Speaking of which, my pick this time around is...
Showing posts with label waiting on wednesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label waiting on wednesday. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Waiting on Wednesday {31}
Speaking of which, my pick this time around is...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Waiting on Wednesday {30}
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine with the creator being Jill of the aforementioned blog. It highlights a book (or more) that you're excited to read that hasn't yet been released.This week, I'm waiting on...
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Waiting on Wednesday {29}
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Waiting on Wednesday {28}
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine that features your current anticipating read.
This week, I'm waiting on...
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Waiting on Wednesday {27}
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Waiting on Wednesday {22}
By: Megan Miranda
Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had stopped working. She was dead. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly fine
Despite the scans that showed significant brain damage. Everyone wants Delaney to be all right, but she knows she's far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney finds herself drawn to the dying. Is her altered brain now predicting death, or causing it?
Then Delaney meets Troy Varga, who recently emerged from a coma with similar abilities. At first she's reassured to find someone who understands the strangeness of her new existence, but Delaney soon discovers that Troy's motives aren't quite what she thought. Is their gift a miracle, a freak of nature-or something much more frightening?
For fans of best-sellers like Before I Fall and If I Stay, this is a fascinating and heart-rending story about love and friendship and the fine line between life and death.
-Summary from Goodreads
Release date: 1/17/2012
Published by: Walker & Company/Bloomsbury
Pre-order: Barnes&Noble||Amazon||The Book Depository
Despite the scans that showed significant brain damage. Everyone wants Delaney to be all right, but she knows she's far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney finds herself drawn to the dying. Is her altered brain now predicting death, or causing it?
Then Delaney meets Troy Varga, who recently emerged from a coma with similar abilities. At first she's reassured to find someone who understands the strangeness of her new existence, but Delaney soon discovers that Troy's motives aren't quite what she thought. Is their gift a miracle, a freak of nature-or something much more frightening?
For fans of best-sellers like Before I Fall and If I Stay, this is a fascinating and heart-rending story about love and friendship and the fine line between life and death.
-Summary from Goodreads
Release date: 1/17/2012
Published by: Walker & Company/Bloomsbury
Pre-order: Barnes&Noble||Amazon||The Book Depository
This book sounds awesome. I don't have much to say beyond that and its stunning synopsis, but you should totally check out the trailer. I got goosebumps...
Amazing, right?
What are YOU waiting on this week? (Leave your links in the comments! I'll try my best to reply, but if I don't, I apologize in advance--time constraints!)
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Waiting on Wednesday {20}
By: Ruth Frances Long
The trees swallowed her brother whole. And Jenny was there to see it. Years later, when she returns to the woods where Tom was taken to say good-bye at last, she finds herself lured into a world where stunning beauty masks the most treacherous of evils, and strange and dangerous creatures await—creatures who seem to consider her the threat. Among them is Jack, mercurial and magnetic, with allegiances that shift as much as his moods. Determined to find her brother, with or without Jack’s help, Jenny struggles to navigate a faerie world where nothing is what it seems, no one is who they say, and she’s faced with a choice between salvation or sacrifice—and not just her own.
-Summary from Goodreads
Release Date: August 16th, 2012
Publisher: Penguin
-Summary from Goodreads
Release Date: August 16th, 2012
Publisher: Penguin
That cover. Oh. My. Goodness. That cover is a winner right there. And the synopsis sounds totally fantastic. This looks like an absolutely brilliant novel! (Also, isn't the title just totally bad-um, rump?)
What are YOU waiting for this week?
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Waiting on Wednesday {19}
By: Jennifer E. Smith
Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?
Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. She's stuck at JFK, late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon to be step-mother that Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's in seat 18B. Hadley's in 18A.
Twists of fate and quirks of timing play out in this thoughtful novel about family connections, second chances and first loves. Set over a 24-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it.
-Summary from Goodreads
Release date: January 2nd, 2012
Published by: Poppy/Little Brown/Hachette
Pre-order: Barnes&Noble||Amazon||The Book Depository
Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. She's stuck at JFK, late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon to be step-mother that Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's in seat 18B. Hadley's in 18A.
Twists of fate and quirks of timing play out in this thoughtful novel about family connections, second chances and first loves. Set over a 24-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it.
-Summary from Goodreads
Release date: January 2nd, 2012
Published by: Poppy/Little Brown/Hachette
Pre-order: Barnes&Noble||Amazon||The Book Depository
The plot and title totally bursts with uniqueness and, even better, reminds me of John Green! If you know me at all, you know I LOVE John Green. Okay, is it just me, or are like, ten thousand AWESOME books releasing in January? The love all my blogging friends have been throwing at this book is simply overwhelming. I can't wait!!
What are YOU waiting for this week?
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Waiting on Wednesday {18}
By: Melissa Jensen
Pretty in Pink meets Anna and the French Kiss in this charming romantic comedy
Ella is nearly invisible at the Willing School, and that's just fine by her. She's got her friends - the fabulous Frankie and their sweet cohort Sadie. She's got her art - and her idol, the unappreciated 19th-century painter Edward Willing. Still, it's hard being a nobody and having a crush on the biggest somebody in the school: Alex Bainbridge. Especially when he is your French tutor, and lessons have started becoming, well, certainly more interesting than French ever has been before. But can the invisible girl actually end up with a happily ever after with the golden boy, when no one even knows they're dating? And is Ella going to dare to be that girl?
Ella is nearly invisible at the Willing School, and that's just fine by her. She's got her friends - the fabulous Frankie and their sweet cohort Sadie. She's got her art - and her idol, the unappreciated 19th-century painter Edward Willing. Still, it's hard being a nobody and having a crush on the biggest somebody in the school: Alex Bainbridge. Especially when he is your French tutor, and lessons have started becoming, well, certainly more interesting than French ever has been before. But can the invisible girl actually end up with a happily ever after with the golden boy, when no one even knows they're dating? And is Ella going to dare to be that girl?
Release Date: February 16th, 2012
Publisher: Speak/Penguin
-Summary from Goodreads
Publisher: Speak/Penguin
-Summary from Goodreads
DID YOU SEE THAT? ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS COMPARISON?!?!?!
I. Heart. Stephanie. Perkins.
What are YOU waiting for this week?
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Waiting on Wednesday {17}
By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
*No summary available yet*
I'm a big, big fan of Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Actually, I met her at the RT BookLovers Convention back in April this year (BEST. CONVENTION. EVER. I mean, that's where I met Jeri Smith-Ready, so it's kind of a given that it'd be so awesome. And OMG they even had a PICTURE of me on their website) (NOOOO do NOT go look it up please please please. I mean, it was actually a somewhat decent picture of me--GIANT kudos to the photographer--but still!!! *inserts terrified face*) (Oh wait, I just basically made you guys promise to look for it, huh? This is going to end badly...*flees to Antarctica*)
Anyway. I digress. So the reason why I brought up the RT Convention was that Jen was just so smart and awesome when I met her that I just had to go and pick up a copy of Raised by Wolves (#1 of the series). Needless to say, I loved it. Which is good, because Jen and I talked about monkeys and monkey islands and stuff. Fascinating, really (no, seriously, it's superbly interesting!!)
SO! (enough of this digressing.) The point of this is that I know werewolf books are so superfluous these days, but I'm urging you to give this series a try. Jen actually studies pack psychology and all that cool stuff, so the way she handles the werewolf myth is astonishingly awesome. And for those of you who've read the first two books... YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T WAIT FOR Taken by Storm!!
Ah. Enough of my ranting. What are YOU waiting on this week?
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Waiting on Wednesday {16}
By: Kiera Cass
For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in the palace and compete for the heart of the gorgeous Prince Maxon.
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself- and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself- and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.
Release date: 4/24/2012
-Summary from Goodreads
Okay, okay, I know that pretty much everyone has posted about this book already, and that I'm being hopelessly boring, but I JUST CAN'T HELP IT. That COVER, that SYNOPSIS, that darn freakin' funny AUTHOR and I'm pretty sure I'd cause an uprising over my anticipation for this book. Isn't that dress that completely amazing? The posture totally enticing? The plot entirely gripping? Goodness sakes. Is it just me, or does this book feel like it's going to be mind-blowingly AWESOME?
What are YOU waiting for this week?
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Waiting on Wednesday {15}
By: Brodi Ashton
Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she's returned- to her old life, her family, her friends- before being banished back to the underworld... this time forever.
She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.
Nikki longs to spend these months reconnecting with her boyfriend, Jack, the one person she loves more than anything. But there's a problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who first enticed her to the Everneath, has followed Nikki to the mortal world. And he'll do whatever it takes to bring her back- this time as his queen.
As Nikki's time grows short and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she's forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole's...
She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.
Nikki longs to spend these months reconnecting with her boyfriend, Jack, the one person she loves more than anything. But there's a problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who first enticed her to the Everneath, has followed Nikki to the mortal world. And he'll do whatever it takes to bring her back- this time as his queen.
As Nikki's time grows short and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she's forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole's...
Release date: January 24th, 2012
-Summary from Goodreads
I'm pretty sure most of you have seen this one already, but... WOW that cover. GORGEOUS! (Okay, so I know that I probably shouldn't be judging books by their covers, but come on! How can you resist a cover like that!) I love all things mythological, and after reading the first page on Brodi's blog a few years back (found via archive... yeah, I wish I've known Brodi for that long. Read her blog here. It's way too hilarious), I'm completely in love with it. Gahhh January why are you so sloooooow?
What are YOU waiting for this week?
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Waiting on Wednesday {14}
LARKSTORM By: Dawn Rae Miller
In the years following the destructive Long Winter, when half the world’s population perished, the State remains locked in battle against the Sensitives: humans born with extra abilities.
As one of the last descendants of the State’s Founders, seventeen-year-old Lark Greene knows her place: study hard and be a model citizen so she can follow in her family’s footsteps. Her life’s been set since birth, and she’s looking forward to graduating and settling down with Beck, the boy she’s loved longer than she can remember.
However, after Beck is accused of being Sensitive and organizing an attack against Lark, he disappears. Heartbroken and convinced the State made a mistake, Lark sets out to find him and clear his name.
But what she discovers is more dangerous and frightening than Sensitives: She must kill the boy she loves, unless he kills her first.
As one of the last descendants of the State’s Founders, seventeen-year-old Lark Greene knows her place: study hard and be a model citizen so she can follow in her family’s footsteps. Her life’s been set since birth, and she’s looking forward to graduating and settling down with Beck, the boy she’s loved longer than she can remember.
However, after Beck is accused of being Sensitive and organizing an attack against Lark, he disappears. Heartbroken and convinced the State made a mistake, Lark sets out to find him and clear his name.
But what she discovers is more dangerous and frightening than Sensitives: She must kill the boy she loves, unless he kills her first.
-Summary from Goodreads
This book sounds totally awesome! Veronica Roth, the superb author of Divergent (it was actually the first book I ever reviewed! O.O), recommended this book on her blog. And the cover is just GORGEOUS! :D (yeah, okay, I really shouldn't judge book on their covers, but STILL!)
What are YOU waiting for this week?
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Waiting on Wednesday {13}
By: Cynthia Hand
For months part-angel Clara Gardner trained to face the raging forest fire from her visions and rescue the alluring and mysterious Christian Prescott from the blaze. But nothing could prepare her for the fateful decisions she would be forced to make that day, or the startling revelation that her purpose—the task she was put on earth to accomplish—is not as straightforward as she thought. Now, torn between her increasingly complicated feelings for Christian and her love for her boyfriend, Tucker, Clara struggles to make sense of what she was supposed to do the day of the fire. And, as she is drawn further into the world of part angels and the growing conflict between White Wings and Black Wings, Clara learns of the terrifying new reality that she must face: Someone close to her will die in a matter of months. With her future uncertain, the only thing Clara knows for sure is that the fire was just the beginning.
Described by Richelle Mead as “utterly captivating,” Unearthly received outstanding reviews, garnered accolades from New York Times bestselling authors, and was named an Indie Next Pick. In this heart-wrenching sequel, Cynthia Hand expertly captures the all-consuming joy of first love—and the agony of loss. This beautifully woven tale will appeal to fans of Lauren Kate, Becca Fitzpatrick, and Aprilynne Pike.
Described by Richelle Mead as “utterly captivating,” Unearthly received outstanding reviews, garnered accolades from New York Times bestselling authors, and was named an Indie Next Pick. In this heart-wrenching sequel, Cynthia Hand expertly captures the all-consuming joy of first love—and the agony of loss. This beautifully woven tale will appeal to fans of Lauren Kate, Becca Fitzpatrick, and Aprilynne Pike.
-Summary from Goodreads
I really enjoyed the first installment of the series, Unearthly (see my review of it here), and I can't wait to dive back into the awesome world of Clara! For those of you wary on angel stories--do give this a chance. I remember I wasn't so sure about Unearthly until finally all the hype persuaded me to give it a try, and I fell in love with it. :)
What are YOU waiting for this week?
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Waiting on Wednesday {12}
This week, I'm waiting for...!!!!
ShineBy: Jeri Smith-Ready
No other love has burned so bright.
Life can change in an instant, and no one understands that better than Aura. It's been almost a year since her boyfriend tragically died. She's finally letting go of Logan's violet-hued ghost, but not her search to uncover the truth about her past. As the first in a generation that can see ghosts, Aura is convinced that she has a connection to the Shift. She's trusted Zachary, ever patient and ever by her side, with all that she knows. But when the government threatens his life in an attempt to learn Aura's secrets, she will stop at nothing to protect herself and the one she loves... even if that means betraying her own heart.
-Summary from Fictitious Delicious, the wonderful blog that revealed the cover here!
Release date: May 1st, 2012
OMG ISN'T THE COVER JUST GORGEOUS? If you don't know yet, the covers for the series are getting re-designed! See more information at the link I provided above to the awesome Fictitious Delicious girls!
I. Seriously. Can. not. wait. for. Shine. I absolutely adore this series (see my review of Shift here), and Jeri is one of the nicest people I know. For those of you who don't like ghost stories, please trust me when I say that this story is more unique than you'll ever guess--and this is coming from the girl who once started a petition to banish all things ghost-y (yeah, I know, I know, you hate me now. Whatever. Just go read the book).
I'm so excited for this book! SO excited, I tell you! :D
What are YOU waiting for this week?
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