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Today I have something super exciting for you! The wonderful Erin Bowman is releasing the first 8 chapters from her upcoming book, Taken! You can check out all the chapters (bloggers listed below) and I am showing you the last chapter… chapter 8!! You gotta check it out.

Taken by Erin Bowman
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Hardcover: 352 pages
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There are no men in Claysoot. There are boys—but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. The ground shakes, the wind howls, a blinding light descends… and he’s gone.

They call it the Heist.

Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth birthday is mere months away, and he’s prepared to meet his fate–until he finds a strange note from his mother and starts to question everything he’s been raised to accept: the Council leaders and their obvious secrets. The Heist itself. And what lies beyond the Wall that surrounds Claysoot–a structure that no one can cross and survive.

Climbing the Wall is suicide, but what comes after the Heist could be worse. Should he sit back and wait to be taken–or risk everything on the hope of the other side?

USE GOOGLE TO READ TAKEN — CHAPTER 8

Want to read the previous chapters?

Monday, 3/25 – Chapter 1 Wendy Darling @ The Midnight Garden
Tuesday, 3/26 – Chapter 2 Lena Ainsworth @ Addicted 2 Novels
Wednesday, 3/27 – Chapter 3 Erica Haglund @ The Bookcellar
Thursday, 3/28 – Chapter 4 Shane Morgan @ Itching for Books
Friday, 3/29 – Chapter 5 Stephanie Ward @ A Dream Within A Dream
Saturday, 3/30 – Chapter 6 Krystal Larson @ Live to Read
Sunday, 3/31 – Chapter 7 Alicia Guerrero @ Shooting Stars Mag
Monday, 4/1 – Chapter 8 Jessica Estep @ Confessions of a Bookaholic

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Today we wanted to announce some more street team prizes and some assignments for you guys!
Street Team Prizes
- Signed copy of DIVERGENT
- Copy of INSURGENT (from The Book Depository)
- HUGE box of ARCs (to be announced soon -US/CA only)
- The Hunger Games (paperback)
- Swag packs (including FACTION TATTOOS) each week

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Team Dauntless Giveaways
- We are running a giveaway for a NOOK with an ebook of INSURGENT all month long! Please feel free to spread the word about it, or blog about it and you can use the image below. You can link the giveaway to the DivergentFans site. People can enter to win once a day!

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- There are a few more BIG giveaways coming up! Hopefully one each week and the next should be up by Monday or Tuesday. The links will be sent to you guys in the next email.

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First Challenge
Each week we will be coming up with a challenge for street team members. Everyone who completes this challenge within the time-frame will be entered to win a swag giveaway for that week. For this week, please try to submit your link by Monday, the 9th.
- The challenge is to make a vlog of you or your friends talking about being DAUNTLESS. Think of the question"What does it mean to be Dauntless?" You can also tie this into #FearlessFriday and share the things you would do if you were fearless for a while. We know that a lot of people have a fear of vlogs, so that can be your fearless task: )

You can link your vlog's youtube URL or, if you'd like, create a blog post and link it that way. Once you have completed this challenge, make sure you sign up below with your link in order to be entered to win the swag! Swag packs include faction tattoos and we may even throw in a surprise book!

We are all so thrilled to have you guys on board. Please contact us with any questions and send us links if you post about the Dauntless team! We'll be sure to re-tweet it: ) We really appreciate all the hard work you all are doing to help Team Dauntless!

Yes, it's true. The End is HERE! Don't be afraid. We have prepared for this and have all the necessary tools for survival. Want to know more about THE END? Check out this link to Epic Reads. I am the blogger for the UNEARTHLY series by Cynthia Hand. It's no secret that I am a huge fan of the series. I even wrote my very first letter to a character in my review of HALLOWED. HALLOWED and UNEARTHLY were both amazing books and I was super excited to get my hands on BOUNDLESS. Even though it is the end *tear!* I will never forget this series!
Today I have an interview with the lovely Cynthia Hand. Be sure to check out the giveaway below for a chance to win UNEARTHLY and HALLOWED!

1. What originally inspired you to write about mythology?

Actua lly, it was a single verse I remember puzzling over in the Bible, years and years ago, something about the Nephilim, the children of angels and men, and how they were the “heroes of old, men of renown.” I was like, whoa, that’d be a lot of pressure, to know that you’re part ANGEL. So when I was writing about Clara, and I knew that she was something supernatural, that verse came to mind, and angels seemed perfect for the story I wanted to tell about destiny and free will.

2. What has been the most surprising thing a fan has done for you?
I am always so thrilled when a fan has come a long way just to meet me. There was also a fan who made me a necklace with little charms for each of my book covers, which was so wonderful and sweet.

3. How do you feel now that the series is wrapping up?
A little nostalgic and teary, truth be told. It’s hard to be at the end. But I’m also excited for the big wide world that’s opened up in front of me, and all that I could write.

4. Clara is such a strong character. When you first started writing this series, what were the most important qualities you wanted her to have?

Well, first of all, I wanted Clara to be flawed. I wanted her to have a lot of room for growth over the course of the series. And I wanted her to have doubts, about herself, about her purpose, about everything. She wonders if she’s a coward, but when push comes to shove, she can be incredibly brave—that sort of thing. I wanted her to love the people around her—her mother, her brother, her friends, deeply and truly, but also for her to struggle sometimes with being selfish, and having to overcome that selfishness. And, maybe most of all, I wanted her to have a good sense of humor, so that we could laugh as we went down the hard roads together.

5. Readers have strong feelings of either being Team Tucker or Team Christian. I know this is difficult, but if you were Clara and had these two hot guys after you, who do you think you would choose?
Hmm, if I was Clara.. I think I’d go with Christian, because I would believe him if he looked at me with those gold-flecked eyes and said we belonged together! Seriously, though, I think I would probably do the good-old pros and cons list, and go with Christian, because his pros list would convince me over the cons. And then I’d throw out the list and ride off into the sunset with Tucker. But then I might like to FLY off into the sunset with Christian. ACK! I don’t know!!!!! Poor Clara!!!!!

Boundless by Cynthia Hand
Publisher: HarperTeen (January 22nd, 201 3) Re ading Le vel: Young Adult
Hardback: 438 pages
Series: Un earthly #3
The past few years have held more surprises than part-angel Clara Gardner could ever have anticipated. Yet from the dizzying highs of first love, to the agonizing low of losing someone close to her, the one thing she can no longer deny is that she was never meant to live a normal life.

Since discovering the special role she plays among the other angel-bloods, Clara has been determined to protect Tucker Avery from the evil that follows her.. even if it means breaking both their hearts. Leaving town seems like the best option, so she’s headed back to California — and so is Christian Prescott, the irresistible boy from the vision that started her on this journey in the first place.

As Clara makes her way in a world that is frighteningly new, she discovers that the fallen angel who attacked her is watching her every move. And he’s not the only one.. With the battle against the Black Wings looming, Clara knows she must finally fulfil her destiny. But it won’t come without sacrifices and betrayal.

In the riveting finale of the Unearthly series, Clara must decide her fate once and for all.

Prize:

1 winner will get a Hardcover copy of UNEARTHLY and HALLOWED by Cynthia Hand.

Rules:

• You must be at least 13 to enter.
• Name and email must be provided and counts as 1 entry.
• Extra entries are possible and links must be provided.
• Contest is US Only and ends February 6th.
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.

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Hello everyone. Each day this month a member of Team Dauntless will be posting a new book giveaway. Some of these will be posted for only 24 hours and others will be up a little longer.

Today I am hosting the giveaway and it will be up for just 4 DAYS. So be sure to sign up early. If you are on the street team, or want to be, please help us by spreading the word about the giveaway if you can. We really appreciate all the hard work you all are putting into this.: )

Prize:

• 1 winner will receive an ARC of Balthazar by Claudia Gray.

• You must be at least 13 (or have permission) to enter.
• Name and email must be provided.
• Contest is US only and ends April 24th .
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.
• Lots of extra entries possible.

Good luck and thanks again for helping spread the word about #TeamDauntless.

Hello everyone. Each day this month a member of Team Dauntless will be posting a new book giveaway. Some of these will be posted for only 24 hours and others will be up a little longer.

Today I am hosting the giveaway and it will be up for just 4 DAYS. So be sure to sign up early. If you are on the street team, or want to be, please help us by spreading the word about the giveaway if you can. We really appreciate all the hard work you all are putting into this.: )

Prize:

• 1 winner will receive an ARC of A Touch Morbid by Leah Clifford.

• You must be at least 13 (or have permission) to enter.
• Name and email must be provided.
• Contest is US only and ends April 21st .
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.
• Lots of extra entries possible.

Good luck and thanks again for helping spread the word about #TeamDauntless.

Hello Dauntless fans! Today we have an incredible giveaway for you. The poster below is SIGNED I Am Number Four movie poster by Alex Pettyfer and Dianna Agron. It came from the Hot Topic Mall Tour in 2011. In addition to this fabulous prize, the winner will also receive an ARC of the Power of Six.

Prize:

• 1 winner will receive an I am Number Four movie poster signed by Alex Pettyfer and Dianna Agron from the Hot Topic Mall Tour 2011 (limited signing) and an ARC of The Power of Six.

• You must be at least 13 (or have permission) to enter.
• Name and email must be provided.
• Contest is International and ends April 30th .
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The rafflecopter form must be filled out to enter.
• Lots of extra entries possible.
• You can come back and enter each day!

Hello everyone. Each day this month a member of Team Dauntless will be posting a new book giveaway. Some of these will be posted for only 24 hours and others will be up a little longer.

Today I am hosting the giveaway and it will be up for just 3 DAYS. So be sure to sign up early. If you are on the street team, or want to be, please help us by spreading the word about the giveaway if you can. We really appreciate all the hard work you all are putting into this.: )

Prize:

• 1 winner will receive an ARC of The Selection by Kiera Cass.

• You must be at least 13 (or have permission) to enter.
• Name and email must be provided.
• Contest is US only and ends April 17th .
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.
• Lots of extra entries possible.

Visiting these 2 pages can be used as extra entries in the form! http://bit.ly/dauntlessfaction http://bit.ly/choose_dauntless

Good luck and thanks again for helping spread the word about #TeamDauntless.

We all love Four, right? Yesss, we do! So what we really need to do is FREE FOUR! How can we do this?
From Harper:
Can’t get enough of Four? Dying to hear more from him? If we reach 35,000 preorders of INSURGENT, HarperCollins will release a piece of never-before-seen original writing by #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth—a pivotal scene from DIVERGENT retold from Four’s point of view (squeal)! Grab the widget, pre-order your copy today (if you’ve already pre-ordered, it counts toward our goal!) and spread the word to your friends. Let’s FREE FOUR, Divergent Nation!
YES, it's true! We can actually hear from Four's point-of-view! EPIC! So if you planned on pre-ordering a copy, do it now! Help spread the word so we can all be rewarded with this amazing prize!

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It's no surprise that I absolutely adore Kimberly Derting. The Body Finder was one of the first books I read as a blogger and I was instantly in love with the story. From that moment I have been a stalker… ahem… fan of Kimberly's.

Believe it or not, it's not just Kim's writing that makes her incredible. She is one of the sweetest people I have ever had the pleasure to talk to. She is nothing but kind and considerate, and when I was just a newbie blogger who had no idea what I was doing, she was one of the first authors to be on my blog.

For all those reasons, I was completely thrilled to be her blogger for the Dark Days tour. I've always wanted to be part of the Dark Days tour, but to have Kim as my author, makes it so much more special!

I had the pleasure of interviewing Kim again and, trust me, you guys wanna check out her answers!

1. What are a few of the most important lessons you've learned while writing The Body Finder series so far?

Aside from never, EVER talk to strangers, and learning the difference between “lay” and “lie” (I’m still shaky on this one!), I think I’ve learned to be a more patient person. When I was a newbie author, I was always in a hurry-up-and-wait mode, and now, not so much. I’ve come to appreciate the downtime, even though there isn’t usually much of it.

2. What is the most difficult part of the writing process for you?
For me, it’s trying to set a writing schedule and actually sticking to it. I find myself constantly distracted by Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest (OMG Pinterest!), blogs, and email. Also, my family’s constant need for food and attention can be a little distracting as well!: )

3. Can you tell us one way Violet has changed throughout the series?
Violet has always been really (really!) private, probably stemming from a lifetime of keeping her gift a secret. She’s learning to open up—and even starting to lean on others a little. I think it’ll probably take a while to get the hang of it, though!

4. Can you share with us a few of your favorite lines from The Last Echo?

“Mocking me will get you nowhere.” But he [Jay] leaned down, his breath tickling the side of her neck, and a rush of warmth flooded Violet’s stomach. “There are other ways to break me, though.”

Claire pursed her lips. “Don’t do it, Chels. They’ll spit in your food if you send it back. You don’t want them spitting in your food, do you?”

Violet wanted to nod, but she was too afraid to. Their lips were far too close. Dangerously close.

“I gotta say, if you’re gonna get hurt, this is the place to be. The drugs here aren’t half-bad.”

Sara dangled the familiar surfboard keychain Jay had gotten her when he and his mom had gone to Hawaii. It said Maui on one side and Victoria on the other, the closest he could find to Violet.

There was a thin veneer of frost that coated every surface of her skin and dusted her perfectly tweezed brows and the thick fringe of her lashes, making them look brittle but beautiful.

BIGGEST Questions
This is the biggest Dark Days event so far, so we are celebrating by asking each author
some"biggest" questions.
Biggest Celebrity Crush
George Clooney. (Sorry, honey!)
Biggest Pet Peeve
People who start sentences with “Not to be rude… ” but then say something horrible about someone else.
Biggest Guilty Pleasure
The Kardashians, or any reality show featuring the Kardashians.
Biggest Book-Boyfriend Crush?
If I just say Jace, do you know who I mean??? (Hint: I mean Jace from the Mortal Instruments series.)
Biggest Embarrassing Moment
There was a moment when I was 19, involving an adult filmtitled “Beaverly Hills Cop” which I mistakenly thought was “Beverly Hills Cop”. They are not, I repeat NOT, in fact, the same movie!
Biggest Fan-Girl Moment
When I met Kim Harrison, I was so excited I told her I was a “Harper Arthur” too! Turns out I’m an “author” not an “Arthur.”
Biggest Fear
Anything involving spiders, sharks, vampires, being buried alive, snakes, exercise (I’m sure there’s phobia for that!), Big Foot, or having toilet paper hanging from the back of my pants when I leave the women’s room. I may be a little neurotic.
Biggest Accomplishment
Not ever having toilet paper hanging from my pants when I leave the women’s restroom.
Biggest Addiction
Online shopping. (This may fall under the column Biggest Guilt Pleasure as well!)
Biggest Regret
Not a fan of regrets, so yeah…

The Last Echo is the third book in the Body Finder series.
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Published by HarperCollins Date: April 17th, 2012

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Prize:

• 1 winner will receive an ARC of The Last Echo.
• 4 winners will receive a swag pack from The Body Finder series.

• You must be at least 13 (or have permission) to enter.
• Name and email must be provided.
• Extra entries are possible and links must be provided.
• Contest is US/CA only and ends April 24th.
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.

Thanks for entering! Good luck!

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Hello everyone. Each day this month a member of Team Dauntless will be posting a new book giveaway. Some of these will be posted for only 24 hours and others will be up a little longer.

Today I am hosting the giveaway and it will be up for just 4 DAYS. So be sure to sign up early. If you are on the street team, or want to be, please help us by spreading the word about the giveaway if you can. We really appreciate all the hard work you all are putting into this.: )

Prize:

• 1 winner will receive an ARC of Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin.

• You must be at least 13 (or have permission) to enter.
• Name and email must be provided.
• Contest is US only and ends April 12th .
• Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
• The form must be filled out to enter.
• Lots of extra entries possible.

Good luck and thanks again for helping spread the word about #TeamDauntless.

Happy Fearless Friday! Hope you all are hard at work with this week's challenge assignment! Don't yet know what the first Fearless Friday assignment and challenge is? Check it out below.

Your assignment:
Today, we want the Team Dauntless street team to really pull out all the stops to show us what makes you Dauntless. Send us your tweets, pictures, even vlogs of you and your friends doing something Dauntless OR of something you'd like to do. Be sure to include the hashtags #FearlessFriday #TeamDauntless and #DivergentNation in your tweets!

Challenge:
From today through Monday, April 9th, we're asking our fearless Street Team to send us your vlogs talking about being Dauntless. What does being Dauntless mean to you? Get creative and get your friends involved! I know some people have a fear of doing vlogs, so this could be your Fearless Friday task!

Tweet me or any other the other Dauntless team members your videos using the YouTube link or embed it in a blog post and send it to us that way! Need a refresher on who the team members are? Check out the list here!

Interview with Sam Cushion:
Don't know who Sam Cushion is? Well, you should!

Sam Cushion is a talented musician and composer who has gained popularity by his"unofficial" music scores for The Hunger Games and now he has branched off into Divergent inspired pieces! Check out his YouTube page to check out his music! Here is my personal favorite.: )

A proud Team Dauntless member, we asked Sam a few questions about what being Dauntless meant to him as well as about his upcoming Divergent music album!

Team Dauntless: Today is Fearless Friday, if you were completely fearless, what would you do?

Sam Cushion: Probably a lot of reckless and stupid things. The usual, skydive, bungee jump, buy a motorcycle, etc. But more realistically I wouldn't be afraid to speak my mind. I would stand up for my beliefs and opinions even in the face of ridicule and humiliation from people I respect. Sometimes that is harder to do than jumping off a roof.

TD: What does being Dauntless mean to you?

SC: To me it not only means being fearless and brave but also using those strengths to help others. My favorite part of the Dauntless manifesto is"We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another." Being Dauntless isn't just acknowledging problems but fearlessly acting to solve them as well."We do not believe that we should be allowed to stand idly by."

TD: We all love your Divergent music on your YouTube channel, what is your process for creating a score to fit a specific scene of a book?

SC: Once I decide what scenes to write for I map them out on a piece of paper. That way when I go to write the music I know exactly what is going to happen in the scene and I can have appropriate cues for everything. Sometimes though I will just attempt to capture the emotion of a scene. But after I have noted everything I need I sit down and find a melody or percussion line that I like and expand on that until I have a song.

TD: You've recently announced your newest album, Factionless. What can you tell us about it?

SC: It will be released June 19th and will contain 20 songs. It is available for pre-order now at www.Factionless.com. I cannot wait to release it to the world!

For more information head to Sam's website!