Waiting On Wednesday: Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis

“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights an upcoming release we are greatly anticipating.

This week’s selection is:

Book: Not a Drop to Drink

Authors: Mindy McGinnis

Release Date: September 24th, 2013

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Book Description:

Regret was for people with nothing to defend, people who had no water.

Lynn knows every threat to her pond: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and, most importantly, people looking for a drink. She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty, or doesn’t leave at all.

Confident in her own abilities, Lynn has no use for the world beyond the nearby fields and forest. Having a life means dedicating it to survival, and the constant work of gathering wood and water. Having a pond requires the fortitude to protect it, something Mother taught her well during their quiet hours on the rooftop, rifles in hand.

But wisps of smoke on the horizon mean one thing: strangers. The mysterious footprints by the pond, nighttime threats, and gunshots make it all too clear Lynn has exactly what they want, and they won’t stop until they get it….

With evocative, spare language and incredible drama, danger, and romance, debut author Mindy McGinnis depicts one girl’s journey in a barren world not so different than our own.

Why I’m waiting:

I’ve been all to the apocalyptic-kind of books lately, so this one fits right it. And really, did you read that blurb? I mean, come on! This book sounds right about epic! Of course I want to read it!

And while we are talking about this kind of books, if you have any recommendations then please, do tell! I will be forever in your debt. 😉

So, what are you waiting on?  Leave a comment with your WoW link below and I’ll make sure to check it out!

Waiting On Wednesday: Project Cain by Geoffrey Girard

“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights an upcoming release we are greatly anticipating.

This week’s selection is:

Book: Project Cain

Author: Geoffrey Girard

Release Date: September 3rd 2013

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Book Description:

Fifteen-year-old Jeff Jacobson had never heard of Jeffrey Dahmer, the infamous serial killer who brutally murdered seventeen people more than twenty years ago. But Jeff’s life changes forever when the man he’d thought was his father hands him a government file telling him he was constructed in a laboratory only seven years ago, part of a top-secret government cloning experiment called ‘Project CAIN’.

There, he was created entirely from Jeffrey Dahmer’s DNA. There are others like Jeff—those genetically engineered directly from the most notorious murderers of all time: The Son of Sam, The Boston Strangler, Ted Bundy . . . even other Jeffrey Dahmer clones. Some raised, like Jeff, in caring family environments; others within homes that mimicked the horrific early lives of the men they were created from.

When the most dangerous boys are set free by the geneticist who created them, the summer of killing begins. Worse, these same teens now hold a secret weapon even more dangerous than the terrible evil they carry within. Only Jeff can help track the clones down before it’s too late. But will he catch the ‘monsters’ before becoming one himself?

Why I’m waiting:

I’m not much of a thriller reader, I like to stick to contemporary or paranormal romance, but the cover got me, and then after reading the description I was trapped. It sounds seriously interesting and I’m really excited to read it. It’s not something I’ve heard before, it seems like a pretty original idea to me and I’m looking forward to checking it out.

So, what are you waiting on?  Leave a comment with your WoW link below and I’ll make sure to check it out!

Waiting On Wednesday: Invisibility by Andrea Cremer & David Levithan

“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights an upcoming release we are greatly anticipating.

This week’s selection is:

Book: Invisibility

Authors: Andrea Cremer & David Levithan

Release Date: May 7th, 2013

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Book Description:

Stephen has been invisible for practically his whole life — because of a curse his grandfather, a powerful cursecaster, bestowed on Stephen’s mother before Stephen was born. So when Elizabeth moves to Stephen’s NYC apartment building from Minnesota, no one is more surprised than he is that she can see him. A budding romance ensues, and when Stephen confides in Elizabeth about his predicament, the two of them decide to dive headfirst into the secret world of cursecasters and spellseekers to figure out a way to break the curse. But things don’t go as planned, especially when Stephen’s grandfather arrives in town, taking his anger out on everyone he sees. In the end, Elizabeth and Stephen must decide how big of a sacrifice they’re willing to make for Stephen to become visible — because the answer could mean the difference between life and death. At least for Elizabeth.

Why I’m waiting:

You may not know this, but David Levithan is one of my favorite authors in the whole wide world 😉 and duh! I would read anything this man writes! So imagine my excitement when I came across this book, and then imagine the size of my freak out after I read the first chapter. It was a major O.M.G! I’m serious, everyone should read it so I’m not alone in the world freaking out over all the waiting I have to do. So check it out! 😉

So, what are you waiting on?  Leave a comment with your WoW link below and I’ll make sure to check it out!

Waiting On Wednesday: After Eden (After Eden #1) by Helen Douglas

“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights an upcoming release we are greatly anticipating.

This week’s selection is:

Book: After Eden (After Eden #1)

Author: Helen Douglas

Release Date: July 4th, 2013

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Book Description:

Eden Anfield loves puzzles, so when mysterious new boy Ryan Westland shows up at her school she’s hooked. On the face of it, he’s a typical American teenager. So why doesn’t he recognise pizza? And how come he hasn’t heard of Hitler? What puzzles Eden the most, however, is the interest he’s taking in her.

As Eden starts to fall in love with Ryan, she begins to unravel his secret. Her breakthrough comes one rainy afternoon when she stumbles across a book in Ryan’s bedroom – a biography of her best friend – written over fifty years in the future. Confronting Ryan, she discovers that he is there with one unbelievably important purpose … and she might just have destroyed his only chance of success.

Why I’m waiting:

I’m going to admit it, I’m not one for time-travel stories, but damn it if this doesn’t sound amazing! In love doesn’t cover how I feel about this cover. The colors, everything. Ugh! I want it. NOW. Why is July so damn far away? *pout*

So, what are you waiting on?  Leave a comment with your WoW link below and I’ll make sure to check it out!

Waiting On Wednesday: A Trick of the Light by Lois Metzger

“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights an upcoming release we are greatly anticipating.

This week’s selection is:

Book: A Trick of the Light

Author: Lois Metzger

Release Date: June 18th, 2013

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Book Description:

Mike Welles had everything under control. He was a good student, an outfielder on the baseball team, a good son, a loyal friend. But that was before. Now things are rough at home, and they’re getting confusing at school. He’s losing his sense of direction, and he feels like a mess.

Then there’s a voice in his head. A friend, trying to help him regain control. More than that: The voice can guide him to be better and stronger than he was before, to rid his life of everything holding him back. To figure out who he is again. If only Mike will listen.

Why I’m waiting:

A Trick of the Light sounds dark and intense, just the way I like it. And okay, yes. I’m all over that cover. Yeah. Whatever. You already know my “cover problems” ;)This is one of my awaited 2013 releases. Eeek!

So, what are you waiting on?  Leave a comment with your WoW link below and I’ll make sure to check it out!

Don’t forget! There are only 3 days left!

Waiting On Wednesday: Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire

“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights an upcoming release we are greatly anticipating.

This week’s selection is:

Book: Walking Disaster (Beautiful #2)

Author: Jamie McGuire

Release Date: April 16th 2013

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Book Description:

How much is too much to love?

Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder.

In Walking Disaster, the life of Travis is full of fast women, underground gambling, and violence. Just when he thought he was invincible, Abby Abernathy brings him to his knees.

Why I’m waiting:

With the newly released cover Walking Disaster was just begging to be posted. I mean, have you looked at that cover? Man! I know there was a lot of talk over Beautiful Disaster, both good and bad, and while I lay in the middle of it all, I can’t resist getting into Travis’ head. Male point of views are always far more interesting, don’t you think? 😉

So, what are you waiting on?  Leave a comment with your WoW link below and I’ll make sure to check it out!

Waiting On Wednesday: Me, Him, Them and It by Caela Carter

“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights an upcoming release we are greatly anticipating.

This week’s selection is:

Book: Me, Him, Them and It

Author: Caela Carter

Release Date: February 5th 2013

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Book Description:

When Evelyn decided to piss off her parents with a bad reputation, she wasn’t planning to ruin her valedictorian status. She also wasn’t planning to fall for Todd-the guy she was just using for sex. And she definitely wasn’t planning on getting pregnant. When Todd turns his back on her, Evelyn’s not sure where to go. Can a distant mother, a cheating father, an angry best friend, and a (thankfully) loving aunt with adopted daughters of her own help Evelyn make the heart-wrenching decisions that follow?

Why I’m waiting:

As I read this books description again, I can’t think why I was so in love with it when I found it! lol But I was, and maybe it is too early for my brain to start working again, but it seems like it’s going to be a great book, an emotional rollercoaster! 😉

So, what are you waiting on?  Leave a comment with your WoW link below and I’ll make sure to check it out!

Oh, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN, everyone! 😉

Waiting On Wednesday: Just One Day by Gayle Forman

“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights an upcoming release we are greatly anticipating.

This week’s selection is:

Book: Just One Day

Author: Gayle Forman

Release Date: January 8th 2013

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Book Description:

When sheltered American good girl Allyson “LuLu” Healey first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at an underground performance of Twelfth Night in England, there’s an undeniable spark. After just one day together, that spark bursts into a flame, or so it seems to Allyson, until the following morning, when she wakes up after a whirlwind day in Paris to discover that Willem has left. Over the next year, Allyson embarks on a journey to come to terms with the narrow confines of her life, and through Shakespeare, travel, and a quest for her almost-true-love, to break free of those confines.

Why I’m waiting:

When I first saw this book yesterday I liked the cover. And then I saw the author’s name and thought: why does this ring a bell? and then BAM! Of course! It’s the author of If I Stay and Where She Went! And then I read the summary and fell in love. There are no doubts that I will read this book. I mean, did you read the summary? I want! Thank goodness it isn’t so far away from being released. 🙂

So, what are you waiting on?  Leave a comment with your WoW link below and I’ll make sure to check it out!

Waiting On Wednesday: The Collector by Victoria Scott

“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights an upcoming release we are greatly anticipating.

This week’s selection is:

Book: The Collector (Dante Walker #1)

Author: Victoria Scott

Release Date: March 12th 2013

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Book Description:

He makes good girls…bad.

Dante Walker is flippin’ awesome, and he knows it. His good looks, killer charm, and stellar confidence has made him one of hell’s best—a soul collector. His job is simple, weed through humanity and label those round rears with a big red good or bad stamp. Old Saint Nick gets the good guys, and he gets the fun ones. Bag-and-tag.

Sealing souls is nothing personal. Dante’s an equal opportunity collector and doesn’t want it any other way. But he’ll have to adjust, because Boss Man has given him a new assignment:

Collect Charlie Cooper’s soul within 10 days.

Dante doesn’t know why Boss Man wants Charlie, nor does he care. This assignment means only one thing to him, and that’s a permanent ticket out of hell. But after Dante meets the quirky, Nerd Alert chick he’s come to collect—he realizes this assignment will test his abilities as a collector, and uncover emotions deeply buried.

Why I’m waiting:

Do I even need to explain? I don’t think I fell for a book as fast as I fell for The Collector. I’ve been swooning over it since I found it months ago. AND because I’m lucky (and Victoria is awesome) I’m part of the V Mafia Family, as you can see on the sidebar. Which is like huge for me! [Click on the Badge if you want to find out more about it]

And now, because I’m as much of a tease as Dante is (you’ll learn soon enough that he is plenty, if you haven’t already) I’m going to make you want the trailer. Mhmm. Watch it!

So, what are you waiting on?  Leave a comment with your WoW link below and I’ll make sure to check it out!

Waiting On Wednesday: Flawed by Kate Avelynn

“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights an upcoming release we are greatly anticipating.

This week’s selection is:

Book: Flawed

Author: Kate Avelynn

Release Date: November 13th 2012

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Book Description:

Sarah O’Brien is alive because of the pact she and her brother made twelve years ago — James will protect her from their violent father if she promises to never leave him. For years, she’s watched James destroy his life to save hers. If all he asks for in return is her affection, she’ll give it freely.

Until, with a tiny kiss and a broken mind, he asks for more than she can give.

Sam Donavon has been James’ best friend — and the boy Sarah’s had a crush on — for as long as she can remember. As their forbidden relationship deepens, Sarah knows she’s in trouble. Quiet, serious Sam has decided he’s going to save her. Neither of them realize James is far more unstable than her father ever was, or that he’s not about to let Sarah forget her half of the pact…

Why I’m waiting:

Flawed sounds like an angst packed book, and I’m all in for that. Drama, drama, drama! 😉 It sounds amazing, and I can’t wait for November (for more than one reason *cough*). I think this will be a killer one, and I hope it’s as goods as it sounds.

So, what are you waiting on?  Leave a comment with your WoW link below and I’ll make sure to check it out!