Alyssa of The Shady Glade is hosting a YA Debut Book Battle, and I am one of the judges! 24 books are going head to head in a bracketed battle, with only one winner in the end.
I am a judge on leg 1 of the battle; my fabulous buddy Natalie of Mindful Musings and I will be reading The Iron King and Before I Fall and deciding which deserves to move on in the quest to be named the best debut YA book. I've heard a lot of good things from many of you about how great these books are, so I think it's going to be a tough decision. There are a lot of other great books in the mix, too, so who knows who's going to come out on top.Now, I would love to give you hints along the way on how the judging's going, but I can't (and really, I secretly like to watch you squirm. Just a bit.) BUT, I do think you should pay close attention in the next two weeks to the reviews, and for mine and Natalie's winner announcement.
I also think you should go check out the rest of the battles, and give us your say, too! There are a lot of great bloggers and a lot of great books about to do the knock-down, drag-out. Things are bound to get interesting...
Wooohooo! I'm so excited! :) Before I Fall is supposed to be in by the end of the week, and I'll be reading it the second I get my hands on it! :)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait until it's my turn (way later.. Juneish) but I can't wait to see what you guys decide. I haven't read either of these but have them and really need to!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!!
That sounds like a fun idea! Enjoy! May the best book win!
ReplyDeleteI've really got to read some of these battle books. I look forward to the verdicts.
ReplyDeleteooo, reminds me of march madness. so now we have YA MADNESS. who will come out on top??? i'll be lurking.
ReplyDeleteI love this! Even though I'm not a huge YA reader, I've wanted to get into it so I will definitely be interested in seeing what ends up in the top slots! Have fun!
ReplyDeleteAlayne - The Crowded Leaf