Contest, Snippet and Cate's Birthday!

Hey!
So yesterday was Cate's birthday! Happy Birthday Cate :D

Head on Jessica's blog right away if you're from the US or Canada because there is a contest to win some exciting things :) Here

And last but not least! A snippet from Star Cursed : Yeaaaaah!

Brother O’Shea clears his throat. “The second measure, also effective immediately, forbids that girls should be taught to read. We cannot help those who already have such knowledge, of course, but in future, we think it unnecessary and even dangerous. Girls can rely upon the knowledge of their fathers, their husbands, and the Brotherhood. They need not seek it elsewhere.”
The room is shocked silent. There’s no sound save the hissing of the gas lamps on either side of the mantel.
I look down at Sister Cora and Sister Gretchen, at their carefully blank faces.
I cannot imagine a life without books.
Without Father’s stories of the ancient Greek gods and goddesses, without pirate stories and fairy tales and poems. Without the hope of another way, of freedom and adventure beyond what we have here and now. How dark life would be.
I think of the people I love, the ones I would trust with my own life. Maura. Tess. Finn. Marianne. Mad about books, all of them. What will this new decree do to them?
I find myself clenching my fists and force my fingers to relax. I mustn’t look as though I want to start a brawl.
Sister Cora’s voice is hushed, her shoulders rigid. “Is our school to remain open?”
“For the time being.” O’Shea’s clipped voice and lemon face make it clear he doesn’t approve. “There will be a bonfire in Richmond Square on Friday night, as there will be in each town in the coming days. We ask the faithful to bring books from their own libraries—fiction and fairy tales, that sort of thing—to burn.”


What do you think? I am hurting so much for the books! Argh! Poor books!
I'm always happy to have snippet of Star Cursed, though! About three months left before Star Cursed!

Foreign Rights

If, like me, you are not from the U.S. , here are the foreign rights for Born Wicked!

Australia/New Zealand—Razorbill (Now Available!)
Brazil—Sextante
France—Nathan Jeunesse (Available June, 6th!)
Germany—Egmont Verlagsgesellschaften (Now Available!)
Indonesia—Gradien Mediatama
Israel—Modan Publishing House
Italy—Sperling & Kupfer Editori Spa (Now Available!)
Russia—Ast-Release Holdings Limited
Spain—Random House Mondadori
Sweden—Raben & Sjoren
Turkey—Aspendos Yayincilik Ve Egitim Hizmetleri (Now Available!)
UK—Razorbill (Now Available!)

First review of Star Cursed :)

The first review of Star Cursed has been posted on Goodreads by a really lucky person who was able to read it!
You can see it HERE !

Star Cursed countdown!

Have you noticed the really cool countdown on the side? :)
Here is the blog of the persone who made it : HERE 
Don't forget that you have the link to Jessica's blog and website under "Jessica Spotswood"

Star Cursed contest

Jessica is having a contest to win an ARC of Star Cursed, coming out June 18th. It is open until Sunday.
You have to take a picture of the Born Wicked paperback and post it on Jessica's twitter.
Go HERE to know more.

Star Cursed Chapter 1 + short story before BW

 You can read the first chapter of Star Cursed (book #2) HERE


And here is a christmas short story set 9 months before Born Wicked begins HERE
From Finn's point of view! 

Poll

So there is a poll on the right to vote for your favorite Cahill sister!
You can also leave a comment on that post to say who and why or why not!

I really love Cate (I think it's because, like her, I would do anything for my little sisters and brother), I also really like Tess. But I have a hard time liking Maura... 

So there was 11 votes and here are the results : Congratulations to Tess who is officially the favorite!

Cate	3 (27%)
Maura	1 (9%)
Tess	7 (63%)

Born Wicked Book Trailer

Here is the trailer for the book Born Wicked, the number 1 in the Cahill Witch Chronicles!

 And here is the Behind-The-Scenes of the trailer :

Star Cursed Snippet

These are the five snippets Jessica posted on her twitter during the Born Wicked Chat on January 2nd.

“I intend to lead the Sisterhood, Cate. I’ll thank you not to get in my way. I’m done playing nice." - Maura

 "I don’t mean Sachi,” Rory says softly. “Me. I’m your daughter.”

 “I couldn’t change it. It was always going to happen like this.” Tess wipes away tears with the backs of both hands.

 "I’m sure what you had was deeply profound—until he jilted you for Brother Ishida." - Maura, on Cate & Finn

“Finn,” I breathe. His name on my lips is a sigh, a love song, a plea for forgiveness. And he turns away.


So what do you think? I'm so excited! 

Born Wicked Paperback!

So this fan site just started and probably nobody is reading it BUT it is not a reason not to celebrate the release of the Born Wicked Paperback!
Here is the nice cover and according to Jessica "It's really shimmery & pretty in person, I swear!" (see her twitter)

So I can't wait to see what it looks like in person!
 

Star Cursed

With the Brotherhood persecuting witches like never before, a divided Sisterhood desperately needs Cate to come into her Prophesied powers. And after Cate's friend Sachi is arrested for using magic, a war-thirsty Sister offers to help her find answers—if Cate is willing to endanger everyone she loves.

Cate doesn't want to be a weapon, and she doesn't want to involve her friends and Finn in the Sisterhood's schemes. But when Maura and Tess join the Sisterhood, Maura makes it clear that she'll do whatever it takes to lead the witches to victory. Even if it means sacrifices. Even if it means overthrowing Cate. Even if it means all-out war.

In the highly anticipated sequel to Born Wicked, the Cahill Witch Chronicles continue Cate, Maura and Tess's quest to find love, protect family, and explore their magic against all odds in an alternate history of New England.

Coming June, 18th !

Born Wicked

Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they’re witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship—or an early grave.

Before her mother died, Cate promised to protect her sisters. But with only six months left to choose between marriage and the Sisterhood, she might not be able to keep her word... especially after she finds her mother’s diary, uncovering a secret that could spell her family’s destruction. Desperate to find alternatives to their fate, Cate starts scouring banned books and questioning rebellious new friends, all while juggling tea parties, shocking marriage proposals, and a forbidden romance with the completely unsuitable Finn Belastra.

If what her mother wrote is true, the Cahill girls aren’t safe. Not from the Brotherhood, the Sisterhood—not even from each other.