Waiting on Wednesday (41): THIS SAVAGE SONG

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Title: This Savage Song

Author: Victoria Schwab

Release date: July 5, 2016

Summary: Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city--a city where the violence has begun to breed actual monsters. All Kate wants is to be a ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes the humans pay for his protection. All August wants is to be human, as good-hearted as his own father, to play a bigger role in protecting the innocent--but he's one of the monsters. One who can steal a soul with a simple strain of music. When the chance arises to keep an eye on Kate, who's just been kicked out of her sixth boarding school and returned home, August jumps at it. But Kate discovers August's secret, and after a failed assassination attempt the pair must flee for their lives. In This Savage Song, Victoria Schwab creates a gritty, seethign metropolis, one worth of being compared to Gotham and to the four versions of London in her critically acclaimed fantasy for adults, A Darker Shade of Magic. Her heroes will face monsters intent on destroying them from every side--including the monsters within. 

Thoughts: Okay, so I've yet to read any Victoria Schwab at all. But this sounds SO GOOD. Especially with the inclusion of music? Sounds right up my alley. And who knows? Maybe this book will be the one to get me into the world of Victoria Schwab finally!

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Waiting on Wednesday (40): IVORY AND BONE

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Title: Ivory and Bone

Series: Ivory and Bone #1

Authors: Julie Eshbaugh

Release date: June 7, 2016

Summary: Hunting, gathering, and keeping his family safe--that's the life seventeen-year-oild Kol knows. Then bold, enigmatic Mya arrives from the south with her family, and Kol is captivated. He wants her to like and trust him, but any hopes of impressing her are ruined when he makes a careless--and nearly grave--mistake. However, there's something more to Mya's cool disdain...a history wrought with loss that comes to light when another clan arrives. With them is Lo, an enemy of Mya's past who Mya swears has ulterior motives. 

As Kol gets to know Lo, tensions between Mya and Lo escalate ujntil violence erupts. Faced with shattering losses, Kol is forced to question every person he's trusted. One thing is for sure: this was a war that Mya or Lo--Kol doesn't know which--had been planning all along. 

Thoughts: I've followed Julie Eshbaugh on Pub(lishing) Crawl for a long time, and so I've been waiting for this book for a long time. I've known about it for what seems like a few years, and it's finally coming out this summer! And it sounds very intriguing, and unlike anything I've read before! 

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Waiting on Wednesday (39): MY LADY JANE

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Title: My Lady Jane

Authors: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

Release date: June 7, 2016

Summary: Lady Jane Grey, sixteen, is about to married to a total stranger--and caught up in an insidious plot to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne. But that's the leaset of Jane's problems. She's about to become Queen of England. Like that could go wrong. 

Thoughts: This is a historical retelling, which usually isn't really my jam. But I've loved everything I've read from Cynthia Hand, and I've heard great things about the other two authors. And honestly, I don't know much about Jane Grey, but a brief perusal of her Wikipedia page left me very interested in her, and especially this YA-retold version! 

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Waiting on Wednesday (38): DOWN WITH THE SHINE

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Title: Down With the Shine

Author: Kate Karyus Quinn

Release date: April 26, 2016

Summary: There's a reason they say "be careful what you wish for." Just ask the girl who wished to be thinner and ended up smaller than Thumbelina, or the boy who asked for "balls of steel" and got them--literally. And never wish for your party to go on forever. Not unless you want your guests to be struck down by debilitating pain if they try to leave. 

These are things Lennie only learns when it's too late--after she brings some of her uncles' moonshine to a party and toasts to dozens of wishes, including a big wish of her own: to bring back her best friend, Dylan, who was abducted and murdered six months ago. 

Lennie didn't mean to cause so much chaos. She always thought her uncles' moonshine toast was just a tradition. And when they talked about carrying on their "important family legacy," she thought they meant good old-fashion bootlegging. 

As it turns out, they meant granting wishes. And Lennie has just granted more in one night than her uncles would grant in a year. 

Now she has to find a way to undo the damage. But once granted, a wish can't be unmade...

Thoughts: I read Kate Karyus Quinn's Another Little Piece earlier this year, and absolutely loved it, so I'll be checking out anything she comes out with in the future. And this one sounds very intriguing. As the daughter of a Tennessee-native, the idea that a family uses moonshine to grant wishes is absolutely wonderful. I'm hopeful that this book will be just as strange, creepy, and oddly poetic as Another Little Piece. 

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Waiting on Wednesday (37): WHEN WE COLLIDED

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Title: When We Collided

Author: Emery Lord

Release date: April 5, 2016

Summary: Meet Vivi and Jonah: A girl and a boy whose love has the power to save or destroy them. 

Vivi and Jonah couldn't be more different. Vivi craves anything joyful or beautiful that life can offer. Jonah has been burdened by responsibility for his family ever since his father died. As summer begins, Jonah resigns himself to another season of getting by. Then Vivi arrives, and suddenly life seems brighter and better. Jonah is the perfect project for Vivi, and things finally feel right for Jonah. Their love is the answer to everything. But soon Vivi's zest for life falters, as her adventurousness becomes true danger-seeking. Jonah tries to keep her safe, but there's something important Vivi hasn't told him. 

Thoughts: I haven't read either of Emery Lord's previous books, but both of them are on my TBR, so why wouldn't this one? That cover is completely different from the covers of Open Road Summer and The Start of You and Me, but I am definitely digging it! The colors, the paint splatters, the font? Love it all. This sounds like a swoony, emotional rollercoaster, and those are usually my favorite kinds of contemporaries, so you can see why I'm anticipating this book!

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Waiting on Wednesday (36): THE TROUBLE WITH DESTINY

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Title: The Trouble With Destiny

Author: Lauren Morrill

Release date: December 8, 2015

Summary: It's not about the destination, it's about the journey...

With her trust baton and six insanely organized clipboards, drum major Liza Sanders is about to take Destiny by storm--the boat, that is. When Liza discovered that her beloved band was losing funding, she found Destiny, a luxury cruise ship complete with pools, midnight chocolate buffets, and a $25,000 spring break talent show prize. 

Liza can't imagine senior year without the band, and nothing will distract her from achieving victory. She's therefore not interested when her old camp crush, Lenny, shows up on board, looking shockingly hipster-hot. And she's especially not interested in Russ, the probably-as-dumb-as-he-is-cute prankster jock whose ex, Demi, happens to be Liza's ex-best friend and leaders of the Athenas, a show choir that's the band's great competition. 

But it's not going to be smooth sailing. After the Destiny breaks down, all of Liza's best-laid plans start to go awry. Liza likes to think of herself as an expert at almost everything, but when it comes to love, she's about to find herself lost at sea. 

Thoughts: I haven't read either of Lauren Morrill's previous novels yet (but Meant to Be is on my September TBR!) But that won't stop me from picking up her next one! Even though I hated marching band when I was in it in high school, it still brings up some fond memories looking back at it now. And a book about a over-achiever drum major on a cruise ship just sounds like SO much fun! Plus, that cover? I love the combination of the illustrations with the real couple at the top. So cute!

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Waiting on Wednesday (35): WHAT WE LEFT BEHIND

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Title: What We Left Behind

Author: Robin Talley

Release date: October 27, 2015

Summary: Toni and Gretchen are the couple everyone envied in high school. They've been together forever. They never fight. They're deeply, hopelessly in love. When the separate for their first year at college--Ton to Harvard and Gretchen to NYU--they're sure they'll be fine. Where other long-distance relationships have fallen apart, their relationship will surely thrive. 

The reality of being apart, however, is a lot different than they expected. As Ton, who identifies as genderqueer, falls in with a group of transgender upperclassmen and immediately finds a sense of belonging that has always been missing, Gretchen struggles to remember who she is outside their relationship. 

While Toni worries that Gretchen, who is not trans, just won't understand what is going on, Gretchen begins to wonder where she fits in Toni's life. As distance and Toni's shifting gender identity begins to wear on their relationship, the couple must decide--have they grown apart for good, or is love enough to keep them together?

Thoughts: I am so glad we are getting more and more LGBTQIA+ books out there in the mainstream. I've heard great things about Robin Talley's other book, Lies We Tell Ourselves. I would also like to read that book, but it's a historical fiction novel, which is not usually my favorite genre. But this contemporary sounds much more up my alley, and I think it's especially wonderful that it features a nonbinary protagonist. And on a totally shallow level, that cover is sooo pretty. 

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Waiting on Wednesday (34): FIRST & THEN

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Title: First & Then

Author: Emma Mills

Release date: October 13, 2015

Summary: Devon Tennyson wouldn't change a thing. She's happy watching Friday night games from the bleachers, silently crushing on best friend Case, and blissfully ignoring the future after high school. But the universe has other plans. It delivers Devon's cousin Foster, an unrepentant social outlier with a surprising talent for football, and the obnoxiously superior and maddeningly attractive star running back, Ezra, right where she doesn't want them: first into her P.E. class and then into every other aspect of her life. 

Thoughts: This sounds like such a cute, fluffy contemporary. That cover is so adorable and colorful! This is also pitched as Friday Night Lights meets Pride & Prejudice. Now, I haven't watched FNL yet and I haven't read P&P, but this might be just what I need to get me into both of them! I just can't with how adorable this sounds. Definitely intrigued!

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Waiting on Wednesday (33): A STEP TOWARD FALLING

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Title: A Step Toward Falling

Author: Cammie McGovern

Release date: October 6, 2015

Summary: Sometimes one mistake can change everything. 

Emily doesn't know why she froze. Or why Lucas did, too. Afterward, she thought of different ways to rationalize it. But the truth is, they could have helped Belinda, and they didn't. It's a mistake they'll both have to live with. 

Sometimes doing nothing is the only way to cope. 

Belinda doesn't want to talk about what happened. Because when she does, it feels like it's happening all over again. 

Sometimes good can come from bad. 

Emily and Lucas's punishment is community service at a center for people with disabilities. People like Belinda. Soon they feel like maybe they're starting to make a real difference. Like they would be able to do the right thing if they could do that night all over again. Like they could help not only those at the center but also each other. 

But when Belinda returns to school. Emily and Lucas have to figure out if they can do anything that will actually help the one person they hurt most. 

Thoughts: This is definitely not my usual type of book, and to be completely honest, I wasn't sure I wanted to read it at first. I heard mixed things about Cammie McGovern's first novel, Say What You Will, and I didn't know if this content would fully interest me. But this book has gotten a nice number of good reviews, and I think it might be really eye-opening as well. So I'm definitely ready to give this book a shot!

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Waiting on Wednesday (32): MENAGERIE

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Title: Menagerie

Author: Rachel Vincent

Series: Menagerie #1

Release date: September 29, 2015

Summary: When Delilah Marlow visits a famous traveling carnival, Metzger's Menagerie, she is an ordinary woman in a not-quite-ordinary world. But under the macabre circus black-top, she discovers a fierce, sharp-clawed creature lurking just beneath her human veneer. Captured and put on exhibition, Delilah in her black swan burlesque costume is stripped of her worldly possessions, including her own name, as she's forced to "perform" in town after town. 

But there is breathtaking beauty behind the seamy and grotesque reality of the carnival. Gallagher, her handler, is as kind as he is cryptic and strong. The other "attractions"--mermaids, minotaurs, gryphons and kelpies--are strange, yes, but they share a bond forged by the brutal realities of captivity. And as Delilah struggles for her freedom, and for her fellow menagerie, she'll discover a strength and a purpose she never knew existed. 

Thoughts: This sounds awesome. Dark and creepy? Twisted paranormal carnival? Double check. Unique and interesting cast of characters? Triple check. This sounds like everything I never knew I needed. Plus, the author has said that this is neither YA nor romance, so it will expand my reading horizons as well! I haven't read anything by Rachel Vincent yet, but this will definitely be the place I start. 

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Waiting on Wednesday (31): DREAMLAND

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Title: Dreamland

Author: Robert L. Anderson

Release date: September 22, 2015

Summary: Odea Donahue has been able to travel through people's dreams since she was six years old. Her mother taught her the three rules of walking: Never interfere. Never be seen. Never walk the same person's dream more than once. Dea has never questioned her mother, not about the rules, not about the clocks or the mirrors, not about moving from place to place to be one step ahead of the unseen monsters that Dea's mother is certain are right behind them. 

Then a mysterious new boy, Connor, come to town and Dea finally starts to feel normal. As Connor breaks down the walls that she's had up for so long, he gets closer to learning her secret. For the first time she wonders if that's so bad. But when Dea breaks the rules, the boundary between worlds begins to deteriorate. How can she know what's real and what's not?

Thoughts: That cover was what immediately drew me to this book when it was first revealed, but it sounds kind of dark and creepy and fantastical, and that sounds like such a perfect combination. I've heard mixed things so far, but it's definitely one that's on my radar!

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Waiting on Wednesday (30): THE SHADOW QUEEN

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Title: The Shadow Queen

Author: C.J. Redwine

Series: Ravenspire #1

Release date: February 23, 2016

Summary: Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. To do that, Lorelai needs to use the one weapon she and Queen Irina have in common--magic. She'll have to be stronger, faster, and more powerful than Irina, the most dangerous sorceress Ravenspire has ever seen. 

In the neighboring kingdom of Eldr, when Prince Kol's father and older brother are killed by an invading army of magic-wielding ogres, the second-born prince is suddenly given the responsibility of saving his kingdom. To do that, Kol needs magic--and the only way to get it is to make a deal with the queen of Ravenspire, promise to become her personal huntsman...and bring her Lorelai's heart. 

But Lorelai is nothing like Kol expected--beautiful, fierce, and unstoppable--and despite dark magic, Lorelai is drawn in by the passionate and troubled king. Fighting to stay one step ahead of the dragon huntsman--who she likes far more than she should--Lorelai does everything in her power to ruin the wicked queen. But Irina isn't going down without a fight, and her final move may cost the princess the one thing she still has left to lose. 

Thoughts: THAT COVER. *drools* But in all seriousness, this is obviously a Snow White retelling, but the fantasy setting and the way the tale is twisted feels so original. And come on, who doesn't love a sexy huntsman? (Chris Hemsworth and Jamie Dornan both come to mind.) I've been on kind of a fantasy slump lately, but it's looking like early 2016 is going to bring up a breath of fresh air in the genre. I haven't read C.J. Redwine's Defiance series yet, but this one is definitely peaking my interest!

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Waiting on Wednesday (29): HOTEL RUBY

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Title: Hotel Ruby

Author: Suzanne Young

Release date: November 3, 2015

Summary: Stay tonight. Stay forever. 

When Audrey Casella arrives for an unplanned stay at the grand Hotel Ruby, she's grateful for the detour. Just months after their mother's death, Audrey and her brother, Daniel, are on their way to live with their grandmother, dumped on the doorstep of a DNA-matched stranger because their father is drowning in his grief. 

Audrey and her family only plan to stay the night, but life in the Ruby can be intoxicating,, extending their stay as it provides endless distractions--including handsome guest Elias Lange, who sends Audrey's pulse racing. However, the hotel proves to be as strange as it is beautiful. Nightly fancy affairs in the ballroom are invitation only, and Audrey seems to be the one guest who doesn't have an invite. Instead, she joins the hotel staff on the rooftop, catching whispers about the hotel's dark past. 

The more Audrey learns about the new people she's met, the more her curiosity grows. She's torn in different directions--the pull of her past with its overwhelming loss, the promise of a future that holds little joy, and an in-between life in a place that is so much more than it seems...

Welcome to the Ruby. 

Thoughts: Man, this just sounds so intriguing! It sounds like a psychological thriller, horror, contemporary all rolled into one. And the characters already sound interesting, and that synopsis just pulls you right in. I have a feeling that once we read this book, the characters aren't going to be the only one who can't leave the Hotel Ruby. I haven't read any Suzanne Young books yet, but this one is definitely striking my fancy!

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Waiting on Wednesday (28): DUMPLIN'

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Title: Dumplin'

Author: Julie Murphy

Release date: September 15, 2015

Summary: Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed "Dumplin'" by her former beauty queen mom) h as always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked...until Will takes a job at Harpy's, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn't surprised to find herself attracted to Bo. But she is surprised when  he seems to like her back. 

Instead of finding new heights of self-assurance in her relationship with Bo, Will starts to doubt herself. So she sets out to take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: entering the Miss Clover City beauty pageant--along with several other unlikely candidates--to show the world that she deserves to be up there as much as any twiggy girl does. Along the way, she'll shock the hell out of Clover City--and maybe herself most of all. 

With starry Texas nights, red candy suckers, Dolly Parton songs, and a wildly unforgettable heroine--Dumplin' is guaranteed to steal your heart. 

Thoughts: Oh, this book speaks to my soul. As a larger girl myself, it's been difficult in the past to ever see myself in fiction, especially in a favorable light. But I haven't even read the book yet and I already adore Will, and I am so happy to see her front and center, the protagonist in her own life story. I love the cover, and I just cannot wait to get my hands on this book in person! 

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Waiting on Wednesday (27): TRUTHWITCH

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Title: Truthwitch

Author: Susan Dennard

Series: The Witchlands #1

Release date: January 5, 2016

Summary: On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a "witchery," a magical skill that sets them apart from others. 

In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are ways to get in trouble--as two desperate young women know all too well. 

Safiya is a Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lie. It's a powerful magic that many would kill to have on their side, especially amongst the nobility to which Safi was born. So Safi must keep her gift hidden, lest she be used as a pawn in the struggle between empires. 

Iseult, a Threadwitch, can see the invisible ties that bind and entangle the lives around her--but she cannot see the bonds that touch her own heart. Her unlikely friendship with Safi has taken  her from life as an outcast into one of reckless adventure, where she is a cool, wary balance to Safi's hotheaded impulsiveness. 

Safi and Iseult just want to be free to live their own lives, but war is coming to the Witchlands. With the help of the cunning Prince Merik (a Windwitch and ship's captain) and the hindrance of a Bloodwitch bent on revenge, the friends must fight emperors, princes, and mercenaries alike, who will stop at nothing to get their hands on a Truthwitch. 

Thoughts: I absolutely love Susan Dennard's writing, and I love her previous trilogy, Something Strange and Deadly. So when I heard she was releasing an epic fantasy series? I jumped all over that. I cannot wait to read this. Like last week's WoW, I actually featured this book among my very first WoW posts last year. But at that point, the cover and synopsis hadn't been released yet, so I decided to feature it again now that we have all the information. 

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Waiting on Wednesday (26): SIX OF CROWS

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Title: Six of Crows

Author: Leigh Bardugo

Series: The Dregs #1

Release date: September 29, 2015

Summary: Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price--and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone...

A convict with a thirst for revenge. 

A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager. 

A runaway with a privileged past. 

A spy known as the Wraith. 

A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. 

A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. 

Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction--if they don't kill each other first. 

Thoughts: MORE GRISHA WORLD. I've been dying for this book ever since it got announced. It was actually one of my very first Waiting on Wednesday posts, but back then, it didn't even have a cover or a proper name. So I thought I should feature it one more time, now with complete information. There have been hints that we may get to see Nikolai in this series eventually as well, and you know how much love I have for Nikolai. But anything by Leigh Bardugo, especially in the Grisha world, I will devour. I cannot wait for this book, and I'm beyond jealous of everyone who got ARCs at BEA! 

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Waiting on Wednesday (25): NEVER ALWAYS SOMETIMES

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Title: Never Always Sometimes

Author: Adi Alsaid

Release date: August 4, 2015

Summary: Never date your best friend

Always be original

Sometimes rules are meant to be broken

Best friends Dave and Julia were determined to never be cliche high school kids--the ones who sit a the same lunch table every day, dissecting the drama from homeroom and plotting their campaigns for prom king and queen. They even wrote their own Never List of everything they vowed they'd never, ever do in high school. 

Some of the rules have been easy to follow, like #5, never dye your hair a color of the rainbow, or #7, never hook up with a teacher. But Dave has a secret: he's broken rule #8, never pine silently after someone for the entirety of high school. It's either that or break rule #10, never date your best friend. Dave has loved Julia for as long as he can remember. 

Julia is beautiful, wild and impetuous. So when she suggests they do every Never on the list, Dave is happy to play along. He even dyes his hair an unfortunate shade of green. It starts as a joke, but then a funny thing happens: Dave and Julia discover that by skipping the cliches, they've actually been missing out on high school. And maybe even on love. 

Thoughts: This just sounds so adorable. I absolutely love the cover, and the summary sounds so perfect. I haven't read Adi's other book yet, but this one sounds even more up my alley than that one did. I've been super into contemporary YA lately, so this is a perfect choice for today's WoW!

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Waiting on Wednesday (24): PASSENGER

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Title: Passenger

Author: Alexandra Bracken

Series: Passenger #1

Release date: January 5, 2016

Summary: Violin prodigy Etta Spencer had big plans for her future, but a tragedy has put her once-bright career at risk. Closely tied to her musical skill, however, is a mysterious power she doesn't even know she has. When her two talents collide during a stressful performance, Etta is drawn back hundreds of years through time. 

Etta wakes, confused and terrified, in 1776, in the midst of a fierce sea battle. Nicholas Carter, the handsome young prize master of a privateering ship, has been hired to retrieve Etta and deliver her unharmed ot the Ironwoods, a powerful family in the Colonies--the very same one that orchestrated her jump back, and one Nicholas himself has ties to. But discovering she can time travel is nothing compared to the shock of discovering the true reason the Ironwoods have ensnared her in their web. 

Another traveler has stolen an object of untold value from them, and, if Etta can find it, they will return her to her own time. Out of options, Etta and Nicholas embark on a perilous journey across centuries and continents, piecing together clues left behind by the mysterious traveler. But as they draw closer to each other and the end of their search, the true nature of the object, and the dangerous game the Ironwoods are playing, comes to light--threatening to separate her not only from Nicholas, but her path home...forever. 

Thoughts: I haven't yet read The Darkest Minds trilogy by Alexandra Bracken. (I know! Shoot me know!) But that is definitely on my TBR for this year. But THIS book just sounds so fabulous. Time travel? Handsome young prize master?? Violin prodigy?!?! I mean, come on. This sounds just up my alley. And that cover. Ugh, it's so gorgeous. I can't wait to have it on my bookshelf! 

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Waiting on Wednesday (23): WALK ON EARTH A STRANGER

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Title: Walk on Earth a Stranger

Author: Rae Carson

Series: The Gold Seer Trilogy #1

Release date: September 22, 2015

Summary: Lee Westfall has a secret. She can sense the presence of gold int he world around her. Veins deep beneath the earth, pebbles in the river, nuggets dug up from the forest floor. The buzz of gold means warmth and life and home--until everything is ripped away by a man who wants to control her. Left with nothing, Lee disguises herself as a boy and takes to the trail across the country. Gold was discovered in California, and where else could such a magical girl find herself, find safety? 

Thoughts: Once again, THAT COVER. I'm loving the huge title and the beautiful colors. And apparently this is the year for the resurgence of YA westerns! I have to admit, I've never been a big fan of westerns, but between this and Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman, I think I'm going to become one. At least in the YA world. They just sound so wonderful! And who doesn't love a good "girl disguises herself as a boy" story? I haven't read The Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy by Rae Carson yet, but I definitely want to pick them up, as well as this one!

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Waiting on Wednesday (22): THE CAGE

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Title: The Cage

Author: Megan Shepherd

Series: The Cage #1

Release date: May 26, 2015

Summary: When Cora Mason wakes in a desert, she doesn't know where she is or who put her there. As she explores, she finds an impossible mix of environments--tundra next to desert, farm next to jungle, and a strangely empty town cobbled together from different cultures--all watched over by eerie black windows. And she isn't alone. 

Four other teenagers have also been taken: a beautiful model, a tattooed smuggler, a secretive genius, and an army brat who seems to know too much about Cora's past. None of them have a clue as to what happened, and all of them have secrets. As the unlikely group struggles for leadership, they slowly start to trust each other. But when their mysterious jailer--a handsome young guard called Cassian--appears, they realize that their captivity is more terrifying than they coudl ever imagine: Their captors aren't from Earth. And they have taken five teenagers for an otherworldly zoo--where the exhibits are humans. 

As a forbidden attraction develops between Cora and Cassian, she realizes that her best chance of escape might be int he arms of her own jailer--though that would mean leaving the others behind. Can Cora manage to save herself and her companions? And if so...what world lies beyond the walls of their cage? 

Thoughts: THAT COVER. It is so gorgeous. I haven't read Megan's Madman's Daughter trilogy yet, but I really want to, especially now that she has this new book coming out in a week! The only alien book I've read is The Host, even though there are a TON out there to choose from. But this one sounds the most intriguing to me! I can't wait to get my hands on this book!

Tell me: what are YOU waiting on this Wednesday? Does my pick sound good to you, too? Let me know in the comments below!