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12 March 2012

STARTERS Launch Week!

Okay, so this is a super exciting time at the League. Our very own Lissa Price's debut, STARTERS, will hit shelves tomorrow! All this week you'll get to learn more about the book, more about Lissa, and have many opportunities to win great STARTERS prizes!

First, a little bit about the book, if you haven't heard of it.

About STARTERS: In the future, teens rent their bodies to seniors who want to be young again. One girl discovers her renter plans to do more than party – she plans to use the body to murder someone.

Sixteen-year-old Callie lost her parents when the genocide spore wiped out everyone except those who were vaccinated first–the very young and very old. With no grandparents to claim Callie and her little brother, they go on the run, living as squatters, and fighting off unclaimed renegades who would kill for a cookie.

Hope comes via Prime Destinations, run by a mysterious figure known only as The Old Man. He hires teens to rent their bodies to seniors, known as Enders, who get to be young again. Callie’s neurochip malfunctions and she wakes up in the life of her rich renter, living in her mansion, driving her cars, even dating Blake, the grandson of a senator. It’s a fairy-tale new life . . . until she uncovers the Body Bank’s horrible plan…


I was lucky enough to get an e-Galley through NetGalley, and I read this book a couple of months ago. My first thought? "Man, I wish I had thought of this!" It is a great concept, and not only that, but it's carried out well.

If you like dystopian novels with lots of action and the promise of kissing, you'll like STARTERS. If you like to be surprised in your plot, you'll like STARTERS. And if you like some pretty cool science fiction, you'll like STARTERS.

You can pre-order your copy, but you won't have to wait long! STARTERS releases tomorrow!

There is also a short story, PORTRAIT OF A STARTER, available now!

Find out more about Lissa tomorrow in an interview, or by clicking on these links now:

But that's not all! There is a great swag package up for grabs today! By leaving a comment on this post, you'll be entered to win 5 signed STARTERS bookmarks, 3 postcards (1 signed, the other two for you to use), a pin button (not pictured, but included AND awesome!), and a wristband.


This giveaway is open only in the US. So leave a comment to enter!

Heard of STARTERS? Excited for it to come out? Already read it? Lay it on us!

22 comments:

  1. I saw this cover the other day and added it to my Pinterest of my favourite cover designs - it's very impressive.

    WaggingTales

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  2. I can't wait to read this. I've been hearing great things about it. I'd love to win.

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  3. Intriguing cover art and fascinating story line! Can't wait to add this to my library!

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  4. This cover was what initially sucked me in all those months ago and my eagerness to read this book hasn't waned since then.

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  5. I read this from NetGalley also and loved it! Super creative and fantastic!

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  6. Read on Netgalley and loved Starters, this was a fresh new take on dystopian fiction and I loved the twists in it.
    Thank you for this read!

    terilhack at yahoo dot com

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  7. I can't wait to read this book! I also have it from Netgalley, about to read it soon..But I still plan on getting a hardcopy for my library!!

    thanks for the giveaway

    jmluker at winco dot net

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  8. I saw ARCS of this making the rounds on book review sites a couple months ago! It's an interesting twist on the the "body-swaping" concept.

    giveaways fb pierian spring net

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  9. Such a cool concept. I can't wait to read and find out what happens when she isn't on control of her body! Very freaky!

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  10. I love the concept of Starters! I'm super excited to read it. I'm leaving my e-mail address here too for just in case.
    jamief94@yahoo.com

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  11. The book looks great. Can't wait to read it!

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  12. Would love to be entered! Sounds like an awesome book, can't wait to read it!

    supersonic182@gmail.com

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  13. I read Starters and LOVED it! I would love to have some of this AWESOME SWAG!!

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  14. I have seen all of the hype on the blogosphere so I requested an ARC through Net Galley. It is next on my reading list and I cannot wait! Congratulations on getting your book published.

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  15. I love love love Starters and I am dying for book 2 already! I also have this obsession with awesome swag so I couldn't resist this especially if it's for a book I adore so much.

    Thank you! <3 :) And happy soon to be book release day !!

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  16. I have been waiting forever for this book to finally come out!! I can't wait to finally start reading it!! I would love to have some awesome swag to go along with the book that I just know i'm going to love : ) thanks!! and yay for release day finally being here!!

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  17. I read Starters and I loved it=)

    ansindt@hotmail.com

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  18. I also loved Starters! Thanks for the awesome giveaway! :))

    kristen10horses[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  19. Thank you guys for all the awesome comments! I hope to meet you on the road!

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  20. Now that's just awesome! This book is very high on my TBR! I hope to read it soon!!! :)

    sarinana0309(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  21. This book sounds AWESOME! Thanks for the great swag giveaway. I love book swag. :D

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  22. Downloaded an ARC from Net Galley and cannot wait to read it this weekend! Congrats on being published. Cannot wait to share this book with my high school students.

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