Review - Hex Hall

Need to Know Info:

Title: Hex Hall
Author: Rachel Hawkins
Format: Hardcover, 323 pages
Publisher: Hyperion Books 
Release Date: March 2nd, 2010
Rating: 4 out of 5 HEARTS

 Synopsis from Goodreads

When  teenage witch Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, her punishment is exile to Hex Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward Prodigium, a.k.a. witches, faeries, and shapeshifters. 
By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard: three powerful enemies who look like supermodels, a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock, a creepy tagalong ghost, and a new roommate who happens to be the most hated person and only vampire on campus. Worse, Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her only friend is the number-one suspect.
As a series of blood-curdling mysteries starts to converge, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all: an ancient secret society determined to destroy all Prodigium, especially her.

My Always Spoiler-Free* Review (*unless otherwise noted)

I adored Hex Hall for many reasons, one of them being how absolutely smart and funny Sophie is. She's an extremely likable character who's thankfully also quite flawed. She doesn't always make the right decisions but is quick to learn from her mistakes.

I really like how Jenna's not your typical vampire, I mean her favorite color is pink and I admire how she handles all the animosity towards her. I enjoyed the friendship she has with Sophie and how that helps motivate Sophie into investigating the attacks and learning more about her abilities.

I dug Archer right away, so it was easy to understand why Sophie is so drawn to him. He's mysterious, flirty, frustrating, basically everything a high school crush should be. You'll be wanting to find out more about him, just like Sophie does.

Even though I didn't care for Elodie and her friends, I still would have liked to learn more about them. I often felt as though they were only around to help move the story forward and draw Sophie and Archer closer together.

The story moves very quickly and there's lots of humor to offset the mystery and suspense. The twists kept me hooked and I loved the ending! I'm glad there is going to be 2 more books in the series but I also think it stands very well on it own, had the author decided to end it there. Rachel Hawkins brings some new ideas into a book that some may feel is a younger, female Harry Potter, but I think is very much its own fun story.

YA Series Challenge

With so many challenges floating around, I was very shocked to see that there wasn't a YA Series Challenge. I really wanted to find one, so that I could dive into all those series books that are trapped on my bookshelf. Then I had a thought, why don't I start one?  Along with the help of Farrah and Britney of I Eat Words, who kindly agreed to co-host it with me, I did just that!

Guidelines

• Challenge runs from January 1st-December 31, 2011, sign up continues until Nov. 1st.
• Books must be from a MG or YA Series 
• All Series must have at least 3 books out by the end of 2011, to count for this challenge.
• You do not have to start at the beginning of a series. (Ex: You've read the first 2 Harry Potters but not the rest, books 3-7 would count towards your total.)
• You do not have to continue a series if you discover you don't like it, the books you've already read will still count towards your total.
• You do not have to be a blogger to participate but you must have somewhere to post your reviews if you wish to be entered in for the prizes.
• Please grab a button and post about this challenge, then link it, so we know you are taking part. If you don't have a blog please leave a comment and a link of where you will be posting your reviews.
• It doesn't matter what level you choose but please be aware that you will not be granted extra entries if you read and review past your level amount. (Ex: Level 1 participates can only submit up to 5 reviews as entries for the prizes, reviews that are posted after that are welcomed but will not grant you extra entries.)
• If you have any questions or concerns please leave a comment or feel free to email me, link is on my profile page

Prizes

~At the end of the challenge, 2 randomly selected individuals will win their chose of any YA series book under $15 that will ship from the Book Depository.

LEVELS

Level 1-Trying it Out 3-5 Books

Level 2-Making an Effort 6-8 Books

Level 3-Working Hard  9-12 Books

Level 4-Fully Committed 13-16 Books
 Level 5-Beyond Obsessed 17-22 Books
Level 6-Addicted and Loving It 23-30 Books

Grab a Button and Sign Up!

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Follow Friday - New Year's Resolutions

Tomorrow is New Years Eve and I was working on my resolutions, when I discovered Parajunkee'sView Follow Friday meme, where the question is: What Are Your Blogging New Years Resolution? Coincidence, I think not!

1. Read more books! I didn't read nearly as much as I wanted to this year, next year I promise to do much better. 
2. Review my books in a more organized and timely manner. This includes taking notes while I'm reading and writing my reviews right after I'm done.
3. Schedule more posts, I tend to write them all the day I post them.
4. Designate one day a week as review day and stick to it!
5. I love contests and giveaways, but I'm not going to be joining any more blogs just for that reason, even though some of them are so darn tempting! 
6. Go to more signings and see about getting some author interviews.
7. Get more computer savvy, so maybe I can create my own banner! Okay, that one might be a stretch, but I do want to be more comfortable with all the different tools that work with blogger.

FIVE Great YA Bloggers

I've decided to take part in today's FIVE Challenge, which is hosted by Persnickety Snark and highlights FIVE Great YA Bloggers of 2010.

So in no particular order, here are the amazing blogs that I frequently visit and have come to adore, all are smaller/younger blogs with under 650 followers.

I Swim for Oceans -I love Melissa's IMM Vlog and the honesty of her reviews. She also highlights many indie and smaller books, not just bestsellers. She's hilarious on twitter and takes a lot of time to respond to other bloggers posts, which makes her super cool in my book! Thanks Melissa!

Small Reviews - While I have no idea of her first name, the lovely lady behind Small Reviews is surely a genius. She gives great reviews, came up with a brilliant way for smaller blogs to connect and is always offering help to others. Thanks!

Badass Bookie - She's one cool Aussie who writes wonderful reviews! She's also the mastermind behind The 2011 Debutante Event, which was one of the coolest events I saw this year! It highlighted many 2011 debut authors with interviews and giveaways, plus it put a lot of new books on my radar!

Stories & Sweeties -Becky blogs about 2 of my favorite things, sweets and books! She bakes, reads, reviews, blogs and she's a mom. As a mom myself, I don't know how she does it but I'm so glad that she chooses to share it all with us!

IfMary Books and Once upon a quote... - These last 2 blogs I couldn't break up, they feel like one blog to me. Marie and Elodie are both from France and very good friends. They are both great reviewers and I love how supportive they are of each other! Keep it up girls!

~One day I hope to meet all of these women, in the meantime I'll continue to Stalk their blogs and enjoy all that they have to say!

"Waiting On" Wednesday #5

"Waiting On" is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

What I'm "Waiting On" this week... 

IN THE SHADOW OF THE LAMP by Susanne Dunlap
Release Date: April 12th, 2011 by Bloomsbury USA

It's 1854 and sixteen-year-old Molly would give anything to change her circumstances as a servant in a posh London house. So when she hears of an opportunity to join the nurses who will travel with Florence Nightingale to the Crimea, she jumps at the chance. The work is grueling, the hospital conditions deplorable, and Miss Nightingale a demanding teacher. Before long, the plight of British soldiers becomes more than just a mission of mercy as Molly falls for both a dashing young doctor and a soldier who has joined the army to be near her. But with the battle raging ever nearer, can Molly keep the two men she cares for from harm? A love story to savor, and a fascinating behind-the-scenes imagining of the woman who became known as "the lady with the lamp."


ULTRAVIOLET by R.J. Anderson
Release Date: June 2nd, 2011 by Orchard Books

Once upon a time there was a girl who was special.

This is not her story.

Unless you count the part where I killed her.

Sixteen-year-old Alison has been sectioned in a mental institute for teens, having murdered the most perfect and popular girl at school. But the case is a mystery: no body has been found, and Alison's condition is proving difficult to diagnose. Alison herself can't explain what happened: one minute she was fighting with Tori -- the next she disintegrated. Into nothing. But that's impossible. Right?

I found both these books on Goodreads this week and I think they both sound incredible fascinating. I have recently developed a fondness for YA historical fiction, so I'm very interested in reading In The Shadow of the Lamp. Also I know very little about Florence Nightingale, so I'm eager to learn more about her and the work she did. Ultraviolet sounds so dark & twisty, and I love stuff like that. Murder, Mystery, and a Mental Institution, what more do you need? I'm already hooked! Paranormal YA is my favorite genre to read, so I'm really excited that I discovered this one!

What are you "Waiting On"?

Review - The Dark Divine

Need to Know Info:

Title: The Dark Divine
Author: Bree Despain
Format: Hardcover 372 pages
Publisher: EgmontUSA
Release Date: December 22, 2009
Rating: 4 out of 5 HEARTS

Synopsis from Goodreads

Grace Divine—daughter of the local pastor—always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared and her brother Jude came home covered in his own blood.

Now that Daniel's returned, Grace must choose between her growing attraction to him and her loyalty to her brother.

As Grace gets closer to Daniel, she learns the truth about that mysterious night and how to save the ones she loves, but it might cost her the one thing she cherishes most: her soul.

My Always Spoiler-Free* Review (*unless otherwise noted) 

I loved the Dark Divine and honestly I wasn't so sure I was going to because the author uses a lot of religious undertones and I don't always like that. However with this, it really added to the story, not only because Grace is a Pastor's daughter and religion is part of who she is, but because the religious mythology was something completely new to me.

I really liked Grace, she's extremely loyal and sticks very strongly to the things she believes in. She's also incredibly brave even risking her life to save other people. I loved everything about Daniel, from his protectiveness over Grace, to his sense of humor. I wouldn't consider him a bad boy, though I suppose he does fall into that category. I found Daniel to be much more of a wounded soul. I adored the relationship between him and Grace, it isn't rushed or forced on you, but rather has a nice build up and exposes just how well these two young people know each other.
 
I didn't always care for Grace's family, besides Jude they all came off rather cliche. Speaking of Jude, I felt that he was a bit underused for having such a strong presences and importance to Grace and the story.

The novel doesn't really have a bad guy/villain and I found that refreshing. Bad things do happen during the story but no one person is the cause of it and you don't find that very often in YA books.

The beginning is a bit slow in places, but then it picks up and doesn't really slow down.  If you have been putting off reading this, go and pick it up, the ending is amazing and will leave you wanting more, I promise!

Hosting a Challenge?

I am reaching out to the blogger community to find out if anyone would be interested in co-hosting a YA Series Challenge with me. The challenge would be to read books that are part of a series. I would like to have different levels, reviews and prizes at the end. Since 2011 is less then a week away I'm trying to put this together as quickly as possible. If you are interested please leave a comment or email me HERE.

If you aren't interested in co-hosting, but wouldn't mind making a button, please let me know. I would greatly appreciate it and might be able to get the designer a little something. Thank you!

YA Historical Fiction Challenge

I have already signed up for the YA HF Challenge over at YA Bliss but I wanted to give an update, as I've decided to upgrade from LEVEL 1 to LEVEL 2, which is to read 10 YA HF books, instead of 5 before the end of the year (2011).

  

The Titles I have chosen are:

1. Countdown by Deborah Wiles
2. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
   
3. Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen
4. Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
5. Wildthorn by Jane Eagland
6. Annexed by Sharon Dogar 
7. A Great and Terrible Beauty  by Libba Bray
8. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
9. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
10. Vixen by Jillian Larkin
11. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys 
12. Waterfall by Lisa T. Bergren

These titles probably won't change because I own them all. If you haven't signed up for the challenge yet, there's still time and remember you don't have to be a blogger to take part. Go here to find out more.

In My Mailbox #4- Christmas Edition

I hope everyone had a happy holiday, I know I did. For this weeks IMM, I was gifted 4 books and a borders gift card. Thanks to Cheri, my mother-in-law and my sister Carrie.

In My Mailbox is a meme created by Kristi@ The Story Siren, its purpose is to encourage blogger interaction, as well as highlight books for our readers. IMM is not only for books you have received through the mail, but also library, borrowed, and bought books.
 

~Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

~The Lost Saint by Bree Despain

~Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

~Deception by Lee Nichols

 

 ~ $30 Borders Gift Card

I'm not sure which one of these beautiful books I'm going to read first, but I'm beyond excited to have them all! I have a birthday next month, so I'm probably going to save my gift card until then and stock up on all those January releases. I also got 2 book related movies from my wonderful husband, so I thought I'd share them too!

~Eclipse and Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World

Even though its not pictured, I want to mention the adorable bookmark that my daughter gave me. I'm going to take a picture of it for next weeks IMM, so you can all see it! So that's it for my mailbox this week, what did you all get?

Merry Christmas to All!

I hope everyone is having a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful Holiday weekend! I'll be back on Monday with my IMM and I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone else got too! Hope Santa and his Book elves were very good to all of you!

"Waiting On" Wednesday #4

"Waiting On" is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

What I'm "Waiting On" this week...

LEVERAGE by Joshua C. Cohen
Release Date: February 17th, 2011 by Dutton Books

From Goodreads
The football field is a battlefield.

There’s an extraordinary price for victory at Oregrove High. It is paid on—and off—the football field. And it claims its victims without mercy—including the most innocent bystanders.

When a violent, steroid-infused, ever-escalating prank war has devastating consequences, an unlikely friendship between a talented but emotionally damaged fullback and a promising gymnast might hold the key to a school’s salvation. 

STRANGE FATE (Nightworld #10) by L.J. Smith
Release Date: July 26th, 2011 by Simon Pulse

From Goodreads
Sarah Strange's life was what you might call ordinary. Then her mother died.

Now Sarah has visions -- visions of a place where dragons darken the sky and a young girl is fighting to survive.

When Sarah confides in her best friends, Mal and Kierlan, about the devastation in her dreams, she discovers that her friends are not what they seem. They are part of the Night World -- and they believe Sarah has a special role in their world. And if Sarah's visions are any indication of the impending danger and destruction, there is no time to lose.

This week I decided to feature two very different books, one contemporary and one paranormal. I think the premise to Leverage sounds amazing and I love that it centers around two competitive athletes, one being a gymnast. I'm a huge gymnastics fan and its very rare to find fiction that features the sport. I've read about half of the Nightworld series and I really love these books. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series including Strange Fate, summer can't get her fast enough!

What are you "Waiting On"?

It's Monday, What are you Reading?

Thanks to Sheila at One Person's Journey Through a World of Books for hosting this meme.

Just Finished:

Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler

Currently Reading:

Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler

Upcoming January Reads:

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Firelight by Sophie Jordan

Put To The Side:

Torment by Lauren Kate

My review for Hunger will be up soon and I just couldn't get into Torment, its one I'll have to come back to later. All 3 of my January reads are for different Challenges, Debut-Dystopian-Off the Shelf. Nothing like starting the New Year off right!

What are you Reading?

Sequel/Series Sunday #3

This post is to highlight sequels I can't wait for and series I haven't read yet. They can be old or new books as long as I've never read them. Feel free to comment on the Sequel/Series you're excited about!

I've been thinking that I'm gonna run out of Sequels I'm excited about and Series I've never read if I keep do this post every week. Since that seems very likely, I'm only going to be doing this post about once a month, but still on Sundays.

I adored both Shiver and Linger and I can't wait to get a copy of Forever, but since it doesn't come out until next summer, I will be waiting...forever. LOL! Okay not that funny, but seriously this book needs to be out already!

Forever: (Wolves of Mercy Falls #3) by Maggie Stiefvater

~sequel to Linger

Everyone has been talking about the Vampire Academy Series this week and I've never read any of the books. Do I feel guilty about this? Only slightly, because I do have both Vampire Academy and Frostbite in my TBR pile, I just haven't got around to reading them yet.  Do you think these books are the best series amongst all the YA Vampire lit? On a side note, does anyone know if there's a Challenge for reading books from a series? If so, please let me know, I would love to get involved.

Vampire Academy Series: by Richelle Mead

~6 books in series (so far)

What sequel are you most looking forward to? What popular series have you never read?

In My Mailbox #3

This week I only got 2 books, both for Review.

In My Mailbox is a meme created by Kristi@ The Story Siren, its purpose is to encourage blogger interaction, as well as highlight books for our readers. IMM is not only for books you have received through the mail, but also library, borrowed, and bought books.

 

For Review:

-The Fortune Of Carmen Navarro by Jen Bryant

-The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens

I will be reading and reviewing The Emerald Atlas as part of the 2011 Debut Author Challenge, so I'm very excited to have a copy!

Thanks to Random Buzzers and Random House for the books!

  

So my fellow book lovers, What did you get?

Review - Thirteen Reasons Why

Need To Know Info:

Title: Thirteen Reasons Why
Author: Jay Asher
Format: Harcover 288 pages
Publisher: Razorbill
Release Date: October 18th, 2007
Rating: 5 out of 5 HEARTS

My Always Spoiler-Free* Review (*unless otherwise noted)

Thirteen Reasons Why is a gut wrenching story of teen suicide. Hannah Baker died 2 weeks ago and left behind a set of cassette tapes explaining why she took her own life. Clay Jensen just found those tapes on his doorstep and when he chooses to listen to Hannah's last words, he will found out just where he fits into her story.

Alternating between Clay's thoughts as he listens to the tapes and Hannah's voice as she explains what happened to her, you get 2 sides to 1 story, but from very different angles. This is a story about how everything you do in life has consequences and whether or not you realize it, you effect other people around you.

I could not put this book down, Hannah's voice drives the story to such an emotionally raw place, that you can feel exactly what she's feeling every time she speaks. I also felt horrible for Clay, he desperately wants to change what's happened to Hannah but of course its to late for him to do anything about it. The story moves very quickly, which is good because I went through an extreme array of emotions while reading it. Jay Asher is a brilliant writer who is able to tap into the harsh and honest truth about bullying and the high cost of spreading rumors. Not one single word is wasted in this amazing debut novel and while the ending may not be for everyone, I think its exactly what it should be...Hopeful.

Book News - Pretty Little Liars

Here's some exciting news for all you PPL fans. Four more books will be added to the Pretty Little Liars series written by Sara Shepard and published by HarperTeen. This will bring the total number of books in the series to 12. The next installment, titled Twisted, is due out July 5, 2011. The number of books in the series was originally suppose to stop at 8, but the ABC Family show-which is based on the books-has been a big hit for the network and has brought about new interest in the series.

Are you excited that Sara will be writing more books? Are you a fan of the TV series? Let me know in the comments.

Thanks to EW for the news

Update

So this week has been crazy...between work and kids, I haven't had a lot of time to read. I'm also sick with a cold, which stinks! My review of Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler should be up sometime tomorrow or Sunday, as well as IMM.

Be Back soon...

Sequel/Series Sunday #2

This post is to highlight sequels I can't wait for and series I haven't read yet. They can be old or new books as long as I've never read them. Feel free to comment on the Sequel/Series you're excited about!

I'm posting this a bit late, as its already Monday, oops! The weekend was a bit crazy for me, but I'm catching up on things since I'm off work today. Anyone else get out of work or school because of all the snow? 

I LOVED The Dark Divine, so you can bet that I will be picking this one up when it comes out. The release is only 15 days away, HURRAY!!!

The Lost Saint: (Dark Divine #2) by Bree Despain

~sequel to The Dark Divine

I know many people will find it crazy but I've never read a single book in the House of Night series. I have felt a bit overloaded with all the vampire books/series and haven't been in the mode to read them. I've heard mixed things about the series, but I'm still curious. Should I give them a chance? Let me know.

House of Night Series: by P.C. and Kristin Cast

~7 books in series (8th book due January 4th 2011)

What sequel are you most looking forward to? What popular series have you never read?

In My Mailbox #2

I didn't participate in last weeks In My Mailbox because, well I didn't get anything IMM. This week I got one for review and a few from swap.

In My Mailbox is a meme created by Kristi@ The Story Siren, its purpose is to encourage blogger interaction, as well as highlight books for our readers. IMM is not only for books you have received through the mail, but also library, borrowed, and bought books.

For Review:

-Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

I can't wait to read this one, it sounds incredible! Thank you LibraryThing and Philomel Books

From Swap:

-Glass Houses by Rachel Caine

-The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine

-Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine

I got the first 3 Morganville Vampire books from Goodreads BookSwap and it only cost me $4. I flippin love that place! So my fellow readers, what did you get?

Off the Shelf Challenge

So I wasn't going to join anymore challenges, but then I saw this one. How do I say no to something that will help me widdle down my TBR pile? I don't. Since only good can come from this, I want to thank Bookish Ardour for coming up with another great challenge. I have chosen the Tempted Level which is to read 5 books, which I already own, but have never got around to reading. Books I buy during 2011 can't be used for this challenge, they must be ones that I owned before the challenge started. 

The titles I will pick from are:

1. Firelight by Sophie Jordan
2. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
3. Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John
   
4. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore 
5. Its Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
6. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
   
7. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
8. Beastly by Alex Flinn
9. Crank by Ellen Hopkins
10. The Iron King by Julia Kagawa
11. Deception by Lee Nichols
12. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

My list is subject to change and includes more then 5 books as I haven't decided which ones I'm going to read yet. To learn more about the challenge or to sign up go here. The challenge is also open to non-bloggers, so if your interested check it out.

Epic Across The Universe Giveaway

Beth Revis is hosting an EPIC Across The Universe giveaway over on her blog. How EPIC? It's Beyond EPIC, because there are a ton of prizes and they'll be multiple winners! To find out more, and believe me you do, go HERE.

Contest Ends Dec. 20th

Southern Literature Challenge

 

The final challenge I will be taking part in, is the Southern Literature Challenge hosted by The Introverted Reader. I heard about this one today and as a southern girl, knew I had to sign up. I have chosen Level 3--Have a glass of sweet iced tea, honey. Read 3 books. Books can be fiction or non, but they must be set in the south and be written by a southern author/s.

The Titles I will chose from are:

1.  Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
2. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
3. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
   
4. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
5. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

To find out more about the challenge (like which states count as the south) or to sign up go here. Titles in Bold are ones I already own.

Dystopia Challenge

I have added another challenge to my list and that's the Dystopia Challenge hosted by Bookish Ardour. I have chosen the Asocial Level which means I have to read 5 Dystopian books by the end of next year (2011). The challenge start January 1st and runs throughout the year, so you can get involved at anytime. 

The Titles I will chose from are:

1. Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
2. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
3. Matched by Ally Condie
4. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
5. Grace by Elizabeth Scott
6. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
7. Divergent by Veronica Roth  
8. Enclave by Ann Aguirre
9. Memento Nora by Angie Smibert 

Be aware that the titles on my list might change as the mood strikes me. To learn more about the challenge or to sign up go here. Titles in Bold are ones I already own.

Adapt Me - City Of Bones

Actress Lily Collins has been cast in City of Bones, the first installment of the Mortal Instruments series written by Cassandra Clare. The film is going to be directed by Scott Charles Stewart for Screen Gems. There's no official word on who she will be playing, but seeing as she's the first person cast,  its probably Clary. Update: It's been confirmed through Cassandra's twitter, that Lily will be playing Clary. I have no other details at this time, but will post more when I do.

Lily is probably best known for playing Collins Tuohy in The Blind Side, but you might also have seen her on 90210. To find out more about Lily and see some pics of her with red hair you can go here.

If you want/need to rant or rave, you are welcomed to do so!

Again thanks to Deadline for the news.

Adapt Me - Incarceron/I Am Number Four

Taylor Lautner has been cast in the film adaption of Catherine Fisher's Incarceron. The novel tells the story of Finn, a young man being held inside the futuristic prison Incarceron and Claudia, the daughter of the prison warden. The script isn't finished and no director is attached, but the project seems to be moving along rather quickly.

I will keep you updated as I get new information. If you've read the book, let me know what your feelings are about it and the movie news.

I Am Number Four got a new movie poster this week, seems the other one was to similar to another Dreamworks movie that is coming out next summer. I like the first one better, but what can you do? Also check out the cover to the movie tie-in novel.

Want to check out the full length trailer, its here, but be warned it contains spoilers!

Thanks to Deadline Hollywood and EW for the news