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?

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

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.

 

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

 

 

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.

 

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

 

 

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.

Goodreads / Amazon

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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!!

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 {24}: Unremembered

Okay, it's been a while thanks to some unforseen and unfortunate events at the day job. We're now doing the work of 6 people with 3 and a 1/2. To say it's been crazy would be an understatement. In any case, I need to get back into the swing of things here on the blog and I thought a new WOW post would get me started. So here we go...

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 Unremembered by Jessica Brody.

Synopsis from Goodreads: 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 has 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, plagued 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 from 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.

Goodreads / Amazon

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Awesome, right?! Love Jessica Brody and this one sounds amazing!

Unremembered will be released by Farrar, Strauss, & Giroux on March 5th, 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 {10}

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:

What Happens Next, Colleen Clayton

Source: ARC from publisher

Release Date: 10/9/2012, Poppy

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

The Liar, The Bitch, & the Wardrobe, Allie Kingsley

Source: ARC from publisher

Release Date: 9/4/2012, Berkley Trade

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

The Hiding Place, David Bell

Source: ARC from publisher

Release Date: 10/2/2012, NAL Trade

Goodreads / Amazon / B&N


The Hallowed Ones, Laura Bickle
Source: ARC from publisher
Release Date: 9/25/2012, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Goodreads / Amazon / B&N


The Ruins of Lace, Iris Anthony
Source: ARC from publisher
Release Date: 10/1/2012, Sourcebooks Landmark
Goodreads / Amazon / B&N

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A giant thank you to Poppy, Sourcebooks, HMH, NAL, Berkley, 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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