"Waiting On" Wednesday (#60) The Ruby Circle (Bloodlines #6) by Richelle Mead

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

This week I'm picking:
The Ruby Circle (Bloodlines #6) by Richelle Mead
Expected publication: February 10th 2015 by Razorbill

From Goodreads: 
The epic conclusion to Richelle Mead's New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series is finally here...

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.

After their secret romance is exposed, Sydney and Adrian find themselves facing the wrath of both the Alchemists and the Moroi in this electrifying conclusion to Richelle Mead’s New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series. When the life of someone they both love is put on the line, Sydney risks everything to hunt down a deadly former nemesis. Meanwhile, Adrian becomes enmeshed in a puzzle that could hold the key to a shocking secret about spirit magic, a secret that could shake the entire Moroi world.

Why I'm Waiting:

Noooooo! I can't believe the series is coming to an end. I'm so sad. I need to do some research to find out what comes next in the YA world of Ms. Mead.  In the meantime, I can't wait to get my hands on this book.

Top Ten Tuesday (#68) (09/23/14)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

 

Top Ten Books On My Fall To-Be-Read list

I love this topic, even if I haven't gotten to many of the books on my past lists.  Here are the books I am most looking forward to that will be published during the period from fall equinox which starts today through the winter solstice which begins on December 21st.  I really hope I get to these.

Mortal Heart (His Fair Assassin #3) by Robin LaFevers

I adore this series.  If you haven't read the first two books, do yourself a favor and pick them up.  I really hope that this book lives up to the first two.

The Queen of Zombie Hearts (White Rabbit Chronicles #3) by Gena Showalter

I can't wait to see how this ends.  I have really enjoyed this series.

Trust Me, I'm Lying by Mary Elizabeth Summer

They changed the cover on this book (this is the old cover), but the description stayed the same, and it looks awesome.

This Is How It Ends by Jen Nadol

I really enjoyed Jen Nadol's previous series, so I look forward to reading this.  She is not a very well known author, but her work is great. 

The Retribution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #3) by Michelle Hodkin

I have been waiting to read this book for what seems like forever.  There is no question, I WILL read it before the season is over.

Stolen (Heart of Dread #2) by Melissa de la Cruz

I mentioned a few weeks ago that this is a make or break book.  I didn't love the first book, so I'm hoping this one will be better.

 Atlantia by Ally Condie

 I loved Matched, and the series kind of went downhill for me after that.  I am curious to see if this new series is any better.

They All Fall Down by Roxanne St. Claire

The description of this book makes me want to read it badly, but really the cover is what really makes me want to read it right now.  I saw this at ALA, and I wanted to start reading it right away.

The Year of the Rat by Clare Furniss

I love a good debut and this one looks wonderful.  I don't know if it's because I'm a relatively new mother that this looks so good to me, but I am curious to see how they handle the difficulties of having a new baby around, let alone having to deal with a new baby without a mother.

Of Scars and Stardust by Andrea Hannah

This book looks so intriguing.  I can't wait to read it.

"Waiting On" Wednesday (#59) I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

This week I'm picking:
I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios
Expected publication: February 3rd 2015 by Henry Holt Books For Young Readers

From Goodreads: 
If seventeen-year-old Skyler Evans were a typical Creek View girl, her future would involve a double-wide trailer, a baby on her hip, and the graveyard shift at Taco Bell. But after graduation, the only thing standing between straightedge Skylar and art school are three minimum-wage-months of summer. Skylar can taste the freedom—that is, until her mother loses her job and everything starts coming apart. Torn between her dreams and the people she loves, Skylar realizes everything she’s ever worked for is on the line.

Nineteen-year-old Josh Mitchell had a different ticket out of Creek View: the Marines. But after his leg is blown off in Afghanistan, he returns home, a shell of the cocksure boy he used to be. What brings them together is working at the Paradise—a quirky motel off California’s dusty Highway 99. Despite their differences, their shared isolation turns into an unexpected friendship and soon, something deeper.

Gritty, romantic, and ultimately hopeful, I'll MEET YOU THERE explores the complicated lives of an unforgettable cast of characters. This is the story of teens outside the picket fence. It doesn’t soften the edges of adolescence or the individual consequences of war; it’s life on the fringes—maddening, weirdly endearing…and completely screwed up.

Why I'm Waiting:
This looks really awesome and intriguing. I love a good contemporary that makes me think and this looks like it will fit the bill.

"Waiting On" Wednesday (#58) Hit by Delilah S. Dawson

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

This week I'm picking:
Hit by Delilah S. Dawson
Expected publication: April 14th 2015 by Simon Pulse

From Goodreads: 
NO ONE READS THE FINE PRINT.

The good news is that the USA is finally out of debt. The bad news is that we were bought out by Valor National Bank, and debtors are the new big game, thanks to a tricky little clause hidden deep in the fine print of a credit card application. Now, after a swift and silent takeover that leaves 9-1-1 calls going through to Valor voicemail, they’re unleashing a wave of anarchy across the country.

Patsy didn’t have much of a choice. When the suits showed up at her house threatening to kill her mother then and there for outstanding debt unless Patsy agreed to be an indentured assassin, what was she supposed to do? Let her own mother die?

Patsy is forced to take on a five-day mission to complete a hit list of ten names. Each name on Patsy's list has only three choices: pay the debt on the spot, agree to work as a bounty hunter, or die. And Patsy has to kill them personally, or else her mom takes a bullet of her own.

Since yarn bombing is the only rebellion in Patsy's past, she’s horrified and overwhelmed, especially as she realizes that most of the ten people on her list aren't strangers. Things get even more complicated when a moment of mercy lands her with a sidekick: a hot rich kid named Wyatt whose brother is the last name on Patsy's list. The two share an intense chemistry even as every tick of the clock draws them closer to an impossible choice.

Delilah S. Dawson offers an absorbing, frightening glimpse at a reality just steps away from ours—a taut, suspenseful thriller that absolutely mesmerizes from start to finish.

Why I'm Waiting:
I'm about dystopianed out, but this does look like it may be a different take on your typical dystopian novel. 

"Waiting On" Wednesday (#57) First, There Was Forever by Juliana Romano

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

This week I'm picking:

First, There Was Forever by Juliana Romano
Expected publication: February 24th 2015 by Dial

From Goodreads: 
Perfect for fans of Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty and Huntley Fitzpatrick’s My Life Next Door, Juliana Romano's expressive debut is an absorbing and bittersweet story about first love, first loss,and the friends that carry us through it all.

Lima and Hailey have always been best friends: Lima shy and sensitive, Hailey funny and free-spirited. But Hailey abandons Lima to party with the popular kids and pursue Nate, her disinterested crush. As their friendship falters, Lima and Nate begin spending more time together. And before Lima knows what she’s feeling, she and Nate do something irreversible. Something that would hurt Hailey....if she knew it happened.

Lima thinks she’s saving her friendship by lying, but she’s only buying time. As the secrets stack up, Lima is forced to make a choice: between her best friend forever, and the boy who wasn’t meant to be hers.

Why I'm Waiting:

This book intrigues me.  I can guess what the secret being alluded to is, but I want to read to find out if I'm right.  I love contemporaries that explore friendship and the dynamics that can change it.  Plus, it's a debut.