"Waiting on" Wednesday: "Touch and Go" by Lisa Gardner

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly even hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

Touch and Go 

By Lisa Gardner

Expected Publication Date: February 5, 2013

This is my family: Vanished without a trace…

Justin and Libby Denbe have the kind of life that looks good in the pages of a glossy magazine. A beautiful fifteen-year old daughter, Ashlyn. A gorgeous brownstone on a tree-lined street in Boston’s elite Back Bay neighborhood. A great marriage, admired by friends and family. A perfect life.

This is what I know: Pain has a flavor…

When investigator Tessa Leoni arrives at the crime scene in the Denbes’ home, she finds scuff marks on the floor and Taser confetti in the foyer. The family appears to have been abducted, with only a pile of their most personal possessions remaining behind. No witnesses, no ransom demands, no motive. Just an entire family, vanished without a trace.

This is what I fear: The worst is yet to come…

Tessa knows better than anyone that even the most perfect façades can hide the darkest secrets. Now she must race against the clock to uncover the Denbes’ innermost dealings, a complex tangle of friendships and betrayal, big business and small sacrifices. Who would want to kidnap such a perfect little family? And how far would such a person be willing to go?

This is the truth: Love, safety, family…it is all touch and go.

I adore Lisa Gardner's books. I have yet to read one I didn't absolutely love. I cannot wait to get this one in my hot little hands! 

This is my "Waiting on", what's yours? 

"Waiting on" Wednesday: "Shadowhunters and Downworlders: A Mortal Instruments Reader" Edited by Cassandra Clare

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly even hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

Shadowhunters and Downworlders

Edited by Cassandra Clare

Expected Publication Date: January 29, 2013

Join Cassandra Clare and a Circle of top YA authors as they explore the world of the Mortal Instruments!

Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments series, epic urban fantasy set in a richly imagined world of shadowhunters, vampires, werewolves, fairies, and more, has captured the imaginations and loyalty of hundreds of thousands of YA readers.

In Shadowhunters and Downworlders, Clare and more than a dozen top YA writers, including New York Timesbestsellers Holly Black, Rachel Caine, and Kami Garcia, write about the series, its characters, and its world.

Inside you’ll read:

A cinematic tutorial on why the best friend (Simon) always loses out to the bad boy (Jace)

The benefits (no, really!) of incest . . . at least in literature What we can read between the lines of Alec and Magnus’ European vacation The importance of friendship, art, humor, and rebellion And more, from the virtues of Downworlders to the naughty side of Shadowhunting.

This book  has been calling to me ever since I learned of it's existence on goodreads. I can't wait to read it!

This is my "Waiting on", what's yours? 

'Waiting on" Wednesday: Rise by Andrea Cremer

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly even hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

Rise

Nightshade Prequel #2 

By Andrea Cremer

Expected Publication Date: January 8, 2013

Everything Conatus stands for is at risk. Hoping to gather enough resistance to save their order, Ember and Barrow attempt a desperate escape. But fate offers little mercy. When their mission is exposed, the couple face relentless pursuit by the supernatural horrors that act on the commands of Eira’s ally: the mysterious Bosque Mar. A shocking revelation forces Ember out of hiding, sending her back into the heart of dark magic at Tearmunn keep, where she must convince her old friend Alistair of her love or face dire consequences. Ember’s deception offers the only chance for the resistance to succeed, but what she discovers in the shadows beneath the keep will shatter her world and bring about the Witches’ War.

There simply aren't words to describe how excited I am about this book! I loved the Nightshade series and Rift was just as fantastic. I will be picking this up as soon as it's available on Tuesday! 

That's my 'Waiting on', what's yours? 

Waiting on Wednesday: Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly even hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spinethat spotlights upcoming releases we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

Walking Disaster

Beautiful #2

Jamie McGuire

Expected Publication: April 13th, 2012 by Atria Publishing

How much is too much love?

Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder.

In Walking Disaster, the life of Travis is full of fast women, underground gambling, and violence. Just when he thought he was invincible, Abby Abernathy brings him to his knees.

Every story has two sides. In Jamie McGuire's New York Times bestseller Beautiful Disaster Abby had her say. Now it's time to see the story through Travis's eyes. (Goodreads)

ASDFGHJKL;

I am so friggin' excited for this, y'all have no idea. A lot of people consider Travis and Abby's relationship to be "abusive" (*sigh*), and I cannot wait to see how it looks from Travis' eyes. He is a wonderful character with a lot of depth, and I am simply sitting on pins and needles for his story to be in my hands! <3

This is my "Waiting On", what's yours?

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Invisibility by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly even hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spinethat spotlights upcoming releases we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

Invisibility

Andrea Cremer & David Levithan

Expected Publication Date: May 7th, 2013

Published by: Philomel/Penguin

Stephen has been invisible for practically his whole life--because of a curse his grandfather, a powerful cursecaster, bestowed on Stephen's mother before Stephen was born. So when Elizabeth moves to Stephen's NYC apartment building from Minnesota, no one is more surprised than he is that she can see him. A budding romance ensures, and when Stephen confides in Elizabeth about his predicament, the two of them decide to dive headfirst into the secret world of cursecasters and spellseekers to figure out a way to break the curse. But things don't go as planned, especially when Stephen's grandfather arrives in town, taking his anger out on everyone he sees. In the end, Elizabeth and Stephen must decide how big of a sacrifice they're willing to make for Stephen to become visible--because the answer could mean the difference between life and death. At least for Elizabeth.

...allow me to explain my excitement for this.

It's frickin' ANDREA CREMER and DAVID LEVITHAN working TOGETHER! Andrea is a goddess of love-troubles and---pardon my teenager showing---steamy Friday Fever scenes, and David Levithan is my favorite author (probably in the history of) EVER. This idea sounds original and different and dramatic and terrible and awesome and I CANNOT WAIT IS IT MAY YET?!?!?

*ahem*

This is my "Waiting on", what's yours? 

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly even hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

Through the Ever Night 

Under the Never Sky Book #2 

By Veronica Rossi

Publication Date:  January 8, 2013

Published By HarperCollins

It's been months since Aria learned of her mother's death.

Months since Perry became Blood Lord of the Tides, and months since Aria last saw him.

Now Aria and Perry are about to be reunited. It's a moment they've been longing for with countless expectations. And it's a moment that lives up to all of them. At least, at fi rst. Then it slips away. The Tides don't take kindly to former Dwellers like Aria. And the tribe is swirling out of Perry's control. With the Aether storms worsening every day, the only remaining hope for peace and safety is the Still Blue. But does this haven truly exist?

Threatened by false friends and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder, Can their love survive through the ever night? In this second book in her spellbinding Under the Never Sky trilogy, Veronica Rossi combines fantasy and sci-fi elements to create a captivating adventure—and a love story as perilous as it is unforgettable.

I have been looking forward to this book since the moment I finished Under the Never Sky last winter. The characters are captivating, the story riveting and the romance enchanting. I am pre-ordering my copy of this book NOW. 

That's my 'Waiting on', what's yours? 

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly even hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

Paper Valentine

Brenna Yovanoff

Expected Publication: January 8th, 2013 by Razorbill

A girl does a macabre dance with death in this eerie new novel from New York Times bestselling author Brenna Yovanoff.

The city of Ludlow is gripped by the hottest July on record. The asphalt is melting, the birds are dying, petty crime is on the rise, and someone in Hannah Wagnor's peaceful suburban community is killing girls.

For Hannah, the summer is a complicated one. Her best friend Lillian died six months ago, and Hannah just wants her life to go pack to normal. But how can things be normal when Lillian's ghost is haunting her bedroom, pushing her to investigate the mysterious string of murders? Hannah's just trying to understand why her best friend self-destructed, and where she fits now that Lillian isn't there to save her a place among the social elite. And she must stop thinking about Finny Boone, the big, enigmatic delinquent whose main hobbies seem to include petty larceny and surprising acts of kindness.

With the entire city in panic, Hannah soon finds herself drawn into a world of ghost girls and horrifying secrets. She realizes that only by confronting the Valentine Killer will she be able to move on with her life--and it's up to her to put together the pieces before he strikes again.

I happen to own both The Replacement and The Space Between by Yovanoff, I just haven't been able to get to them yet. I love the ideas of her novels, though, and I can't wait to add Paper Valentine to my shelves- Hopefully, I'll be able to read her other novels before this one comes out. Hehe.

This is my "Waiting on", what's yours?

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Unremembered by Jessica Brody

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly even hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

Unremembered

Jessica Brody

Expected Publication: March 5th, 2013, by Farrar, Straus, & Giroux (BYR)

The only thing worse than forgetting her past... is remembering it.

When Freedom Airlines flight 121 went down over the Pacific Ocean, no one ever expected to find survivors. Which is why the sixteen-year-old girl discovered floating among the wreckage--alive--is making headlines across the globe.

Even more strange is that her body is miraculously unharmed and she has no memories of boarding the plane. She has no memories of her life before the crash. She had no memories period. No one knows how she survived. No one knows why she wasn't on the passenger manifest. And no one can explain why her DNA and fingerprints can't be found in a single database in the world.

Crippled by a world she doesn't know, plagues by abilities she doesn't understand, and haunted by a looming threat she can't remember, Seraphina struggles to piece together her forgotten past and discover who she really is. But with every clue only comes more questions. And she's running out of time to answer them.

Her only hope is a strangely alluring boy who claims to know her before the crash. Who claims they were in love. But can she really trust him? And will he be able to protect her from the people who have been making her forget?

From popular young adult author, Jessica Brody comes a mesmerizing and suspenseful new series, set in a world where science knows no boundaries, memories are manipulated, and true love can never be forgotten.

I read "The Karma Club" by Jessica Brody in the first week it came out, and I LOVED every minute of it. I haven't gotten to her other books yet, because RL insists on getting in my way, but I have read previews and such, and I can't wait to read them all. Unremembered sounds interesting and exciting, and I am, indeed, interested. And excited. 

This is my "Waiting on", what's yours?

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Mind Games by Kiersten White

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly even hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

Mind Games

Kiersten White

Expected Publication: February 19th, 2013, by HarperTeen

Fia was born with flawless instincts. Her first impulse, her gut feeling, is always exactly right. Her sister, Annie, is blind to the world around her--except when her mind is gripped by strange visions of the future.

Trapped in a school that uses girls with extraordinary powers as tools for corporate espionage, Annie and Fia are forced to choose over and over between using their abilities in twisted, unthinkable ways... or risking each other's lives by refusing to obey.

In a stunning departure from her New York Times bestselling Paranormalcy trilogy, Kiersten White delivers a slick, edgy, heartstoppingly intense psychological thriller about two sisters determined to protect each other--no matter the cost. (Goodreads)

I'm currently reading Kiersten's "Paranormalcy" and it is one of the funniest things I've read in a while. I love her writing style and characters and I'm so happy she's continuing to write! Can't wait to dig into this!

That's my "Waiting on", what's yours?

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Collateral by Ellen Hopkins

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly even hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

Collateral

Ellen Hopkins

Expected Publication: November 13th, 2012 by Atria Books

The gripping story of a woman torn between love for her boyfriend, a dedicated Marine deployed to Afghanistan, and the resentment she has for the war that is tearing their lives apart.

Written in Hopkins's stunning poetic verse style, Collateral centers on Ashley, an MFA student at San Diego State University. She grew up reading books and never dreamed she would become a military wife. One night she meets a handsome soldier named Cole. He doesn't match the stereotype of the aggressive military man. He's passionate and romantic. He even writes poetry. Their relationship evolves into a sexually charged love affair that goes on for five years and survives four deployments. Cole wants Ashley to marry him, but when she meets another man, a professor with similar pursuits and values, she begins to see what life might be like outside the shadow of the war.

Collateral captures the hearts of the soldiers on the battlefield and the minds of the friends, family, and lovers they leave behind. Those who remain at home may be far away from the relentless, sand-choked skies of the Middle East and the crosshairs of a sniper rifle, but just at the same time, all of them will sacrifice a part of themselves for their country and all will eventually ask themselves if the collateral damage caused by war is worth the fight. (Goodreads)

I am a major Ellen Hopkins fangirl, and I found out about Collateral at the book signing I went to a few weeks ago. Hopkins was lively and excited when she talked about this novel, and told us of a LOT of research she did to write it. She's very proud of this book, she said, and I cannot wait to read it. Though I have a really bad feeling I'm gonna need a LOT of tissues....Eep.

This is my "Waiting On", what's yours?

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Flutter by Melissa Andrea

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly even hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

Flutter

By: Melissa Andrea

Expected Publication Date: October, 2012

Sara

Sara's life is forever changed - Waking up, buried and hidden deeply in the last place anyone would want to be will do that. She is determined to find out how she ended up in there and why, but when the only person who can help her continuously lies to her, she finds herself forced to suffer alone. She can't ignore the strange things that begin to happen to her, nor can she hide from the nightmares that haunt her sleep. And when her world collides with Adan - the mysterious boy whom she can't seem to stay away from, literally - she is consumed by the familiar flutter that sparks whenever he is around, and she is desperate to discover the reason why.

But the biggest discovery will come from the secret of what she is...

Adan

Adan's mission to find Sara has finally approached -It seemed simple: bring her back to the enchanted world that lives, breathes and survives because of her, but he quickly finds himself faced with an entirely new challenge. Immediately, Adan realizes that staying unknown to Sara is a task he will fail before even attempting. The pull to her is far too strong to refuse, and being with her will defy the very reason he existed. He was the key to her survival and loving her was not part of the plan that he had been born to follow. Can he find it in himself to resist the urge to be with her and follow through with their destiny, or will he destroy everything that had been left to Sara to protect and defend -And the kingdom she is unaware she rules...

Flutter

As Sara and Adan struggle to overcome their own separate battles - There is a far more determined evil that is stalking the shadows and waiting to annihilate them both. Sara will figure out that not everything is what it seems, and knowing what she can and cannot trust will be the key to finding out the truth to what happened to her, the reason why she had been buried alive and who she really is...

Sara and Adan will discover the hidden meaning to why she was and the reason he existed and why he would be the reason she survived, and together they will fight to change the rules and reqrite their fate.

Discover the Meaning

Discover the Secret

Discover

Flutter

This is the kind of book where I'd probably buy it without even considering to look at the summary. I know that sounds dumb, but look at that cover? It is so pretty, who doesn't want to pick it up? Honestly?

Both Mel and I have been following Melissa on Facebook for a while, now, and I know that I am very excited to take a look into this! Can't wait :)

This is my Waiting On, what's yours?

"Waiting On" Wednesday: Origin by Jessica Khoury

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly even hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

Origin

By: Jessica Khoury

Expected Publication Date: September 4th, 2012, by Razorbill

Pia has grown up in a secret laboratory hidden deep in the Amazon rain forest. She was raised by a team of scientists who have created her to be the start of a new immortal race. But on the night of her seventeenth birthday, Pia discovers a hole in the electric fence that surrounds her sterile home--and sneaks outside the compound for the first time in her life.

Free in the jungle, Pia meets Eio, a boy from a nearby village. Together, they embark on a race against time to discover the truth about Pia's origin--a truth with deadly consequences that will change their lives forever.

Origin is a beautifully told, shocking new way to look at an age-old desire: to live forever, no matter the cost. This is supremely compelling debut novel that blends the awakening romance of Matched with the mystery and jungle conspiracy of Lost.

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Heaven by Alexandra Adornetto

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

Heaven (Halo #3)

By: Alexandra Adornetto

Publication Date: August 21st, 2012

Only sixteen when she started the series, Ally Adornetto knows how teen hearts beat, and this long-awaited conclusion is certain to be her most popular book yet.

Bethany, an angel sent to Earth, and her mortal boyfriend, Xavier, have been to Hell and back. But now their love will be put to its highest test yet, as they defy Heavenly law and marry. They don't tell Beth's archangel siblings, Gabriel and Ivy, but the angels know soon enough, and punishment comes in a terrifying form: the Sevens, who are rogue angels bent on keeping Beth and Xavier apart, destroying Gabriel and Ivy, and darkening angelic power in the heavens.

The only way Bethany and Xavier can elude the Sevens is to hide in the open, and blend in with others mortals their own age. Gabriel and Ivy set them up at college, where they can't reveal their relationship, and where there is still danger around each corner. Will Bethany be called back to Heaven -- forever -- and face leaving the love of her life?

I don't know if anyone else is loving these books as much as I am, but I cannot WAIT to get my hands on this! And it's coming out so soon! EEK! 


This is my "Waiting on", what's yours?

"Waiting on" Wednesday: What's Left Of Me by Kat Zhang

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

What's Left Of Me

The Hybrid Chronicles #1

By: Kat Zhang

Publication Date: September 18th, 2012

Eva and Addie started out the same way as everyone else--two souls woven together in one body, taking turns controlling their movements as they learned how to walk, how to sing, how to dance. But as they grew, so did the worried whispers. Why aren't they settling? Why isn't one of them fading? The doctors ran tests, the neighbors shied away, and their parents begged for more time. Finally Addie was pronounced healthy and Eva was declared gone. Except, she wasn't...


For the past three years, Eva has clung to the remnants of her life. Only Addie knows she's still there, trapped inside their body. Then one day, they discover there may be a way for Eva to move again. The risks are unimaginable--hybrids are considered a threat to society, so if they are caught, Addie and Eva will be locked away with the others. And yet...for a chance to smile, to twirl, to speak, Eva will do anything. (Amazon)


This looks very interesting to me. I'm curious to see what the samheck this novel is about! :D


This is my "waiting on", what's yours?

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Crash by Lisa McMann

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

Crash

Vision Book #1

By: Lisa McMann

Publication Date: January 8th, 2013

"Jules lives with her family above their restaurant, which means she smells like pizza most of the time and drives their double-meatball-shaped food truck to school. It's not a recipe for popularity, but she can handle that. 

What she can't handle is the vision. Over and over, Jules sees a careening truck hit a building and explode... and nine body bags in the snow. 

She has no idea why this is happening to her or if she's going crazy. It hardly matters, because the visions are everywhere--on billboards, television screens, windows--and she's the only one who can see them.

But it's not until the vision starts coming more frequently, and revealing more clues, that Jules knows what she has to do. Because now she can see the face in one of the body bags, and it's someone she knows. Someone she's been in love with for as long as she can remember. (Goodreads)"

Ahhh, yet another book by the lovely and wonderful Lisa McMann (a favorite author of mine). So glad she writes so quickly! Now if I only I could read fast enough to keep up. Eep. Ah well. I'll be finished with her others by the time this comes out! Cannot wait! :D I hearby ban the apocalypse from happening, for it will keep me from this book and that is not acceptable. ;P


This is my Waiting on, what's yours?

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Butter by Erin Jade Lange

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're super excited about. This week, my pick is:

Butter
By: Erin Jade Lange
Publication Date: September 18th, 2012

A lonely obese boy everyone calls "Butter" is about to make history. He is going to eat himself to death--live on the Internet--and everyone is invited to watch. When he first makes the announcement online to his classmates, Butter expects pity, insults, and possibly sheer indifference. What he gets are morbid cheerleaders rallying around his deadly plan. Yet as their dark encouragement grows, it begins to feel a lot like popularity. And that feels good. But what happens when Butter reaches his suicide deadline? Can he live with the fallout if he doesn't go through with his plans? With a deft hand, E.J. Lange allows readers to identify with both the bullies and the bullied in the all-consuming look at one teen's battle with himself.

Alright. I found this book on Goodreads while looking for things to buy off Barnes & Noble, and when I read the summary my one and only thought was, "What the ever loving ****?" And when a little summary can make me think that hard, I really have to find this. Guh. 


I've never read anything by Ms. Lange, but I am deeply looking forward to this book! Cannot wait! :D 


What book are you looking forward to?