by Kay | Mar 16, 2011 | Weekly Feature |
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that are being eagerly anticipated.
Eve (The Eve Trilogy #1) by Anna Carey
Goodreads – October 4th 2011 by HarperTeenThe year is 2032, sixteen years after a deadly virus—and the vaccine intended to protect against it—wiped out most of the earth’s population. Wildlife has grown over once recognizable landmarks, and the New America is ruled by a controlling King who will stop at nothing to rebuild the nation—including enslaving its boys and turning its girls into broodmares.
The Eve Trilogy is a breathlessly told story with an unforgettable heroine. Anna Carey has imagined a remarkable and unique world, and brings a compelling new voice to the dystopian genre. Eve offers a haunting glimpse of the global pandemic some scientists say is inevitable, and a world forever altered by its aftermath. Fans of Twilight and The Hunger Games will revel in this epic story of forbidden love, and an unforgettable heroine’s extraordinary adventure.
Ok, perhaps the references to Twilight and The Hunger Games are a bit much – but this book still looks fantastic. Delirium has wetted my appetite for post-apocalyptic YA… not to mention I also rather like the idea of a world with a few fewer humans on it!
by Kay | Mar 9, 2011 | Weekly Feature |
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that are being eagerly anticipated.
The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
Goodreads – August 2nd 2011 by Hyperion Books
The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.
If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.
And there are no strangers in the town of Near.
These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life.
But when an actual stranger—a boy who seems to fade like smoke—appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true.
The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. Still, he insists on helping Lexi search for them. Something tells her she can trust him.
As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi’s need to know—about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy.
Part fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab’s debut novel is entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper carried by the wind, and a dream you won’t soon forget.
The Near Witch is another book I discovered through the YA Rebels channel. The Rebels are fab – and I’ve been eagerly awaiting Victoria’s book for, oh, about a year or so. Even though I am totally buying the hardcover, I can’t say I am too in love with the cover image. I’m nervous that people won’t pick it up! *bites nails* But it is going to be fantabulous, so please do!
by Kay | Mar 2, 2011 | Weekly Feature |
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that are being eagerly anticipated.
Possess by Gretchen McNeilGoodreads – YA – August 23rd 2011 by Balzer + Bray
Fifteen-year-old Bridget Liu just wants to be left alone: by her overprotective mom, by the hunky son of the police officer who got her father killed, and by the eerie voices which she can suddenly and inexplicably hear. Turns out the voices are demons–the Biblical kind, not the Buffy kind–and Bridget possesses the rare ability to banish them.
San Francisco’s senior exorcist and his newly assigned partner from the Vatican enlist Bridget’s help with increasingly bizarre and dangerous cases of demonic possession. But when one of Bridget’s oldest friends turns up dead in a ritualistic sacrifice that mirrors her father’s murder, Bridget realizes she can’t trust anyone. An interview with her father’s murderer reveals a link between Bridget and the Emim: a race of part-demons intent on raising their forefathers to the earth in human form. Now Bridget must unlock the secret to the Emim’s plan before someone else close to her winds up dead, or worse–the human vessel for a Demon King.
So, this is one of those books I have had on my wishlist forever. Back in the days when Gretchen was still calling it “Banish” and a cover was no where in sight. Yes, I call the author Gretchen – because after almost a year of watching her on the YA Rebels Channel, I kinda feel like I know her. And you know what? She’s pretty damn awesome – and funny. If the book is just half as entertaining as she is, it is going to be fantabulous. And just to give you a taster…
by Kay | Jan 26, 2011 | Weekly Feature |
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that are being eagerly anticipated.
Siren’s Storm by Lisa Papademetriou
Goodreads – August 9th 2011 by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nothing has been the same for Will ever since what happened last summer. One day, on an ordinary sailing trip with his brother, there is a strange accident. When Will wakes up, he learns his brother has disappeared, presumed drowned. Worst of all, Will can’t remember what happened—his family finds him unconscious, with no memory of the accident.
Now Will and his best friend and neighbor, Gretchen, are starting a new summer. Gretchen seems troubled—her sleepwalking habit is getting worse, and she keeps waking up closer and closer to the water. Will is drawn to Asia, the exotic new girl in town. Nobody knows where she’s from—all Will knows is that her beauty and her mesmerizing voice have a powerful effect on people.
Then there is another mysterious drowning, and Will and Gretchen begin to wonder: Is Asia just another beautiful, wealthy summer resident? Or is she something entirely more sinister . . . and inhuman?
There is something quite spooky and sinister about this book. Perhaps it’s only the cover (creepy green eyes, and the line”vengeance is eternal”) but the summary also gives me goosebumps. I’m hoping that this Siren story will take a more sinister look and mermaids – considering their legendary love for killing/stealing young men from ships, you’d think they’d be the villain in stories more often! The average Ariel, I’m afraid, is not such a nice gal.
by Kay | Jan 19, 2011 | Weekly Feature |
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that are being eagerly anticipated.
Shattered Souls by Mary LindseyGoodreads –
December 8, 2011 from Philomel/Penguin
A dark and dangerous forbidden love story about a Speaker who helps lingering ghosts pass to the spirit world and the Protector who has pledged to serve her.
I’m going to be completely honest with you guys – I am only into this book because of the cover. I am that lecherous lass in the library drooling over the art, unconcerned by the content. Of course, we currently don’t have much of a summary to go off of… but if the novel turns out to be only 10% as great as the cover then I am going to love it.
Oh, and Mary Lindsey is a 2011 Debut Author! How ’bout that for incentive?
ETA: I just went and corrected a typo in the summary here and on Goodreads. Yeah, that really goes to show how very little there is on this book.
