Waiting on Wednesday: Frost Bruned by Patricia Briggs

Book: Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson #7) by Patricia Briggs
Release Date: March 5th, 2013
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Orbit
Description: Shapeshifter Mercy Thompson's life is calming down, at least enough that she can focus on mundane matters like Black Friday sales. But on her return, Mercy is unable to contact her mate, Alpha Adam Hauptman, or the other members of their pack. All she knows is that Adam is angry and in pain. With the werewolves fighting a political battle to gain acceptance from the public, Mercy fears Adam's disappearance may be related - and that he and the pack are in serious danger. Outclassed and on her own, Mercy may be forced to seek assistance from the most unlikely of allies: the vampire seethe.

Why I'm Waiting: I'll be the first to admit, I didn't love the last book in this series. In fact, I might have to say that Brigg's other series (Alpha & Omega) is starting to worm its my past the Mercy Thompson books in my mind. However, I do still love them. And I'm excited for Frost Burned and cannot wait to get my hands on it. I always love some Mercy / Adam time. Plus, it sounds like Stefan might make more of an impact in Frost Burned than he has in the previous books. Which makes me happy. I do love the werewolves, but I've missed Mercy's favorite mystery-machine-driving vampire.

Waiting on Wednesday: Mystic City by Theo Lawrence

Book: Mystic City (Mystic City #1) by Theo Lawrence
Genre: Young Adult / Dystopian / Famtasy
Release Date: October 9th, 2012
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Description: For fans of Matched, The Hunger Games, X-Men, and Blade Runner comes a tale of a magical city divided. A political rebellion ignited. A love that was meant to last forever.

Aria Rose, youngest scion of one of Mystic City's two ruling rival families, finds herself betrothed to Thomas Foster, the son of her parents' sworn enemies. The union of the two will end the generations-long political feud—and unite all those living in the Aeries, the privileged upper reaches of the city, against the banished mystics who dwell below in the Depths. But Aria doesn't remember falling in love with Thomas; in fact, she wakes one day with huge gaps in her memory. And she can't conceive why her parents would have agreed to unite with the Fosters in the first place. Only when Aria meets Hunter, a gorgeous rebel mystic from the Depths, does she start to have glimmers of recollection—and to understand that he holds the key to unlocking her past. The choices she makes can save or doom the city—including herself.

Why I'm Waiting: This book had me at hello. Well, at least at "for fans of Matched, The Hunger Games, X-Men & Blade Runner". Check, check, check and check. Honestly though, doesn't this one sound amazing? I definitely will be reading this once it comes out.

Waiting On Wednesday: The Archived

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Book: The Archived by Victoria Schwab
Release Date: January 22nd, 2013 Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy
Publisher: Hyperion
Description: Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.

Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.

Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive.

Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous—it's a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.

In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hard-won redemption.

Doesn't this just sound divine? Plus, I loved Victoria's book, The Near Witch. Hopefully The Archived will be just as wonderful. And look at that cover! Gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous.  

Waiting on Wednesday: Arcadia Awakens

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Book: Arcadia Awakens by Kai Meyer
Release Date: February 14th, 2012
Genre: Young Adult / Urban Fantasy?
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Description: To Rosa Alcantara, the exotic world of Sicily, with its network of Mafia families and its reputation for murder and intrigue, is just that—exotic and wholly unknown. But when her life in Brooklyn begins to fall apart, she must travel there, to her family’s ancestral home, where centuries of family secrets await her.

Once there, Rosa falls head over heels for Alessandro Carnevare, the son of a Sicilian Mafia family, whose handsome looks and savage grace both fascinate and unsettle her. But their families are sworn enemies, and her aunt and sister believe Alessandro is only using Rosa to infiltrate the Alcantara clan. And when Rosa encounters a tiger one night—a tiger with very familiar eyes—she can no longer deny that neither the Carnevares nor the Alcantaras are what they seem.

Hidden caves, dangerous beasts roaming the hills, and a history of familial bloodlust mean that Rosa can’t trust anyone. Torn between loyalty to her family and love for their mortal enemy, Rosa must make the hardest decision of her life: stay in Sicily with her new love…or run as far and as fast as she can.

It says this one was originally published in 2009, so this must be a reprint. Or, maybe it wasn't published in the United States or something (it's a German author). At any rate, I am excited for it. It sounds amazing, I love action/adventure love stories. Plus, it sounds like it's got the whole starcrossed lovers thing going on. And the mob. Who doesn't love Mafia stories? Also... I went to the authors website and I just realized that he also wrote The Water Mirror. I picked that book up at a library sale and have been meaning to read. I should definitely get to it :)

Waiting on Wednesday: The Shape of Desire & Revived

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Book: The Shape of Desire by Sharon Shinn
Release Date: April 3rd, 2012
Genre: Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Romance
Publisher: ACE
Description: For fifteen years Maria Devane has been desperately, passionately in love with Dante Romano. But despite loving him with all of her heart and soul, Maria knows that Dante can never give all of himself back—at least not all the time. Every month, Dante shifts shape, becoming a wild animal, and leaving Maria alone. Since the beginning, she has kept his secret, knowing that their love is worth the danger. But when a string of brutal attacks occur in local parks during the times when Dante is in animal form, Maria is forced to consider whether the lies she’s been telling about her life have become lies she’s also telling herself…

This one sounds like it could have a really great storyline. Plus.. I have boots that look just like that. I'm sold.

Book: Revived by Cat Patrick
Release Date: May 8th, 2012
Genre: Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Little Brown
Description: As a little girl, Daisy Appleby was killed in a school bus crash. Moments after the accident, she was brought back to life.

A secret government agency has developed a drug called Revive that can bring people back from the dead, and Daisy Appleby, a test subject, has been Revived five times in fifteen years. Daisy takes extraordinary risks, knowing that she can beat death, but each new death also means a new name, a new city, and a new life. When she meets Matt McKean, Daisy begins to question the moral implications of Revive, and as she discovers the agency’s true goals, she realizes she’s at the center of something much larger — and more sinister — than she ever imagined.

 Doesn't this sound awesome? I love that science fiction is making a huge splash in the young adult market. And look at that cover. It's absolutely stunning. 

Waiting on Wednesday:The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting

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Book: The Last Echo (The Body Finder #3) - Kimberly Derting
Release Date: April 17th, 2012
Genre: Young Adult / Mystery
Publisher: HarperCollins
Description: In the end, all that’s left is an echo.

Violet kept her morbid ability to sense dead bodies a secret from everyone except her family and her childhood-best-friend-turned-boyfriend, Jay Heaton. That is until forensic psychologist Sara Priest discovered Violet’s talent and invited her to use her gift to track down murderers. Now, as she works with an eclectic group of individuals—including mysterious and dangerously attractive Rafe—it’s Violet’s job to help those who have been murdered by bringing their killers to justice.

When Violet discovers the body of a college girl killed by “the girlfriend collector” she is determined to solve the case. But now the serial killer is on the lookout for a new “relationship” and Violet may have caught his eye....

I love this series! If you haven't read it yet, you really, really need to. It's awesome. I promise you will love it :) I am just upset that I have to wait until APRIL. What is that? It's cruel. That's what. Just plain cruel.

Waiting on Wednesday: Girl of Nightmares & Goddess Interrupted

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Book: Girl of Nightmares (Anna #2) by Kendare Blake
Release Date: 2012
Genre: Young Adult / Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Tor Teen
Description: None Yet

Alright. I realize that there isn't a description yet.. or a release date. But I just saw the cover and I am freaking out already. I read Anna Dressed in Blood back in March and I have been waiting for the sequel ever since. It was easily my favorite book of 2011 (so far, atleast) and I just NEED to read the next one. And isn't that cover gorgeous? Oh, Tor Teen... you are unbelievable. 

Book: Goddess Interrupted (Goddess Test #2) - Amie Carter
Release Date: March 27th, 2012
Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy
Publisher: Harlequin
Description: Kate Winters has won immortality.

But if she wants a life in the Underworld with Henry, she’ll have to fight for it.

Becoming immortal wasn’t supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she’s as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he’s becoming ever more distant and secretive. Then, in the midst of Kate’s coronation, Henry is abducted by the only being powerful enough to kill him: the King of the Titans.

As the other gods prepare for a war that could end them all, it is up to Kate to save Henry from the depths of Tartarus. But in order to navigate the endless caverns of the Underworld, Kate must enlist the help of the one person who is the greatest threat to her future.

Henry’s first wife, Persephone

I figured I've give you one that has some actual information as well :) I really enjoyed the Goddess Test and I've been looking forward to continuing Kate's story!

Waiting On Wednesday: Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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Book: Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Release Date: December 27th, 2011
Genre: Young Adult / Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Edgemont USA
Description: Every other day, Kali D'Angelo is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She goes to public high school. She attends pep rallies. She's human.

And then every day in between . . .She's something else entirely.

Though she still looks like herself, every twenty-four hours predatory instincts take over and Kali becomes a feared demon-hunter with the undeniable urge to hunt, trap, and kill zombies, hellhounds, and other supernatural creatures. Kali has no idea why she is the way she is, but she gives in to instinct anyway. Even though the government considers it environmental terrorism.

When Kali notices a mark on the lower back of a popular girl at school, she knows instantly that the girl is marked for death by one of these creatures. Kali has twenty-four hours to save her and, unfortunately, she'll have to do it as a human. With the help of a few new friends, Kali takes a risk that her human body might not survive. . .and learns the secrets of her mysterious condition in the process.

I recently saw Jennifer Lynn Barnes at a Smart Chicks Tour stop and I decided that I just had to read her books. Then, Melissa Marr was talking about how much she loved Every Other Day... so I requested it on netgalley. I have yet to read it, but I am just itching to dive into it :)

Waiting on Wednesday: Insurgent & Scarlet

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Book: Insurgent (Divergent #2) - Veronica Roth
Release Date: May 28th, 2012
Genre: Young Adult Dystopian
Publisher: HarperCollins
Description: One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.

New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.

What? You are waiting on Insurgent too? No kidding. You, me and the rest of the world. 

Book: Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen
Release Date: February 14th, 2012
Genre: Young Adult 
Publisher: Walker & Co.
Description: Many readers know the tale of Robin Hood, but they will be swept away by this new version full of action, secrets, and romance. Posing as one of Robin Hood’s thieves to avoid the wrath of the evil Thief Taker Lord Gisbourne, Scarlet has kept her identity secret from all of Nottinghamshire. Only the Hood and his band know the truth: the agile thief posing as a whip of a boy is actually a fearless young woman with a secret past. Helping the people of Nottingham outwit the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham could cost Scarlet her life as Gisbourne closes in. It’s only her fierce loyalty to Robin—whose quick smiles and sharp temper have the rare power to unsettle her—that keeps Scarlet going and makes this fight worth dying for.

I love Robin Hood. I am hoping that I will love Scarlet too :)

Waiting On Wednesday: Sacrificial Magic

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Book: Sacrificial Magic (Downside Ghosts #4) by Stacia Kane
Release Date: March 27th, 2012
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Description:  When Chess Putnam is ordered by an infamous crime boss—who also happens to be her drug dealer—to use her powers as a witch to solve a grisly murder involving dark magic, she knows she must rise to the challenge. Adding to the intensity: Chess’s boyfriend, Terrible, doesn’t trust her, and Lex, the son of a rival crime lord, is trying to reignite the sparks between him and Chess.

Plus there’s the little matter of Chess’s real job as a ghost hunter for the Church of Real Truth, investigating reports of a haunting at a school in the heart of Downside. Someone seems to be taking a crash course in summoning the dead—and if Chess doesn’t watch her back, she may soon be joining their ranks.

As Chess is drawn into a shadowy world of twisted secrets and dark violence, it soon becomes clear that she’s not going to emerge from its depths without making the ultimate sacrifice.

Oh, Fo-Shizzle. You better believe I am "waiting-on" this one. I LOVE this series, Stacia Kane is kind of AWESOME. If you haven't read this series yet... come out from under your rock and give it a chance. You won't regret it, I pinkie promise. I just hope that they will bump the release date up on this one.. I kind of want to read it... NOW.

Waiting on Wednesday: Harbinger by Sarah Wilson Etienne

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Book: Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne
Release Date: February 2nd, 2012
Genre: Young Adult
Publisher: G.P. Putman's Sons BYR
Description: Girl, Interrupted meets Beautiful Creatures in this fast-paced thriller

When sixteen-year-old Faye arrives at Holbrook Academy, she doesn’t expect to find herself exactly where she needs to be. After years of strange wak- ing visions and nightmares, her only comfort the bones of dead animals, Faye is afraid she’s going crazy. Fast.

But her first night at Holbrook, she feels strangely connected to the school and the island it sits on, like she’s come home. She’s even made her first real friends, but odd things keep happening to them. Every morning they wake on the floors of their dorm rooms with their hands stained red.

Faye knows she’s the reason, but what does it all mean? The handsome Kel tries to help her unravel the mystery, but Faye is certain she can’t trust him; in fact, he may be trying to kill her—and the rest of the world too.

Rich, compelling writing will keep the pages turning in this riveting and tautly told psychological thriller.

This one sounds absolutely riveting. Plus, that cover is absurdly gorgeous. It's being billed as Girl, Interrupted meets Beautiful Creatures... can I just have a copy of it now. Please?

Waiting On Wednesday: A Beautiful Evil

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Book: A Beautiful Evil (Gods & Monsters #2) by Kelly Keaton
Release Date: February 21st, 2012
Genre: Urban Fantasy / Young Adult
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Description: A power she can’t deny. A destiny she’s determined to fight.

When Ari first arrived in the dilapidated city of New 2, all she wanted was to figure out who she was. But what she discovered was beyond her worst nightmare. Ari can already sense the evil growing inside her—a power the goddess Athena will stop at nothing to possess.

Desperate to hold on to her humanity and protect her loved ones, Ari must fight back. But Athena’s playing mind games, not just with Ari but with those she cares about most. And Athena has a very special plan for the brooding and sexy Sebastian.

Ari is determined to defeat Athena, but time is running out. With no other options, Ari must unleash the very thing she’s afraid of: herself.

I loved the first book in this series, Darkness Becomes Her {my review} and I cannot wait to get my hands on the sequel. Plus, Simon Pulse really stepped up their game with this cover -- isn't it lovely? I mean the first one was nice... but this one is... ooh la la.

Waiting On Wednesday: The Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams

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Book: The Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams

Release Date: October 25th, 2011
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Ace
Description:  A Houston college student, McKenzie Lewis can track fae by reading the shadows they leave behind. For years she has been working for the fae King, tracking rebels who would claim the Realm. Her job isn't her only secret. She's in love with Kyol, the King's sword-master-but human and fae relationships are forbidden. When McKenzie is captured by Aren, the fierce rebel leader, she learns that not everything is as she thought. And McKenzie must decide who to trust and where she stands in the face of a cataclysmic civil war.

Doesn't this sound like a lot of fun? We've got what sounds like an exciting heroine and a plot full of action with a side of starcrossed love for good measure. I am always down for a good urban fantasy and it sounds like The Shadow Reader will be just that!

Waiting On Wednesday: Fair Game (Patricia Briggs) & Born Wicked (Jessica Spotswood)

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So I have to picks to you guys this week, one "adult" book and one YA title. Both are going to be awesome.. I just know it! 

Book: Fair Game (Alpha & Omega #3) by Patricia Briggs

Previous Books in the Series: On the Prowl - Anthology (#0.5), Cry Wolf (#1), Hunting Ground (#2)
Release Date: February 2nd, 2012  
Genre:  Paranormal Romance / Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Orbit
Description: When the FBI request a pack consultant on a serial killer case they're following in Boston, Anna and Charles are sent in. They quickly realize that not only the last two victims were werewolves – all of them were.

Someone is targeting their kind. And if Charles and Anna can't get to the bottom of this mystery, they may be next...

Hot Damn! That's what I'm talking about. When I read that the 3rd book in the Alpha & Omega series was going to be pushed back (it was originally supposed to drop this fall), I nearly cried. Now we've got an official release date, a name, a description and a cover! Is it February yet?

Book: Born Wicked (Cahill Witch Chronicles #1) by Jessica Spotswood

Release Date: February 7th, 2012  
Genre: Young Adult / Urban Fantasy

Publisher:G.P. Putman's Sons Books For Young Readers
Description: Cate Cahill and her sisters are considered eccentric bluestockings—a little odd, a little unfashionable, and far too educated for their own good. The truth is more complicated; they’re witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it could mean an asylum, a prison ship—or an early grave. Before their mother died, she entrusted Cate with keeping them safe and keeping everyone, including their father, in the dark about their powers. When her father employs a governess and Cate begins to receive notes from her missing, presumed-mad godmother, her task becomes much more difficult. As Cate searches for answers in banned books and rebellious new friends, she must juggle unwanted proposals, tea parties, and an illicit attraction to the new gardener. Cate will do anything to protect her sisters, but at what cost to herself?

I LOVE witches. The storyline sounds awesome and the cover is ever so lovely. I don't know what else you people want. 

Waiting on Wednesday: Perception by Kim Harrington

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Book: Perception (Clarity #2) - Kim Harrington

Previous Books in the Series: Clarity (#1) Release Date: March, 2012 Genre:  Young Adult / Paranormal Publisher: Scholastic Point Description:When you can see things others can't, what do you do when someone's watching you?

Everybody knows about Clarity "Clare" Fern. She's the psychic girl in school, the one who can place her hands on something and see hidden visions from the past.

Only Clare would rather not be a celebrity. She prefers hanging back, observing. Her gift is not a game to her.

But then someone starts playing with her head . . . and heart. Messages and gifts from a secret admirer crop up everywhere Clare turns. Could they be from Gabriel, the gorgeous boy who gets Clare's pulse racing? Or from Justin, Clare's hopeful ex-boyfriend who'd do anything to win her back?

One thing is certain. Clare needs to solve this mystery, and soon. Because the messages are becoming sinister, and a girl in town has suddenly disappeared.

Can we please talk about how much I LOVED Clarity!? I cannot wait to dig into Perception. I cannot believe it doesn't drop until March 2012. Here's hoping for the date to be pushed up! :) Oh, and what a pretty cover...

Waiting On Wednesday: Alien Proliferation

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Book: Alien Proliferation (Katherine "Kitty" Katt #4) - Gini Koch

Previous Books in the Series: Touched By An Alien (#1), Alien Tango (#2), Alien in the Family (#3)
Release Date: December 6th, 2011
Genre:  Romance / Science Fiction / Comedy
Publisher: DAW
Description: A new set of conspiracies, old enemies, and a dangerous new drug being tested on unwilling subjects are more than enough to deal with, but new parents Jeff and Kitty Martini have an even bigger problem -- the bad guys want their newborn baby.

Oh, how I LOVE this series. Seriously, can I please be Kitty? Just for a little bit? I cannot tell you how excited I am for the fourth book, although I am hoping that we get to see Kitty preggers. It sounds like we may be skipping right over the whole pregnancy, which would be a shame. I would love to see Kitty with crazy, uncontrollable hormones. Honestly, wouldn't a pregnant Kitty, be a fabulous Kitty? However, I have completely faith in Gini Koch and I am sure I will love the book, no matter what. As long as there's Kitty + Jeff time and adequate doses of all of my favorite boys.. which is basically the entire cast. Have I mentioned that I love this series? If you haven't read it yet, dig yourself out of your hole and get to it!

Oh and let me just say that I adore the cover, as always. Dan Dos Santos, you're my hero!

Waiting on Wednesday: Avenger's Angel

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Book: Avenger's Angel (Lost Angels #1) by Heather Killough-Walden
Release Date: November 1st, 2011
Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Signet Eclipse
Description: The first in Heather Killough-Walden's fantastic new paranormal series, the Lost Angels, features Uriel, the Angel of Vengeance.

Four thousand years ago, four archangels were cast down to Earth in human form. God's favourites, they came to find their mates, the other half of their souls made only for them, without whom they will ever be complete. Uriel, Gabriel, Azrael and Michael, however, were not alone. They were followed by another, determined to find the archesses for himself, and whose power cannot be underestimated. But after centuries of fruitless searching, the archangels -- and their enemy -- have all but given up hope. Until one day beautiful and gifted Eleanore Granger crosses paths with Uriel, the Angel of Vengeance. And as a storm rages, outside forces conspire together, initiating an age old battle of good versus evil to win the first archess.

 

I don't know what it is about Angel Paranormal Romance books, but I just love them - almost as much as I love werewolf books. This one sounds pretty intriguing, although, it is going to have to be a nook purchased or an ordered paperback. Unfortunately, I still haven't gotten over my phobia of purchasing steamy covers in the flesh. Oh, well. That can be News Years Resolution next year - get over the embarrassment of the half naked covers.

Waiting on Wednesday:Hunting Lila

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Book: Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson
Release Date: August 4th, 2011
Genre:  Young Adult
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Description:  The novels follow the story of Lila, a 17-year-old with the power of telekinesis, and Alex, her brother’s best friend and long-time love interest. When a mugging on the streets of South London goes horribly wrong and exposes her unique ability, Lila runs away to Southern California, where Alex and her brother are working for a secret organization called The Unit and searching for the men who killed Lila’s mother five years before. Lila unwittingly becomes embroiled in the hunt and a suspenseful murder mystery ensues.

Alright, so a mystery/adventure story about a girl who has the power of telekinesis? You can definitely count me in.  I love superpowers, adventure stories and mysteries. Basically, Hunting Lila sounds like a winner to me :)

UPDATE: Some of you have been asking when this is going to be released in the U.S. and unfortunately, there isn't a date set yet. However, you can preorder the U.K. paperback edition from The Book Depository for $8.60 (with free worldwide shipping!).

Waiting On Wednesday: Lie by Caroline Bock

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Book: Lie by Caroline Bock
Release Date: August 30th, 2011
Genre:  Young Adult
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Description: A gripping and incredibly important story about a tight-knit town torn apart by a vicious hate crime.  
Everybody knows, nobody’s talking… Seventeen year-old Skylar Thompson is being questioned by the police.  Her boyfriend Jimmy stands accused of brutally assaulting two young El Salvadoran immigrants from a neighboring town, and she's the prime witness.  Skylar is keeping quiet about what she's seen, but how long can she keep it up?  Jimmy was her savior.  When her mother died, he was the only person who made her feel safe, protected from the world.  But when she begins to appreciate the enormity of what has happened, especially when Carlos Cortez, the victim's brother, steps up to demand justice, she starts to have second thoughts about protecting him.  Jimmy's accomplice, Sean, is facing his own moral quandary. He's out on bail and has been offered a plea in exchange for testifying against Jimmy.  Sean must decide whether or not to turn on his friend in order to save himself.  But most importantly, both must figure out why they followed someone like Jimmy—someone who bullied people and advocated violence against others—in the first place.   

This sounds amazing. I love books that deal with difficult subjects, ones that push the boundaries and I cannot wait to dive into this! 

Waiting On Wednesday: Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan

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Book: Glow (Sky Chasers #1) - Amy Kathleen Ryan
Release Date: September 27th, 2011
Genre:  Young Adult
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Description: What if you were bound for a new world, about to pledge your life to someone you'd been promised to since birth, and one unexpected violent attack made survival—not love—the issue?

Out in the murky nebula lurks an unseen enemy: the New Horizon. On its way to populate a distant planet in the wake of Earth's collapse, the ship's crew has been unable to conceive a generation to continue its mission. They need young girls desperately, or their zealous leader's efforts will fail. Onboard their sister ship, the Empyrean, the unsuspecting families don't know an attack is being mounted that could claim the most important among them...

Fifteen-year-old Waverly is part of the first generation to be successfully conceived in deep space; she was born on the Empyrean, and the large farming vessel is all she knows. Her concerns are those of any teenager—until Kieran Alden proposes to her. The handsome captain-to-be has everything Waverly could ever want in a husband, and with the pressure to start having children, everyone is sure he's the best choice. Except for Waverly, who wants more from life than marriage—and is secretly intrigued by the shy, darkly brilliant Seth.

But when the Empyrean faces sudden attack by their assumed allies, they quickly find out that the enemies aren't all from the outside.

Glow is the most riveting series debut since The Hunger Games, and promises to thrill and challenge readers of all ages.

Glow seems to be one of the more popular upcoming YA picks - and I can definitely see why. Doesn't it sound awesome! I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy!