Waiting on Wednesday (8)

Waiting on Wednesday is an event hosted by Jill at 'Breaking the Spine' every Wednesday. Me on the other hand, don't do this every Wednesday, but whenever I feel like it. I'm lazy that way. WoW is where bloggers share a book they can't wait to read, and also where they can exclaim with like-minded people about how much they "NEED THE BOOK RIGHT NOW."

This week's Waiting on Wednesday book of the week is:

Ruin and Rising (The Grisha #3)
by Leigh Bardugo
Expected Publication: June 17, 2014
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co.
Genre: YA, Fantasy, Romance

The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne.

Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.

Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives.

Alina will have to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries as she and Mal race to find the last of Morozova's amplifiers. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling's secrets, she reveals a past that will forever alter her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields. The firebird is the one thing that stands between Ravka and destruction—and claiming it could cost Alina the very future she’s fighting for.

Am I the only one who had no idea this book came out? When did it come out anyways, 'cause I honestly have no idea. But really, who cares, it's out and it's amazingly beautiful and that's all that really matters. I think I might have to check this one out from the library when it comes out instead of buying it as an ebook because that's how pretty the book is; I'd love to just stare at it every few minutes in between reading:D I am soooo very excited for this book to come out, I love the romance between Alina and Mal, and the Darkling is definitely someone who never gives away all his secrets...and I'd like to learn them all. Please come out soon you gorgeous, amazing book!

Waiting on Wednesday (7)

This fun little meme is hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. We just choose a book that has an upcoming release date and we're super excited about, and then share it with the world. It's simple, yah?

Here is this week's book I'm most excited for. I suggest you get ready to add it on Goodreads;)

The Here and Now 
by Ann Brashares
Expected Publication: April 8, 2014
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Genre: YA, Romance, Dystopia

Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love.

Thrilling, exhilarating, haunting, and heartbreaking, The Here and Now is a twenty-first-century take on an impossible romance. Ann Brashares’s first novel for teens since The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is about a girl from the future who might be able to save the world . . . if she lets go of the one thing she’s found to hold on to.

Meet seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn’t come from a different country. She came from a different time—a future where a mosquito-borne illness has mutated into a pandemic, killing millions and leaving the world in ruins.

Prenna and the others who escaped to the present day must follow a strict set of rules: never reveal where they’re from, never interfere with history, and never, ever be intimate with anyone outside their community. Prenna does as she’s told, believing she can help prevent the plague that will one day ravage the earth. But everything changes when she falls for Ethan Jarves.

I just got an ARC of this and I am So. Freakin'. Excited!!! I can't wait to read this, it just looks and sounds so good. It's too bad it's gonna be a while 'till I can actually get to this book *sigh*. 

Ah well. Have a rip-roaring rest of the week!

Waiting on Wednesday (6)

Waiting on Wednesday is an event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. This is a neat little meme were we get to showcase an upcoming release we can't help but be excited for.

This week's book that I'd be willing to wait every Wednesday on (though I'd rather not) is:

Butterfly Palace
by Colleen Coble
Publication: January 21, 2014
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Genre: Historical/Christian Romance

Lilly secures a job as lady's maid in a grand manor in Austin, Texas. But even far from home, her past lurks around every corner.

When Lilly Donnelly arrives at the Cutlers' famed Butterfly Mansion in 1899, the massive house and unfamiliar duties threaten to overwhelm her. Victorian Austin is lavish, highly political, and intimidating, but with the help of the other servants, Lilly resolves to prove herself to her new employers.

Then, while serving at an elegant dinner party, Lilly recognizes one distinguished guest as Andrew, the love of her life, who abandoned her without a word back home. He seems to have assumed a new identity and refuses to acknowledge her, leaving her confused and reeling.

Before Lilly can absorb this unwelcome news, she's attacked. Could it be the sinister Servant Girl Killer who has been terrorizing Austin? Or is it someone after something more personal--someone from her past?

Does she dare trust Andrew to help or is he part of the danger threatening to draw Lilly into its vortex?

You may have noticed that this book released yesterday, so technically I'm breaking the rules of WoW. Still, I just had to feature this book somewhere. Doesn't it look absolutely delightful?!! I've only read one of Colleen's books before, but I already know that this one will be great. Apparently this is a great book for fans of Downtown Abbey; I've never watched it before so I guess I'll just have to cross my fingers and hope I fall in love. And speaking of love, I think I've already started falling for brooding Andrew. Gosh you've just gotta love the mysterious, angry guys *dreamy sigh*. If I don't get this book soon, I don't even know the extremes I'll go to to get my hands on it O_O

Waiting on Wednesday (5)

Waiting on Wednesday is a wonderful weekly meme hosted by none other than Jill at 'Breaking the Spine.' This meme is pretty simple. We book bloggers just choose a book that we're crazy about, but hasn't been released yet, and then we stick it to this post. Then voilà, we get a WoW post:)

This week's book I cannot wait at all to read is:

It Happened One Wedding (FBI/US Attorney #5)
by Julie James
Expected Publication: May 6, 2014
Publisher: Jove
Genre: Contemporary Romance

SHE KNOWS BETTER THAN TO SAY “I DO”
After a humiliating end to her engagement, investment banker Sidney Sinclair is done with commitment-phobic men. But when her sister winds up engaged after a whirlwind courtship, she’s thrown in to close contact with exactly the kind of sexy playboy she wants to avoid—the gorgeous best man. She’s stuck with him, for better or worse, until her sister walks down the aisle, but that doesn’t mean she has to give in to his smooth advances, no matter how tempting they are…

BUT HE MAKES IT HARD TO SAY “I DON’T”
Special Agent Vaughn Roberts always gets his man on the job and his woman in bed. So Sidney’s refusal to fall for his charms only makes him more determined to win over the cool and confident redhead. Only what starts out as a battle of wills ends up as a serious play for her heart. Because the one woman who refuses to be caught may be the only one Vaughn can’t live without…

Julie James is by far one of the best contemporary romance authors of her time, and I have read every single one of her books that has already been released. I was surprised to find out that she was writing a fifth book, and so of course I immediately had to feature it on my next WoW post. This doesn't sound as FBI-ish as her other books, but I still know for a fact I'll be loving it. I can't wait to review this book with an astounding 5 stars (just like I did with all her other books)!

Waiting on Wednesday (4)

WoW is supposed to be a weekly meme, but me being me, you never know when I'm going to throw it at you. Just know it'll always be on a Wednesday. This delightful event is hosted by Jill at 'Breaking the Spine', and all we do is feature a book that's yet to be released and that we're dying to read. Got it? Great! Let's get started.

This week's pic is one I've been waiting forever (literally) to read, and now it has a sort-of cover. I just hope it's not the final cover...'cause that would suck.

Rivals in the City (The Agency #4)
by Y.S. Lee
Expected Publication: 2014
Publisher: ---------
Genre: YA, Romance, Espionage

Convicted fraudster Henry Thorold is dying in prison, and the Agency asks Mary to take on one last case: to watch for the return of his estranged wife. Mrs Thorold is an accomplished criminal and will surely want to settle scores with Mary’s fiancé, James. With the additional complications of family and conflicting loyalties, the stakes for all involved are higher than ever.

This is the fourth book of one of the most amazing, most humorous, and most romantic series ever. Unfortunately, this seems to be the last book in the series, but I will wait 'till December 31st for this book if I have to. If you guys haven't heard of this series yet, the first book is called A Spy in the House, and if you ever listen to just one thing I say, then listen when I say you have to give this series a try...if you like the type of books I read, anyways.

Waiting on Wednesday (3)

WoW is a weeky meme hosted by Jill at 'Breaking the Spine'. All we do here is bring attention to a book we can't wait to be released, mostly in the hopes that we can share the pain of waiting for a book. 

This week's pick is one I've been dying to read:

Her Dark Curiosity (The Madman's Daughter #2)

by Megan Shepherd

Expected Publication: January 28th, 2014

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Genre: YA, Romance, Retelling

To defeat the darkness, she must first embrace it.

Months have passed since Juliet Moreau returned to civilization after escaping her father's island—and the secrets she left behind. Now, back in London once more, she is rebuilding the life she once knew and trying to forget Dr. Moreau’s horrific legacy—though someone, or something, hasn’t forgotten her.

As people close to Juliet fall victim one by one to a murderer who leaves a macabre calling card of three clawlike slashes, Juliet fears one of her father’s creations may have also escaped the island. She is determined to find the killer before Scotland Yard does, though it means awakening sides of herself she had thought long banished, and facing loves from her past she never expected to see again.

As Juliet strives to stop a killer while searching for a serum to cure her own worsening illness, she finds herself once more in the midst of a world of scandal and danger. Her heart torn in two, past bubbling to the surface, life threatened by an obsessive killer—Juliet will be lucky to escape alive.

With inspiration from Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, this is a tantalizing mystery about the hidden natures of those we love and how far we’ll go to save them from themselves.

Ever since I first read The Madman's Daughter, I knew I needed this book as soon as possible. The first book was just so creepily awesome, though people who're vegetarians or vegans because they love animals should probably stay really far away from this entire series. I, however, am an omnivore, and trust me, I'd bribe the author and publisher for an ARC if I could.

Waiting on Wednesday (2)

This is an event that I - as well as a whole bunch of other book bloggers - do every Wednesday, where we pick an upcoming release we're excited for and share it with the world. The meme is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

My pick this week is:

The Guard (The Selection #2.5)

by Kiera Cass

Publisher: HarperCollins

Expected Publication: February 4th, 2013

Genre: YA, Romance

Before America Singer met Prince Maxon . . .
Before she entered the Selection . . .
She was in love with a boy named Aspen Leger.

Don't miss this digital original novella set in the captivating world of Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection trilogy. This brand new 64-page story begins just after the group of Selected girls is narrowed down to the Elite and is told from Aspen's point of view. The Guard also features a teaser to The One, the thrilling conclusion to The Selection trilogy.

I'm sure it's pretty obvious why I want this book so badly, as does probably anyone else who's already read The Selection, The Prince, and The Elite. Plus, now that we already know Maxon's POV, I really need Aspen's. I wouldn't have cared less about what Aspen thought since I really don't like him, but I have to know what he thinks of America making it into the Elite! I hope he's super jealous!;)

Waiting on Wednesday (1)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. This event highlights upcoming book releases that book bloggers can't wait for.

My pick this week is:

Between the Spark and the Burn (Between #2)

by April Genevieve Tucholke

Publisher: Dial

Expected Publication: August 14, 2014

Genre: YA, Paranormal Romance

The conclusion to Between the Devil and The Deep Blue Sea, this gothic thriller romance with shades of Stephen King and Daphne du Maurier is a must-read for fans of Beautiful Creatures and Anna Dressed in Blood.

Freddie once told me that the Devil created all the fear in the world.
But then, the Devil once told me that it's easier to forgive someone for scaring you than for making you cry.
The problem with River West Redding was that he'd done both to me.

The crooked-smiling liar River West Redding, who drove into Violet's life one summer day and shook her world to pieces, is gone. Violet and Neely, River's other brother, are left to worry—until they catch a two a.m. radio program about strange events in a distant mountain town. They take off in search of River but are always a step behind, finding instead frenzied towns, witch hunts, and a wind-whipped island with the thrum of something strange and dangerous just under the surface. It isn't long before Violet begins to wonder if Neely, the one Redding brother she thought trustworthy, has been hiding a secret of his own . . .

Between the Spark and the Burn is the heart-pounding conclusion to the �lavishly rendered, darkly romantic, and beautifully unsettling [Between the Devil and The Deep Blue Sea.]”—Melissa Marr

Obviously I can't wait for this book to come out, especially considering how plain weird the last book was. The writing style was just so...something. And I find myself weirdly excited by the two tiny people hugging each other near the bottom of the book cover:) I'll be looking forward to see this book lining the shelves at B&N next year.