In case you’ve been living under a ROCK, let us catch you up:
Renée Ahdieh is bringing vampires back to YA and IT’S ABOUT TIME.

Have you seen the trailer? You should watch the trailer.

The Beautiful is a sumptuous, sultry and romantic new series set in 19th century New Orleans where vampires hide in plain sight.

And now…we have a cover.

But not just that.

We have an excerpt.

As you can imagine, the news had some people excited.

That excerpt! That COVER!! Is it October yet??

— People of Color in Publishing (@PocPub) January 15, 2019

I can’t wait to read the whole thing!!!

— Yamile (@YamileSMendez) January 15, 2019

I haven’t read a good vampire book in a while I’m looking forward to it !! 😀

— Park Dani (@DanielaReyes199) January 15, 2019

I was not prepared but I am ready for this

— Regitze Xenia (@RegitzeXenia) January 15, 2019

It had some a little more than excited.

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— stacee (@book_junkee) January 15, 2019

It’s so dark and beautiful! CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS BOOK pic.twitter.com/efr1zY3d1L

— Sienna (@girIatmidnight) January 15, 2019

IT IS BEAUTIFUL indeed. Omg, I can’t wait. pic.twitter.com/FimTNcuck1

— abby is semi-hiatus | GRISHAVERSE IS COMING (@bookish_abby) January 15, 2019

And others a LOT more than excited.

THIS COVER IS INCREDIBLE!!!

— Claribel A. Ortega (@Claribel_Ortega) January 15, 2019

Im internally crying because i’m in class but omygod Renee i’m so hype.

— Ri (@Astaraya) January 15, 2019

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— Jenn Vogel (@jennenen) January 15, 2019

IM HERE FOR THIS

— fatimah (@bookishmarkings) January 15, 2019

YESSSSS I CAN’T WAAAAIT!!!!!

— ✨Katie Rae✨ (@KatieCat1990) January 15, 2019

YOU HAD ME AT VAMPIRES.

— Jennzah Cresswell (@jennzahling) January 15, 2019

But it gets better. 

Guys. The author love.

There was SO. MUCH. AUTHOR LOVE.

— ADAM ️ (@AdamSilvera) January 16, 2019

Oooooh this is gorgeous!

— Leigh Bardugo (@LBardugo) January 15, 2019

*SCREAMS*

— Tiffany D. Jackson (@WriteinBK) January 15, 2019

🚨🚨🚨🚨
THIS IS MY NUMBER 1 BOOK OF 2019.
THE BEAUTIFUL BY MY LOVE @RAHDIEH.
YOU ARE NOT PREPARED.
🚨🚨🚨 https://t.co/6mwEBEBTcr

— Sabaa Tahir (@sabaatahir) January 15, 2019

Amazing authors everywhere crawled out of their writing caves to support their fellow author and it was (pardon the pun) BEAUTIFUL.

This is gorgeous!

— Karen M. McManus (@writerkmc) January 15, 2019

it’s so good i need more

— Melissa Albert (@mimi_albert) January 15, 2019

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— ️Jenny Trout (@Jenny_Trout) January 15, 2019

And it just keeps going.

This cover is so beautiful and the storyline is perfection. Can’t wait and congrats!

— heidi r kling (@HeidiRKling) January 15, 2019

LOVE!!!!

— ❄️ Sasha Alsberg (@sashaalsberg) January 16, 2019

RENEE!!! ❤️❤️❤️

— Traci Chee (@tracichee) January 15, 2019

gorgeous!!! so excited for this!!

— kat o’keeffe (@kat_tastic) January 15, 2019

And going…

Congrats, Renee, on another beauty! <3

— Stacey Lee (@staceyleeauthor) January 15, 2019

GORGEOUS! I cannot WAIT for this book to be in my hands! pic.twitter.com/oXDzYNEwCL

— Kat Cho (@KatCho) January 15, 2019

I am SO here for the beautiful nibblies of nawlins

— Natalie C. Anderson (@rarebirdtweets) January 15, 2019

AND GOING.

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— Sona Charaipotra (@sona_c) January 15, 2019

RENEE! Yessssssssssssssssssss! I cannot WAIT to get my hands on this <3

— Marieke Nijkamp (@mariekeyn) January 15, 2019

This cover is STUNNING and I am so excited for this book.

— Kat Howard (@KatWithSword) January 15, 2019

Omg I can’t wait for this, Renee!!

— Roselle Lim on semi-hiatus trying to finish Book 2 (@rosellewriter) January 15, 2019

I’m so excited for this!!

— Elizabeth Lim (@LizLim) January 15, 2019

LOVE!!!!!!!

— Lori M Lee (@LoriMLee) January 15, 2019

— Sarah Henning (@shhenning) January 15, 2019

Basically, we can confirm readers and authors alike are as psyched for this book as much as we are.

Is it October yet?!?!

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