Waiting on Wednesday (49): The Fine Art of Pretending by Rachel Harris

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

 The Fine Art of Pretending by Rachel Harris

Release Date: September 30th 2014 by Spencer Hill Contemporary 

Format: Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Goodreads Summary:

According to the guys at Fairfield Academy, there are two types of girls: the kind you hook up with, and the kind you're friends with. Seventeen-year-old Alyssa Reed is the second type. And she hates it. With just one year left to change her rank, she devises a plan to become the first type by homecoming, and she sets her sights on the perfect date—Justin Carter, Fairfield Academy’s biggest hottie and most notorious player.

With 57 days until the dance, Aly launches Operation Sex Appeal and sheds her tomboy image. The only thing left is for Justin actually to notice her. Enter best friend Brandon Taylor, the school’s second biggest hottie, and now Aly’s pretend boyfriend. With his help, elevating from “funny friend” to “tempting vixen” is only a matter of time.

But when everything goes according to plan, the inevitable “break up” leaves their friendship in shambles, and Aly and Brandon with feelings they can’t explain. And the fake couple discovers pretending can sometimes cost you the one thing you never expected to want.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Reasons I want to read & own this book: 

1.  Rachel Harris. She is one of the nicest people ever. Loves books. Super friendly. Loves to write cute romances that make you smile. Rachel rocks!

 

 

 

2. The title of the book. The Fine Art of Pretending. Reminds me of that line: love and hate, such a fine line. And pretending is kinda like that. You are always walking a fine line of, will they discover me or will I fall into the trap of my own lie and then be caught up in drama? It's endless. I'm curious about what pretending leads to in this book.

3. The cover. Its cute and the story looks cute, so i want to read this. Simple as that, lol.

 

4. This book kinda reminds me of Easy A, that Emma Stone movie where you have a girl who isn't seen as date-able who kinda changes up her image to be that IT girl everyone likes and that is gorgeous and fabulous. And that was definitely a fun movie, that was insightful. And this book seems to have that vibe a bit.

 What do you guys think? :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waiting on Wednesday (48): The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

The Ruby Circle (Bloodlines #6) by Richelle Mead

 Release Date: February 10th 2015 Razorbill

 Format: Hardcover

 Goodreads Summary:

The epic conclusion to Richelle Mead's New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series is finally here...

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.

After their secret romance is exposed, Sydney and Adrian find themselves facing the wrath of both the Alchemists and the Moroi in this electrifying conclusion to Richelle Mead’s New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series. When the life of someone they both love is put on the line, Sydney risks everything to hunt down a deadly former nemesis. Meanwhile, Adrian becomes enmeshed in a puzzle that could hold the key to a shocking secret about spirit magic, a secret that could shake the entire Moroi world.

 Reasons I want to read & own this book: 

1. Richelle Mead. Since reading Vampire Academy, I have simply fallen in love with her writing style. She knows how to get in a characters head. She is amazing at world building and characterization. And she can write a romance that you agonize over like nobody's business

2. The protagonists. This story is told from Sydney Sage's point of view. She has such a unique voice as a heroine. Really different from most female leads. Methodical, logical, intelligent and loyal. In the bloodlines series we have seen how she breaks out of her shell and also how her qualities help her out as a person and make her special. Adrian Ivashkov, the male lead. Who is a pretty legendary character since Vampire Academy. Smooth, sarcastic, sophisticated and  tortured artist with a fun sense of humor. I can't get enough of Adrian.

3. The secondary characters. What I love about a Richelle Mead book is that her secondary characters are not just props in the background. They all have such unique stories and I am dying to see how things conclude for the secondary characters in this series, such as Eddie and Jill, to name a few.

 What do you guys think? :)

 

Waiting on Wednesday (47): Again by Lisa Burstein

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Again by Lisa Burstein

 Release Date: September 22nd 2014

 Format: Paperback

 Goodreads Summary:

How far would you go for a second chance?


Eleven years after flunking out of college, Kate has finally hit rock-bottom. Losing her job and boyfriend in one drunken night, she’s determined to fix her life by going back to the moment when she let partying and sex take over. And do things right this time. At twenty-nine, she heads back to freshman year of college, with a catch.

Pretending she's nineteen with a new roommate and full class schedule is easy. When she meets her shy, sexy and seven-years-younger RA, Carter, following her self-imposed sobriety and celibacy rules is proving to be anything but.

A senior enduring years of regret, Carter is more than ready to graduate. He’s anxious to move on from the party his freshman year where he witnessed his frat brothers about to commit a sexual assault. Instead of doing the right thing and stepping in, he looked the other way and left. His guilt has made for a lonely four years.

When he meets the new freshman on his floor, spunky and confident Kate, he wonders if his time as an outcast has finally come to an end.

Kate and Carter’s growing friendship and undeniable attraction make it harder to hide the demons from their respective pasts. But when their secrets are finally revealed, will their chance at starting over together still be there?

 Reasons I want to read & own this book: 

1. A 29 year old woman, pretending to be 19 years old to start over in college - Doesn't that sound interesting already? Why take the 10 years off your age when plenty of older twenty somethings are in college? Why start over? Why face the challenges of being 19 again? I'm curious about Kate's double life. Aren't you?

2. A relationship of an older woman with a younger man. Not that the age difference is huge, just 7 years, both in their twenties, but in the New Adult genre, it doesn't happen too much, so I'm wondering how the dynamic is gonna work.

3. How could I forget to state the obvious, a relationship is going to develop between two people who have a hidden past they want to forget, that seems to me, is going to resurface anyway. I wanna know how Kate and Carter will handle the baggage.

4. This book just sounds awesome and I love a college setting, the place where people are always trying to redefine themselves at no matter what age they come in at to study. Will Kate and Carter put the past behind them? I wanna know!

What do you guys think? :)

 

 

Waiting on Wednesday (46): Isla and the Happily Ever After

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins 

Release Date: September 17th 2013 by Dutton

Format: Hardcover

 Goodreads Summary:

From the glittering streets of Manhattan to the moonlit rooftops of Paris, falling in love is easy for hopeless dreamer Isla and introspective artist Josh. But as they begin their senior year in France, Isla and Josh are quickly forced to confront the heartbreaking reality that happily-ever-afters aren’t always forever.

Their romantic journey is skillfully intertwined with those of beloved couples Anna and Étienne and Lola and Cricket, whose paths are destined to collide in a sweeping finale certain to please fans old and new.

 Reasons I want to read & own this book:

1. The author. Stephanie Perkins. Thanks to her, I learned to appreciate young adult contemporary/realistic fiction. I completely fell in love with Anna and the French Kiss & Lola and the Boy Next Door. Her novels always have the perfect mix of realness and romance AND despite having a lot of depth, they tend to feel light. They are like magic on paper.

2. The settings. Paris and NYC. 'Nuff said. Stephanie Perkins has the amazing talent of making the cities in her novels a total character of their own. She did it in Anna and Lola. I know she will in Isla.

3. The secondary characters. Cricket Bell and Étienne St. Clair are in this novel. Two of my all time favorite male characters in books EVER. Made famous of course in Anna and the French Kiss & Lola and the Boy Next Door. I can't wait to read more of Cricket and his adorably sweet ways and about the hilarious, sophisticated and witty Étienne St. Clair and... his British accent. Le sigh ;)

What do you guys think? :)

Waiting on Wednesday (45): A Tale of Two Centuries

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

A Tale of Two Centuries by Rachel Harris 

 Release Date:  August 6th 2013 by Entangled

Format: Paperback

 Goodreads Summary:

Alessandra D’Angeli is in need of an adventure. Tired of her sixteenth-century life in Italy and homesick for her time-traveling cousin, Cat, who visited her for a magical week and dazzled her with tales of the future, Alessandra is lost. Until the stars hear her plea.

One mystical spell later, Alessandra appears on Cat’s Beverly Hills doorstep five hundred years in the future. Surrounded by confusing gadgets, scary transportation, and scandalous clothing, Less is hesitant to live the life of a twenty-first century teen…until she meets the infuriating—and infuriatingly handsome—surfer Austin Michaels. Austin challenges everything she believes in…and introduces her to a world filled with possibility.

With the clock ticking, Less knows she must live every moment of her modern life while she still can. But how will she return to the drab life of her past when the future is what holds everything she’s come to love?

Reasons I want to read & own this book: 

1. The synopsis. Time travel. Spells. A character named Austin Michaels. What an awesome name, right? I just love the sound of it all.

2. The author. Rachel Harris. I just think Rachel is so awesome. She is super nice and has a massive love for the young adult genre that shows in her writing, on twitter, on her website. This book will be amazing. I know it!

3. The cover. So pretty. I love the blue-ish purple colors on it and the bits of pink (sue me, I'm a girl, of course I'm gonna like it, haha). The girl on the cover has an amazing outfit. A really cool modern loose-fitting sweater/shirt and a whimsical skirt. Maybe a hint that she is not from modern times? I dunno. But I like it. The guy on the cover has a nice modern outfit and I love the slight hint of a city backdrop.

What do you guys think? :)

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Waiting on Wednesday (44): The Fiery Heart

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

The Fiery Heart (Bloodlines #4) by Richelle Mead
 Release Date:  November 19th 2013 by Razorbill

Format: Hardcover

 Goodreads Summary:

In The Indigo Spell, Sydney was torn between the Alchemist way of life and what her heart and gut were telling her to do. And in one breathtaking moment that Richelle Mead fans will never forget, she made a decision that shocked even her. . . .

But the struggle isn't over for Sydney. As she navigates the aftermath of her life-changing decision, she still finds herself pulled in too many directions at once. Her sister Zoe has arrived, and while Sydney longs to grow closer to her, there's still so much she must keep secret. Working with Marcus has changed the way she views the Alchemists, and Sydney must tread a careful path as she harnesses her profound magical ability to undermine the way of life she was raised to defend. Consumed by passion and vengeance, Sydney struggles to keep her secret life under wraps as the threat of exposure—and re-education—looms larger than ever.

Pulses will race throughout this thrilling fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series, where no secret is safe.

Reasons I want to read & own this book: 

1. The main characters. What can I say about Sydney and Adrian that has not been said. They are just EPIC. My book babies since Vampire Academy (series where they originally were introduced). Between Adrian's humour and overall awesomeness, and Sydney's adorable cluelessness in social/romantic situations due to her high level of intelligence, you can't help but want to hug these characters. They just have a dynamic that is unique in Young Adult literature that I can't get enough of.

2. The world building. The Fiery Heart would be the 4th installment in the Bloodlines series that is a spin-off series of Vampire Academy which was amazing and had a very unique vampire lore and in the Bloodlines series we get to learn more about Alchemists, who are not vamps and make sure the existence of them is hidden to the world. I seriously cannot get enough of this world Richelle Mead has created for us, it is all extremely fascinating and fun to read about.

What do you guys think? :)

Waiting on Wednesday (43): Delaney's Summer Bucket List by Richard Denney

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Delaney's Summer Bucket List by Richard Denney

 Release Date: June 2013 by CreateSpace

 Format: Papberack

 

 

 

 

 Goodreads Summary:

Delaney Hanson has an after high school graduation plan. She wants to complete a bucket list by the end of summer. And when Delaney completes #4 on her list, she meets a Michael Cera dorky guy named Noah West and feels an instant connection with him. And to top it off, he wants to help her fulfill her list.

But soon Delaney finds that her best friends are finding a better way to spend their summer than with her and Noah seems to be keeping something life-altering from her.

Can she finish her summer bucket list, get her friends back, and figure out what is eating Noah West by the end of summer? or will everything completely fall apart right before her eyes?

 

Delaney’s Summer Bucket List ->

1.Make a penis shaped cake and leave it on the doorstep of a convent.
2.Owl in the middle of traffic.
3.Run naked through the park at midnight.
4.Kiss a random guy.
5.Have an underwear only foam party.
6.Spend the night in a public library.
7.Fly with balloons like the movie UP!
8.Go to Paris and kiss the Eiffel tower.

 

 

 

 

Reasons I want to read & own this book: 

1. The author. I love Richard Denney sense of humour. He does the most amazing youtube vids and is so well versed when it comes to all things Young Adult. I know this book is gonna be fun and amazing.

 

2. The cover. Isn't it adorable? - So pretty. I love the colors. So lively. It just sets you in a good mood to look at it. And... Any cover with the picture of the Eiffel tower in it automatically gets my attention because I love Paris as a setting.

 

 

3. The synopsis. A girl who has a bucket list and wants to act on it. Yup. I wanna read this and just from reading the list, doesn't that bucket list sound fun? - Cannot wait for this book.

 What do you guys think? :) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waiting on Wednesday (42): Hurt by Tabitha Suzuma

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

 Hurt by Tabitha Suzuma 

 Release Date: September 5th 2013 by Definitions

 Format: Papberack

Goodreads Summary:

Why? is the burning question on everyone’s lips. Why would a guy like Mathéo Walsh want to die? At seventeen, he is Britain’s most promising diving champion. He is a heartthrob, a straight A student and lives in one of the wealthiest areas of London. He has great mates and is the envy of everyone around him. And most importantly of all, he is deeply in love with his girlfriend, Lola. He has always been a stable, well-adjusted guy...

Until one weekend. A weekend he cannot seem to remember. All he knows is that he has come back a changed person. One who no longer knows how to have fun, no longer wants to spend time with his friends, no longer enjoys diving. Something terrible happened that weekend – something violent and bloody and twisted. He no longer knows who he is. He no longer trusts himself around people: he only wants to hurt, wound and destroy. Slowly, he begins to piece back the buried, fragmented memories, and finds himself staring at the reflection of a monster.

Tormented, Mathéo suddenly finds himself faced with the most devastating choice of his life. Keep his secret, and put those closest to him in terrible danger. Or confess, and lose Lola forever... 

Reasons I want to read & own this book: 

1. The author. I know that Tabitha's previous book Forbidden touched on a lot of controversial subjects so I can't help be curious about Hurt.

  

 2. The synopsis. I love stories about people whose lives completely change from one moment to another and where there is a bit of mystery. Mathéo sounds like he has the perfect life and then it all flips for him. Wonder what happened and really can't wait to read this. Sounds intriguing.

 What do you guys think? :) 

 

Waiting on Wednesday (41): Towering by Alex Flinn

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

 Towering by Alex Flinn

Release Date:  May 14th 2013 by HarperTeen

    Format: Hardcover

 Goodreads Summary:

At first, I merely saw his face, his hands on the window ledge. Then, his whole body as he swung himself through the window. Only I could not see what he swung on.
Until, one day, I told my dream self to look down. And it was then that I saw. He had climbed on a rope. I knew without asking that the rope had been one of my own tying.

Rachel is trapped in a tower, held hostage by a woman she’s always called Mama. Her golden hair is growing rapidly, and to pass the time, she watches the snow fall and sings songs from her childhood, hoping someone, anyone, will hear her.

Wyatt needs time to reflect or, better yet, forget about what happened to his best friend, Tyler. That’s why he’s been shipped off to the Adirondacks in the dead of winter to live with the oldest lady in town. Either that, or no one he knows ever wants to see him again.

Dani disappeared seventeen years ago without a trace, but she left behind a journal that’s never been read, not even by her overbearing mother…until now.

A #1 New York Times bestselling author, Alex Flinn knows her fairy tales, and Towering is her most mind-bending interpretation yet. Dark and mysterious, this reimagining of Rapunzel will have readers on the edge of their seats wondering where Alex will take them next!

Reasons I want to read & own this book: 

1. Coverlove. Not gonna lie. It has struck me again. I am in love with this cover. It is so pretty. I know a lot of people don't like the covers with the fab flowy dresses in YA books. Well guess what? I am not one of them. I cannot get enough, haha. The fashionista in me can't help it - I love the dress, the setting in the woods with the snow falling. Gorgeous!

2. The synopsis. I love fairytale retellings. This one is of none other than Rapunzel which is not a popular pick for a retelling so I am excited to see how Alex Flinn reimagines this. I'm sure it will be amazing though, because I adored Beastly and Lindy's diary (retellings of Beauty and the beast) - they had depth and sophistication.

 What do you guys think? :)

 

Waiting on Wednesday (39): Spies and Prejudice

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Spies and Prejudice by Talia Vance 

Release Date: June 11th 2013 by Egmont

 Format: Hardcover

Goodreads Summary:

Fields’ Rule #1: Don’t fall for the enemy.

Berry Fields is not looking for a boyfriend. She’s busy trailing cheaters and liars in her job as a private investigator, collecting evidence of the affairs she’s sure all men commit. And thanks to a pepper spray incident during an eighth grade game of spin the bottle, the guys at her school are not exactly lining up to date her, either.

So when arrogant—and gorgeous—Tanner Halston rolls into town and calls her “nothing amazing,” it’s no loss for Berry. She’ll forget him in no time. She’s more concerned with the questions surfacing about her mother’s death.

But why does Tanner seem to pop up everywhere in her investigation, always getting in her way? Is he trying to stop her from discovering the truth, or protecting her from an unknown threat? And why can’t Berry remember to hate him when he looks into her eyes?

With a playful nod to Jane Austen, Spies and Prejudice will captivate readers as love and espionage collide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reasons I want to read & own this book: 

1. It's a retelling of Pride & Prejudice. I love retellings based on Pride & Prejudice. That dynamic of characters who are not supposed to like each other, but find themselves doing so anyway, is always fun to read about.

 

2. Spies. I love espionage stories either on film or books. I have not read a young adult spy story yet so I can't wait to see the mystery that will unravel in this story. 

What do you guys think? :)