SAVE THE DATE {24} The Ghost in the Glass House

THE GHOST IN THE GLASS HOUSE

AUTHOR: Carey Wallace

EXPECTED PUBLICATION: September 3rd 2013 by Clarion

EDITION: Hardcover, 240 pages

CATEGORIES: Young Adult, Paranormal, Ghosts, Urban Fantasy, Historical, Romance, Clarion Books, Carey Wallace, The Ghost in the Glass House, Save the Date

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WHAT IT'S ABOUT: In a 1920s seaside town, Clare discovers a mysterious glass house in the backyard of her new summer home. There she falls in love with Jack, the ghost of a boy who can’t remember who he was before he died. Their romance is a haven for her from the cruel pranks of her society friends, especially her best friend, Bridget, who can’t wait to grow up and embark on romances of her own. As Clare begins to suspect an affair between her mother and Bridget's father, she retreats to the glass house. But that haven begins to crack when she realizes that Jack has lied to her about his name . . . From a dazzling and fearless new voice comes a shimmering story full of wonder and mystery, in a world where every character is haunted by lingering ghosts of love.

MY THOUGHTS: 1920s? Say no more, I'm already "Wanting to Read" it. I adore anything and everything to do with the Roaring '20s. I don't know why, or where this obsession started but I may or may not have imagined myself attending one of Jay Gatsby's famous parties dressed up in Flapper apparel. How cool would that be?! That being said, this tale adds ghosts and romance into the mix,  there's no way that I can say no! 

Do you think you'll read this one? Let me know in the comments!

Happy Reading!

SAVE THE DATE {22} CHARMED VENGEANCE BY SUZANNE LAZEAR

CHARMED VENGEANCE

SERIES: The Aether Chronicles #2 | OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES: Innocent Darkness #1

AUTHOR: Suzanne Lazear

EXPECTED PUBLICATION: August 8th 2013 by Flux

EDITION: Paperback, 408 pages

CATEGORIES: Young Adult, Sci-Fi, Steampunk, Fantasy, Paranormal, Fairies, Romance, Historical Fiction, Flux, August 2013 Release, Save the Date

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WHAT IT'S ABOUT: In the Faerie realm, Noli Braddock's relationship with her best friend V has grown into something more. But V's mother, Faerie Queen Tiana, has ruled that they are forbidden to see each other. Returning to the mortal realm, Noli joins the crew of her brother's air-pirate ship, the Vixen's Revenge. There she discovers that her brother has hired the scallywag Faerie huntsman, Kevighn Silver. While serving as shipmates, Kevighn and Noli learn that the Earth Court King plans to find a forbidden artifact--one that will bring destruction to everyone Noli loves.

MY THOUGHTS: Fairies...Steampunk...Romance...need I say more?! And look at that cover - uh, looks like some crazy stuff is going down! This one is on my TBR list, and I definitely think you should add it to yours as well! 

HAPPY READING!

SAVE THE DATE {21} All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry

ALL OUR PRETTY SONGS
SERIES: Book#1
AUTHOR: Sarah McCarry
EXPECTED PUBLICATION: July 30th 2013 by St. Martin's Griffin
EDITION: Paperback, 240 pages
CATEGORIES: Young Adult, Fantasy, Mythology, Paranormal, Romance, Urban Fantasy, Music, Sci-Fi
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WHAT IT'S ABOUT: The first book in an exciting YA trilogy, this is the story of two best friends on the verge of a terrifying divide when they begin to encounter a cast of strange and mythical characters.

Set against the lush, magical backdrop of the Pacific Northwest, two inseparable best friends who have grown up like sisters—the charismatic, mercurial, and beautiful Aurora and the devoted, soulful, watchful narrator—find their bond challenged for the first time ever when a mysterious and gifted musician named Jack comes between them. Suddenly, each girl must decide what matters most: friendship, or love. What both girls don’t know is that the stakes are even higher than either of them could have imagined. They’re not the only ones who have noticed Jack’s gift; his music has awakened an ancient evil—and a world both above and below which may not be mythical at all. The real and the mystical; the romantic and the heartbreaking all begin to swirl together, carrying the two on journey that is both enthralling and terrifying.

And it’s up to the narrator to protect the people she loves—if she can.

MY THOUGHT: I like how different this one sounds from most of what it on the market today. Of course, that is being said from the vague description given above - but I can't think of what I'd compare it to offhand. I like that they give the 2 main characters as Aurora (which that is one of my favorite names!) and "Narrator". That makes it seem spooky and mysterious, and pulled me in right away when I read this summary. I think Jack is going to be an awesome character too, from his description, and I think the cover is really pretty! This one sounds like it'll be a good read. What are your thoughts? 

Happy Reading!

Save the Date {20} Of Beast & Beauty by Stacey Jay

Of Beast and Beauty

SERIES: Stand alone

AUTHOR: Stacey Jay

EXPECTED PUBLICATION: July 23rd 2013 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers

EDITION: Hardcover, 400 pages

CATEGORIES: Fantasy, Retelling, Young Adult, Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Paranormal

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WHAT IT'S ABOUT: In the beginning was the darkness, and in the darkness was a girl, and in the girl was a secret...

In the domed city of Yuan, the blind Princess Isra, a Smooth Skin, is raised to be a human sacrifice whose death will ensure her city’s vitality. In the desert outside Yuan, Gem, a mutant beast, fights to save his people, the Monstrous, from starvation. Neither dreams that together, they could return balance to both their worlds.

Isra wants to help the city’s Banished people, second-class citizens despised for possessing Monstrous traits. But after she enlists the aid of her prisoner, Gem, who has been captured while trying to steal Yuan’s enchanted roses, she begins to care for him, and to question everything she has been brought up to believe.

As secrets are revealed and Isra’s sight, which vanished during her childhood, returned, Isra will have to choose between duty to her people and the beast she has come to love.

MY THOUGHTS: Some people love retellings, some people hate them. I think I fall somewhere in the middle. I've read good and I've read bad. What I love most, is just seeing how someone takes an idea and spins it their own way. How many times have you finished a book and thought that you would've ended it differently, or had the characters take different paths, make different choices, or put them in an entirely different world completely? That's what I love about retellings, and this one sounds like it is going to be so different not only from the original story, but from anything I've read. I'm very interested and curious about this one, and will be placing my request with the library as soon as I'm done writing this post! Plus, I think the cover is really awesome!

What are your thoughts?

Happy Reading!

Save the Date {19} Starglass by Phoebe North

STARGLASS

SERIES: Starglass #1 | OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES: Starbreak #2

AUTHOR: Phoebe North

EXPECTED PUBLICATION: July 23rd by Simon & Schuster for Young Readers

EDITION: Hardcover, 448 pages

CATEGORIES: Young Adult, Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Fantasy, Space, Romance, Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic, Aliens, Simon & Schuster, Starglass Series, Phoebe North, Save the Date

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WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Terra has never known anything but life aboard the Asherah, a city-within-a-spaceship that left Earth five hundred years ago in search of refuge. At sixteen, working a job that doesn't interest her, and living with a grieving father who only notices her when he's yelling, Terra is sure that there has to be more to life than what she's got.

But when she inadvertently witnesses the captain's guard murdering an innocent man, Terra is suddenly thrust into the dark world beneath her ship's idyllic surface. As she's drawn into a secret rebellion determined to restore power to the people, Terra discovers that her choices may determine life or death for the people she cares most about. With mere months to go before landing on the long-promised planet, Terra has to make the decision of a lifetime--one that will determine the fate of her people.

MY THOUGHTS: I really love the cover on this book! I think it's really pretty and doesn't give anything away. I also like that it isn't using a live model. Sometimes I like to picture the main character how I imagine them from the descriptions in the book, and when a live model is used sometimes it doesn't fit what I imagined, but that really isn't here nor there! Once I really started loving dystopian books, it was only natural that I then progressed to books that take place in space (ha, that rhymed!) I really enjoyed Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan, and I have been meaning to finally dive into Across the Universe by Beth Revis. Being trapped on a ship in space with no way off kind of creeps me out, so of course I would enjoy books that take place on spaceships! Since it's a genre I'm still getting comfy with, this one sounds like it's got tons of action and suspense to keep me engaged, and I definitely want this one on my bookshelf!

Happy Reading!

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TITLE: Still Star-Crossed

SERIES: Stand-alone

AUTHOR: Melinda Taub

EDITION: Hardcover, 352 pages

PUBLICATION INFORMATION: July 9th 2013 by Delacorte Press

CATEGORIES: Young Adult, Retellings, Historical Fiction, Romance, Delacorte Press, Melissa Taub, Still Star-Crossed, July 2013 Release

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WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Romeo and Juliet are gone. Will love live on? Despite the glooming peace that's settled on Verona after the recent tragedy, Montagues and Capulets are brawling in the streets. Faced with more bloody battles, Prince Escalus concludes that the only way to truly marry the fortunes of these two families is to literally marry them together. Everyone is skeptical, but none more so than the pair selected, for the most eligible Montague bachelor is Benvolio, Romeo's best friend, still anguished by the loss of his companions, and the chosen Capulet maid is Juliet's older cousin Rosaline, the girl Romeo first loved and whose refusal of Romeo's affection paved the way for bloodshed. Contrary to their late cousins, there's no love lost between Benvolio and Rosaline, yet they forge a bond to end the renewed feud not only to escape their forced betrothal, but to save their lives and the city of Verona itself. 

MY THOUGHTS: Holy... I.. Oh man. I want this book, like, now! I don't know what it is about Romeo & Juliet, but anything to do with a retelling or a spin-off type story and I am so there! I think this book has tons of promise, and it is one that I am going to most likely buy immediately. I also adore the cover, and that alone is enough to draw me in.

What do you think? Is this a TBR or Pass for you?

Happy Reading!

Save the Date {17} Forevermore by Cindy Miles

TITLE: Forevermore

SERIES: Stand-alone

AUTHOR: Cindy Miles

PUBLICATION INFORMATION: July 1st 2013 by Point

CATEGORIES: Young Adult, Mystery, Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal, Ghosts, Point Publishing, Cindy Miles, Forevermore, July 2013 Release

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WHAT IT'S ABOUT: On a misty cliffside, mystery and romance await. . . .

Ivy Calhoun's life has been turned upside down. Her new stepdad has uprooted Ivy and her mom, bringing them to live in an actual castle in the misty Scottish countryside. There are stone-faced servants and shadowy corridors, and the ancient walls seem full of secrets. Ivy is at once frightened and intrigued.

Especially when she meets Logan, a gorgeous, elusive ghost who has haunted the castle grounds for decades. Ivy is immediately drawn to him . . . but Logan is not the only spirit around. Something dark and deadly is afoot, and soon Ivy finds herself in mortal danger.

Is Logan exactly what he seems? Could his mysterious past be tied to Ivy's present? And can Ivy stop herself from falling in love with him?

WHY YOU SHOULD SAVE THE DATE: Ghosts? Check. Romance? Check. Paranormal themes? Check. Added to my TBR Shelf? Oh yeah! This one sounds so creepy, and eerie, and gothic, and tragic, and beautiful all wrapped up in a pretty little package!! Already reaching over 4.30 out of 5.00 on Goodreads, the reviews are all positive for this gem!

Planning to read Forevermore? Let me know why or why not in the comments below :)

Happy Reading!

Save the Date {15} Dare You To

Dare You To

AUTHOR: Katie McGarry

SERIES: Pushing the Limits #2| OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES: Pushing the Limits #1

EDITION: Hardcover, 462 pages

EXPECTED PUBLICATION: May 28th 2013 by Harlequin Teen

CATEGORIES: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Book #2 in Series, Pushing the Limits Series

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WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Ryan lowers his lips to my ear. "Dance with me, Beth."

"No." I whisper the reply. I hate him and I hate myself for wanting him to touch me again....

"I dare you..."

If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. That's how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn't want her and going to a school that doesn't understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her, but does....

Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jock-with secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the Skater girl who couldn't be less interested in him.

But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction neither Ryan nor Beth expected. Suddenly, the boy with the flawless image risks his dreams-and his life-for the girl he loves, and the girl who won't let anyone get too close is daring herself to want it all....

MY THOUGHTS: I absolutely LOVED Pushing the Limits, so imagine my anticipated excitement when I learned that a companion novel was coming out! I will definitely be getting this one ASAP. If you love contemporary romances that don't fit the typical mold, you will adore McGarry's writing and characters. Each are fantastically wonderful and flawed all at the same time. She doesn't hold back with any topic or worry about giving the reader a heart attack with her story lines that you won't see coming. I recommend everyone read this book if you loved Pushing the Limits; and if you haven't experienced McGarry's writing yet, then you need to do so immediately so that you can see why I will read absolutely anything that she publishes.

Happy Reading!

Laura

Save the Date {14} Stolen Nights

Stolen Nights

AUTHOR: Rebecca Maizel

SERIES: Vampire Queen #2 | Book #1: Infinite Days

EDITION: Paperback, 303 pages

EXPECTED PUBLICATION: January 20th 2013 by St. Martin's Griffin

CATEGORIES: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Vampires, 2nd in a Series

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Save the Date {12} Boundless by Cynthia Hand

BOUNDLESS
AUTHOR: Cynthia Hand
SERIES: Unearthly #3 | Other Books in the Series: Unearthly | Hallowed
EDITION: Hardcover, 320 pages
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: January 22nd 2013 by HarperTeen
CATEGORIES: YA, Paranormal, Angels, Urban Fantasy
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WHAT IT'S ABOUT: (Highlight over to read; didn't want to spoil anything for those who haven't read books 1 & 2) The past few years have held more surprises than part-angel Clara Gardner could have ever anticipated. Yet from the dizzying highs of first love, to the agonizing low of losing someone close to her, the one thing she can no longer deny is that she was never meant to live a normal life. 

Since discovering the special role she plays among the other angel-bloods, Clara has been determined to protect Tucker Avery from the evil that follows her ... even if it means breaking both their hearts. Leaving town seems like the best option, so she's headed back to California - and so is Christian Prescott, the irresistible boy from the vision that started her on this journey in the first place.

As Clara makes her way in a world that is frighteningly new, she discovers that the fallen angel who attacked her is watching her every move. And he's not the only one ... with the battle against the Black Wings looming, Clara knows she must finally fulfill her destiny. But it won't come without sacrifices and betrayal.

In the riveting finale of the Unearthly Series, Clara must decide her fate once and for all.

MY THOUGHTS: I enjoyed Unearthly, and REALLY like Hallowed, so I'm very curious to see how the series ends in the third installment of the trilogy.  There are still lots of unanswered questions and I can't wait to see how they play out!

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Save the Date {12}

Love and Other Perishable Items

AUTHOR: Laura Buzo

EDITION: Hardcover, 256 pages

EXPECTED PUBLICATION: December 11th 2012 by Knopf Books for Young Readers

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Save the Date {11} Touched by Corrine Jackson

Touched
AUTHOR: Corrine Jackson
SERIES: Sense Thieves #1
EDITION: Paperback, 343 pages
EXPECTED PUBLICATION: November 27th 2012 by Kensington Teen
CATEGORIES: Young adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Supernatural, Sci-Fi
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WHAT THE BACK OF THE BOOK SAYS: Remy O'Malley heals people with touch - but ever injury she cures becomes her own. Living in a household with an abusive father, she has healed untold numbers of broken bones, burns, and bruises. And then one night her stepfather goes too far.

Being sent to live with her estranged father offers a clean start and she is eager to take it. Enter Asher Blackwell. Once a Protector of Healers, Asher sacrificed his senses to become immortal. Only by killing a Healer can a Protector recover their human senses. Falling in love is against the rules between these two enemies. Because Remy has the power to make Protectors human again, and when they find out, they'll be coming for her - if Asher doesn't kill her first.

This is book one in the Touched trilogy.

MY THOUGHTS: A pretty unique concept, and not one overburdening the YA market right now. I'm really curious to see how the relationship between Remy and Asher is going to play out -- sounds like it could get pretty messy!!

What are your thoughts?

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Save the Date {10} Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

Falling Kingdoms
By: Morgan Rhodes
Series: Falling Kingdoms #1
Publication Date: December 11th 2012 by Razorbill
Edition: Hardcover, 412 pages
Categories: Young Adult, High Fantasy, Magic, Romance, Paranormal, Adventure
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What the Back of the Book Says: In a land where magic has been forgotten but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power - brutally transforming their subjects' lives in the process. A midst betrayals, bargains, and battles, four young people find their fates forever intertwined:

Cleo: A princess raised in luxury must embark on a rough and treacherous journey into enemy territory in search of a magic long thought extinct.

Jonas: Enraged at injustice, a rebel lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country impoverished - and finds himself the leader of a people's revolution centuries in the making.

Lucia: A girl adopted at birth into a royal family discovers the truth about her past - and the supernatural legacy she is destined to wield.

Magnus: Bred for aggression and trained to conquer, a firstborn son begins to realize that the heart can be more lethal than the sword...

The only outcome that's certain is that kingdoms will fall. Who will emerge triumphant when all they know has collapsed?

My Thoughts: Holy... Cow. Where do I even begin with all of this amazing awesomeness?! First off, the cover is just gorgeous! I absolutely love it, and it embodies what I would think a (high) fantasy novel should. And then the blurb - oh man, I want this book now! I don't want to wait until December 11th! I'm relatively new to the high fantasy genre, but this one just sounds incredible. I am very interested to see how Rhodes handles the world-building, because it sounds like it's going to be pretty crazy! 

What are your thoughts? Will you be reading this one?

Happy Reading!

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A Shimmer of Angels
Author: Lisa M. Basso
Series: Angel Sight #1
Publication Information: January 29th, 2013 by Month9Books, LLC | Edition: Paperback
Categories: Young adult, Paranormal, Angels, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Life Struggles
Pre-Release Goodreads Rating (As of October 2012): 4.56/5.00
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What the Back of the Book Says: Sixteen-year-old Rayna sees angels, and has the medication and weekly therapy sessions to prove it. Now, in remission, Rayna starts fresh at a new school, lands a new job, and desperately tries for normalcy. She ignores signs that she may be slipping into the world she has tried so hard to climb out of. But these days, it’s more than just hallucinations that keep Rayna up at night. Students are dying, and she may be the only one who can stop it. Can she keep her job, her sanity, and her friends from dying at the hands of angels she can't admit to seeing?

Psychiatry, fantasy and real life come together in A Shimmer of Angels, as a young girl struggles with identity, secrets, and confronting her greatest fears. A Shimmer of Angels is for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider, or perhaps has felt like giving up entirely. It touches on themes of suicide, ostracism and emotional pain. The author, personally exposed to suicide through the death of a beloved family member, will donate a percentage of sales of this novel to a suicide prevention and outreach program in San Francisco, California.

My Thoughts: I never get sick of Angel stories, and this one seems very different from the others I've read. It seems that it has a very personal touch from the author, and that it is going to deal with some pretty heavy content. Also, it looks like a percentage of sales from the novel is going to be donated to a suicide prevention and outreach program in San Francisco, CA. For that reason alone I would willingly dish out the cash for the book because I think it's important that we help out programs like this - even if it's not something we've personally needed/used or ever will because life can change in the blink of an eye. Therefore, I will not just read but I will also purchase this title!

Do you love Angel themed books? What's your favorite so far? Does A Shimmer of Angels seem like one you'll read? Why or why not?

Mwah!!

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Renegade
Author: J.A. Souders
Series: The Elysium Chronicles #1
Publication Information: November 13th 2012 by Tor Teen | Edition: Hardcover, 352 pages
Categories: Young adult, Sci-Fi, Dystopia, Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, Adventure, Mermaids
Pre-Release Goodreads Rating: (as of 10/2012) 4.15/5.00
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What the Back of the Book Says: Since the age of three, sixteen-year-old Evelyn Winters has been trained to be Daughter of the People in the underwater utopia known as Elysium. Selected from hundreds of children for her ideal genes, all her life she’s thought that everything was perfect; her world. Her people. The Law.

But when Gavin Hunter, a Surface Dweller, accidentally stumbles into their secluded little world, she’s forced to come to a startling realization: everything she knows is a lie. Her memories have been altered. Her mind and body aren’t under her own control. And the person she knows as Mother is a monster.

Together with Gavin she plans her escape, only to learn that her own mind is a ticking time bomb... and Mother has one last secret that will destroy them all.
My Thoughts: Wow, this sounds so unique and different, yet the synopsis doesn't give much away which is making me super interested in what this one is going to be like!!

What do you think? Will you read this one, or pass? Why/Why not?

Mwah :))

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Reached

Author: Ally Condie

Series: Matched #3 |  Other Books in the Series: Matched, Crossed

Expected Publication: November 13th 2012

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Why You Should 'Save the Date' For This Book: This is the third and final book in the Matched Trilogy and it's sad that Cassia's story is about to end because her journey grabbed me from the page one of Matched and I've been hanging on since then. Matched was the second dystopian YA novel that I'd read way back in 2010 when it released, so I credit it with building the foundation for my love of anything dystopian/futuristic/post-apocalyptic. 

What The Series is About: Matched - Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate... until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black.

The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.

Crossed - In search of a future that may not exist and faced with the decision of who to share it with, Cassia journeys to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky — taken by the Society to his certain death — only to find that he has escaped, leaving a series of clues in his wake. 

Cassia’s quest leads her to question much of what she holds dear, even as she finds glimmers of a different life across the border. But as Cassia nears resolve and certainty about her future with Ky, an invitation for rebellion, an unexpected betrayal, and a surprise visit from Xander — who may hold the key to the uprising and, still, to Cassia’s heart — change the game once again. Nothing is as expected on the edge of Society, where crosses and double crosses make the path more twisted than ever.

Reached - Cassia faces the ultimate choices in the long-anticipated conclusion to the "New York Times" bestselling Matched Trilogy. 

After leaving Society and desperately searching for the Rising--and each other--Cassia and Ky have found what they were looking for, but at the cost of losing each other yet again: Cassia has been assigned to work for the Rising from within Society, while Ky has been stationed outside its borders. But nothing is as predicted, and all too soon the veil lifts and things shift once again. 

In this gripping conclusion to the #1 "New York Times" bestselling Matched Trilogy, Cassia will reconcile the difficulties of challenging a life too confining, seeking a freedom she never dreamed possible, and honoring a love she cannot live without.

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Glitch
Glitch #1
By: Heather Anastasiu
Release Date: August 7th 2012
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In the Community, there is no more pain or war. Implanted computer chips have wiped humanity clean of destructive emotions, and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the Link network.

When Zoe starts to malfunction (or “glitch”), she suddenly begins having her own thoughts, feelings, and identity. Any anomalies must be immediately reported and repaired, but Zoe has a secret so dark it will mean certain deactivation if she is caught: her glitches have given her uncontrollable telekinetic powers.

As Zoe struggles to control her abilities and stay hidden, she meets other glitchers including Max, who can disguise his appearance, and Adrien, who has visions of the future. Both boys introduce Zoe to feelings that are entirely new. Together, this growing band of glitchers must find a way to free themselves from the controlling hands of the Community before they’re caught and deactivated, or worse.

In this action-packed debut, Glitch begins an exciting new young adult trilogy.

My Thoughts

This book is right up my ally! The first paragraph of the blurb reminds me of Under the Never Sky, but it seems the similarities end there. With promises of a dystopian world, action and romance, what more can you ask for?!

Happy Reading,

Laura

Save the Date {5} Skylark by Meagan Spooner

Skylark

Skylark #1

By: Meagan Spooner

Expected Publication Date: August 1st, 2012 by: Carolrhoda Lab

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Sixteen year-old Lark Ainsley has never seen the sky.

Her world ends at the edge of the vast domed barrier of energy enclosing all that’s left of humanity. For two hundred years the city has sustained this barrier by harvesting its children's innate magical energy when they reach adolescence. When it’s Lark’s turn to be harvested, she finds herself trapped in a nightmarish web of experiments and learns she is something out of legend itself: a Renewable, able to regenerate her own power after it’s been stripped.

Forced to flee the only home she knows to avoid life as a human battery, Lark must fight her way through the terrible wilderness beyond the edge of the world. With the city’s clockwork creations close on her heels and a strange wild boy stalking her in the countryside, she must move quickly if she is to have any hope of survival. She’s heard the stories that somewhere to the west are others like her, hidden in secret – but can she stay alive long enough to find them?

MY THOUGHTS

This one sounds so super freaking awesome! And the cover is beautiful as well. It sounds like a very unique spin on the ever-popular dystopian genre that is blown-up huge right now. 


What do you think? Is this a Hit or Miss for you?


Happy Reading!
Laura

Save the Date {4} The Treachery of Beautiful Things

The Treachery of Beautiful Things

By: Ruth Frances Long

Expected Publication: August 18th 2012 by Dial Books

Categories: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Faeries, Urban Fantasy, Romance

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What the Back of the Book Says

A darkly compelling mix of romance, fairy tale, and suspense from a new voice in teen fiction

The trees swallowed her brother whole, and Jenny was there to see it. Now seventeen, she revisits the woods where Tom was taken, resolving to say good-bye at last. Instead, she's lured into the trees, where she finds strange and dangerous creatures who seem to consider her the threat. Among them is Jack, mercurial and magnetic, with secrets of his own. Determined to find her brother, with or without Jack's help, Jenny struggles to navigate a faerie world where stunning beauty masks some of the most treacherous evils, and she's faced with a choice between salvation or sacrifice--and not just her own.

My Thoughts

So my love of faeries is what is fueling my need to get my greedy little hands on this one! Plus just look at that cover! It's so beautiful! Good reviews and ratings are already stacking up on Goodreads which makes me even more excited!

Happy Reading!

Laura