Waiting on Wednesday: I Have High Hopes For This One

Waiting on Wednesday

This is a weekly feature hosted by Breaking the Spine.

I only stumbled onto this book a couple of days ago. Somehow I was looking something up and I clicked on this cover and voila! There was this book's page before me and as soon as I saw it I knew that I had to read it. 

Not If I See You First

by Eric Lindstrom

Parker Grant doesn't need 20/20 vision to see right through you. That's why she created the Rules: Don't treat her any differently just because she's blind, and never take advantage of her. There will be no second chances. Just ask Scott Kilpatrick, the boy who broke her heart. 

When Scott suddenly reappears in her life after being gone for years, Parker knows there's only one to react - shun him so hard it hurts. She has enough on her mind at the moment already, like trying out for the track team (that's right, her eyes don't work but her legs still do), doling out tough-love advice to her painfully naive classmates, and giving herself a gold stars for everyday she hasn't cried sine her dad's death three months ago. 

But avoiding her past quickly proves impossible, and the more Parker learns about what really happened -- both with Scott, and her dad -- the more she starts to questions if things are always as they seem. Maybe, just maybe, some Rules are meant to be broken. 

Goodreads | Purchuse (pre-order)

Release date: December 1st, 2015
Publisher: Poppy

I was only talking about this last week with Inge's, Shannon's and Kayla's announcement of their upcoming (new) event Shattering Stigmas - we need some books (preferably YA) with disabled protagonist that are actually written honestly and well.  

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What's your most anticipated book at the moment? Have you read this before - any of you lucky peeps have an ARC copy? Or have you read something similar to this? 

Waiting On Wednesday: My Current Most Anticipated Read

Waiting on Wednesday

This is a weekly feature hosted by Breaking the Spine where bloggers highlight an upcoming release they are eagerly anticipating.

I haven't done this meme in such a long time. There are always books that I am eagerly anticipating so I really have no excuse... 

Anywho, the book I am currently anticipating the most: 

This is Where the World Ends

by Amy Zhang

Janie and Micah, Micah and Janie. That's how it's been ever since elementary school, when Janie Vivian moved next door. Janie says Micah is everything she is not. Where Micah is shy, Janie is outgoing. Where Micah loves music, Janie loves art. It's the perfect friendship, as long as no one finds out about it. 

But when Janie is date-raped by the most popular guy in school - a guy she's had a crush on for years - she fins herself ostracized by all the people she thought were her friends. Now only Micah seems to believe she's telling the truth. But when even Micah expresses doubt about whether or not she as "asking for it", it leads to disastrous consequences, and Janie Vivian goes missing. 

Using nonlinear writing style and dual narrator, Amy Zhang's astonishing second novel masterfully reveals the circumstances surrounding Janie's disappearance. 

Publishing Details: 

Release Date: March 22nd 2016

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

After absolutely adoring Amy Zhang's debut novel, Falling Into Place, I need more of her work. It was honestly the most honest and raw book I've ever read. It made me have all the feels. ALL of them. Even the ones that I didn't know existed! 

The plotline may put people off a little - YA authors aren't exactly known for their treatment of sensitive topics like date-rape - BUT the way the author handled the dark themes of Falling Into Place has given me completely faith in her. And the possibility of a best friend romance is to much to overlook!

Go preorder it peeps!

This is Where the World Ends: Goodreads | Amazon | The Book Depository 

Falling Into Place: Goodreads | Amazon | The Book Despoistry

Waiting on Wednesday #13

Waiting on Wednesday #12

 

This is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where bloggers spotlight upcoming releases that they are eagerly anticipating.

 

The book I am most eager for this week is:-

 

November Nine

by Collee Hoover:

I still haven't picked up one of CoHo's books... I know, I know. Its a tragedy. I will soon. Promise! Here's just another one that sounds amazing that I'll need to pick up. This one interests me most though. How can that description not give you goosebumps!?

 

Have you read anything by this authors before? What ones? Let me know what you think of them if you have.

 

Links:     Goodreads

 

Description:

 

This is a love story between a guy (me) and a girl (Fallon).   

I think. 

Can it even be considered a love story if it doesn’t end with love?

Mysteries end when the mystery is solved.  Biographies end when the life story has been told.  Love stories should end with love, right?

Maybe I’m wrong, then. Maybe this isn’t a love story. If you ask me… I’d say this might even be considered a tragedy.

Whatever it is — however it ends — I promised I would tell it. So without further ado.

Once upon a time…I met a girl.  

The girl.

 

 

 

Details:

 

Release date: 10th of November, 2015

 

 Series: none so far..

 

Publisher: unknown

 

Genres: new adult, contemporary, romance

Waiting on Wednesday #12

Waiting on Wednesday #12

 

This is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where bloggers spotlight upcoming releases that they are eagerly anticipating.

 

The book I am most eager for this week is:-

 

Their Fractured Light

by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner:

The Bookxplosion group on Youtube has just finished These Broken Stars as their monthly group read and its increased my anxious anticipation for this sequel. I know I wasn't a huge fan of the first but the second book took my breath away and I need this so badly...

 

Have you read These Broken Stars or anything by these authors before? Let me know what you think of them if you have.

 

Links:     Goodreads



Description:

 

A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the now infamous Avon Broadcast, calling on the galaxy to witness for their planet, and protect them from destruction. Some say Flynn’s a madman, others whisper about conspiracies. Nobody knows the truth. A year before that, Tarver Merendsen and Lilac LaRoux were rescued from a terrible shipwreck—now, they live a public life in front of the cameras, and a secret life away from the world’s gaze.

Now, in the center of the universe on the planet of Corinth, all four are about to collide with two new players, who will bring the fight against LaRoux Industries to a head. Gideon Marchant is an eighteen-year-old computer hacker—a whiz kid and an urban warrior. He’ll climb, abseil and worm his way past the best security measures to pull off onsite hacks that others don’t dare touch.

Sofia Quinn has a killer smile, and by the time you’re done noticing it, she’s got you offering up your wallet, your car, and anything else she desires. She holds LaRoux Industries responsible for the mysterious death of her father and is out for revenge at any cost.

When a LaRoux Industries security breach interrupts Gideon and Sofia’s separate attempts to infiltrate their headquarters, they’re forced to work together to escape. Each of them has their own reason for wanting to take down LaRoux Industries, and neither trusts the other. But working together might be the best chance they have to expose the secrets LRI is so desperate to hide.  

 

 Details:

 

Release date: 29th of December, 2015!

 

 

 

Series: Starbound #3

 

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

 

Genres: young adult, science fiction, romance

Waiting on Wednesday #11

Waiting on Wednesday #11

 

This is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where bloggers spotlight upcoming releases that they are eagerly anticipating.

 

The book I am most eager for this week is:-

 

Dead Spots

by Rhiannon Frater:

I just saw this pop up on my Goodreads feed and I am intrigued! I haven't read any adult horror books before and this sounds like a really good one to start with.

 

Have you read this book before or do you have ARC? Have you read anything by this author before? Let me know what you think of them if you have.

 

Links:     Amazon preorder  |  Goodreads



 

Description:

 

In the dead spots, dreams become reality, terror knows your name, and nightmares can kill you.

The stillbirth of Mackenzie's son destroyed her marriage. Grieving, Mac reluctantly heads for her childhood home to seek refuge with her mother, who constantly reminds her of life's dangers.

Driving across Texas, Mac swerves to avoid hitting a deer... and winds up in a dead spot, a frightening place that lies between the worlds of the living and the dead. If they can control their imaginations, people can literally bring their dreams to life — but most are besieged by fears and nightmares which pursue them relentlessly.

Mackenzie's mother and husband haunt her, driving her to the brink of madness. Then she hears a child call for help and her maternal instincts kick into overdrive. Grant, Mac's ally in the dead spots, insists Johnny is a phantom, but the boy seems so real, so alive....

As the true horrors of the dead spots are slowly revealed, Mackenzie realizes that time is running out. But exits from the dead spots are nearly impossible to find, and defended by things almost beyond imagination.  

 

 Details:

 

Release date: 24th of February, 2015

 

Series: none (so far)

 

Publisher: Tor

 

Genres: adult, horror

Waiting on Wednesday #10

Waiting on Wednesday #10

 

This is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where bloggers spotlight upcoming releases that they are eagerly anticipating.

 

The book I am most eager for this week is:-

 

Where the Road Takes Me

by Jay McLean:

I haven't picked up any of McLean's other books yet, despite the fact that More Than This has been on my TBR list since it came out. This morning I saw this available on Netgalley and knew it was the perfect time to try out the author's work. If I am not approved, the book will be released in a couple of months so I don't have to wait to long!

 

Have you read any of her books? Let me know what you think of them if you have.

 

Links:     Amazon preorder  |  Netgalley |  Goodreads



 

Description:

 

Chloe has one plan for the future, and one plan only: the road. She’s made a promise to herself: don’t let anyone in, and don’t let anyone love her. She’s learned the hard way what happens if she breaks her rules. So she’s focused on being invisible and waiting until she can set out on the road—her dream of freedom, at least for a little while.

Blake Hunter is a basketball star who has it all—everything about him looks perfect to those on the other side of his protective walls. He can’t let anyone see the shattered pieces behind the flawless facade or else all his hopes and dreams will disappear.

One dark night throws Chloe and Blake together, changing everything for Blake. For Chloe, nothing changes: she has the road, and she’s focused on it. But when the so-called perfect boy starts to notice the invisible girl, they discover that sometimes with love, no one knows where the road may lead.

 

 Details:

 

Release date: 3rd of March, 2015

 

Series: none (so far)

 

Publisher: Skyscrape

 

Genres: newadult, contemporary, romance

Waiting on Wednesday #9

Waiting on Wednesday #9

 

This is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where bloggers spotlight upcoming releases that they are eagerly anticipating.

 

The book I am most eager for this week is:-

 

Duplicity

by N.K. Traver:

I stumble onto this book yesterday when I was browsing the new releases for early 2015. While I am not normally up for the whole "bad boy turning good" clichéd romance-type storyline that idea that he is reflection wants to take over his life sounds absolutely incredible. I am tempted to preorder it right now but it doesn't come out until March. March! I cannot wait that long...

 

Links:     Amazon preorder   |    Goodreads page



 

I love the cover. It isn't exactly pretty but it works - it looks "mirrory", has the parts of good and bad in different colours and has the reflections' hand. Awesome, awesome, awesome!

 

Description:

 

A computer-hacking teen. The girl who wants to save him. And a rogue mirror reflection that might be the death of them both.

In private, seventeen-year-old Brandon hacks bank accounts just for the thrill of it. In public, he looks like any other tattooed bad boy with a fast car and devil-may-care attitude. He should know: he’s worked hard to maintain that façade. With inattentive parents who move constantly from city to city, he’s learned not to get tangled up in things like friends and relationships. So he’ll just keep living like a machine, all gears and wires.

Then two things shatter his carefully-built image: Emma, the kind, stubborn girl who insists on looking beneath the surface – and the small matter of a mirror reflection that starts moving by itself. Not only does Brandon’s reflection have a mind of its own, but it seems to be grooming him for something—washing the dye from his hair, yanking out his piercings, swapping his black shirts for … pastels. Then it tells him: it thinks it can live his life better, and it’s preparing to trade places.

And when it pulls Brandon through the looking-glass, not only will he need all his ill-gotten hacking skills to escape, but he’s going to have to face some hard truths about who he’s become. Otherwise he’ll be stuck in a digital hell until he’s old and grey, and no one will even know he's gone.

 

Release date: 21st of March, 2015

 

Series: none (so far)

 

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

 

Genres: young adult, contemporary, romance

Waiting on Wednesday #8

This is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where bloggers spotlight upcoming releases that they are eagerly anticipating.

 

The book I am most eager for this week is:-

 

The Invisible (Brokenhearted #2)

by Amelia Kahaney:

I quite enjoyed the first book in this series and am excited for this to be released next week. The characters were so lovable and I cannot wait to see what happens next..

 

Have you read The Brokenhearted? What did you think of it and are you excited for the sequel? Let me know in the comments below and don't forget to link mw back to your post. I want to see what you are waiting for this Wednesday.



 

Not sure about this cover. Its a little boring. Cute hummingbird though. What do you guys think about this cover?

 

Description:

 

In the riveting sequel to the reimagined superhero story The Brokenhearted, Anthem Fleet takes on a powerful new villain and makes some startling discoveries about her family and her past that will forever change her.

Taking up where The Brokenhearted ended, the sequel finds Anthem Fleet attempting to return to a normal life after an experimental surgery that left her with a bionic hummingbird heart and a terrifying new strength. But she can’t shake her suspicions about her father’s connection to the Syndicate and she can’t ignore the cries of help in the crime-ridden city of Bedlam. She finds new promise in her relationship with Ford, but after his lifesaving surgery, the Ford Anthem knew slips away.

When a mysterious new group called “The Invisible” starts attacking the privileged North Siders, Anthem has to step up and be the New Hope that Bedlam needs, or Bedlam will fall…once and for all.

Release date: 7th of October, 2014

 

Series: Brokenhearted, #2

 

Publisher: HarperTenn

 

Genres: young adult, science-fiction, dystopian

Waiting on Wednesday #7

This is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where bloggers spotlight upcoming releases that they are eagerly anticipating.

 

The book I am most eager for this week is:-

 

Nil Unlocked

by Lynne Matson:

I just found out that there is a sequel planned for this series. I honestly had no idea! The first book in the series, Nil, wasn't a favourite of mine but I did enjoy it. However, I didn't realise it was not a standalone until only a couple of days ago and I am certainly intrigued. This is definitely on my wishlist now.

 

Have you read Nil before? Do you think a sequel is necessary?  What are your thoughts? Comment below!



What a gorgeous cover! I love the colours.

 

Description:

 

On the island of Nil, the rules are set. You have exactly 365 days to escape—or you die. Rives is now the undisputed Leader of Nil City, but keeping the City united is tougher than ever.

Raiders have grown bolder, supplies are dwindling, and non-human inhabitants have taken a turn toward the deadly. New arrivals cause rifts within the City, putting the Search system at risk, and calling everything Rives knows into question. Desperate for answers, he teams up with the only other person searching for them: Skye, a new arrival with a mysterious past of her own. Soon the duo find themselves locked in a desperate race to save all the residents of Nil—and possibly destroy the island forever. But at what cost? And who will pay the price?

 

Release date: 12th of May, 2015

 

Series: Nil, #2

 

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co.

 

Genres: young adult, science-fiction

Waiting on Wednesday #6

This is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where bloggers spotlight upcoming releases that they are eagerly anticipating.

 

The book I am most eager for this week is:-

 

Every Last Word

by Tamara Ireland Stone:

This sounds so interesting! I love a good contemporary novel and I know that this author has written some really popular and well-loved books previously. I haven't read any of them personally but I already pumped for this one.

 

Have you read any of her other books? If so what did you think of them? Is this book on your eagerly anticipating list too?



 

What a gorgeous cover! It simplistic but it works. I love it!

 

Description:

 

If you could read my mind, you wouldn’t be smiling.

Samantha McCallister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can’t turn off.

Second-guessing every move, thought, and word makes daily life a struggle, and it doesn’t help that her lifelong friends will turn toxic at the first sign of a wrong outfit, wrong lunch, or wrong crush. Yet Sam knows she’d be truly crazy to leave the protection of the most popular girls in school. So when Sam meets Caroline, she has to keep her new friend with a refreshing sense of humor and no style a secret, right up there with Sam’s weekly visits to her psychiatrist.

Caroline introduces Sam to Poet’s Corner, a hidden room and a tight-knit group of misfits who have been ignored by the school at large. Sam is drawn to them immediately, especially a guitar-playing guy with a talent for verse, and starts to discover a whole new side of herself. Slowly, she begins to feel more “normal” than she ever has as part of the popular crowd . . . until she finds a new reason to question her sanity and all she holds dear.

 

Release date: 16th of June, 2015

 

Series: No sequels have been planned so far.

 

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

 

Genres: contemporary, young adult, romance, realistic fiction

Waiting on Wednesday #5

This is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where bloggers spotlight upcoming releases that they are eagerly anticipating.

 

The book I am most eager for this week is:-

 

The Iron Trial

by Cassandra Clare:

Do I need to say anything more? Its by the fabulous Cassandra Clare - well, partially at least - and that is seriously enough for me to become interested. Sure, we have heard all the claims and exclamations of her "cash cow" ways and how horrible her characters are. but I loved her The Infernal Devices - no-one can take that away from me. Even if this is a middle-grade fantasy and ignoring all the bad reviews that have been written so far, I have to same that I am super duper excited! Only nine more days to its released!



 

What a gorgeous cover!

 

Description:

 

From two bestselling superstars, a dazzling and magical middle-grade collaboration centrring on the students of the Magisterium, an academy for those with a propensity toward magic. In this first book, a new student comes to the Magisterium against his will -- is it because he is destined to be a powerful magician, or is the truth more twisted than that? It's a journey that will thrill you, surprise you, and make you wonder about the clear-cut distinction usually made between good and evil.

 

Release date: 9th of September, 2014

 

Series: Magisterium #1

Four sequels have been planned. Check them out here.

 

Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books

 

Genres: fantasy, middle grade, adventure, urban fantasy