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Waiting On Wednesday: “Wicked Games” by Sean Olin

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine, that shines a spotlight on upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

Title: Wicked Games 
Author: Sean Olin
Release Date: June 10th, 2014
Published by: Katherine Tegen Books
Genre: Young Adult – Contemporary 

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Wicked Games is the first book in a sexy thriller series where passion, lies, and revenge collide-perfect for fans of Simone Elkeles and Sara Shepard.

To all the locals in the small beach town of Dream Point, Carter and Lilah seem like the perfect It Couple-but their relationship is about to brutally unravel before everyone’s eyes.

Carter has always been a good guy, and while Lilah has a troubled past, she’s been a loyal girlfriend for the last four years. When smart, sexy Jules enters the picture at a senior-year bash, Carter succumbs to temptation. And when Lilah catches wind of his betrayal, she decides that Jules needs to pay.

By the end of the summer, the line between right and wrong will be blurred beyond recognition. Blood will be shed. Nothing in Dream Point will ever be the same.

This juicy summer read will keep readers turning pages until the shocking, nail-biting finale.

When I saw that Wicked Games was for Pretty Little Liars author; Sara Shepard, fans, I jumped at the chance to wait on this one. I love YA Thrillers and especially with that whole liar vibe about it, I’m sure Wicked Games is going to be a hit for me when it’s released!


What are you waiting on?


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Waiting on Wednesday: “Rebel Belle” by Rachel Hawkins

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine, that shines a spotlight on upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.






Title: Rebel Belle 
Author: Rachel Hawkins
Release Date: April 8th, 2014
Published by: Putnam Juvenile
Genre: Young Adult – Fantasy  
Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. 


But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, Harper’s destiny takes a turn for the seriously weird. She becomes a Paladin, one of an ancient line of guardians with agility, super strength and lethal fighting instincts. 
Just when life can’t get any more disastrously crazy, Harper finds out who she’s charged to protect: David Stark, school reporter, subject of a mysterious prophecy and possibly Harper’s least favorite person. But things get complicated when Harper starts falling for him–and discovers that David’s own fate could very well be to destroy Earth. 
With snappy banter, cotillion dresses, non-stop action and a touch of magic, this new young adult series from bestseller Rachel Hawkins is going to make y’all beg for more.

This sounds like just the book I’ll be looking forward to during my Birthday-month. It’s got the pretty, girly looking cover and a killer storyline that’s Fantasy-filled. Plus, it’s got that Southern-charm that I adore completely. I’ll definitely be waiting on this one! Can’t wait to get my hands on it. 



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Waiting on Wednesday: “On The Fence” by Kasie West

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine, that shines a spotlight on upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.






Title: On the Fence 
Author: Kasie West 
Release Date: July 1st, 2014
Published by: Harper TEEN

Genre: Young Adult – Contemporary/Romance


She’s a tomboy. He’s the boy next door…

 Charlie Reynolds can outrun, outscore, and outwit every boy she knows. But when it comes to being a girl, Charlie doesn’t know the first thing about anything. So when she starts working at a chichi boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds herself in a strange new world. To cope with the stress of her new reality, Charlie takes to spending nights chatting with her neighbor Braden through the fence between their yards. 
As she grows to depend on their nightly Fence Chats, she realizes she’s got a bigger problem than speeding tickets-she’s falling for Braden. She knows what it means to go for the win, but if spilling her secret means losing him for good, the stakes just got too high.

Fun, original, and endearing, On the Fence is a romantic comedy about finding yourself and finding love where you least expect.

I adored Pivot Point and The Distance Between Us is on my must-read list for this year, so it’s only natural that I’ll be lining up with all of Kasie’s other book fans to get my hands on the beautiful On The Fence. The summary looks perfectly blended into the Contemporary Romance category that I’m a huge fan of, so I can’t wait for July. 

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Waiting on Wednesday: “Biggest Flirts” by Jennifer Echols

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine, that shines a spotlight on upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. 

Author: Jennifer Echols
Release Date: May 20th, 2014
Published by: Simon Pulse
Genre: Young Adult – Contemporary  

Tia and Will’s lives get flipped upside down when they’re voted Yearbook’s Biggest Flirts in this sassy novel from the author of Endless Summer and The One That I Want. 
Tia just wants to have fun. She’s worked hard to earn her reputation as the life of the party, and she’s ready for a carefree senior year of hanging out with friends and hooking up with cute boys. And her first order of business? New guy Will. She can’t get enough of his Midwestern accent and laidback swagger. 
As the sparks start to fly, Will wants to get serious. Tia’s seen how caring too much has left her sisters heartbroken, and she isn’t interested in commitment. But pushing Will away drives him into the arms of another girl. Tia tells herself it’s no big deal…until the yearbook elections are announced. Getting voted Biggest Flirts with Will is, well, awkward. 
They may just be friends, but their chemistry is beginning to jeopardize Will’s new relationship—and causing Tia to reconsider her true feelings. What started as a lighthearted fling is about to get very complicated…

Everyone who’s read anything by Jennifer Echols knows she is one of the best YA Contemporary authors out there. Biggest Flirts looks like the type of book that I love to read in the Summer or when my favourite shows are on hiatus and I’m craving some High School and Romance drama! Another must-get for my TBR list! 

Are you waiting on Biggest Flirts, like me?


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Waiting on Wednesday: “Better off Friends” by Elizabeth Eulberg

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine, that shines a spotlight on upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. 



  




For Macallan and Levi, it was friends at first sight. Everyone says guys and girls can’t be just friends, but these two are. They hang out after school, share tons of inside jokes, their families are super close, and Levi even starts dating one of Macallan’s friends. They are platonic and happy that way.


Eventually they realize they’re best friends — which wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t keep getting in each other’s way. Guys won’t ask Macallan out because they think she’s with Levi, and Levi spends too much time joking around with Macallan, and maybe not enough time with his date. They can’t help but wonder . . . are they more than friends or are they better off without making it even more complicated?


From romantic comedy superstar Elizabeth Eulberg comes a fresh, fun examination of a question for the ages: Can guys and girls ever really be just friends? Or are they always one fight away from not speaking again — and one kiss away from true love?


WHEN HARRY MET SALLY . . . for teens, from romantic comedy star Elizabeth Eulberg.

Expected publication: February 25th 2014 by Point

I stumbled upon this little gem on Goodreads when I was looking for books for my 2014 TBR list and totally fell in love with it. And Feburary, as strange as it seems, isn’t that far away! So, YAY. *happy dance.*


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Waiting on Wednesday: “Afterparty” by Ann Redisch Stampler

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine, that shines a spotlight on upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. 






Emma is tired of being good. Always the dutiful daughter to an overprotective father, she is the antithesis of her mother — whose name her dad won’t even say out loud. That’s why meeting Siobhan is the best thing that ever happened to her…and the most dangerous. Because Siobhan is fun and alluring and experienced and lives on the edge. In other words, she’s everything Emma is not.

And it may be more than Emma can handle. 

Because as intoxicating as her secret life may be, when Emma begins to make her own decisions, Siobhan starts to unravel. It’s more than just Dylan, the boy who comes between them. Their high-stakes pacts are spinning out of control. Elaborate lies become second nature. Loyalties and boundaries are blurred. And it all comes to a head at the infamous Afterparty, where debauchery rages and an intense, inescapable confrontation ends in a plummet from the rooftop… 

This explosive, sexy, and harrowing follow-up to Ann Redisch Stampler’s spectacular teen debut, Where It Began, reveals how those who know us best can hurt us most.

Expected publication:  December 31st 2013 by Simon Pulse 

Now this sounds like a book I couldn’t put down! I will be digging into this one as soon as I get it; and it’s out pretty soon, so not long to wait! YAY. It sounds so different to the usual contemporary I usually read, and that COVER; so unique! I love the bohek effect of the lights and how simplistic it is. Adore this one all round!


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Waiting on Wednesday: “The Wicked We Have Done” (Chaos Theory #1) by Sarah Harian

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine, that shines a spotlight on upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. 





Evalyn Ibarra never expected to be an accused killer and experimental prison test subject. A year ago, she was a normal college student. Now she’s been sentenced to a month in the compass room—an advanced prison obstacle course designed by the government to execute justice.

If she survives, the world will know she’s innocent.


Locked up with nine notorious and potentially psychotic criminals, Evalyn must fight the prison and dismantle her past to stay alive. But the system prized for accuracy appears to be killing at random.


She doesn’t plan on making friends.


She doesn’t plan on falling in love, either.

Expected publication: March 18th 2014 by Penguin/InterMix Books

How amazing does this sound?! It’s got that dystopia element that I love, a touch of romance and what looks like a hectic mix of adventure and thrills to rope me in. 

Count me in for waiting on this one!


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Waiting on Wednesday: “The One” (The Selection #3) by Kiera Cass

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine, that shines a spotlight on upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. 

The Selection changed the lives of thirty-five girls forever.  And now, the time has come for one winner to be chosen.

America
never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown—or to
Prince Maxon’s heart. But as the competition approaches its end and the
threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realizes
just how much she stands to lose—and how hard she’ll have to fight for
the future she wants.

From the very first page of The Selection,
this #1 New York Times bestselling series has captured readers’ hearts
and swept them away on a captivating journey… Now, in The One, Kiera
Cass delivers a satisfying and unforgettable conclusion that will keep
readers sighing over this electrifying fairy-tale long after the final
page is turned.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15844362-the-one

I am a huge fan of The Selection, and The Elite is high on my TBR list to read before the end of the year! Kiera is such an awesome author, and with a different kind of spin on a Dystopian novel with, um, the BEST and most beautiful covers I’ve ever seen, I can’t get enough of this series and can’t wait to have all three in my collection. Not to mention that it comes to an epic conclusion in a few months time with The One‘s release!

 

The One by Kiera Cass is out May 6th (2014) by Harper Teen.

 

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Waiting on Wednesday: “After The End” by Amy Plum

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“She’s searching for answers to her past. They’re hunting her to save their future.”

World
War III has left the world ravaged by nuclear radiation. A lucky few
escaped to the Alaskan wilderness. They’ve survived for the last thirty
years by living off the land, being one with nature, and hiding from
whoever else might still be out there.

At least, this is what Juneau has been told her entire life.

When
Juneau returns from a hunting trip to discover that everyone in her
clan has vanished, she sets off to find them. Leaving the boundaries of
their land for the very first time, she learns something horrifying:
There never was a war. Cities were never destroyed. The world is intact.
Everything was a lie.

Now Juneau is adrift in a modern-day world
she never knew existed. But while she’s trying to find a way to rescue
her friends and family, someone else is looking for her. Someone who
knows the extraordinary truth about the secrets of her past.  

– Goodreads description



I was (and still am) a huge fan of Amy Plum’s ‘Revenants’ series, and have them all displayed proudly on my *favourite* books shelf (just for A+ faves) and I read them all within a week, even the eBook ‘Die For Her’ on my iPad.  I was pretty much only interested in those books and everything else was put on hold. Glued to the pages is an understatement!
Dystopian is my FAVORITE new genre to read, so this could not come soon enough! The premise is amazing and so intriguing. I can already tell this will sweep off the shelves in all the bookstores when it’s released! Amy is such an incredible author, so I know this is going to be on my TBR list for anticipated releases!

Release Date: May 6th 2014
by Harper Children’s 

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Are you waiting on this book too? 
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Waiting on Wednesday: “Panic” by Lauren Oliver

 “Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine, that shines a spotlight on upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
 

Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do.

Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She’d never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.

Dodge has never been afraid of Panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game, he’s sure of it. But what he doesn’t know is that he’s not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for.

For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them—and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.

 
When I heard Lauren had another novel coming out, I was SO EXCITED. Lauren is one of my favourite authors and I don’t know how I missed this one! Such a beautiful cover, and even more enthralling premise…this one is going right on my TBR.
Seriously waiting on this one. Want it!
 
Release Date: March 4th, 2014 by Harper Collins
 
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Are you looking forward to this one?
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Waiting On Wednesday: “The Geography of Me and You” by Jennifer E. Smith

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine, that shines a spotlight on upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
 

Coincidentally soul mates meeting in the Big Apple, with a line of postcards to follow…



 Waiting On…
Title: The Geography of Me and You
Author: Jennifer E. Smith
Genre: YA – Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 15th, 2014
Published by: Little Brown

THE STORY
Lucy and Owen meet
somewhere between the tenth and eleventh floors of a New York City
apartment building, on an elevator rendered useless by a citywide
blackout. 
After they’re rescued, they spend a single night together,
wandering the darkened streets and marveling at the rare appearance of
stars above Manhattan. But once the power is restored, so is reality.
Lucy soon moves to Edinburgh with her parents, while Owen heads out west
with his father.

Lucy and Owen’s relationship plays out across
the globe as they stay in touch through postcards, occasional e-mails,
and — finally — a reunion in the city where they first met.

A
carefully charted map of a long-distance relationship, Jennifer E.
Smith’s new novel shows that the center of the world isn’t necessarily a
place. It can be a person, too.


SERIOUSLY huge fan of Jennifer E. Smith! Her books are additively amazing and always leave me with that ‘that book was SO amazing’ feeling. I can’t wait to see what The Geography Of Me and You is like in all it’s anticipated welcoming…but I already know it’s going to be up there with This Is What Happy Looks Like!

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Waiting on Wednesday: “Alienated” by Melissa Landers

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Totally mesmerizing and quite literally out of this world…



 Waiting On…
 
Title: Alienated (1#)
Author: Melissa Landers
Genre: YA – Fantasy/Sci-fi
Release Date: February 4th, 2014
Published by: Disney Hyperion

THE STORY
 
Interplanetary relations have never been more exciting! The first in a funny, romantic YA sci-fi series.

Two years ago, the aliens made contact. Now Cara Sweeney is going to be sharing a bathroom with one of them.

Handpicked
to host the first-ever L’eihr exchange student, Cara thinks her future
is set. Not only does she get a free ride to her dream college, she’ll
have inside information about the mysterious L’eihrs that every
journalist would kill for. Cara’s blog following is about to skyrocket.

Still,
Cara isn’t sure what to think when she meets Aelyx. Humans and L’eihrs
have nearly identical DNA, but cold, infuriatingly brilliant Aelyx
couldn’t seem more alien. She’s certain about one thing, though: no
human boy is this good-looking.

But when Cara’s classmates get
swept up by anti-L’eihr paranoia, Midtown High School suddenly isn’t
safe anymore. Threatening notes appear in Cara’s locker, and a police
officer has to escort her and Aelyx to class.

Cara finds support
in the last person she expected. She realizes that Aelyx isn’t just her
only friend; she’s fallen hard for him. But Aelyx has been hiding the
truth about the purpose of his exchange, and its potentially deadly
consequences. Soon Cara will be in for the fight of her life—not just
for herself and the boy she loves, but for the future of her planet.


Futeristic books are quickly becoming one of my favourite YA genres, and Melissa’s book just throws in another incredible book into the mix. Not only does Alienated have an original, unique and powerful plot behind it, it also has one of the most gorgeous covers and a hugely great potential to be one of the hottest YA Fantasy picks of 2014. I seriously can’t wait for it.

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