Hannah Jayne: I Was a Teenage Statistic (plus a deal alert!)

Hannah Jayne's new novel TRULY, MADLY, DEADLY is a daily deal from Amazon today. For just $1.99, you can own this thriller - a true bargain, considering the book just came out in July. (Click on the cover to the left to go to Amazon.)

Here's what the publisher has to say about it:

Truly Madly Deadly is an edge-of-your-seat thriller about love, obsession and murder. Sawyer Dodd has it all. She’s a star track athlete, choir soloist, and A-student. And her boyfriend is the handsome all-star Kevin Anderson. But behind the medals, prom pictures, and perfect smiles, Sawyer finds herself trapped in a controlling, abusive relationship with Kevin. When he dies in a drunk-driving accident, Sawyer is secretly relieved. She’s free. Until she opens her locker and finds a mysterious letter signed by “an admirer” and printed with two simple words:

“You’re welcome.”

I also have a guest blog from Jayne about the relationship that inspired TRULY, MADLY, DEADLY.  Please be advised that it does contain descriptions of abuse.

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I WAS A TEENAGE STATISTIC

I never thought I’d be a teenage statistic. Even when it was happening to me, I wasn’t part of that group of those people. My situation was different because I was different and I wasn’t the kind of person they were talking about anyway. Those people had really bad abusive relationships. Mine wasn’t that bad. There was blood and tears and threats of death in theirs and…and then there was blood and tears and threats of death in mine. I was one of those people. I was a teenage statistic.

Kindle Deals (Including Several Newberry Books!)

Let's start with the Newberry winners and honor books:

Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater (plain/enhanced) - $2.99
Johnny Tremain by Esther Hopkins Forbes (today only) - $0.99
Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman - $1.99

Karen Cushman has a new book, WILL SPARROW'S ROAD, coming out next week.  I'll review it later in the month.

Books recently reviewed on In Bed With Books:

Smart Girls Get What They Want by Sarah Strohmeyer (review) - $2.99
Insignia by S. J. Kincaid (review) - $2.99
So Close to You by Rachel Carter (review) - $2.99

Also on sale for $1.99 is THE CENTAUR'S DAUGHTER by Ellen Jensen Abbott, sequel to WATERSMEET, which I reviewed back in 2009.

Other interesting deals:

Darren Shan: First Bites by Darren Shan - $2.99
This anthology includes CIRQUE DU FREAK, BIRTH OF A KILLER, and LORD LOSS - aka the first books in all three of Shan's popular horror series.

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (enhanced edition only) - $3.99
THE SONG OF ACHILLES retells THE ILLIAD through Patroclus' point of view.  I've heard nothing but good things and snapped this one up.

More Great Deals

Consider this an addendum to yesterday's post.  Turns out, today starts a Kindle Big Deal sale.  I've gone through the more than 500 books on sale and picked out a few interesting titles.  (Please not I'm not spotlighting every YA title on sale, just ones I know something about.)  Spotted any good deals that I've missed?

Also, Kobo currently has all of the Percy Jackson and Artemis Fowl books 75% off is you use coupon code percyartemis75 when checking out.  That makes new release THE LAST GUARDIAN only $2.99!

All $1.99:

MAKE ME is the newest title in Parker Blue's Demon Underground series. HOW TO DITCH YOUR FAIRY isn't my favorite Justine Larbalestier, but it's a cute light paranormal. NO AND ME, by Delphine de Vigan, is a translated French novel involving teen homelessness. Karon Mahoney's THE IRON WITCH was much anticipated last year.


EYE OF THE STORM is by Kate Messner.  I recently reviewed her recent release CAPTURE THE FLAG. ASSASSIN'S APPRENTICE: Oathbreaker was co-written by Susan Vaught and J B Redmond. Right now I am loving Vaught's FREAKS LIKE US, and who can resist that title? WITCH EYES by Scott Tracey has been on my want list for awhile because it's a gay paranormal. I believe there's a sequel coming soon. Nick Lake's recent release IN DARKNESS, about a Haitian teen, has gotten some great reviews.

Also on sale: OUT OF HIS LEAGUE and THE EMPTY MIRROR

Great Ebook Sales

From Open Road Media:
 
SORCERY & CECELIA is a wry historical fantasy by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer, two excellent authors.  SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER is a WWII novel and one of my sister's old favorites.  BOY'S LIFE is a bildungsroman in the vein of Stephen King's IT.

From Annick Press:

A children's classic, perfect for girls of about three or four years old.

Sequels coming next month:

BLOODY JACK is a bloody classic.  The tenth book VIVA JACQUELINA! comes out September 4th and I will have a review posted that day. ENCLAVE was a so-so read for me.  I liked the action, but found parts of it very problematic.  I won't be reading OUTPOST. 
I am currently reading HOLD ME CLOSER, NECROMANCER and have an ARC of NECROMANCING THE STONE that I plan to review. I'm also reading ALL THESE THINGS I'VE DONE so that I can review BECAUSE IT IS MY BLOOD.
STORM is in this category on a technicality; SPARK comes out August 28th.  I bought STORM to read, but don't have a review copy of SPARK so don't expect my thoughts any time soon.

Previously reviewed:

In addition to reviewing WATERSMEET, I interviewed Ellen Jensen Abbott. Sequel THE CENTAUR'S DAUGHTER now available.

Other notables: