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Friday 24 February 2012

COVER REVEAL! Yay!

It's time! Finally! Chances are you're not going to give a hoot about what I'm saying up here, so I'll get straight to the good stuff.

My gorgeous cover.


Are you reading this part already? No, no, go back and take another look. You must. Honestly, my publisher's got me the bestest cover ever. Isn't it beautiful and haunting and don't you just want to stroke it to death? (If the answer is no, don't tell me.)

Okay? Looked at it? Twice? Three times? Now you can read on.


Eva's life is not her own. She is a creation, an abomination - an echo. Made by the Weavers as a copy of someone else, she is expected to replace a girl named Amarra, her 'other', if she ever died. Eva studies what Amarra does, what she eats, what it's like to kiss her boyfriend, Ray. So when Amarra is killed in a car crash, Eva should be ready.

But fifteen years of studying never prepared her for this.

Now she must abandon everything she's ever known - the guardians who raised her, the boy she's forbidden to love - to move to India and convince the world that Amarra is still alive. 


"The most honest portrait of grief and loss that I've read in a long time. Filled with heartache, love, and things that would stir Mary Shelley's ghost, this is not a story to be missed."
-Lauren DeStefano, bestselling author of the Chemical Garden trilogy


THE LOST GIRL will be out August 28th, which seems like forever away, but the book is already available for pre-order! A few of the links are below.


Can I just say? I could have fainted on the spot when I saw Lauren DeStefano's blurb. FAINTED. I read WITHER several months ago, not long after it first came out, and loved it so much. It was just the most exciting thing that Lauren read(!) and liked(!!) my book too.

And now for the other part of this post: ARCs. More specifically, an ARC giveaway! A signed ARC, no less. Because, while it will be a wrench to part with one of my shiny copies, I love you all that much.


Yes, one of those!


So, to enter to win, leave a comment on this post, including some way for me to contact you (ideally an email address), and obviously with many, many swoonings over how pretty the cover is. I will pick and announce a winner on April 20th. The giveaway is open internationally.

And this isn't necessary to enter, but it would be very very lovely if you could tweet/blog/somehow get the word out about the cover and giveaway - I'm so excited about this and I just want to show my amazing cover off to the world!

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone.

43 comments:

  1. Okay, the cover really is awesome, but the pitch! Wow your story sounds even better!! Congratulations on such an awesome combination. I'm so excited for you!

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  2. Your book sounds crazy interesting and I love the cover. It's different and interesting and it's not a girl in a gown (which are nice but overdone, IMHO) I'll try to blog about it tomorrow.

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  3. That cover . . . is stunning. o_o I just. Um. Wow. I may or may not have been looking at that on and off for the past hour or so. It's just so gorgeous and desolate and perfect for the premise. The shadowing and the colors and the font and just . . . wow. O_O It is, in fact, beautiful and haunting and I want to stroke it to death. (Can ARCs die? I've never tested this.)

    nerdfighterwriter@gmail.com

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  4. I am so glad I decided to drift through the blogosphere for a moment. The cover is brilliant. I admit I'm intrigued with how you came up with this premise. An understudy for a replacement. For a play is one thing, but for real life is rather daunting to consider.

    Will you have a chance to share with us any special stories behind the spectacular cover art?

    Oh and if you want to reach me I'm at tomewriter(at)gmail(dot)com

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  5. Haunting is the perfect word for this cover! It's absolutely stunning--one that will definitely pop on the shelf. Congratulations! I can't wait to read this book--that blurb has me hooked!
    meredithmoore5@gmail.com

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  6. Oh my squash, your book has a cover. It is a REAL THING. This is really happening. I'm so happy for you, Sangu! And congrats on getting a blurb from a recognisable name and an author you admire. Go you!

    Hopefully the giveaway is international; my email address is on my blog. And I'm so loving the back cover: the premise still rocks my socks.

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  7. Sangu, your cover is AWESOME! Congratulations!

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  8. Beautiful cover and congratulations on the blurb. I'm off to tweet about your giveaway.
    KirstenLopresti@yahoo.com

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  9. Wow, that cover is striking. I feel like I haven't seen anything quite like it on the shelves recently. This will really stand out. gillysegal at gmail dot com

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  10. So pretty! Magnet4taken @ gmail . Com

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  12. Wow, the cover looks FABULOUS. I love the reflections of the city! I can't wait to see a finished copy. Congratulations on having such an awesome cover.

    You can reach me at taratgonzalez@gmail.com

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  13. wow! It looks amazing! Congrats.
    prernapickett@yahoo.com

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  14. Wow, this is so cool and very different from the other covers available right now. I like how the title insinuates that she is not just lost, but almost that her identity has been lost and now the setting has reflected to become her. I haven't read it, so I could be completely wrong. But I like how the cover tells a story in itself.

    ilikethesebooksblog at gmail dot com

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  15. That is such a stunning cover, I would make a beeline for that book if I spotted it in Waterstones! I'm so excited for you and please enter me, I'd love one. xxxx

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  16. OMG, your cover is breathtaking. I honestly kept staring at it over and over. Congrats, Sangu! That is incredible and I can't wait to read your book.

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  17. It IS gorgeous! And eye-catching! And 'haunting' is definitely the right word for it! LOVE the blurb, too! I wanna shiny ARC! :)

    jc at jc-martin dot com

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  18. Congratulations! Love this cover and I am so excited to read your book! I actually did a cover reveal on my blog, here is the post: http://trulybookish.blogspot.com/2012/02/cover-reveal-lost-girl.html
    NC
    Truly Bookish
    bookishlilly@gmail.com

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  19. That cover is simply enchanting! I LOVE it! *_*
    Thank you for this great giveaway! I can't wait to read The Lost Girl. It sounds fantastic!

    Giada M.

    fabgiada (at) gmail (dot) com

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  20. REALLY?! Harper does it yet again!!! wow. I'm dying for it. Like....dying, and it's the nerdiest, most amazing feeling of want in the world. :)

    americangirlie1991 at yahoo dot com

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  21. Your cover is simply breathtaking!! A real hardcopy book! Fantastic!
    Congratulations! I'm your newest follower!

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  22. That is a VERY cool cover! Also, love that we get to see a longer blurb about it now. Set in India = awesome! Thanks so much for the giveaway :)

    tapestrybookblog(at)gmail(dot)com

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  23. Oh, it's GORGEOUS, Sangu! How lovely - you must be thrilled. And that's such a great quote, too!

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  24. Popped over from Talis blog. The cover is amazing and your book sounds so good. I'm going to be watching for it!

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  25. Came over after reading about your book on Talli's blog. Congratulation! Even though your release is still some time ago. I understand the happiness that comes when you see your work coming to fruition. Well done!

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  26. Oh my goodness. Can I just say how much of a crush I have on that cover? FANTASTIC! Can't wait to get my hands on this one...

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  27. Your cover is SO unique. It definitely catches the eye. CONGRATS! <3

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  28. I google +1'd your post :) I am dying to review this book for my blog-I love the plot on Goodreads and that cover is *amazing*! edysicecreamlover18@gmailDOTcom

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  29. How exciting! The cover is gorgeous and perfectly captures how amazing the premise is. I cannot wait to get my hands on that book. :) Congrats! *throws confetti*

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  30. I love this cover so much. I can't express my feelings beyond that but holy wow, this cover is GORGEOUS. It's one of my favorites in a really long time (Partials by Dan Wells was my favorite cover for the longest time, but now The Lost Girl is. Wow.)

    I'm such a dork, but holy crap, I love The Lost Girl's cover.

    Thanks for the giveaway! I can't wait to read The Lost Girl. :)

    ashelynnhetland @ gmail dot com.

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  31. Excuse me, but... HOLY. CRAP. First I'm blinded by the absolutely STUNNING cover art and then I read the synopsis (which makes no sense since I'm blind now, but go with me...) and wow. The Lost Girl sounds AMAZING. This has officially marked itself as one of my most anticipated books of 2012. Want, want, want!

    *sob* August? But that's so... so long away :( Thanks so much for easing the painful wait for one us with this giveaway!! *crosses fingers and toes and ears that it's me*

    hanging.by.a.moment_@hotmail.com

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  32. This cover is great- it caught my eye right away! Congrats to you. twistingthelens@gmail.com

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  33. Amazing cover and interesting synopsis! I definitely want to read The Lost Girl! :)
    fantyasticvolumes@gmail.com

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  34. I would love to be part of the party...

    Jeremy [Retro-Zombie]
    Visit The Madness:
    iZOMBIE

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  35. I LOVE this cover! I can't wait to see it in person and be able to stroke it. Thank you so much for the giveaway!

    Andie
    musingsfromatoz@gmail.com

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  36. i so want this1/ from the moment i heard of it/last year/november

    good luck all
    and congrats and all the best w/ the release

    student.caprino[at]gmail[com]

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  37. Adore the cover! I think it matches the story perfectly. Thank you so much for the chance to win an ARC. I posted about the giveaway on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/petrapoet/posts/305507032853287

    safaripoet@live.com

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  38. Me, 43? Count me in pls! I would love to win this book. Books set in India rock my woolly socks.

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