Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Waiting on Wednesday #194: Coming Up for Air by Nicole B. Tyndall and The Notorious Virtues by Alwyn Hamilton

Hello everyone! "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that is hosted by Breaking the Spine and the purpose of this event is that we spotlight upcoming releases of books that we are excited for!  This will also tie into Wishful Ending's Can't Wait Wednesday post!










This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selections are:




    

Coming Up for Air

By: Nicole B. Tyndall

Expected Publication Date: December 15th, 2020

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For fans of Nina LaCour and The Spectacular Now, a powerful coming-of-age story about a girl with creative aspirations and the boy who charms his way into her life, centering on themes of addiction, loss, and the tumultuousness of first love—and how to find strength when everything falls apart.

Ever since her mom’s cancer scare, Hadley hasn’t been one for taking risks. And after seeing her sister go through one too many heartbreaks, she definitely has no interest in dating. Hadley just wants to keep her head down and enjoy the rest of high school with her friends, focusing on her photography and getting into the art school of her dreams.

Then enters Braden, star of the swim team and precisely the kind of person Hadley avoids, all bravado and charm and impulsivity. From their first moment together, they are perfect sparring partners, equally matched. And it’s intoxicating. Braden sees her, really sees her, and Hadley decides it might be time to break all her rules.

Braden shows Hadley how to live again, and soon Hadley is happier than she’ll ever admit out loud. But that’s before her family is faced with devastating news, and Braden starts hiding a growing, dark secret. As it threatens to shatter everything they’ve built, Hadley must confront her own actions and determine if she has the strength to walk away.
 



Oh man!  Talk about having a rough life!  This book definitely sounds like an interesting read!


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The Notorious Virtues

By: Alwyn Hamilton

Expected Publication Date: December 18th, 2020

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A glamorous media darling, a surprise heiress, and the magical competition of a lifetime.

At sixteen, Honora “Nora” Holtzfall is the daughter of the most powerful heiress in all of Walstad. Her family controls all the money–and all the magic–in the entire country. But despite being the center of attention, Nora has always felt like an outsider. When her mother is found dead in an alley, the family throne and fortune are suddenly up for grabs, and Nora will be pitted against her cousins in the Veritaz, the ultimate magical competition for power that determines the one family heir.

But there’s a surprise contestant this time: Lotte, the illegitimate daughter of Nora’s aunt. When Lotte’s absent mother retrieves her from the rural convent she’d abandoned her to, Lotte goes from being an orphan to surrounded by family. Unfortunately, most of them want her dead.

And soon, Nora discovers that her mother’s death wasn’t random–it was murder. And the only person she can trust to uncover the truth of what happened is a rakish young reporter who despises everything Nora and her family stand for.

With everyone against her, Lotte’s last hope is hunting for the identity of her father. But the dangerous competition–and her feelings for Theo, one of the Holtzfalls’ sworn protectors–turns her world upside down.

Incredible tests, impossible choices and deadly odds await both girls. But there can only be one winner.

Wow! A book that involves magic and murder!  Can't wait to check this book out!





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Saturday, November 28, 2020

Stacking the Shelves #85: November 28, 2020

 


Stacking The Shelves is a book meme created by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality and it is about sharing books that you are adding to your shelves, whether it's physical or virtual.  This means including books that you bought from the store or online, books you borrowed from friends or from the library, books you've reviewed, gifts and ebooks!

Hey everyone!  HAPPY LATE THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY!  I had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  We had turkey, pecan cheesecake, collard greens and mac and cheese and I ate up all of those food items!  We also watched the Macy Day Parade this year (even though I thought that they were going to cancel it because of the virus) and I have to admit that they did the parade quite differently this year, but it was interesting to watch!




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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Waiting on Wednesday #193: What She Found in the Woods by Josephine Angelini and Escaping Eleven by Jerri Chisholm

Hello everyone! "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that is hosted by Breaking the Spine and the purpose of this event is that we spotlight upcoming releases of books that we are excited for!  This will also tie into Wishful Ending's Can't Wait Wednesday post!










This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selections are:




    

What She Found in the Woods

By: Josephine Angelini

Expected Publication Date: December 1st, 2020

Buy on:   Amazon


Running from a scandal at her New York private school, Magdalena heads to her family home to recover under the radar.

Over-medicated and under-confident, she's fearful she'll never escape her past.

Until she meets Bo out hiking. Wild, gorgeous and free, he makes her believe she might finally be able to move on.

But when a mutilated body is discovered in the woods, Magdalena realises she can't trust anyone.

Not even herself.
 



Oooh!  It's been awhile since I last read a murder mystery novel!  I can't wait to see who murdered who in this book!


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Escaping Eleven

By: Jerri Chisholm

Expected Publication Date: December 8th, 2020

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In Compound Eleven, the hierarchy of the floors is everything.

My name is Eve Hamilton, and on my floor, we fight.

Which at least is better than the bottom floor, where they toil away in misery. Only the top floor has any ease in this harsh world; they rule from their gilded offices.

Because four generations ago, Earth was rendered uninhabitable—the sun too hot, the land too barren. Those who remained were forced underground. While not a perfect life down here, I’ve learned to survive as a fighter.

Except my latest match is different. Instead of someone from the circuit, my opponent is a mysterious boy from the top floor. And the look in his eyes tells me he’s different…maybe even kind.

Right before he kicks my ass.

Still, there’s something about him—something that says he could be my salvation...or my undoing. Because I’m no longer content to just survive in Eleven. Today, I'm ready to fight for more than my next meal: I'm fighting for my freedom. And this boy may just be the edge I've been waiting on.
 

Wow! Another "Hunger Games" inspired story!  I definitely need to read this since I loved "The Hunger Games!"





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Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Waiting on Wednesday #192: Bright Shining World by Josh Swiller and Becoming Human by Amy Michelle Carpenter

 

 

 Hello everyone! "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that is hosted by Breaking the Spine and the purpose of this event is that we spotlight upcoming releases of books that we are excited for!  This will also tie into Wishful Ending's Can't Wait Wednesday post!










This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selections are:




    

Bright Shining World

By: Josh Swiller

Expected Publication Date: November 24th, 2020

Buy on:   Amazon


A darkly funny thriller about one boy's attempt to unravel the mysterious phenomenon affecting students in his new town, as he finds a way to resist sinister forces and pursue hope for them all.

Wallace Cole is perpetually moving against his will. His father has some deeply important job with an energy company that he refuses to explain to Wallace who is, shall we say, suspicious. Not that his father ever listens to him. Just as Wallace is getting settled into a comfortable life in Kentucky, his father lets him know they need to immediately depart for a new job in a small town in Upstate New York which has recently been struck by an outbreak of inexplicable hysterics--an outbreak which is centered at the high school Wallace will attend.

In the new town, go from disturbing to worse: trees appear to be talking to people; a school bully, the principal, and the town police force take an instant dislike to Wallace; and the student body president is either falling for him or slipping into the enveloping darkness. Bright Shining World is a novel of resistance, of young people finding hope and courage and community in a collapsing world.



Oooh!  I love reading books where strange things happen to a town!  I can't wait to see what other weird things happens to the characters in this book!


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Becoming Human

By: Amy Michelle Carpenter

Expected Publication Date: December 8th, 2020

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"The Giver meets A Wrinkle in Time in this twisty, sci-fi adventure."
-D.J. Butler, award-winning author of Witchy Eye

"Human and alien, complex and sweetly personal, Carpenter’s thoughtful world blends sci-fi with coming of age as three unique worlds collide. This book will make you laugh, make you fall in love, and then make you re-evaluate what it means to be human." McKelle George, HarperCollins author of Speak Easy Speak Love

Carter just wants his old dad back. But his once genius father won't stop raving about the existence of aliens. His dad's claims are ruining his life. Until the girl he's falling for starts doing strange things, magical things, things that seem a bit out of this world.
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Kokab hungers to be a Perfect on a world where her emotions make her flawed. But when her people face extinction, her emotions make her the perfect candidate to go to Earth and persuade humans to accept her kinds' immigration. Failing means a war between her people and humans. But success means she will never be close to Perfect again.
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Ags dreams of the day she graduates from the Academy and can finally become a guardian of Earth. She's eager to spend her time researching art and history of people, but when she learns her enemies are coming to Earth, she knows what no one else will believe. Her enemies will destroy Earth, and she's willing to lose everything, including herself, to stop them.
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A redneck boy. An Earth-obsessed alien. And a robotic girl. In a tale of understanding, forgiveness, redemption, and love, three teens must learn to accept one another and recognize what it truly means to be human.
 

Hmmmm...this sounds like an interesting science fiction story!  Can't wait to check it out!





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