Waiting on Wednesday {28}: 3:59

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Today I'm featuring 3:59 by Gretchen McNeil.

 

Synopsis from Goodreads:  Josie Byrne's life is spiraling out of control. Her parents are divorcing, her boyfriend Nick has grown distant, and her physics teacher has it in for her. When she's betrayed by the two people she trusts most, Josie thinks things can't get worse.

Until she starts having dreams about a girl named Jo. Every night at the same time—3:59 a.m.

Jo's life is everything Josie wants: she's popular, her parents are happily married, and Nick adores her. It all seems real, but they're just dreams, right? Josie thinks so, until she wakes one night to a shadowy image of herself in the bedroom mirror – Jo.

Josie and Jo realize that they are doppelgängers living in parallel universes that overlap every twelve hours at exactly 3:59. Fascinated by Jo's perfect world, Josie jumps at the chance to jump through the portal and switch places for a day.

But Jo’s world is far from perfect. Not only is Nick not Jo's boyfriend, he hates her. Jo's mom is missing, possibly insane. And at night, shadowy creatures feed on human flesh.

By the end of the day, Josie is desperate to return to her own life. But there’s a problem: Jo has sealed the portal, trapping Josie in this dangerous world. Can she figure out a way home before it’s too late?

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Why I'm Waiting: I loved Gretchen McNeil's Possess and Ten so she's on my automatic pre-order list. Anything she writes I will buy. If you haven't read anything by her yet, you should.  She's amazing.

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3:59 will be released by Balzer + Bray on September 17th, 2013!

Okay, so that's mine. What's your WOW pick this week? Also, if you want to participate, head on over to Breaking the Spine and link up!!

Waiting on Wednesday {27}: The 100

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Today I'm featuring The 100 by Kass Morgan.

 

 

Synopsis from Goodreads:  In the future, humans live in city-like spaceships orbiting far above Earth's toxic atmosphere. No one knows when, or even if, the long-abandoned planet will be habitable again. But faced with dwindling resources and a growing populace, government leaders know they must reclaim their homeland...before it's too late.

Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents are being sent on a high-stakes mission to recolonize Earth. After a brutal crash landing, the teens arrive on a savagely beautiful planet they've only seen from space. Confronting the dangers of this rugged new world, they struggle to form a tentative community. But they're haunted by their past and uncertain about the future. To survive, they must learn to trust-and even love-again.

 

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Why I'm Waiting: A toxic Earth, spaceships, a struggle to survive. Definitely right up my alley. Plus, I hear they are already developing a pilot for TV and I always like to read the book before I watch the television show.
 

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The 100 will be released by Little Brown BFYR on September 3rd, 2013!

Okay, so that's mine. What's your WOW pick this week? Also, if you want to participate, head on over to Breaking the Spine and link up!!

Waiting on Wednesday {26}: These Broken Stars

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Today I'm featuring These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Megan Spooner.

 

 

Synopsis from Goodreads:  It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone.

Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they're worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help.

Then, against all odds, Lilac and Tarver find a strange blessing in the tragedy that has thrown them into each other's arms. Without the hope of a future together in their own world, they begin to wonder-would they be better off staying here forever?

Everything changes when they uncover the truth behind the chilling whispers that haunt their every step. Lilac and Tarver may find a way off this planet. But they won't be the same people who landed on it.

The first in a sweeping science fiction trilogy, These Broken Stars is a timeless love story about hope and survival in the face of unthinkable odds.

 

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Why I'm Waiting: OMG, that cover. SWOON! And, well, we all know I'm a sucker for a good sci-fi romance novel.

 

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These Broken Stars will be released by Disney/Hyperion on December 10th, 2013!

Okay, so that's mine. What's your WOW pick this week? Also, if you want to participate, head on over to Breaking the Spine and link up!!

Waiting on Wednesday: Nobody But Us

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Today I'm featuring Nobody But Us by Kristin Halbrook.

Synopsis from Goodreads:  Bonnie and Clyde meets IF I STAY in this addictively heart-wrenching story of two desperate teenagers on the run from their pasts.

They’re young. They’re in love. They’re on the run.

Zoe wants to save Will as much as Will wants to save Zoe. When Will turns eighteen, they decide to run away together. But they never expected their escape to be so fraught with danger….

When the whole world is after you, sometimes it seems like you can’t run fast enough.

Nobody But Us, told in alternating perspectives from Will and Zoe, is an unflinching novel, in turns heartbreaking and hopeful, about survival, choices, and love…and how having love doesn’t always mean that you get a happy ending. Described as “beautiful, heartbreaking, and exhilarating” by Kody Keplinger, author of The DUFF, Nobody But Us will prove irresistible to fans of Nina Lacour, Jenny Han, and Sara Zarr.

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Nobody But Us will be released by HarperTeen on January 29th, 2013!

Okay, so that's mine. What's your WOW pick this week? Also, if you want to participate, head on over to Breaking the Spine and link up!!

Cover Reveal: The Summer I Became a Nerd

The Summer I Became A Nerd, by Leah Rae Miller

Synopsis: On the outside, seventeen-year-old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader—perky, popular, and dating the star quarterback. But inside, Maddie spends more time agonizing over what will happen in the next issue of her favorite comic book than planning pep rallies with her squad. That she’s a nerd hiding in a popular girl's body isn’t just unknown, it's anti-known. And she needs to keep it that way.

Summer is the only time Maddie lets her real self out to play, but when she slips up and the adorkable guy behind the local comic shop’s counter uncovers her secret, she’s busted. Before she can shake a pom-pom, Maddie’s whisked into Logan’s world of comic conventions, live-action role-playing, and first-person-shooter video games. And she loves it. But the more she denies who she really is, the deeper her lies become…and the more she risks losing Logan forever.

About Leah Rae Miller:  Born and raised in northern Louisiana, Leah Rae Miller still lives there on a windy hill with her husband and kids. She loves comic books, lava lamps, fuzzy socks, and Cherry Coke. She spends most of her days reading things she likes and writing things she hopes other people will like.

Links:

Goodreads - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14744489-the-summer-i-became-a-nerd
Twitter - https://twitter.com/LeahR_Miller 
Website/Blog - http://leahraemillerblog.blogspot.com/

Stacking the Shelves {11}

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews and is a way to showcase the books we've received for review or purchased, borrowed, etc. If you'd like to participate please check out Tynga's website for more information.

It's been a while since I've done one of these, so be warned, it's super loooooooooong.

Purchased / Won:

I won signed copies of Ashes & Shadows from Ilsa J. Bick, EgmontUSA, and Mundie Moms. Love Ilsa so this was an awesome surprise!!

Ashes (Ashes #1), Ilsa J. Bick

Shadows (Ashes #2), Ilsa J. Bick

For Review:

This was my WOW pick a while back so I was super excited to receive not 1 but 2 copies of Level 2 from Simon & Schuster. Look for a giveaway soon!!!!

Level 2 (Memory Chronicles #1), Lenore Appelhans

They also sent me a finished copy of Touching the Surface by Kimberly Sabatini, another WOW pick of mine this year.

Touching the Surface, Kimberly Sabatini

From Harper Collins I got a ton of Young Adult & Middle Grade books for their Halloween promotion. I already own some of these and I'm not much of a middle grade reader so I think I'll do a giveaway for a few of these as well.

Ten, Gretchen McNeil

Dark Eden (Dark Eden #1), Patrick Carman

Eve of Destruction (Dark Eden #2), Patrick Carman

Something Strange & Deadly (SS&D #1), Susan Dennard

The Turning, Francine Prose

Fang Girl, Helen Keeble

Feedback (Variant #2), Robison Wells

Don't Turn Around, Michelle Gagnon

Gravediggers: Mountain of Bones, Christopher Krovatin

Always October, Bruce Coville

The Whispering House, Rebecca Wade

Invisible Inkling: Dangerous Pumpkins, Emily Jenkins

Monsters on the March (Scary School #2), Derek the Ghost

From Macmillan I received a copy of Crewel, which I've just finished reading and loved.

Crewel (Crewel World #1), Gennifer Albin

And The 13th Sign by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb

The 13th Sign, Kristin O'Donnell Tubb

From Little Brown I received a finished copy of What Happens Next. I've already read and loved my ARC, so I'll most likely do a giveaway for this one.

What Happens Next, Colleen Clayton

The lovely people at Penguin sent me the lastest installment in the Morganville Vampire series. If you haven't read this series yet, do so, like now. 

Bitter Blood (Morganville Vampires #13), Rachel Caine

From Random House Buzzers I received Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan

Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy #1), Sarah Rees Brennan

From Abrams I received one of my most anticipated reads of 2013!!!!!!! Love this cover so much.

Splintered, A.G. Howard

William Morrow Paperbacks sent me The One I Left Behind by Jennifer McMahon

The One I Left Behind, Jennifer McMahon

Another book from Harper! My niece and I are currently reading this one.

The Great Unexpected, Sharon Creech

Sourcebooks sent me Who I Kissed by Janet Gurtler

Who I Kissed, Janet Gurtler

From NLA Digital Liaison Platform, LLC

Alternity, Mari Mancusi

Scholastic sent a copy of Magisterium by Jeff Hirsch

Magisterium, Jeff Hirsch

Zondervan sent me Like Moonlight at Low Tide

Like Moonlight at Low Tide, Nicole Quigley

From Kensington I received Chasers by James Phelan

Chasers (Alone #1), James Phelan

Abingdon Press sent a copy of Twang. I love country music so this one looks promising.

Twang, Julie L. Cannon

And finally from Soho Teen, What We Saw at Night by Jacquelyn Mitchard

What We Saw at Night, Jacquelyn Mitchard

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A giant thank you to all the publishers mentioned. That's it for me this week. Leave me a link to your mailbox post and I'll be sure to check it out!!

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Waiting on Wednesday {23}: Level 2

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Today I'm featuring Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans.

Synopsis from Goodreads: In this gripping exploration of a futuristic afterlife, a teen discovers that death is just the beginning. Since her untimely death the day before her eighteenth birthday, Felicia Ward has been trapped in Level 2, a stark white afterlife located between our world and the next. Along with her fellow drones, Felicia passes the endless hours reliving memories of her time on Earth and mourning what she’s lost—family, friends, and Neil, the boy she loved.

Then a girl in a neighboring chamber is found dead, and nobody but Felicia recalls that she existed in the first place. When Julian—a dangerously charming guy Felicia knew in life—comes to offer Felicia a way out, Felicia learns the truth: If she joins the rebellion to overthrow the Morati, the angel guardians of Level 2, she can be with Neil again.

Suspended between Heaven and Earth, Felicia finds herself at the center of an age-old struggle between good and evil. As memories from her life come back to haunt her, and as the Morati hunt her down, Felicia will discover it’s not just her own redemption at stake… but the salvation of all mankind.

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Level 2 will be released by Simon & Schuster BYR on January 15th, 2013!

Okay, so that's mine. What's your WOW pick this week? Also, if you want to participate, head on over to Breaking the Spine and link up!!

Stacking the Shelves {9}

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews and is a way to showcase the books we've received for review or purchased, borrowed, etc. If you'd like to participate please check out Tynga's website for more information. 

For Review:

Shadows (Ashes #2), Ilsa J. Bick

Source: ARC from publisher

Release Date: 9/25/2012, EgmontUSA

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

The Archived (The Archived #1), Victoria Schwab

Source: Sneak Peek from publisher

Release Date: 1/22/2013, Hyperion

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

Crewel (Crewel World #1), Gennifer Albin

Source: ARC from publisher

Release Date: 10/16/2012, FS&G BYR

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

The Shadow Society, Marie Rutkoski

Source: ARC from publisher

Release Date: 10/16/2012, FS&G

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

Dead Girl Moon, Charlie Price

Source: ARC from publisher

Release Date: 10/30/2012, FS&G

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

Safekeeping, Karen Hesse

Source: ARC from publisher

Release Date: 9/18/2012, Feiwel & Friends

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

Eve & Adam, Michael Grant & Katherine Applegate

Source: ARC from publisher

Release Date: 10/2/2012, Feiwel & Friends

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky

Source: Movie Edition Paperback from publisher

Release Date: 2/1/1999, MTV Books

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

I loved The Perks of Being a Wallflower. You can check out my review here.

Reaper (Lightbringer #2), K.D. McEntire

Source: Hardback from publisher

Release Date: 8/24/2012, Pyr

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Through to You, Emily Hainsworth

Source: ARC from publisher

Release Date: 10/2/2012, Balzer + Bray

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

Spark (Sky Chasers #2), Amy Kathleen Ryan

Source: Audiobook from publisher

Release Date: 7/17/2012, Macmillan Audio

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

Purchased:

Hollowed (Half Light #1), Kelley York

Release Date: 8/15/2012

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

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A HUGE thank you to EgmontUSA, Disney-Hyperion, FS&G, Feiwel & Friends, Simon & Schuster, Pyr Books, Balzer + Bray, Harper, Macmillan, Macmillan Audio, Edelweiss and Netgalley. That's it for me this week. Leave me a link to your mailbox post and I'll be sure to check it out!!

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