More About The Bloodlines Cover: Tattoos And Guys

I'm still jumping for joy after the Bloodlines cover reveal. :D Arcane Vault mentioned how they were very proud (as well they should be) of the fact that it's their design for the Alchemist's tattoo that we see on the cover.

That reminded me that I don't think we've posted their designs for the tattoos yet! I think they did a wonderful job of designing it. It looks exactly like I pictured it, and it calls back the nickname that we can read about in Last Sacrifice.

Full tattoo:




Icon, intended for shirts etc.:


Btw, for everyone who wondered who the guy on the Bloodlines cover is (and I guess that's pretty much all of us ;-), Richelle Mead confirmed most of our suspicions by simply saying that "the guy is the one left hanging at the end of Last Sacrifice".

I also spotted an interesting conversation between Richelle and her friend Mark Henry about the different versions the cover has gone through.

mark_henry:@RichelleMead That's really different from the spec art you showed us. Source

RichelleMead @mark_henry What was the last one you saw? The tattooed people? Source

mark_henry @RichelleMead Yep, the tattoo. Source

RichelleMead: @mark_henry Haha, yes, it's definitely come a long way. Source

Wouldn't it be really interesting to see the different stages of the cover? To see how it's changed in the process, and why?

ShadowKissed.com's Know-It-All Challenge

Have you heard about the Vampire Academy Know-It-All Challenge that ShadowKissed.com is arranging with the help of Allara McCall Brocherie? If not, then it's about time I told you about it; and if you have, then I should remind you that it all kicks off tomorrow, Friday, at midnight GMT!

You can find all the details about it on ShadowKissed.com's pages about the Know-It-All challenge, so make sure to visit them and read about how the challenge will work, and what you can win.
You can also join the Know-It-All Challenge Facebook Event.

It sounds a little like Janet Cadsawan's treasure hunt that entertained us immensly for one glorious weekend. :D

Cover For Bloodlines Revealed!

Woohoo! Earlier today Penguin hinted that we would be getting some big news about Bloodlines today, and it was just released... The final Bloodlines cover!!


The cover was released exclusively via Entertainment Weekly. They also have a short article about the series, and a great video where Richelle talks about the difference between Rose and Sydney as main characters. Make sure you visit EW and watch that too! There aren't really any spoilers for Last Sacrifice.

So what do you think about the cover? I'd really come to love the temporary one we've had so far, so I'm very happy that it's the same logo as on that one. :D

Bunch of Updates From Arcane Vault, Including Discount and Contest

There were a lot of updates from Arcane Vault yesterday. So many, in fact, that Arcane Vault compiled a recap list of all them on their Facebook page.


These are the announcements from yesterday:

1. Arcane Vault are holding a contest for creating your own book cover.
Check out the notes on their Facebook Page to learn about the rules and prizes. :D

2. They are having a Valentin's Day sale. On February 14 and week following, you get a 25% discount when entering FEB25 when asked for a promotion code.

3. Finally they will also have the Belikov Athletics Department shirt in stock by Friday.

Again, thanks to ShadowKissed.net for tweeting/retweeting, and alerting me to this contest that I Read Banned Books are hosting. :-)

If you live in the US, you have the chance to win a signed bookplate and a temporary Vampire Academy tattoo.

This giveaway is also part of a blog hop, which means that during a certain time, several blogs are going to have giveaways, linking to each other so you can go from blog to blog. In this particular blog hop, there are over 200 blogs participating! That's a lot of chances to win. :D (Some are international, but not all of them.)

Visit I Read Banned Books to participate in their giveaway, or to see what other sites are participating in the blog hop and what you can win!