Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Waiting on Wednesday #189, December 17th

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

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
Expected Publication: January 13th, 2015
From Goodreads:
Children can have a cruel, absolute sense of justice. Children can kill a monster and feel quite proud of themselves. A girl can look at her brother and believe they’re destined to be a knight and a bard who battle evil. She can believe she’s found the thing she’s been made for.

Hazel lives with her brother, Ben, in the strange town of Fairfold where humans and fae exist side by side. The faeries’ seemingly harmless magic attracts tourists, but Hazel knows how dangerous they can be, and she knows how to stop them. Or she did, once.

At the center of it all, there is a glass coffin in the woods. It rests right on the ground and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives. Hazel and Ben were both in love with him as children. The boy has slept there for generations, never waking.

Until one day, he does…

As the world turns upside down, Hazel tries to remember her years pretending to be a knight. But swept up in new love, shifting loyalties, and the fresh sting of betrayal, will it be enough?

Perfect Couple by Jennifer Echols
Expected Publication: January 13th, 2015
From Goodreads:
Perfect Couple is #2 in the Superlatives series about seniors at a Florida high school who are selected for their class's superlative categories in the yearbook, and how the labels change the way they view themselves and alter the course of their lives.

Can your heart be put to a popular vote?

As yearbook photographer, Harper is responsible for capturing those candid moments that make high school memorable. But her own life is anything but picture perfect. Her parents' bitter divorce has left her wondering what a loving relationship would look like. And ever since the senior class voted her and star quarterback Brody the “Perfect Couple That Never Was,” her friends have been on her case to ask Brody out.

Brody doesn’t lack in female admirers, but Harper can't see herself with him. He seems confused about why they were matched together, too. They’re total opposites—the last people in the world who would ever be compatible, let alone the “perfect couple.” Yet ever since the class paired the two of them, they've found themselves drawn together--first by curiosity, then by an undeniable bond.

The trouble is, though they're very attracted to each other and both of them admit this, they have a hard time getting along or even communicating clearly. If they’re the perfect couple, this shouldn’t be so difficult! Soon it becomes clear their class was wrong, and they throw in the towel. But after they walk away, both of them feel so changed from making the effort that they can’t forget each other. What if that means this match made in hell is the perfect couple after all?


The Conspiracy of Us by Maggie Hall
Expected Publication: January 13th, 2015
From Goodreads:
To fight her destiny as the missing heir to a powerful and dangerous secret society, sixteen-year-old Avery West must solve an ancient puzzle in a deadly race across Europe. Forbidden love and code-breaking, masked balls and explosions, destiny and dark secrets collide in this romantic thriller, in the vein of a YA DaVinci Code.

Avery West's newfound family can shut down Prada at the Champs-Elysees when they want to shop in peace, and can just as easily order a bombing when they want to start a war. 

They are part of a powerful and dangerous secret society called the Circle of Twelve, and Avery is their missing heir. If they discover who she is, some of them will want to use her as a pawn. Some will want her dead. 

To thwart their plans, Avery must follow a trail of clues from the landmarks of Paris to the back alleys of Istanbul and through a web of ancient legends and lies. And unless she can stay one step ahead of beautiful, volatile Stellan, who knows she’s more than she seems, and can decide whether to trust mysterious, magnetic Jack, she may be doomed after all. 

Oh, another great week in books! I can't wait for January! What about you guys? Happy reading!

6 comments:

  1. I am currently reading The Darkest Part of the Forest and it's really fantastic. I was lucky enough to get a signed ARC at Book Expo America and to meet Holly Black. I couldn't believe I had somehow managed not to have read anything by her yet. I hope you get your copy soon and I hope you enjoy it as much as I am. Going to follow you via Bloglovin, please shoot me a follow back. You can also check out my WOW book at http://www.readinginthetardis.com/waiting-on-wednesday-the-magicians-lie/

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    1. Oh, that is awesome! Lucky! Following back! Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!

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  2. I am so excited for Black's book!!!!
    I love fairy retellings!
    I have heard nothing but great things from people who have the arc of the book.
    Great picks =)
    Here's my WoW
    http://bookstothetea.blogspot.com/2014/12/waiting-on-wednesday_16.html

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    1. I know, me too! It's going to be great! Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!

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  3. The Conspiracy of Us looks like it could be quite action-packed and entertaining! Cool cover, too (wonder what the compass rose signifies...?)

    Danya
    My WoW

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    1. I know! It looks really great! And maybe it'll be something important in the book! Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!

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