Remember how the JJJ Book Club was gushing about the title of Marie Lu‘s “Prodigy”?

Well, USA Today was super lucky and got a first look at the cover and an excerpt!

June and Day are now off from “Los Angeles to Sin City in ‘Prodigy’ out in bookstores Jan. 29. The Elector Primo of the Republic has died, with his son assuming power over what’s left of the USA’s West Coast as it teeters on full-blown chaos. June and Day join up with Patriot rebels so they can rescue Day’s brother and head east for the Colonies. In order to help, though, the rebels want June and Day to kill the new Elector, who may be a step up from his dad,” the news site shares.

What are you waiting for? Go read the first chapter and tell us what you thought!

The JJJ Book Club is super excited that not only is “Revived” by Cat Patrick out on book shelves NOW, but we just got our hands on the book trailer!

“Revived” tells the story of Daisy Appleby, who was killed in a school bus crash when she was a little girl. But moments after, was brought back to life thanks to a new drug called Revive.

“I read an article on CNN about a drug that could potentially jolt patients back to normal. This happened right around the time that a family friend had unfortunately passed away from cancer,” Ms. Patrick shared with JJJ earlier this morning. “Those two things were swirling away in my brain at the same time and I just thought, what if there was a drug that could bring you back to life?”

Check out the book trailer below, stay tuned for the rest of our interview with Ms. Patrick and go pick up a copy!

Jen Calonita just debuted her new book, “Belles” earlier this month and the JJJ Book Club‘s pile is so high, that we couldn’t read it yet. But we will!

And we want you to read it along with us. We got our hands on FIVE copies of the new novel, plus an exclusive lip gloss.

“Belles” is about 15-year-old Isabelle Scott who loves her life by the boardwalk on the supposed wrong side of the tracks in North Carolina. But when tragedy strikes, a social worker sends her to live with a long-lost uncle and his preppy, privileged family.

Isabelle is taken away from everything she’s ever known, and unfortunately, inserting her into the glamorous life of Emerald Cove doesn’t go so well. Her cousin Mirabelle Monroe isn’t thrilled to share her life with an outsider, and in, addition to dealing with all the rumors and backstabbing that lurk beneath their classmates’ Southern charm, Isabelle finds out a secret about her new family that she can’t ignore.

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“Legend” by Marie Lu was one of our favorite books of 2011 and we are so excited because the sequel’s title was just announced!

Ms. Lu revealed on her DeviantArt blog, “…..*drumroll*…..Legend #2′s final, official title is “Prodigy”! And it comes out on…January 29, 2013!”

The JJJ Book Club is so excited! We can’t wait to see what will happen to June because if you remember, she left the Republic behind with Day!

Ms. Lu was also at the LA Times Festival of Books this weekend at USC along with Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, Alyson Noel, Maureen Johnson and more.

Were you at the festival?

We thought we had it hard last month, but April was so much harder!

JJJ went through two stacks of books for our ultimate picks and the book we just could not put down is “Grave Mercy” by Robin LaFevers.

WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Escaping from the brutality of an arranged marriage, seventeen-year-old Ismae finds sanctuary at the convent of St. Mortain. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts — and a violent destiny

WHY WE READ IT TWICE: Being transported back into history is something that will always attract us. Learning about real historical figures (Anne of Brittany) when it’s not in an encyclopedia, in the midst of another story. We loved it. We also loved learning about the traditions, what was acceptable and the choices Ismae has to make.

“Grave Mercy” is out on shelves NOW, go get a copy!

HONORABLE MENTIONS: “The Springsweet” by Saundra Mitchell, “Immortal City” by Scott Speer, “Above” by Leah Bobet, “Glamour in Glass” by Mary Robinette Kowal, “Glimmer” by Phoebe Kitanidis, “The Nightworld” by Jack Blaine and “The Selection” by Keira Cass.

Check out the fun cover for Ally Carter‘s newest book, “Out of Sight, Out of Time”!

Hitting shelves today, the new novel is the fifth book in the Gallagher Girl series.

“Out of Sight, Out of Time” summary: The last thing Cammie Morgan remembers is leaving the Gallagher Academy to protect her friends and family from the Circle of Cavan–an ancient terrorist organization that has been hunting her for over a year. But when Cammie wakes up in an alpine convent and discovers months have passed, she must face the fact that her memory is now a black hole. The only traces left of Cammie’s summer vacation are the bruises on her body and the dirt under her nails, and all she wants is to go home.

Once she returns to school, however, Cammie realizes that even the Gallagher Academy now holds more questions than answers. Cammie, her friends, and mysterious spy-guy Zach must face their most difficult challenge yet as they travel to the other side of the world, hoping to piece together the clues that Cammie left behind. It’s a race against time. The Circle is hot on their trail and willing stop at nothing to prevent Cammie from remembering what she did last summer.

You can learn all about the Gallagher Academy online — including about the students, the books and more. It’s even on Facebook!

Check out the book trailer below, too!

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JJJ had the hardest time picking out the number one pick for our Book Club this month — all the books we read were so good!

But in the end, we had to shine some light on Aimee Agresti‘s “Illuminate.”

WHAT IS IS ABOUT? Haven Terra’s soul is in danger, but only she can save herself. Brainy, shy high school outcast Haven can’t believe her luck when she’s recruited for a prestigious internship at a historic hotel in Chicago, under the leadership of powerful and alluring Aurelia Brown, dashing Lucian Grove and their stunning but aloof staff of glamazons.

But just as she becomes seduced by their glitzy and mysterious world, Haven uncovers the evil agenda at the hotel: they’re devils in the business of buying souls. And hers is the most valuable of all: she’s an angel in training and the devils aim to turn her to their side. Helping her along the way: a mysterious book instructing her to believe in herself; and her budding friendship with soft-spoken classmate Lance, who has a secret of his own.

WHY YOU SHOULD READ IT? Such an enchanting book and we can’t wait to read more in the Gilded Wings series. While the cover reels you in (how could it not? It’s so pretty!), the words inside keep you reading. There’s angels, mystery, beauty…which all rolled up into one, makes it magical. Follow Aimee on Twitter @AimeeAgresti.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: “Me & Earl & The Dying Girl” by Jesse Andrews, “Dark Eyes” by William Richter, “Wonder Show” by Hannah Barnaby and “Slide” by Jill Hathaway.

WHAT ARE YOU READING?