Waiting on Wednesday | Vengeance Road

Feb 4

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 Vengeance Road • Erin Bowman

Book cover Vengeance Road Erin Bowman

When her father is killed by the notorious Rose Riders for a mysterious journal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, eighteen year-old Kate Thompson disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers–and justice. In the spirit of True Grit, acclaimed young adult novelist Erin Bowman brings to life the unpredictable and cutthroat days of the Wild West.

Friends, I’ve had VENGEANCE ROAD on my TBR for months now, but THE COVER IS OMG. I’m completely fascinated with the Old West. I’m not as well-read in it, but I love it. I love cowboys and wagon trains and the frontier. This book has all of that going on AND MORE. A secret journal and a hidden gold mine? STOP. JUST…I CAN’T. My body is ready.

VENGEANCE ROAD comes out on September 1, 2015 from HMH Kids

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Waiting on Wednesday | Rebel Mechanics

Jan 21

Waiting on Wednesday Rebel Mechanics • Shanna Swendson

Book Cover Rebel Mechanics Shanna Swendson

 

A sixteen-year-old governess becomes a spy in this alternative U.S. history where the British control with magic and the colonists rebel by inventing.

It’s 1888, and sixteen-year-old Verity Newton lands a job in New York as a governess to a wealthy leading family—but she quickly learns that the family has big secrets. Magisters have always ruled the colonies, but now an underground society of mechanics and engineers are developing non-magical sources of power via steam engines that they hope will help them gain freedom from British rule. The family Verity works for is magister—but it seems like the children’s young guardian uncle is sympathetic to the rebel cause. As Verity falls for a charming rebel inventor and agrees to become a spy, she also becomes more and more enmeshed in the magister family’s life. She soon realizes she’s uniquely positioned to advance the cause—but to do so, she’ll have to reveal her own dangerous secret.

WHOA WHOA WHOA. GUYS. Does REBEL MECHANICS sounds fantastic, or what? I’m utterly, utterly fascinated by the sound of this book. Alternate history in which the Colonies never gain their independence from Britain (if the American Revolution even ever happens); REBELS, HELLO; this great steampunk angle; and WHAT IS VERITY’S DANGEROUS SECRET???? Also, can you see that tagline there on the cover? “All is fair in love and revolution”? STAHP. I’ve gone on before about how much I love reading about revolutions, and Shanna Swendson’s YA debut is hitting all of the right notes, and has mad potential. MY BODY IS READY.

REBEL MECHANICS comes out on July 14, 2015 from Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Rebel Mechanics Shanna Swendson

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Waiting on Wednesday | Tangled Webs

Nov 19

Waiting on WednesdayTangled Webs: Tangled Webs #1 • Lee Bross

Book cover Tangled Webs Lee Bross

London, 1725. Everybody has a secret. Lady A will keep yours-for a price. This sumptuous, scandalous YA novel is wickedly addictive.

Lady A is the most notorious blackmailer in the city. With just a mask and a gown to disguise her, she sweeps into lavish balls and exclusive events collecting the most valuable currency in 1725 London-secrets.

But leading a double life isn’t easy. By day Lady A is just a sixteen-year-old girl named Arista who lives in fear of her abusive master, Bones, and passes herself off as a boy to move safely through the squalor of London’s slums. When Bones attempts to dispose of his pawn forever, Arista is rescued by the last person she expects: Jonathan Wild, an infamous thief who moves seamlessly between the city’s criminal underworld and its most elite circles. Arista partners with Wild on her own terms in the hopes of saving enough money to buy passage out of London.

Everything changes when she meets Grae Sinclair, the son of a wealthy merchant. Grae has traveled the world, seen the exotic lands Arista has longed to escape to her whole life, and he loves Arista for who she is-not for what she can do for him. Being with Grae gives something Arista something precious that she swore off long ago: hope. He has promised to help Arista escape the life of crime that has claimed her since she was a child. But can you ever truly escape the past?

First of all, guys, THIS COVER. I CANNOT IT’S GORGEOUS. Second–and more important–of all, I basically love the sound of this entire book. I love this time period, I love that it’s historical fiction, which I’m pledging to read more of, it has a thief, a girl dressing as a boy…I don’t think I need to say more. TANGLED WEBS sounds excellent.

I’m only slightly intrigued slash anxious about these two guys here–the thief and the rich boy. I’m hoping that this triangle isn’t weird. WHATEVS I already preordered it.

TANGLED WEBS comes out on June 23, 2015 from Disney Hyperion

Tangled Webs Lee Bross

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Waiting on Wednesday | A Court of Thorns and Roses

Nov 12

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A Court of Thorns and Roses: A Court of Thorns and Roses #1 • Sarah J. Maas

Book cover A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas

 

A thrilling, seductive new series from New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas, blending Beauty and the Beast with faerie lore.

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.

As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

Perfect for fans of Kristen Cashore and George R. R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!

I am a full-blown Sarah J. Maas fangirl. Her Throne of Glass series has become a true favorite of mine because of its complexity and darkness. When I first found out that a new series from Sarah would be starting next year, I possibly died. I just love the way she writes and imbues everything with emotions and consequences, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE her characters. I will read anything she writes. That is all.

It’s a bonus, then, that A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES sounds so fabulous. First of all, Feyre is a huntress. LOVE. Second of all, there’s a “fiery passion” and an “ancient, wicked shadow.” Third of all, two of my best favorite authors are in the blurb–Kristin Cashore and GRRM. My body is ready. I’ve already preordered this book.

A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES comes out on May 5, 2015 from Bloomsbury Children’s

A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas

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Waiting on Wednesday | In Some Other World, Maybe

Oct 8

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In Some Other World, Maybe • Shari Goldhagen

Book cover In Some Other World, Maybe Shari Goldhagen

 

In December 1992, three groups of teenagers head to the theater to see the movie version of the famed Eons & Empires comic books. For Adam it’s a last ditch effort to connect with something (actually, someone, the girl he’s had a crush on for years) in his sleepy Florida town before he leaves for good. Passionate fan Sharon skips school in Cincinnati so she can fully appreciate the flick without interruption from her vapid almost-friends—a seemingly silly indiscretion with shocking consequences. And in suburban Chicago, Phoebe and Ollie simply want to have a nice first date and maybe fool around in the dark, if everyone they know could just stop getting in the way.Over the next two decades, these unforgettable characters criss-cross the globe, becoming entwined by friendship, sex, ambition, fame and tragedy. A razor-sharp, darkly comic page-turner, In Some Other World, Maybe sheds light on what it means to grow up in modern America.

 

 

 

Getting all GROWN-UP on y’all! I love the sound of this book. I love that it starts with a movie based on comic books, because that appeals to my nerdiness. But I’m also completely intrigued by the span of time IN SOME OTHER WORLD, MAYBE covers. I haven’t even read a single page of this book but I’m already curious about how things turn out for these crazy kids-who-turn-into-adults. BRING IT, SHARI!!

IN SOME OTHER WORLD, MAYBE comes out January 13, 2015 from St. Martin’s Press

In Some Other World, Maybe Shari Goldhagen

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Waiting on Wednesday | An Ember in the Ashes

Oct 1

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An Ember in the Ashes • Sabaa Tahir

Book cover for Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

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.

YOOO, Roman-inspired fantasies are so exciting to me. The setting of Sabaa Tahir’s debut sounds dangerous and dramatic. Two of my favorite things. BRING IT, SABAA.

Obviously, I’m also very much looking forward to Laia and Elias and whatever this “intertwined destinies” means. Is it good? Bad? Both? ALL THE THINGS?! MY BODY IS READY.

Can’t wait for AN EMBER IN THE ASHES!

AN EMBER IN THE ASHES comes out on April 28, 2015 from Razorbill

An Ember in the Ashes Sabaa Tahir

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Waiting on Wednesday (58) | Suspicion

Aug 20

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Suspicion • Alexandra Monir

Book cover Suspicion Alexandra Monir

 

Mysterious. Magnificent. Creepy. Welcome to Rockford Manor.

“There’s something hidden in the Maze.” Seventeen-year-old Imogen has never forgotten the last words her father said to her seven years ago, before the blazing fire that consumed him, her mother, and the gardens of her family’s English country manor.

Haunted by her parents’ deaths, Imogen moves to New York City with her new guardians. But when a letter arrives with the news of her cousin’s untimely death, revealing that Imogen is now the only heir left to run the estate, she returns to England and warily accepts her role as duchess.

All is not as it seems at Rockford, and Imogen quickly learns that dark secrets lurk behind the mansion’s aristocratic exterior, hinting that the spate of deaths in her family were no accident. And at the center of the mystery is Imogen herself–and Sebastian, the childhood friend she has secretly loved for years. Just what has Imogen walked into?

Combining a fresh twist on the classic REBECCA with a spine-tingling mystery and powerful romance, SUSPICION is an action-packed thrill ride.

I MEAN. Doesn’t SUSPICION just sound so creepy and wonderful? *waits for you all to nod your heads* First of all, I’ve never read REBECCA, the novel upon which SUSPICION is loosely based. But I know that it’s a creepy book about a house and other things! What really draws me to this book, though, is this creepy maze. WUT. A creepy maze with a hidden SOMETHING in it. Anytime I hear about mazes it reminds me of GOBLET OF FIRE, and I imagine that this maze is just as full of unknowns and danger. WOOT!

Also, of course, there’s a friendship slash romance, and I love those too. A friendship slash romance, a creepy house, secrets, a potentially haunted maze…I CANNOT. NEEDS. I’ve never read anything by Alexandra Monir, despite intentions to, so I’m going to make sure SUSPICION is my first!

SUSPICION by Alexandra Monir comes out December 9, 2014 from Delacorte Press

Suspicion Alexandra Monir

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Waiting on Wednesday (57) | Winterspell

Jul 9

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Winterspell • Claire Legrand

Book cover Winterspell Claire Legrand

 

The clock chimes midnight, a curse breaks, and a girl meets a prince . . . but what follows is not all sweetness and sugarplums.

New York City, 1899. Clara Stole, the mayor’s ever-proper daughter, leads a double life. Since her mother’s murder, she has secretly trained in self-defense with the mysterious Drosselmeyer.

Then, on Christmas Eve, disaster strikes.

Her home is destroyed, her father abducted–by beings distinctly not human. To find him, Clara journeys to the war-ravaged land of Cane. Her only companion is the dethroned prince Nicholas, bound by a wicked curse. If they’re to survive, Clara has no choice but to trust him, but his haunted eyes burn with secrets–and a need she can’t define. With the dangerous, seductive faery queen Anise hunting them, Clara soon realizes she won’t leave Cane unscathed–if she leaves at all.

Inspired by The Nutcracker, Winterspell is a dark, timeless fairy tale about love and war, longing and loneliness, and a girl who must learn to live without fear.

So, shall I list all of the reasons I can’t wait for WINTERSPELL by Claire Legrand? Ok.

  1. Turn-of-the-century New York City
  2. Christmas
  3. “Beings distinctly not human.”
  4. Faery queens
  5. DROSSELMEYER
  6. NUTCRACKER RETELLING

Friends, a retelling of The Nutcracker just gets me so excited. I love The Nutcracker. When I was younger, my family would go the McCarter Theater in Princeton to see it at Christmas time, and since my dad has a soft spot for classical music, there were many holidays when we listened to Tchaikovsky during dinner. Also, there was the movie with Macauley Culkin, obvs. Claire Legrand is an author that I’ve just recently discovered, and I’m totally confident that her retelling will be fantastic. It sounds dark and magical, and THOSE are two things that are perfect together.

UPDATE: I completely forgot to address the fact that the girl on the cover is pretty much K. Stew. She generally bugs the crap out of me, but I’ll allow it. I do like this cover.

WINTERSPELL comes out September 30, 2014 from Simon & Schuster BFYR

Winterspell Claire Legrand

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Waiting on Wednesday (56) | The Slow Regard of Silent Things

Jun 25

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The Slow Regard of Silent Things: The Kingkiller Chronicle #2.5 • Patrick Rothfuss

Book cover The Slow Regard of Silent Things Patrick Rothfuss

Deep below the University, there is a dark place. Few people know of it: a broken web of ancient passageways and abandoned rooms. A young woman lives there, tucked among the sprawling tunnels of the Underthing, snug in the heart of this forgotten place.
Her name is Auri, and she is full of mysteries.

The Slow Regard of Silent Things is a brief, bittersweet glimpse of Auri’s life, a small adventure all her own. At once joyous and haunting, this story offers a chance to see the world through Auri’s eyes. And it gives the reader a chance to learn things that only Auri knows….

In this book, Patrick Rothfuss brings us into the world of one of The Kingkiller Chronicle’s most enigmatic characters. Full of secrets and mysteries, The Slow Regard of Silent Things is the story of a broken girl trying to live in a broken world.

GUYSSSSSS. I am deep into a Kingkiller Chronicle fanzone right now. I’m in the middle of re-listening to THE WISE MAN’S FEAR after just finishing a re-listen of THE NAME OF THE WIND, and I am loving all up on these books anew. When I found out that Patrick Rothfuss was writing a short story about one of my favorite secondary characters at The University, Auri, I was so excited. I mean, I can’t lie, I was hoping against hope that his big announcement would be something related to book 3, THE DOORS OF STONE, but Auri is going to be an excellent diversion, I think.

Auri is, as the synopsis states, “a broken girl.” Not everyone who attends The University is mentally strong enough to handle the pressure, and Auri is one of those former students. She’s simple, but not in the way of a disability. More in the way of no longer encumbered by the strictures of society. She speaks with whimsy and is skittish around strangers. But she has a very loyal, very sweet brother-sister relationship with Kvothe, and I just adore them. The idea of seeing more of Auri and where she lives is enormously intriguing to me. I AM STOKED.

THE SLOW REGARD OF SILENT THINGS comes out October 28, 2014 from DAW

The Slow Regard of Silent Things

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Waiting on Wednesday (55) | A Thousand Pieces of You

Jun 18

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A Thousand Pieces of You: Firebird #1 by Claudia Gray

Book cover A Thousand Pieces of You Claudia Gray

 

Every Day meets Cloud Atlas in this heart-racing, space- and time-bending, epic new trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray.

Marguerite Caine’s physicist parents are known for their radical scientific achievements. Their most astonishing invention: the Firebird, which allows users to jump into parallel universes, some vastly altered from our own. But when Marguerite’s father is murdered, the killer—her parent’s handsome and enigmatic assistant Paul—escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him.

Marguerite can’t let the man who destroyed her family go free, and she races after Paul through different universes, where their lives entangle in increasingly familiar ways. With each encounter she begins to question Paul’s guilt—and her own heart. Soon she discovers the truth behind her father’s death is more sinister than she ever could have imagined.

A Thousand Pieces of You explores a reality where we witness the countless other lives we might lead in an amazingly intricate multiverse, and ask whether, amid infinite possibilities, one love can endure.

Can we talk about this cover? I know I’m maybe missing the point by talking about the cover of A THOUSAND PIECES OF YOU before anything else, but I love it. I love covers that have lots of white. But I also love that this cover has lots of other colors, too, and WHOA, WHAT IS THAT CITY ON THE FLIP SIDE THERE? Incredibly stoked, just from looking at it.

A THOUSAND PIECES OF YOU sounds fantastic, though. Parallel universes always bring out the extreme nerd in me. Plus this murder sounds like more than meets the eye for sure, and THAT intrigues me to no end. I’ve never read a book by Claudia Gray, but I’m very excited for A THOUSAND PIECES OF YOU to be the first.

A THOUSAND PIECES OF YOU comes out November 4, 2014 from Harper Teen

A thousand pieces of you

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