Waiting On Wednesday - The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

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The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn #1) by Renee Ahdieh
Expected Release: May 12th 2015
Published by Putnam Juvenile
Hardcover, 388 pages
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Description (from Goodreads)

A sumptuous and epically told love story inspired by A Thousand and One Nights

Every dawn brings horror to a different family in a land ruled by a killer. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, takes a new bride each night only to have her executed at sunrise. So it is a suspicious surprise when sixteen-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry Khalid. But she does so with a clever plan to stay alive and exact revenge on the Caliph for the murder of her best friend and countless other girls. Shazi's wit and will, indeed, get her through to the dawn that no others have seen, but with a catch . . . she’s falling in love with the very boy who killed her dearest friend.

To ensure her safety from the obviously dangerous and very powerful Wells family, Libby’s father helps newly orphaned Frances assume Libby’s identity. Frances has spent years in hiding, transforming herself into Libby, and she can no longer allow the people who murdered her entire family and Libby to get away with it. After years of careful plotting, she’s ready to set her revenge plans into motion—even if it means taking down the boy she’d once been in love with: the senator’s son.

She discovers that the murderous boy-king is not all that he seems and neither are the deaths of so many girls. Shazi is determined to uncover the reason for the murders and to break the cycle once and for all. 

 

Waiting On Wednesday - Daughter of Deep Silence by Carrie Ryan

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Daughter of Deep Silence by Carrie Ryan 
Expected Release: June 2nd 2015
Published by Dutton Juvenile
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A delicious tale of revenge and identity from Carrie Ryan, the bestselling author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth

In the wake of the deadly devastation of luxury yacht Persephone, just three souls remain to tell its story—and two of them are lying. Only Frances Mace, rescued from the ocean after torturous days adrift with her dying friend Libby, knows that the Persephone wasn’t sunk by a rogue wave as survivors Senator Wells and his son are claiming—it was attacked.

To ensure her safety from the obviously dangerous and very powerful Wells family, Libby’s father helps newly orphaned Frances assume Libby’s identity. Frances has spent years in hiding, transforming herself into Libby, and she can no longer allow the people who murdered her entire family and Libby to get away with it. After years of careful plotting, she’s ready to set her revenge plans into motion—even if it means taking down the boy she’d once been in love with: the senator’s son.

The game has just begun, and Frances is not only playing dirty, she's playing to win. 

 

Waiting On Wednesday - Shadow Study by Maria V. Snyder

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Shadow Study (Soulfinders #1) by Maria V. Snyder 
Expected Release: February 24th 2015
Published by Mira
Paperback, 384 pages
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Once, only her own life hung in the balance.

Oddly enough, when Yelena was a poison taster, her life was simpler. But she'd survived to become a vital part of the balance of power between rival countries Ixia and Sitia. Now she uses her magic to keep the peace in both lands and protect her relationship with Valek.

Suddenly, though, they are beset on all sides by those vying for power through politics and intrigue. Valek's job - and his life - are in danger. As Yelena tries to uncover the scope of these plots, she faces a new challenge: her magic is blocked. She must keep that a secret - or her enemies will discover just how vulnerable she really is - while searching for who or what is responsible for neutralizing her powers.

Yes, the days of tasting poisons were much simpler. And certainly not as dangerous

Why I Want To Read It

 I really enjoyed this author's Study series, and I'm very interested in discovering Yelena's new adventure. It has been a few years since I've read the books but Marie V. Snyder is such an excellent writer I'm sure I will easily get sucked back into Yelena and Valek's world.

Waiting on Wednesday - A Wicked Thing by Rhiannon Thomas

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A Wicked Thing by Rhiannon Thomas
Expected Release: February 24th 2015
Published by HarperTeen
Hardcover, 352 pages

Description (from Goodreads)

Rhiannon Thomas's dazzling debut novel is a spellbinding reimagining of Sleeping Beauty and what happens after happily ever after.

One hundred years after falling asleep, Princess Aurora wakes up to the kiss of a handsome prince and a broken kingdom that has been dreaming of her return. All the books say that she should be living happily ever after. But as Aurora understands all too well, the truth is nothing like the fairy tale.

Her family is long dead. Her "true love" is a kind stranger. And her whole life has been planned out by political foes while she slept. 

As Aurora struggles to make sense of her new world, she begins to fear that the curse has left its mark on her, a fiery and dangerous thing that might be as wicked as the witch who once ensnared her. With her wedding day drawing near, Aurora must make the ultimate decision on how to save her kingdom: marry the prince or run.

Rhiannon Thomas weaves together vivid scenes of action, romance, and gorgeous gowns to reveal a richly imagined world … andSleeping Beauty as she’s never been seen before. 

Why I Want To Read It

 I discovered this book while looking through HarperCollins winter 2015 catalogue, and it was love at first sight ♥ It's no secret that I have been going through a big retellings faze and this got moved to the top of my debut authors of 2015 TBR. I have not yet read a retelling of Sleeping Beauty so I'm excited to dive into A Wicked Thing.

Waiting On Wednesday - The Stars Never Rise by Rachel Vincent

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The Stars Never Rise by Rachel Vincent
Expected Release: June 9th 2015
Published by Delacorte Press
Hardcover, 368 pages
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Sixteen-year-old Nina Kane should be worrying about her immortal soul, but she's too busy trying to actually survive. Her town's population has been decimated by soul-consuming demons, and souls are in short supply. Watching over her younger sister, Mellie, and scraping together food and money are all that matters. The two of them are a family. They gave up on their deadbeat mom a long time ago.

When Nina discovers that Mellie is keeping a secret that threatens their very existence, she'll do anything to protect her. Because in New Temperance, sins are prosecuted as crimes by the brutal Church and its army of black-robed exorcists. And Mellie's sin has put her in serious trouble.

To keep them both alive, Nina will need to trust Finn, a fugitive with deep green eyes who has already saved her life once and who might just be an exorcist. But what kind of exorcist wears a hoodie?

Wanted by the Church and hunted by dark forces, Nina knows she can't survive on her own. She needs Finn and his group of rogue friends just as much as they need her.

Why I Want To Read It

This story sounds chillingly, spine tingling. I found Rachel Vincent's Soul Screamers series rather dull, but I'm willing to give this author another chance. The part about the black-robed exorcists run by a brutal church has my interest peaked!
 

Waiting on Wednesday - The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury

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The Sin Eater’s Daughter (The Sin Eater’s Daughter #1) by Melinda Salisbury 
Expected Release: February 24th 2015
Published by Scholastic Press 
ebook, 336 pages
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Seventeen-year-old Twylla lives in the castle. But although she’s engaged to the prince, Twylla isn’t exactly a member of the court.

She’s the executioner.

As the Goddess embodied, Twylla instantly kills anyone she touches. Each month she’s taken to the prison and forced to lay her hands on those accused of treason. No one will ever love a girl with murder in her veins. Even the prince, whose royal blood supposedly makes him immune to Twylla’s fatal touch, avoids her company.

But then a new guard arrives, a boy whose easy smile belies his deadly swordsmanship. And unlike the others, he’s able to look past Twylla’s executioner robes and see the girl, not the Goddess. Yet Twylla’s been promised to the prince, and knows what happens to people who cross the queen.

However, a treasonous secret is the least of Twylla’s problems. The queen has a plan to destroy her enemies, a plan that requires a stomach-churning, unthinkable sacrifice. Will Twylla do what it takes to protect her kingdom? Or will she abandon her duty in favor of a doomed love? 

Why I Want To Read It

 I fell in love with this cover the moment I first saw it. The colours are fantastic, and it's so interesting! After reading the description I happily discovered that the story sounds riveting.

Waiting on Wednesday - An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

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An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Expected Release: April 28th 2015
Published by Razorbill
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Set in a terrifyingly brutal Rome-like world, An Ember in the Ashes is an epic fantasy debut about an orphan fighting for her family and a soldier fighting for his freedom. It’s a story that’s literally burning to be told.

LAIA is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire’s greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution.

ELIAS is the academy’s finest soldier— and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias is considering deserting the military, but before he can, he’s ordered to participate in a ruthless contest to choose the next Martial emperor.

When Laia and Elias’s paths cross at the academy, they find that their destinies are more intertwined than either could have imagined and that their choices will change the future of the empire itself.

Vow your blood and body to the empire.

Keep your heart for yourself. 

Why I Want To Read It

This book sounds thrilling. I've already begun hearing fantastic reviews for it, which has propelled it into my need to read ASAP pile.

Waiting on Wednesday - The Return by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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The Return  (Titan #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
February 17th 2015
Published by Spencer Hill Press
Paperback, 335 pages
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The Fates are cackling their bony asses off…

It’s been a year since Seth made the deal with the gods that pledged his life to them. And so far, the jobs they’ve given him have been violent and bloody–which is kind of all right with him. But now Apollo has something else in mind for Seth. He’s got to play protector while keeping his hands and fingers off, and for someone who really has a problem with restraint, this new assignment might be the most challenging yet.

Josie has no idea what this crazy hot guy’s deal might be, but it’s a good bet that his arrival means the new life she started after leaving home is about to be thrown into an Olympian-sized blender turned up to puree. Either Josie is going insane or a nightmare straight out of ancient myth is gunning for her.

But it might be the unlikely attraction simmering between her and the golden-eyed, secret-keeping Seth that may prove to be the most dangerous thing of all.

Because history has once again been flipped to repeat.

Book 1 in the new adult paranormal TITAN series, spin-off to the best selling COVENANT series.

Why I Want To Read It

 I thought that the Covenant series by JLA was amazing. I loved everything about these books, the setting, the characters, everything! When I learned Seth was getting his own spin off series I was ecstatic. I can not wait to jump back into this world. However, I am not loving the cover.


 

Waiting on Wednesday - The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows

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The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen #1) by Jodi Meadows 
Expected Release: March 10th 2015
Published by Katherine Tegen Books
Hardcover, 400 pages
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Wilhelmina has a hundred identities.
She is a princess. When the Indigo Kingdom conquered her homeland, Wilhelmina and other orphaned children of nobility were taken to Skyvale, the Indigo Kingdom’s capital. Ten years later, they are the Ospreys, experts at stealth and theft. With them, Wilhelmina means to take back her throne.

She is a spy. Wil and her best friend, Melanie, infiltrate Skyvale Palace to study their foes. They assume the identities of nobles from a wraith-fallen kingdom, but enemies fill the palace, and Melanie’s behavior grows suspicious. With Osprey missions becoming increasingly dangerous and their leader more unstable, Wil can’t trust anyone.

She is a threat. Wraith is the toxic by-product of magic, and for a century using magic has been forbidden. Still the wraith pours across the continent, reshaping the land and animals into fresh horrors. Soon it will reach the Indigo Kingdom. Wilhelmina’s magic might be the key to stopping the wraith, but if the vigilante Black Knife discovers Wil’s magic, she will vanish like all the others

Jodi Meadows introduces a vivid new fantasy full of intrigue, romance, dangerous magic, and one girl’s battle to reclaim her place in the world. 

Why I Want To Read It

I first saw this book on another bloggers WoW and I was immediately taken with how lovely the cover was. After reading the blurb I was sold, and added it to my Tbr.


 

Waiting on Wednesday - The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

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The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #1) by Rick Riordan
Expected Release Date: October 6th 2015
Published by Disney Hyperion Books
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Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he's never met—a man his mother claimed was dangerous. His uncle tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision. Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die . .

Why I Want To Read It

 Normally I would hold off posting a book for a WoW that's not due for release in a year, but I am so happy to hear that Rick Riordan has a new series coming out that I just couldn't wait. I have been putting off reading the Blood of Olympus because I am so sad to see this series end :'( Maybe now that I know there is a new series coming out I will be less crushed when I finish it (maybe).

Waiting on Wednesday - The Heir by Kiera Cass

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The Heir  (The Selection #4) by Kiera Cass 
Expected Release Date: May 5th 2015
Published by HarperTeen
Kindle Edition, 352 pages
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Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon’s heart. Now the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own. Eadlyn doesn’t expect her Selection to be anything like her parents’ fairy-tale love story. But as the competition begins, she may discover that finding her own happily ever after isn’t as impossible as she always thought. 

Why I Want To Read It

 Um, what!? I had no idea there was going to be a fourth book in the Selection series! Although It is a short blurb, I was pleasantly surprised by the prospect of America and Maxon's daughter contributing to the series. I'm also happy to see that it's another gorgeous cover.

Waiting On Wednesday - Fairest by Marissa Meyer

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Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles #3.5) by Marissa Meyer
Expected Release Date: January 27th 2015 : March 31st 2015
Published by Feiwel & Friends
Hardcover, 256 pages
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Description (from Goodreads)

In this stunning bridge book between Cress and Winter in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles, Queen Levana’s story is finally told.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of them all?

Fans of the Lunar Chronicles know Queen Levana as a ruler who uses her “glamour” to gain power. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story – a story that has never been told . . . until now. Marissa Meyer spins yet another unforgettable tale about love and war, deceit and death. This extraordinary book includes full-color art and an excerpt from Winter, the next book in the Lunar Chronicles series.

Why I Want To Read It

 I knew that this book has been coming out for awhile now, and have been very excited about it. I've read every book in the Lunar Chronicles so far, including all three novels. Each of the novella's (The Queen's Army, Glitches and The Little Android) were 60 pages or so of pure genius, and I fully expected Fairest to be the same. Only, I just discovered that Fairest won't be short like the other .5's! Its going to be 250 pages!! Omg, I went from being "very excited" to I can barely contain myself.

#Waiting on Wednesday - The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige

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The Wicked Will Rise (Dorothy Must Die #2) by Danielle Paige
Expected Release Date: March 31st 2015
Published by HarperCollins
Hardcover, 432 pages
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Description (from Goodreads)

In this dark, high-octane sequel to the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die, Amy Gumm must do everything in her power to kill Dorothy and free Oz.

To make Oz a free land again, Amy Gumm was given a mission: remove the Tin Woodman’s heart, steal the Scarecrow’s brain, take the Lion’s courage, and then Dorothy must die....

But Dorothy still lives. Now the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked has vanished, and mysterious Princess Ozma might be Amy’s only ally. As Amy learns the truth about her mission, she realizes that she’s only just scratched the surface of Oz’s past—and that Kansas, the home she couldn't wait to leave behind, may also be in danger. In a place where the line between good and evil shifts with just a strong gust of wind, who can Amy trust—and who is really Wicked?

Why I Want To Read It

I fell in love with Danielle Paige's concept of Oz and loved her take on an evil Dorothy and friends. I was impressed with the world building and I thought Amy was an incredibly likable character. I am literally counting the days until I get to read it.

Waiting on Wednesday - The Witch Must Burn by Danielle Paige & The Queen by Kiera Cass

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The Witch Must Burn (Dorothy Must Die 0.2)
by Danielle Paige
Expected Release Date: November 11th 2014
Published by HarperCollins
ebook, 100 pages
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Description

 There’s a new Wicked Witch in Oz—and her name is Dorothy. This digital original novella is the second installment in the prequel arc to the edgy and exciting New York Times bestseller Dorothy Must Die.

 Dorothy Gale is back . . . and she’s not the sweet little heroine of Oz anymore. She’s power-hungry and vicious, and she leaves a trail of destruction beneath her spike-heeled, magical shoes. But behind the scenes, there’s someone else pulling the strings. Someone who doesn’t want fame or glory—just control.

Waiting on Wednesday - The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

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The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus #5) by Rick Riordan
Expected Release Date: October 7th 2014
Published by Disney-Hyperion
Hardcover, 528 pages
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Description (from Goodreads)

Though the Greek and Roman crew members of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen—all of them—and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood—the blood of Olympus—in order to wake.

Waiting on Wednesday - Anomaly By Tonya Kuper

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Anomaly (Schrodinger's Consortium #1)
By Tonya Kuper
 Expected Release: November 4th 2014
Published By: Entangled
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Description

 What if the world isn't what we think? What if reality is really only an illusion? What if you were one of the few who could control it?

 Yeah, Josie Harper didn't believe it, either, until strange things started happening. When this hot guy tried to kidnap her, shouting about ultimate observers and pushing and consortiums hell-bent on controlling the world… Well, that's when things got real. Now Josie's got it bad for a boy who weakens her every time he's near and a world of enemies on her tail who want to control her gift, so yeah, she's going to need more than just her wits if she hopes to survive much longer.

Einstein never saw this coming...

Why I Want To Read It

 I first noticed this book months ago when I participated in the cover reveal (which I really like by the way). I wanted to read it then and I still want to read it now. Finally the wait is almost over, yay!

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Waiting on Wednesday - Dissonance by Erica O'Rourke

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Dissonance (Dissonance #1)
by Erica O'Rourke
Expected Release Date: July 22nd 2014
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Hardcover, 496 pages
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Description (from Goodreads)

Delancy Sullivan has always known there’s more to reality than what people see. Every time someone makes a choice, a new, parallel world branches off from the existing one. Eating breakfast or skipping it, turning left instead of right, sneaking out instead of staying in bed ~ all of these choices create an alternate universe in which an echo self takes the road not traveled and makes the opposite decision. As a Walker, someone who can navigate between these worlds, Del’s job is to keep all of the dimensions in harmony.

Normally, Del can hear the dissonant frequency that each world emits as clear as a bell. But when a training session in an off-key world goes horribly wrong, she is forbidden from Walking by the Council. But Del’s not big on following the rules and she secretly starts to investigate these other worlds. Something strange is connecting them and it’s not just her random encounters with echo versions of the guy she likes, Simon Lane.

But Del’s decisions have unimaginable consequences and, as she begins to fall for the Echo Simons in each world, she draws closer to a truth that the Council of Walkers is trying to hide ~ a secret that threatens the fate of the entire multi verse.

Waiting on Wednesday - Prince Lestat by Anne Rice

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Prince Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles #11)
by Anne Rice
Expected Release date - October 28th 2014
Published by Knopf Publishing Group
Hardcover, 464 pages
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Description (from Goodreads)

Rice once again summons up the irresistible spirit-world of the oldest and most powerful forces of the night, invisible beings unleashed on an unsuspecting world able to take blood from humans, in a long-awaited return to the extraordinary world of the Vampire Chronicles and the uniquely seductive Queen of the Damned ("mesmerizing" —SF Chronicle), a long-awaited novel that picks up where The Vampire Lestat ("brilliant...its undead characters are utterly alive" —New York Times) left off more than a quarter of a century ago to create an extraordinary new world of spirits and forces—the characters, legend, and lore of all the Vampire Chronicles.

The novel opens with the vampire world in crisis...vampires have been proliferating out of control; burnings have commenced all over the world, huge massacres similar to those carried out by Akasha in The Queen of the Damned... Old vampires, roused from slumber in the earth are doing the bidding of a Voice commanding that they indiscriminately burn vampire-mavericks in cities from Paris and Mumbai to Hong Kong, Kyoto, and San Francisco. As the novel moves from present-day New York and the West Coast to ancient Egypt, fourth century Carthage, 14th-century Rome, the Venice of the Renaissance, the worlds and beings of all the Vampire Chronicles—Louis de Pointe du Lac; the eternally young Armand, whose face is that of a Boticelli angel; Mekare and Maharet, Pandora and Flavius; David Talbot, vampire and ultimate fixer from the secret Talamasca; and Marius, the true Child of the Millennia; along with all the other new seductive, supernatural creatures—come together in this large, luxuriant, fiercely ambitious novel to ultimately rise up and seek out who—or what—the Voice is, and to discover the secret of what it desires and why...

Waiting on Wednesday - Talon by Julie Kagawa

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Talon (Talon #1) by Julie Kagawa
Expected Release date - October 28th 2014
Published by Harlequin Teen
Hardcover, 400 pages
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Description (from Goodreads)

Long ago, dragons were hunted to near extinction by the Order of St. George, a legendary society of dragon slayers. Hiding in human form and growing their numbers in secret, the dragons of Talon have become strong and cunning, and they're positioned to take over the world with humans none the wiser.

Ember and Dante Hill are the only sister and brother known to dragonkind. Trained to infiltrate society, Ember wants to live the teen experience and enjoy a summer of freedom before taking her destined place in Talon. But destiny is a matter of perspective, and a rogue dragon will soon challenge everything Ember has been taught. As Ember struggles to accept her future, she and her brother are hunted by the Order of St. George.

Soldier Garret Xavier Sebastian has a mission to seek and destroy all dragons, and Talon's newest recruits in particular. But he cannot kill unless he is certain he has found his prey: and nothing is certain about Ember Hill. Faced with Ember's bravery, confidence and all-too-human desires, Garret begins to question everything that the Order has ingrained in him: and what he might be willing to give up to find the truth about dragons.

  So far I've read two different series by Julie Kagawa, The Iron Fey and The Blood of Eden. I really enjoyed both of them and I would love to read more of Julie's books. Plus I do really like a story that includes dragons =).



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Waiting on Wednesday - Between by Megan Whitmer

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Between by Megan Whitmer 
Expected Release date - July 29th 2014
Published by Spencer Hill Press
Paperback, 384 pages
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Description (from Goodreads)

When a supernatural freak of nature forces her family to separate, seventeen-year-old Charlie Page must turn to her frustrating (yet gorgeous) neighbor, Seth, to help reunite them. Seth whisks Charlie to Ellauria—a magical world filled with the creatures of myths and legends—and tells her of the Fellowship, the group charged with protecting mystical beings from human discovery. (All except Bigfoot: that attention whore is a total lost cause.) But when Charlie learns that she's under the Fellowship's protection herself, well, "stressed" is an understatement.

Ellauria should be the safest place for Charlie while the Fellowship works to find her family, but things in the mystical realm aren’t what they seem.

Magic is failing, creatures are dying, and the Fellowship insists Charlie holds the key to saving everyone. With her family still missing and the danger in Ellauria growing, Charlie doesn't know who she can trust. She's dealing with a power she never asked for, falling for a guy she can't have, and being forced to choose between her destiny and her heart. And if she chooses wrong, she could destroy magic forever.

Charlie may be in over her head.

Why I want to read it

The first thing that I noticed about this book was it's gorgeous cover. I love "two worlds" look and the colours are quite pleasing to the eye. Then I read the synopsis and I was intrigued. It sounds exciting and like it may have some humor, which is something that I love.



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