I WENT TO TWICON!!!

I was so lucky to be able to attend TwiCon this year! It was hosted at the Hilton Hotel in Parsippany, New Jersey (about an hour and forty-five minutes from me). So I brought with me my best friend, my younger cousin and a whole lotta excitement!

I wish I could say I was there for all three days from open to close but I wasn't. I went one day for a few hours but it was enough for me. I have to honest, if Robert Pattinson was there, I probably would have bought a room just to stalk him until his bodyguards had me removed! However, getting to see Booboo Stewart (Seth Clearwater), Jodelle Ferland (Bree Tanner), Gil Birmingham (Billy Black) and Chaske Spencer (Sam Uley) was really awesome!

We missed the Q&A with Booboo Stewart but caught him walking around with his enormous bodyguard. He was even cuter in person and taller than I thought. I'm 5'2 and if I was standing in front of him, I'd probably have to look up - a little.

The picture is far away because I was trying to sneak a pic of him without paying for one and I was afraid they'd take my camera if I got caught! He's the one in the white button-down if you haven't figured it out.

They auctioned off some pretty cool things like giant movie banners of Booboo Stewart (sold for $140.00); Volturi banner $160.00; a Kristen Stewart autographed Volturi picture $140.00; a Robert Pattinson autographed pic for $180.00 and a whole lot more. But the big winner of the evening was a giant movie banner of the Wolf Pack that sold for a whopping $340.00!!! Whoa. Some serious Team Jacob fans out there!

Speaking of Jacob - here's a nice pic for you...

Oh wait! That's not Taylor Lautner!!!!! That's just some dude that looks EXACTLY like him! Isn't that crazy? He is an actor that performed in an Eclipse Parody created by The Hillywood Show sisters who make parodies of popular movies and are extremely talented.

By far the best part of Twicon were the guest panels. Jodie Ferland was so sweet and funny. She working on lots of new projects so there will be plenty more movies to see her in. Some interesting Jodie facts: her favorite actor is Johnny Depp (mine too), her favorite book is Breaking Dawn (she's team Edward!) and a vegetarian. She said the best part of playing a vampire was wearing the red contacts and to shoot her last scene (right before Felix rips her head off) she had to scream and "die" over and over again! She stated Robert Pattinson was impressed she could even speak the next day. She even gave us a little squeal! She told us that her friends knew she was going to be in Eclipse before she did! They all found out online and called her screaming with excitement - but she still had no idea! She also loves to paint and draw in her free time.

The highlight of the day for me was Gil Birmingham and Chaske Spencer. They were absolutely hilarious! For example, when asked what profession they would never want to be, Gil said politician and Chaske answered crack-whore! They were also asked the opposite of that question - if they weren't actors, Gil thinks he would be a musician and Chaske said he would love to be a photographer for National Geographic. How awesome is that?! Birmingham joked about not having read the Twilight books and I'm not 100% sure he was kidding! Can you imagine?? On the set of Breaking Dawn Part 1, in the scene where Billy Black rolls out of the house to find Jacob's discarded wedding invitation, Gil told us how many times he came close to falling out of the wheelchair and face-planting in the mud!


That pretty much wraps up my day at Twicon, but first let me show you what I brought home with me...

That's right! Bella's engagement ring! Love it! Last but not least, a pic of me and my bestie at Twicon!

that's me on the left

Cover Reveals and TwiCon!!!!

I may be a little behind of some of these things but I'm going to share them anyway because they excite :) Where do I begin...

Are you an Evernight fan? Well, Claudia Gray is giving us a spin-off series featuring one of the most favorable characters, Balthazar! I'm so excited about this because I never want the Evernight series to end! The downside to this release? It won't be released until March 6, 2012! So unfair!

Now, I have to be honest. I'm not completely sure this is the final cover for the book because Gray's website has not been updated on this. The cover comes from Goodreads.com. If this is indeed the final cover, I LOVE it! It the same concept as the Evernight series and I just LOVE it!

Want more from Claudia Gray? No, problem. You won't have to wait until next year for her next release. Fateful will be released September 13! A new series about a servant girl named Tess in 1912, who wants to escape from the house where she works, and most particularly the lecherous young lord of the manor. Click the link above for the complete synopsis.

Another great series is Nightshade by Andrea Cremer and by now you might be aware that the second book in the series, Wolfsbane, was released July 12th. The next one is Bloodrose and will be released February 21, 2012. Even though I love this series, I am NOT a fan of the covers for Wolfsbane and Bloodrose. I wish they would have stayed with look of Nightshade, it is so much prettier. The other two are so drab and dull. What's your opinion?

Here is a cover that doesn't disappoint - The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead - March 1, 2012.

I haven't actually started this series yet but I look forward to it very much.

Now for the good stuff!

This year, the Twilight Convention will be held in Parsippany, New Jersey from July 29-31! This is the best news I have ever heard! No, I do not live in New Jersey BUT I am only an hour or so away! Every other Twilight Convention have been held in states so far away from me, but now it is actually possible for me to go! It also happens to fall on my mothers birthday weekend and she is trying very hard to lay her heart-wrenching guilt-trips on me for wanting to go to TwiCon. The best part is that no matter how much she may want me to stay home and celebrate with her, she'd never make me miss an amazing opportunity like this! If she wasn't such a Twilight hater I'd take her with me, but I don't need an rain on this parade - lol.

Special guest appearances include: Charlie Bewly, Demetri of the Volturi; Chaske Spencer, Sam of the Wolf Pack; Gil Birmingham, Billy Black; Julia Jones, Leah Clearwater and Booboo Stewart, Seth Clearwater of the Wolf Pack. Wait, there's more! Guri Weinberg, Stefan of the Romanian Coven; Bill Tangradi, Randall, a nomadic vampire; and Jodelle Ferland, Bree Tanner!!!

There will be tons of fun things going on too, like best costume contests, best dancer contests, karaoke, a Volturi Vampire Ball, centerpiece contest, trivia games and so much more!!!

Click here for way more information and a chance to buy tickets in advance!

I hope to see you there!