Waiting on Wed: Don't Breathe A Word

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Okay, so I'm trying to stay with the theme of contemporary Month. My pick this week I is Don't breathe a word.

Don't breathe a word by Holly Cupala
Expected Publication: January 3, 2012
Outline:
Joy Delamere is suffocating...

From asthma, which has nearly claimed her life. From her parents, who will do anything to keep that from happening. From dangerous Asher, who is smothering her from the inside out.

Joy can take her cruel words until the night they go too far.

Now, Joy will leave everything behind to find the one who has offered his help, a homeless boy called Creed. She will become someone else. She will learn to survive. She will breathe…if only she can get to Creed before it’s too late.

Set against the gritty backdrop of Seattle’s streets and a cast of characters with secrets of their own, Holly Cupala’s powerful new novel explores the hurt of bullying, the meaning of family, and how far a girl will go to discover her own strength.

Why I chose it:

I really don't know it just sounds intriguing and it sounds like it could make you stop and think. I know I usually have better reasons why, but sometimes you don't have reasons. It's just that it has that something that catches your attention. I haven't read anything by this author yet, but I do have a few books.

Waiting on Wed: Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week I'm eagerly anticipating this book-

Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins
Publication Date: May 1, 2012

What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being
bad influences? This is life for sons and daughters of fallen
angels in Sweet Evil.

Anna, a tender-hearted southern girl, was born with the sixth
sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She’s aware of
a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger,
but it isn’t until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring
Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage, and her
will-power is put to the test. He’s the boy your daddy warned
you about. If only someone had warned Anna.

A cross-country trip forces Anna and Kai to face the reality
that hope and love are not options for their kind. When it's
time for Anna to confront her demons, will she choose to embrace
her halo or her horns?

Why I want this:
What is it with these covers that capture my attention right away? I mean I don't even read the synopsis before wanting to read it. Is that weird? I guess in a way that's their job to catch our attention and make us want them. At least that's a tweet I got from Author, Mary Lindsey, of Shattered Souls when I sent a tweet saying that Shattered Souls was taunting me with it's cover wanting me to read it. (I finally did and loved it). Off topic I know. Seriously, this cover is beautiful it has the mixture of light and dark. The girl being in the light part of the cover and then the guy a bit darker in the darker part of the cover. It makes you wonder. Yes, it's another angel book, but there's just something about angels, fallen or otherwise, that keeps me wanting to read them. Maybe, I'm trying to find one I absolutely love. (Note: I haven't read many. I think I've read a few. Personal Demons which has Gabe, A Touch Mortal, and Halo. That's it. I haven't read Unearthly. I actually need to go out and buy that one, or the Fallen books which I'm hesitant to read because the reviews are so mixed and I don't want to be let down.) Then I read the synopsis. I love the very last line "When it's
time for Anna to confront her demons, will she choose to embrace her halo or her horns?"

Now that I rambled on tell me what are you waiting on this Wednesday?

Ps. I actually found this book through another Author, D.J DeSmyter, of Hunted. He revealed the cover on his site.

Waiting on Wed: The International Kissing Club by Ivy Adams

The International Kissing Club by Ivy Adams
Outline: Piper, Cassidy, Mei, and Izzy have been best friends their whole lives. And they've always agreed on one goal: to get out of tiny Paris, Texas, and see the world. The school's foreign exchange program seems like the perfect escape: Piper will go to the original Paris; Mei will go to China; Cassidy will go to Australia; and Izzy, unable to afford the program, will stay at home. To add spice to their semester away, and to stay connected to their best friends, the girls start The International Kissing Club, a Facebook page where they can anonymously update one another and brag about all the amazing guys they're meeting. After all, these girls are traveling abroad: amazing guys abound at every turn! But sometimes fun, flirty vacation flings turn into more serious romances, and sometimes you don't return from abroad the same person you were. Will the girls' relationships-and their friendships-be able to survive?


Expected publication: January 3rd 2012 by Walker & Company
Why did I pick this?
It just sounds interesting, and hey the girls are from Texas. Then you get to travel with the different girls to these different countries what could be funner? (I know funner is not a word. Get over it. :P) I first heard about this book back in May. (I was at the Chills and Thrills Tour and Tracey Deebs was talking about it). It's definitely not my typical read, but I think that's what makes it more interesting to me. It's more of a contemporary. Oh, not to mention different cities, different guys. Seriously, I'm excited for it.


So what are you waiting for?
(I actually had this as a WoW on my other site I help on, but I figure I'd put it up here this week.)

Waiting on Wed: Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

So like always I was strolling through the upcoming releases in 2012 on Goodreads, and came upon some awesome sounding books. One that caught my attention was Harbinger.



Author: Sara Wilson Etienne

OUTLINE:
Girl, Interrupted meets Beautiful Creatures in this fast-paced thriller

When sixteen-year-old Faye arrives at Holbrook Academy, she doesn’t expect to find herself exactly where she needs to be. After years of strange waking visions and nightmares, her only comfort the bones of dead animals, Faye is afraid she’s going crazy. Fast.

But her first night at Holbrook, she feels strangely connected to the school and the island it sits on, like she’s come home. She’s even made her first real friends, but odd things keep happening to them. Every morning they wake on the floors of their dorm rooms with their hands stained red.

Faye knows she’s the reason, but what does it all mean? The handsome Kel tries to help her unravel the mystery, but Faye is certain she can’t trust him; in fact, he may be trying to kill her—and the rest of the world too.

Expected publication: February 2nd 2012 by Putnam Juvenile

Waiting on Wed: Struck by Jennifer Bosworth

Expected publication: May 8, 2012

Synopsis:
Mia Price is a lightning addict.
She’s been struck so many times she’s lost count. She can’t sleep, she’s covered in veiny red “lightning scars,” and repeated strikes have even stopped her heart on occasion. Still, Mia can’t resist a storm.
That's why Los Angeles, where it never rains, is the perfect place for her to find peace . . . until a massive earthquake devastates the city.
Now Mia finds herself struggling to hold her family together in a strange and terrifying new version of Los Angeles. The beaches have become massive tent cities populated by millions of homeless. Downtown is a wasteland, where a traveling party moves to a different empty building each night, the attendees drawn to the destruction by a magnetic force they cannot deny.
The blind prophet of a doomsday cult called the Church of Light, who predicted the earthquake with frightening accuracy, says a storm is coming to usher in the end of days, and only his Followers will be saved. Mia’s traumatized mom has become obsessed with the Church of Light, while her younger brother Parker is desperate to join a second doomsday cult called the Seekers. But Mia is the one both cults need.
The Seekers are recruiting people with an energy-based power they call the “Spark,” and Mia has it stronger than most. They claim the false prophet of the Church of Light will bring about the end of the world, and they are the only ones who can stand against him.
But without Mia on their side, they will fail.
Mia’s lightning addiction is both the key to saving the world . . . and destroying it.

Waiting on Wed: Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Insurgent (Divergent Book 2) by Veronica Roth

Publication May 12,2012
Why: OMG! You guys if you have not read the first book. Stop. Buy it (if you don't own it) Read it. If you own it, and haven't read it...then read it now. Seriously, Divergent is that awesome! I was a little hestiant. I'm sitting on the fence with Dystopians, but I'm slowly being pushed to the side of they are awesome. Sorry this is a waiting on post not a review. (which I will have up of Divergent soon.) I CAN NOT wait for this book. May seems so long away. I want to be back in the world with Four and Tris. Tris is definitely one of the more kick ass heroines I've read. That is saying a lot because I'm very picky about my female/lead characters. I can't wait to see how she grows from what she was/is.  This is high on my want/wish list now. I can't believe it took me this long to read the first.

This has nothing to do with the book, but have you seen some of the interviews with the author. I loved watching them. I enjoyed the way she answered the questions, and just the way she presented herself. I wouldn't mind going to a signing of hers sometime.

Oh, I did the little test on facebook to see where I would be put. I got Candor. Which I find really odd. I would have a hard time always telling the truth. Then again I'm sure I could pick for myself what Faction I would want to be in.Go here for the Facebook Fan page and look to the left and it says faction quiz. If you do it let me know what you get.

Waiting on Wed: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer Smith

This fun little deal is hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine.
What am I waiting on this week?

Publication Date: January 2, 2012
Outline:
Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?

Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. She's stuck at JFK, late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon to be step-mother that Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's in seat 18B. Hadley's in 18A.

Twists of fate and quirks of timing play out in this thoughtful novel about family connections, second chances and first loves. Set over a 24-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it.

WHY:
What am I waiting on? -points to the cover above- That's just to much to type out. :) No, but in all seriousness. This sounds like a really good read. Just like my last weeks pick I'm try to come up with some reads that aren't paranormal. This sounds like one of those books I'll be like "AWWWW" over. Does that make sense? I also adore the cover.

Waiting on Wed: Everneath by Brodi Ashton

Waiting on Wed
Everneath by Brodi Ashton
Expected Publication: January 3, 2012
Outline:
Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she's returned- to her old life, her family, her friends- before being banished back to the underworld... this time forever.

She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.

Nikki longs to spend these months reconnecting with her boyfriend, Jack, the one person she loves more than anything. But there's a problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who first enticed her to the Everneath, has followed Nikki to the mortal world. And he'll do whatever it takes to bring her back- this time as his queen.

As Nikki's time grows short and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she's forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole's..

So why am I waiting on this...
1.) I think I'm getting more anxious about this one because people have been getting it the past week or so, and I admit I think I'm a little jealous.

2.) It just sounds like something I would read. I love me some paranormal-ness to books.

3.) I admit it I love the cover. If I didn't know anything about the book I would still want it just because of the pretty-dressified cover, and the swirly smoke that has her all caught up. Oh, we can barely see her face. I'm just intrigued that's all there is to it.