Waiting on Wednesday (68)

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I am eagerly waiting for... 

Nobody

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

January 22 2013

Goodreads:

There are people in this world who are Nobody. No one sees them. No one notices them. They live their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away.

That’s why they make the perfect assassins.

The Institute finds these people when they’re young and takes them away for training. But an untrained Nobody is a threat to their organization. And threats must be eliminated.

Sixteen-year-old Claire has been invisible her whole life, missed by the Institute’s monitoring. But now they’ve ID’ed her and send seventeen-year-old Nix to remove her. Yet the moment he lays eyes on her, he can’t make the hit. It’s as if Claire and Nix are the only people in the world for each other. And they are—because no one else ever notices them.

Why am I waiting for it?

What can I say. I see the word assassin on a blurb and I can’t help myself. Need to read.

Teaser Tuesday (67)

Hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. 

Before I Wake
by Rachel Vincent

~Emma~

“Back off, vultures!” she shouted, and I exhaled in relief as she pushed her way to the center of the crowd. “She just got out of the hospital. Why don’t you go gossip behind her back, like decent people?”

~Clothing Optional~

Tod scowled. “Fine. But if I have to stay invisible the whole time, I can’t promise to be on my best behavior. There’s no telling what I might do…I mean, if no one can see me, anyway, why bother with clothes at all?”

I laughed, trying to disguise the sudden curious heat settling into my face. “Well, that ought to spice up the lunch period.”

 

Musing Mondays (56) &It's Monday! (54)

 Hosted by Should Be Reading.

 This week’s musing is…

~Do you have people online that you often discuss the books you read with? Not just book groups, but individual readers who share the same taste in books? If so, what do you like best about this? If not, do you wish you did?~

Yes and No. Yes, my friends from the Writing Popular Fiction Program at SHU discuss books with me, both for class and for fun. I discuss books with a critique partner too. But I don't have individual readers outside that university circle. Well...I could count my mom. I've gotten her hooked on a couple of YA series and urban fantasy too ^___^

Out This Week!

Rebel Heart (Dust Lands 2) 

by Moira Young

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Venom (Dark Waters) by Fiona Paul

Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD

Midnight City (The Conquered Earth 1) 

by J. Barton Mitchell

Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD

Out for Blood 

(House of Comarre 4) 

by Kristen Painter

Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD

 

Touching the Surface 

by Kimberly Sabatini

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Gravity (The Taking) 
by Melissa West

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Review: A Fractured Light by Jocelyn Davies

A Fractured Light

(A Beautiful Dark 2)

Author: Jocelyn Davies

Publisher: Harper Teen, 2012

Genre: YA Angels

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Overview

When she wakes up in unfamiliar surroundings, Skye knows something terrible has happened to her. It's not until she hears Asher, the dark, rebellious angel she fell in love with, that the memories come flooding back. She tries to put the past behind her, but she knows she'll be forever haunted by the ruthless betrayal that almost took her life.

Skye returns home, but with the knowledge of who she really is, nothing can ever be the same. As she tests the limits of her newfound powers, Skye discovers that she's capable of far more than anyone could have imagined. Both the Order and the Rebellion want her for their side as war between the factions looms. She can't forget the terrifying truth she now knows about the Order, but something holds her back from embracing the Rebellion.

Early Review: The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa

The Lost Prince

(The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten 1)

Author: Julie Kagawa

Publisher: Harlequin Teen, 2012

Genre: YA Paranormal

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Overview

Don't look at Them. Never let Them know you can see Them.

That is Ethan Chase's unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all costs—including his reputation—begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a girl he never thought he's dare to fall for.

Ethan thought he had protected himself from his older sister's world—the land of Faery. His previous time in the Iron Realm left him with nothing but fear and disgust for the world Meghan Chase has made her home, a land of myths and talking cats, of magic and seductive enemies. But when destiny comes for Ethan, there is no escape from a danger long, long forgotten.

My name is Ethan Chase. And I may not live to see my eighteenth birthday.

Waiting on Wednesday (67)

Hosted at Breaking the Spine, spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

I am eagerly waiting for... 

Greta and the Goblin King

Chloe Jacobs

November 13 2012

Goodreads:

While trying to save her brother from the witch three years ago, Greta was thrown into the fire herself, falling through a portal to a dangerous world where humans are the enemy, and every ogre, goblin, and ghoul has a dark side that comes out with the full moon. To survive, 17-year-old Greta has hidden her humanity and taken the job of bounty hunter—and she’s good at what she does. So good, she’s caught the attention of Mylena’s young Goblin King, the darkly enticing Isaac, who invades her dreams and undermines her determination to escape. But Greta’s not the only one looking to get out of Mylena. The full moon is mere days away, and an ancient evil being knows she’s the key to opening the portal. If Greta fails, she and the boys she finds stranded in the woods will die. If she succeeds, no world will be safe from what follows her back . . .

Why am I waiting for it?

This sounds like a delicious fantasy sandwich, and I’m going to eat it!

Teaser Tuesday (66)

Hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. 

The Lost Prince
by Julie Kagawa

~Ethan & Kenzie~

          “Will you give me that interview?”

          “Okay, yes, fine!” I raised a hand in frustration. “If it will get you off my back, fine.”

          She beamed. “When?”

          “I don’t care.”

          That didn’t faze her. Nothing did, it seemed. I’d never met someone who could be so relentlessly cheerful in the face of such blatant jack-assery.

Musing Mondays (55) &It's Monday! (53)

 Hosted by Should Be Reading.

 This week’s musing is…
~Do you ever get crushes on fictional characters? Name one (or a few), and tell what you liked~

  LOL...

Out This Week!

The Lost Prince 

(The Iron Fey 5) by Julie Kagawa

Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD

The Evolution of Mara Dyer 

(Mara Dyer 2) by Michelle Hodkin

Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD

The Crimson Crown 

(Seven Realms 4) 

by Cinda Williams Chima

Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD

Dark Star by Bethany Frenette

Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD

Destiny Rising 

(The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters 3) 

by L.J. Smith

Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD

Review: Evergreen by Brenda Pandos

Evergreen

(Mer Tales 2)

Author: Brenda Pandos

Publisher: Obsidian Mt. Publishing, 2012

Genre: YA Paranormal Romance

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Overview

A kingdom on the brink of war.
A king on the fringes of insanity.
A family running for their lives.

Ash and Fin’s only desire is to be together and dive into their happily ever after, though their conflicting worlds work to pull them apart. Neither is ready to convert to the other’s life: become a human or a mer. Little do they know that somewhere in Natatoria a secret holds the fine fabric of everyone’s lives together. If the truth is discovered, Ash and Fin will no longer have the luxury of waiting. They’ll be forced to choose. But will it be for loyalty or love? Or will someone else make the choice for them if they can’t decide?

Review: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass

Author: Sarah J. Maas

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, 2012

Genre: YA Fantasy

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Overview

After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.

Her opponents are men—thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the kings council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she’ll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.

Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she’s bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it’s the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.

Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined.

Waiting on Wednesday (66)

Hosted at Breaking the Spine, spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

I am eagerly waiting for... 

Scarlet

(Lunar Chronicles 2)

Marissa Meyer

February 5 2013

Goodreads:

Cinder returns in the second thrilling installment of the New York Times-bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She’s trying to break out of prison—even though if she succeeds, she’ll be the Commonwealth’s most wanted fugitive.

Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn’t know about her grandmother and the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother’s whereabouts, she has no choice but to trust him, though he clearly has a few dark secrets of his own.

As Scarlet and Wolf work to unravel one mystery, they find another when they cross paths with Cinder. Together, they must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen who will do anything to make Prince Kai her husband, her king, her prisoner.

Why am I waiting for it?

A kick ass Red Riding Hood and a smoking hot wolf. YES, PLZ!