Waiting on Wednesday (5)

Hi Guys,
I'm sorry I haven't posted many blog posts lately, but I'd been vacationing in Baltimore this past week. It was an almost perfect vacation, with visits to great sites in Baltimore, including one very large Barnes & Noble... oh, and a trip to the ER. Yes, I had to visit the ER because we went to a river, and I stepped on a rusted piece of metal. So I needed stitches in my foot, and unfortunately, the 12 numbing shots he gave me during the stitching, didn't do their job correctly. But I'm okay, and I'm back in my hometown, doing another Waiting on Wednesday. YAY! Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. This Wednesday I'm waiting on:

Etiquette & Espionage

By: Gail Carriger

320 Pages

Little Brown and Company

February 5th, 2013

Finishing School #1

YA

 Goodreads' Synopsis:

It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to finishing school.
Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is the bane of her mother's existence. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper etiquette at tea--and god forbid anyone see her atrocious curtsy. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. She enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.
But little do Sophronia or her mother know that this is a school where ingenious young girls learn to finish, all right--but it's a different kind of finishing. Mademoiselle Geraldine's certainly trains young ladies in the finer arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also in the other kinds of finishing: the fine arts of death, diversion, deceit, espionage, and the modern weaponries. Sophronia and her friends are going to have a rousing first year at school.
First in a four book YA series set 25 years before the Parasol Protectorate but in the same universe.

After seeing the cover on Goodreads, I knew I wanted to read it. It looks a little too-girly for me, but I believe the steampuck-ish look, as well as the fifty's looking hair style, and of course the synopsis, did it in for me. I'm very excited to read this book, although I haven't read the other series by this author, which takes place in the same world. I'd always thought they sounded good, but they were adult books, so I didn't wanna pick it up, in fear of what I might get myself into. But now this is a YA series based in the same world, so I can finally check this author/world out, as well as staying in my YA comfort zone. If you are interested in her other series though, the name of the series is the Parasol Protectorate series. The first book in the series is Soulless. This book sounds a lot like Isle of Night to me, so I'm very excited to read it, because I LOVED Isle of Night, which, I'll try and post a review of Isle of Night sometime this week. I really loved it, and I can't wait to let you guys know what I thought of it. As you guys can tell, I can't wait to read this book... can you? Leave a comment about what you think of this book, or what novel you might want to see next week's WoW. Check out this blog next week to see the next novel I'm waiting for, and also comment on this post letting me know what you guys are waiting for this week.

Waiting on Wednesday (4)

Hi Guys,
I'm sorry I haven't posted a WoW in two weeks, but I've been kind of busy with summer projects, but I couldn't hold off on this post any longer. So this is my fourth WoW post, and Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. This Wednesday I'm waiting on:

Light (Gone #6)

by Michael Grant

unknown number of pages

Katherine Tegen

Sometime in 2013

YA

There is currently no synopsis for Light, but I've read books 1-5 in the Gone series, so I believe I understand a little of what may happen. For those of you who have read the Gone series, and finished Fear, you know what Grant led up to while finishing Fear. I believe that this will be one of the most epic book finales in history, and I know that Michael Grant will choose wisely as to how it will end, so I'm not worried about it not meeting my expectations. 

This is the final book in the Gone series, and I'm very excited about it! I've followed this series since Gone was published, and I can't wait to see how everything ties together, and to find out who makes it out of the FAYZ alive, and what happens after the FAYZ. 

The cover of this novel is wonderful, I think it may just be my favorite cover of the series (with Fear as a close second).

This is going to be my favorite book of 2013, and I can't wait to find out how many pages it is, and I'm hoping for a long Harry Potter 7/Breaking Dawn sized book to end this series... but I'd be fine if it wasn't.

So if you haven't read the Gone series, please do, it's my favorite book series, and I'd love for you guys to read it, and fall in love with it as much as I have. 

Are you guys waiting for this book, leave a comment telling me what book your waiting for today. 

Stay posted on the blog, to see what I'll be waiting for next Wednesday... or the Wednesday after that... or even the Wednesday after that... let's just hope it's soon! 

Waiting on Wednesday (3)

Hi Guys,
This is my third Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) post. I know I didn't post a WoW last week, but I think it would be easier for me to just do a WoW every other week. Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. This Wednesday I'm waiting on:

Dualed (Dualed 1)

by Elsie Chapman

unknown # of Pages

Random House

February 26th, 2013

YA

Goodreads' Synopsis:

Would you live through the ultimate test of survival?
The city of Kersh is a safe haven, but the price of safety is high. Everyone has a genetic Alternate—a twin raised by another family—and citizens must prove their worth by eliminating their Alts before their twentieth birthday. Survival means advanced schooling, a good job, marriage—life.
Fifteen-year-old West Grayer has trained as a fighter, preparing for the day when her assignment arrives and she will have one month to hunt down and kill her Alt. But then a tragic misstep shakes West’s confidence. Stricken with grief and guilt, she’s no longer certain that she’s the best version of herself, the version worthy of a future. If she is to have any chance of winning, she must stop running not only from her Alt, but also from love . . . though both have the power to destroy her.

When I saw the cover of this book, I thought: "Wow, another dystopian novel... which series will this be a copy of? The Hunger Games? Matched? Under the Never Sky?" I felt this way, that is, until I read the subtitle "You or your alt? Only one will survive." After reading this, I thought: "I love a good battle to the death, this book sounds amazing already... but wait... what is an Alt?" Then I read the synopsis, and I fell in love! This book sounds so original, and if there are other books like it out there, I haven't read them. A dystopian setting, a seemingly strong female lead, and a battle to the death... with YOURSELF... what more could you ask for? I'm really excited for this book, but I have to wait until February... OF NEXT YEAR! UGH! Why must I be forced to wait so long... well, I guess that's life, you have to wait for something good... and I'm sure that this book will be phenomenal. Dualed is going to be at the top of my "2013 Releases" list. Are you guys waiting for this book, leave a comment telling me what book your waiting for today. Stay posted on the blog, to see what I'll be waiting for next Wednesday... or the Wednesday after that. 

Waiting on Wednesday (2)

Hi Guys,
This is my second Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) post. I know I didn't post a WoW last week, but it was a very busy week for me... so we will pick up right where we left off. Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. This Wednesday I'm waiting on:

The Dark Light

By: Sara Walsh

496 pages

Simon Pulse

August 28th, 2012

YA

Goodreads' Synopsis:

Mysterious lights have flickered above Crownsville for as long as Mia can remember. And as far as she’s concerned, that’s about the only interesting thing to happen in her small town.
That is, until Sol arrives. Mia’s not one to fall for just any guy, but she can’t get intense Sol—or the brilliant tattoo on his back—out of her mind.
Then Mia’s brother goes missing, and Mia’s convinced that Sol knows more than he’s sharing. But getting closer to Sol means reevaluating everything she once believed to be true. Because Sol’s not who Mia thought he was—and neither is she.

I read the synopsis for this book a few weeks ago, and I fell in love, and when re-reading the synopsis as part of the YAmazing Race, I fell in love with it again. The cover for this book is pretty cool as well, the tattoo really catches your attention, the only problem I have with the cover is that it looks very provocative. I hope that the story itself isn't that provocative, because reading things like that kind of freak me out... like if someone looked over my shoulder they'd say "Ew, what are you  reading!?!". I was hoping to win this book along with others on the YAmazing Race, but I didn't win anything, except a bookmark of The Dark Light given away to all commentators on the author's blog. I've contacted Walsh by e-mail, to give info about receiving the bookmark, as well as about me being a book blogger, and having something cool happen with The Dark Light on Young Adult Books (ARC, giveaway, etc.). She hasn't replied, but I hope she does, because I'm anxiously awaiting this book today... and I will be until it is released in August. Are you guys waiting for this book, leave a comment telling me what book your waiting for today. Stay posted on the blog, to see what I'll be waiting for next Wednesday.

Waiting on Wednesday (1)

Hi Guys,
This is my first Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) post, and I'm very excited about it, I've wanted to do one for a while now, but I didn't know when to start. Well, that time is NOW! Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. This Wednesday I'm waiting on:

The Raven Boys

By: Maggie Stiefvater

416 pages

Scholastic Press

September 18th, 2012

The Raven Cycle #1

YA

Goodreads' Synopsis:

“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.”
It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.
Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.
His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.
But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little.
For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore.

I have the Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Stiefvater, I was about half-way through Shiver when I put it down, making it a part of my debt-list. I didn't like Shiver that much, but I believe I will love this book. From the synopsis it sounds AMAZING! In addition to that, the cover is really cool, it looks like it would be more of a guy book, but I don't know. I like the "Gothic" feel to the cover and the synopsis, so I have a feeling I'll like the book as well. I'm anxiously waiting for this novel to be released... are you? Leave a comment about what you think of this book, or what novel you might want to see next week's WoW. Check out this blog next week to see the next novel I'm waiting for.