Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday [3]


Hi! And welcome to Chantelle's post for Waiting on Wednesday, where I'll be spotlighting my most anticipated releases over the next month! So without further delay,

This month, I am going completely crazy waiting for...



Taken
Erin Bowman
Release date: April 16th 2013

There are no men in Claysoot. There are boys—but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. The ground shakes, the wind howls, a blinding light descends…and he’s gone.

They call it the Heist.

Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth birthday is mere months away, and he’s prepared to meet his fate–until he finds a strange note from his mother and starts to question everything he’s been raised to accept: the Council leaders and their obvious secrets. The Heist itself. And what lies beyond the Wall that surrounds Claysoot–a structure that no one can cross and survive.

Climbing the Wall is suicide, but what comes after the Heist could be worse. Should he sit back and wait to be taken–or risk everything on the hope of the other side?




How Zoe Made Her Dreams
(Mostly) Come True
Sarah Strohmeyer
Release date: April 23rd 2013

When cousins Zoe and Jess land summer internships at the Fairyland Kingdom theme park, they are sure they've hit the jackpot. With perks like hot Abercrombie-like Prince Charmings and a chance to win the coveted $25,000 Dream & Do grant, what more could a girl want?

Once Zoe arrives, however, she's assigned to serve "The Queen"-Fairyland's boss from hell. From spoon-feeding her evil lapdog caviar, to fetching midnight sleeping tonics, Zoe fears she might not have what it takes to survive the summer, much less win the money.

Soon backstabbing interns, a runaway Cinderella, and cutthroat competition make Zoe's job more like a nightmare than a fairy tale. What will happen when Zoe is forced to choose between serving The Queen and saving the prince of her dreams?





The Beautiful and the Cursed
Page Morgan
Release date: May 2nd 2013

It was bizarre and inexplicable, and after it happened, Ingrid Waverly was forced to leave her life in London behind. She had to trade a world full of fancy dresses and society events for exile in gothic Paris with her mother and her younger sister, Gabby.

In Paris there are no grand balls or glittering parties, and disturbingly, the house rented by Ingrid's twin brother, Grayson, isn't a house at all. It's an abbey. A creepy, old abbey with a roof lined in stone gargoyles that could almost be mistaken for living, breathing creatures.

And to top it all off, Grayson is missing.

Yet no one seems to be concerned about Grayson's whereabouts save for Luc, a devastatingly handsome servant who has some deep and dark secrets of his own.

There's one secret about the city that even Luc can't keep hidden, though: there's a murderer on the loose. And every day that Grayson is missing means there's less chance he's still alive.

Ingrid is sure her twin isn't dead—she can feel it deep in her soul—but she knows that he's in grave danger, and that it's up to her and Gabby to find him before all hope is lost.

And yet the path to him is more dangerous than she could ever imagine.





What are you going crazy waiting for?


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18 comments:

  1. I'm also waiting for the beautiful and cursed :D

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  2. I can't wait to read Taken! The Beautiful and the Cursed sounds really good too.

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  3. I read Taken just about a week ago, and I loved it! It's a great dystopian. Hope you love it too :)
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    1. Thanks so much! I can not waaait to read it!

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  4. Awesome picks! I really like the cover of How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True. I'm a sucker for contemporary, totally adding it on the pile!


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    1. Me too! It's so cute, would love a poster of it on my wall

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  5. Great picks, especially the Sarah Strohmeyer. Enjoy!

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  6. Wasn't a big fan of Taken but I'm really excited for Zoe and The Beautiful and the Cursed. Gargoyles!!! :) Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Aw that's a shame to hear! But definitely excited for some gargoyle loving, thanks for dropping by! :)

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  7. Taken was one I was waiting on until I saw the review pouring in. :( The Beautiful and the Cursed looks sooo good. I haven't heard of the other one but it's contemporary so not really my genre.

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    1. Yeah, still willing to give it a go though, the premise is so interesting. Thanks for dropping by :D

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  8. I can't wait to read these either. Nice picks!

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  9. Great picks! I'm especially excited for How Zoe Made Her Dreams because I loved Smart Girls. Thanks for visiting my post! :)

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    1. Same! I'd recommend The Disreputable History of Frankie-Landau Banks by E. Lockhart :)

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  10. How Zoe Made Her Dreams Come True sounds really interesting! Thanks for sharing :)
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  11. Great choice, I will definitely read this when it comes out : )

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