Reading Level: Young Adult
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Publish Date: May 6, 2010
Six months have passed sine the last Ellerton teenager died, but Darina is still traumatized by the stabbing of her own beloved Phoenix. But there's work to be done as Darina must now turn her attention to the shooting of Summer Madison -- the beautiful and gifted, singer-song-writer with a heart of gold. It's been nearly a year since the random shooting in a shopping mall caused Summer's meaningless death.
Summer left behind recordings of her wonderful songs and a deep sadness amongst high school friends. Now Darina must act as Summer's agent to track down the psychotic killer in a clear search for justice. With the sound of Summer's music constantly playing inside Darina's head, recalling the wonderful months when she was alive and performing her first gigs, Darina, Phoenix and the Beautiful Dead are determined to catch the crazed killer. And all the while Darina's love for Phoenix continues to beat ...
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Publish Date: October 7, 2010
Darina is in denial. Even after all she's been through, the Beautiful Dead can't be real. They must be a figment of her grief-stricken imagination. But visions of Phoenix and Hunter prove otherwise and soon she's drawn back to Foxton, to the barn, to Phoenix - where they have, what may just be, their final reunion. It's the moment they've been dreading - time to solve Phoenix's mystery.
Everything has been building to this but Darina knows that revealing the true circumstances of Phoenix's death will lead to their final parting. With this impossible mixture of emotions, Darina begins to unscramble the facts, but she's up against mounting obstacles: the distraction of Hunter's personal mystery, Phoenix's returning father, threats of gang violence and conspiracies to blur and block the truth. With time pressure mounting and the risk of Phoenix being sent back into unending limbo, Darina puts herself in danger, and so the mystery of the Beautiful Dead builds into a heart-breaking climax ...
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 512 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publish Date: October 26, 2010
Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing ever changed. Then he met mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes, who revealed a secret world that had been hidden in plain sight all along. A Gatlin that harbored ancient secrets beneath its moss-covered oaks and cracked sidewalks. A Gatlin where a curse has marked Lena's family of powerful supernaturals for generations. A Gatlin where impossible, magical, life-altering events happen.
Sometimes life-ending.
Together they can face anything Gatlin throws at them, but after suffering a tragic loss, Lena starts to pull away, keeping secrets that test their relationship. And now that Ethan's eyes have been opened to the darker side of Gatlin, there's no going back. Haunted by strange visions only he can see, Ethan is pulled deeper into his town's tangled history and finds himself caught up in the dangerous network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, where nothing is as it seems.
Also other books I'm waiting for that don't have a cover yet...
Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, Book 6) by Richelle Mead
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Razorbill
Publish Date: December 14, 2010
Bloody Valentine (A Blue Bloods Novella) by Melissa De La Cruz
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Publish Date: December 28, 2010
Vampires have powers beyond human comprehension: strength that defies logic, speed that cannot be captured on film, the ability to shapeshift and more. But in matters of the heart, no one, not even the strikingly beautiful and outrageously wealthy Blue Bloods, has total control. In Bloody Valentine, bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz offers readers a new story about the love lives of their favorite vamps - the passion and heartache, the hope and devastation, the lust and longing. Combined with all the glitz, glamour, and mystery fans have come to expect, this is sure to be another huge hit in the Blue Bloods series.
Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Publish Date: November 16, 2010
The sequel to the New York Times Best selling phenomenon, Hush, Hush!
Nora should have know her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.
The farther Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn't answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch or is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Harlequin; Original edition
Publish Date: August 1, 2010
Beautiful Darkness has a summary!!! Yay!!! Also don't you love those covers? They are beautiful.
But that's it for today. What are you waiting on? If you leave a comment with your WOW I will put it on the bottom of my post. If you are interested that is. Anyways, no spam please!
Haven't heard of a few of these but they all sound really good!
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I am totally stoked for all of these!! Glad to know others are just as excited!
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL DARKNESS!!! I am pining for that book big time!!! I really need to catch up on the Blue Bloods series, I have only read up to the second book!!! And Congradulations of 1000 followers!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting on several of these as well. Haven't heard of the Beautiful Dead series, but the covers are gorgeous! Here's my WOW.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of the Beautiful Dead series, but I never really wanted to read them. I love the covers though. I can't wait for Beautiful Darkness too! I love the cover on this one, as well, but not as much as the Beautiful Creatures one. I was over the moon when I heard the title for the next VA book. I love the series! Although, apparently the next books won't be based on Rose. :( I just recently discovered the Blue Bloods series, and I've fallen in love already. I haven't heard of Bloody Valentine yet, though. I've read Hush, hush somewhere last year, and it was pretty awesome. I can't wait for Crescendo, and I'm really anticipating seeing the cover. I wonder if it would be as good as Hush, hush's cover.
ReplyDeleteI loved Beautiful Creatures and I ama huge fan of the Vamp Academy seires. Thanks for the heads up on release dates!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you-I am waiting for these books too,especially Iron Daughter :)
ReplyDeleteThese Beautiful Dead covers are so darn pretty. I'd buy them just for the covers... I'm a bit afraid the content can't compete with them :/
ReplyDeleteWow, you have quite a list for WoW! I haven't heard of the Beautiful Dead books, but they look really good. I'm going to add them to my wish list (When do I not add yet ANOTHER one to my list? I seriously have a book isse. T_T)
ReplyDeleteThe Beautiful Darkness cover is beautiful! I still have yet to read Beautiful Creatures. Had it on my wish list FOREVER.
Vampire Academy is one of my top 5 favorite series! Absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them. I seriously need to catch up on them. :(
I love these covers and can't wait for Iron Daughter! :D
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