Waiting on Wednesday (#29) AKA, Kirsty couldn't choose.

 "Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases.


So this is a first for me, I usually only do one, but I seriously could not choose between the two, because the one I can't wait for, and the second I'm terrified for.

I'll start with the one I'm terrified for, because if you've read #2 in the series, you know why.
 

The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa

Expected publication: April 15th 2014 by Harlequin Teen

 

 

 

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VENGEANCE WILL BE HERS

Allison Sekemoto once struggled with the question: human or monster?

With the death of her love, Zeke, she has her answer.

MONSTER

Allie will embrace her cold vampire side to hunt down and end Sarren, the psychopathic vampire who murdered Zeke. But the trail is bloody and long, and Sarren has left many surprises for Allie and her companions—her creator, Kanin, and her blood brother, Jackal. The trail is leading straight to the one place they must protect at any cost—the last vampire-free zone on Earth, Eden. And Sarren has one final, brutal shock in store for Allie.

In a ruined world where no life is sacred and former allies can turn on you in one heartbeat, Allie will face her darkest days. And if she succeeds, triumph is short-lived in the face of surviving forever alone

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Prince of Shadows by Rachel Caine

Expected publication: February 4th 2014 by NAL

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A thrilling retelling of the star-crossed tale of Romeo and Juliet, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Morganville Vampires series.In the Houses of Montague and Capulet, there is only one goal: power. The boys are born to fight and die for honor and—if they survive—marry for influence and money, not love. The girls are assets, to be spent wisely. Their wishes are of no import. Their fates are written on the day they are born.

Benvolio Montague, cousin to Romeo, knows all this. He expects to die for his cousin, for his house, but a spark of rebellion still lives inside him. At night, he is the Prince of Shadows, the greatest thief in Verona—and he risks all as he steals from House Capulet. In doing so, he sets eyes on convent-bound Rosaline, and a terrible curse begins that will claim the lives of many in Verona…And will rewrite all their fates, forever.

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They both so preeeeety! What're you waiting on? :)

Teaser Tuesday (26)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

 

 

 

Title: The Winners Curse

Author: Marie Rutkoski

Release date:  March 4th 2014        

Publisher:  Farrar Straus Giroux 
Page: 5

Winning what you want may cost you everything you love

As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions.

One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin.

But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined.

Set in a richly imagined new world, The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.

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Jess glance up. "Oh, Kestrel," she breathed. "Aren't these earrings perfect?"

Maybe if the weight of silver in Kestrel's purse hadn't dragged at her wrist she would have said nothing. Maybe if that drag at her wrist hadn't also dragged at her heart with dread, Kestrel would have thought before she spoke.

 

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Ohmygod, I'm in love with this already and I've only just started it.

 

What're you reading? :)

Review: Anything to Have You

Anything to Have You
Author:  Paige Harbison

Publication Date:  January 28th 2014                    

~A copy was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nothing should come between best friends, not even boys. ESPECIALLY not boys.

Natalie and Brooke have had each other's backs forever. Natalie is the quiet one, college bound and happy to stay home and watch old movies. Brooke is the movie—the life of every party, the girl everyone wants to be.

Then it happens—one crazy night that Natalie can't remember and Brooke's boyfriend, Aiden, can't forget. Suddenly there's a question mark in Natalie and Brooke's friendship that tests everything they thought they knew about each other and has both girls discovering what true friendship really means

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While I did enjoy Anything to Have You, there was something just...off about it for me, that I don't even know what it was, but I did enjoy it, though if some of the characters had their way, I wouldn't have.

Stacking the Shelves (#28) & Recap

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.



How was everyone's week? Mines been a little slow, none for review this week, but I finally bought a book (for the kindle) that seems to be rather popular, so yay.

 

 

 The Book of Blood and Shadow and  Pivot Point

That's it.  What did you get this week? :)

   



 A recap of posts this week

 

• Monday I reviewed  Gretel and the Dark by Eliza Granville  
• Teaser Tuesday from Panic by Lauren Oliver  
• Waiting on Wednesday: Nearly Gone by Elle Cosimano
• Booking Through Thursday: Hated
• Friday I reviewed The Drowned Forest by Kristopher Reisz 

 

Review: The Drowned Forest

The Drowned Forest
Author:  Kristopher Reisz 

Publication Date:  February 8th 2014                 

~A copy was provided by Flux via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Losing Holly is the hardest thing Jane has ever had to endure ... until Holly comes back.

Best friends Jane and Holly have jumped off the bluff over their Alabama reservoir hundreds of times. But one day, Holly’s jump goes wrong. Her body never comes up, yet something else does—a sad creature of mud, full of confusion and sorrow. It’s Holly, somehow, trapped and mixed up with the river. And if Jane can’t do something to help, Holly will take everybody down with her—even the people they love the most.

Blending Looking for Alaska’s theme of lost friendship with Stephen King’s sense of small-town horror, The Drowned Forest is a Southern gothic tale of grief, redemption, and the mournful yearning of an anguished soul. .

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Right, I am just going to say it and get it out of the way.

I'm not religious.

When requesting The Drowned Forest, from the blurb I had no idea that it was even  A) Religious  and B) Focused on religion.

Booking Through Thursday: Hated

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme, hosted by btt2, about (mostly) books and reading.


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If there was one book you could make sure nobody ever read again … what would it be? And why?

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For once, this isn't a hard question for me. I know the exact book. But, everybody's tastes are different, so if I do say  a book, it doesn't necessarily mean it's not good, it's just like I didn't find it good.  Keeping that in mind, this ones the opposite, and judging by the ratings and reviews, I'm not the only person who thinks so. Although, I did love Heartbeat by her, my pick has to be As I Wake by Elizabeth Scott and if you've read it, you'll know exactly why. Because, ugh, really?