THE DAY HAS FINALLY COME!!

Happy Last Sacrifice release day everyone! For those in the U.S. you’ll need to wait just a few hours longer (sorry!), but for those in Australia, like me, copies were available in store today.

I have my copy right here, it’s a gloriously fat 600 page book which I am dying to start reading later on tonight.

As with most big releases, please try to be considerate of others when it comes to posting spoilers on Twitter and Facebook. We spoke with Richelle just before release and she told us how she felt about this series coming to an end. Be on the look out for a review from us here at yaReads later this week.

Also on the topic of VA, while waiting in line for my boss’s coffee on the weekend (I lead a glamorous life) I spotted a tweet from Hollywood Crush @ MTV revealing the Vampire Academy spin off series will be titled “Bloodlines” set for release in August 2011.

Happy reading everyone! Can’t wait to discuss and hear your thoughts, best done over at The Forum

Some exciting news arrived in my inbox from Walker Books for Australian fans of Cassandra Clare -

“Cassandra Clare – author of the best-selling series The Mortal Instruments – will be visiting the cities of Sydney and Melbourne between the dates of 12-27 May 2011 and will be a guest author at Sydney Writers Festival.

Australian readers have rushed to embrace her books: City of Bones, City of Ashes and City of Glass, causing each release to break in to the top ten best-seller lists nationally. Cassandra’s legions of fans will be gearing up for the greatly-anticipated release of the fourth book in the sequence – CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS, which will be released shortly before her tour.

“I’m so excited to be heading to Australia in 2011!” enthuses Cassandra. “First off, I’ve never been “Down Under” and I’ve always wanted to go. Secondly, I get the best fan mail from my Australian readers! They’re so articulate, thoughtful and enthusiastic about books! I’m literally counting the days till I’m on my way!” “

Get your books ready for signing! Specific dates and locations will be made available closer to the date.

Hey Vampire Academy fans, December 7th is less then a month away which means we’re getting closer to the release of Last Sacrifice! It wont be long before we find out just how to series concludes and all the big questions finally get answered.

In the meantime, via the official site, Penguin Australia have been releasing teaser trailers (like we weren’t already dying with anticipation), which you can check out below.

Make sure you head over to the official site for more videos as well as character trailers.

Also, if you haven’t already heard, for those in the U.S., Richelle will be coming to a city near you on her Last Sacrifice Book Tour! Check out the dates and locations below -

Tuesday, December 7 – New York City – 7:00

Barnes & Noble (Tribeca)

97 Warren St., New York, NY

(212) 587-5389

Live webcast!

Wednesday, December 8 – Philadelphia – 7:00pm

Location: Mercer Museum

84 S. Pine St., Doylestown, PA 18901

Bookseller: Doylestown Bookstore

16 S Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901

(215) 230-7610

Thursday, December 9 – Chicago – 7:00pm

Location: Northside College Prep

5501 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

Bookseller: The Book Cellar

4736 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

(773) 293-2665

Friday, December 10 – Cincinnati – 7:00pm

Joseph-Beth Booksellers

2692 Madison Rd # M

Cincinnati, OH 45208

(513) 396-8960

Saturday, December 11 – St. Paul/Minneapolis – 1:00pm

Location: The Mall of America

Bookseller: Barnes and Noble

118 E. Broadway Suite 238, Bloomington, MN 55425

(952) 854-1455

Sunday, December 12 – Detroit – 2:00pm

Borders

43075 Crescent Blvd.

Novi, MI

(248) 347-0780

Monday, December 13 – Atlanta – 6:00pm

Location: Decatur Public Library

215 Sycamore St., Decatur, Georgia 30030

Bookseller: Little Shop of Stories / Georgia Center for the Book

133A East Court Square, Decatur, Georgia 30030

(404) 373-6300

Tuesday, December 14 – Dallas – 6:30pm

Borders

965 West Bethany Dr.

Allen, TX 75013

(214) 383-9676

Wednesday, December 15 – Salt Lake City – 7:00pm

Location: Salt Lake City Public Library

210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Bookseller: King’s English

1511 S. 1500 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105

(801) 484-9100

Thursday, December 16 – Seattle – 7:00pm

University Bookstore

4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105

(206) 634-3400

Even if Richelle isn’t coming to your city, there’ll be plenty of bookstores having release parties which are always lots of fun. To keep up to date with the latest on Richelle and all things VA follow her on twitter @RichelleMead or via her blog. For more teasers either check in here or at the official site.

19 days to go!!