much about fallen angel mythology, but what is used in the book sounds very unique and intriguing. There are some questions that don’t get answered, but the story is resolved, and the ending is fantastic. The unanswered questions, and the genius ending mean the chances of me picking up the sequel, Crescendo, next year are high. No, their better than that; I definitely will.

You know that feeling when you slide into a nice, hot bath after being out in the freezing cold? That’s what reading this book is like. I’m going to make a comparison here, not to storylines but to my reading habits. When I first discovered the Twilight saga last year, for several months, they were all I read, I just went right back to the beginning every time I finished Eclipse. If it weren’t for the fact that I have other books to read, Hush, Hush would become my new Twilight saga, and I would read it continually. I LOVE IT! I cannot wait for September next year when Crescendo is due. The only problem I had was that I read it in one day and now it’s over. I read it too fast, but that just shows how good it is! You need this book!

Thank you to Simon and Schuster UK for sending me a review copy.

Release date: 29th October 2009 in UK, already released in US
Publisher: Simon and Schuster UK
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