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"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: Sword and Verse Author: Kathy MacMillan Release Date: January 19th 2016 Publisher: HarperTeen Amazon  | Goodreads Raisa was just a child when she was sold to work as a slave in the kingdom of Qilara. Despite her young age, her father was teaching her to read and write, grooming her to take his place as a Learned One. In Qilara, the Arnathim, like Raisa, are the lowest class, and literacy is a capital offense. What’s more, only the king, prince, tutor, and tutor-in-training are allowed to learn the very highest order language, the language of the gods. So when the tutor-in-training is executed for teaching slaves this sacred language, and Raisa is selected to replace her, Raisa knows any slipup on her part could mean death. Keeping her secret is hard enough, but the romance that’s...

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: The Impostor Queen Author: Sarah Fine Release Date: January 5th 2016 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Amazon  | Goodreads Sixteen-year-old Elli was a small child when the Elders of Kupari chose her to succeed the Valtia, the queen who wields infinitely powerful ice and fire magic. Since then, Elli has lived in the temple, surrounded by luxury and tutored by magical priests, as she prepares for the day when the Valtia perishes and the magic finds a new home in her. Elli is destined to be the most powerful Valtia to ever rule. But when the queen dies defending the kingdom from invading warriors, the magic doesn’t enter Elli. It’s nowhere to be found. Disgraced, Elli flees to the outlands, the home of banished criminals—some who would love to see the temple burn with all its...

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: Passenger Passenger #1 Author: Alexandra Bracken Release Date: January 5th 2016 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Amazon  | Goodreads passage, n. i. A brief section of music composed of a series of notes and flourishes. ii. A journey by water; a voyage. iii. The transition from one place to another, across space and time. In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is certain of only one thing: she has traveled not just miles but years from home. And she’s inherited a legacy she knows nothing about from a family whose existence she’s never heard of. Until now. Nicholas Carter is content with his life at sea, free from the Ironwoods—a powerful family in the co...

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: Shallow Graves Author: Kali Wallace Release Date: January 26th 2016  Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Amazon  | Goodreads Breezy remembers leaving the party, the warm, wet grass under her feet, her cheek still stinging from a slap to the face. But when she wakes up, scared and pulling dirt from her mouth, a year has passed and she can’t explain the necklace of bruises around her neck. She also can’t explain the man lying at her grave, dead from her touch. Returning home seems impossible. Her parents and sisters have clearly grieved and struggled to move on, and Breezy can’t begin to answer their inevitable questions. Her heartbeat comes and goes, she doesn’t need to eat or drink, she can see the inky memories of murderers, and she can somehow pull on this dark guilt to kill them. ...

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: Truthwitch The Witchlands # 1 Author: Susan Dennard Release Date: January 5th 2016 Publisher: Tor Teen Amazon  | Goodreads 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 t...

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: What's Broken Between Us Author: Alexis Bass Release Date: December 29th 2015 Publisher: HarperCollins Amazon  | Goodreads Alexis Bass’s heartbreakingly beautiful second novel is a tale of love, loss, and learning to forgive, perfect for fans of Gayle Forman and of Robyn Schneider's The Beginning of Everything. A year and a half ago, Amanda Tart's brother got behind the wheel drunk and killed his best friend. Today, he's coming home from prison. Amanda's been the one living with the fallout, made worse by her brother's recent unapologetic TV interview. People think he's a monster. Still, she loves him. It's her dark secret, until she starts getting close to Henry again--whose sister is paralyzed from the accident. A year and a half ago, her bro...

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: Oblivion Lux # 1.5 Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Release Date: December 1st 2015 Publisher: Entangled Teen Amazon  | Goodreads Experience the epic love story of OBSIDIAN as told by its hero, Daemon Black… I knew the moment Katy Swartz moved in next door, there was going to be trouble. Lots of it. And trouble’s the last thing I need, since I’m not exactly from around here. My people arrived on Earth from Lux, a planet thirteen billion light years away. Plus, if there’s one thing I know, it’s that humans can’t be trusted. We scare them. We can do things they only dream about, and honestly, we make them look weak as hell. ‘Cuz they are. But Kat is getting to me in ways no one else has, and I can't stop myself from wanting her—or wanting to use my powers to protect her. ...

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: All We Left Behind Author: Ingrid Sundberg Release Date: December 1st 2015 Publisher: Simon Pulse Amazon  | Goodreads For fans of Simone Elkeles and Courtney Summers, this haunting debut novel is about two teenagers battling their inner demons as they fall in love for the first time. When Marion Taylor, the shy bookworm, meets sexy soccer captain Kurt Medford at a party, what seems like a sure thing quickly turns into a total mess. One moment they’re alone in the middle of a lake, igniting sparks of electricity. The next, they’re on dry land, pretending they’ve never met. But rather than the end, that night is the beginning of something real, terrifying, and completely unforgettable for them both. As Marion and Kurt struggle to build a relationship from the fractured pieces of t...

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: Queen The Blackcoat Rebellion # 3 Author: Aimee Carter Release Date: November 24th 2015 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Amazon  | Goodreads PAWN...CAPTIVE...QUEEN? Kitty Doe is a Blackcoat rebel and a former captive with a deadly connection to the most powerful and dangerous man in the country, Prime Minister Daxton Hart. Forced to masquerade as Daxton's niece, Lila Hart, Kitty has helped the Blackcoats take back the prison known as Elsewhere. But Daxton has no intention of ceding his position of privilege—or letting Kitty expose his own masquerade. Not in these United States, where each person's rank means the difference between luxury and poverty, freedom and fear...and ultimately, between life and death. To defeat the corrupt government, Kitty must expose Daxton's...

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. P. S. Andye's really excited about this one too!!! Pick of the week: Frozen Tides Falling Kingdoms # 4 Author: Morgan Rhodes Release Date: December 15th 2015 Publisher: Razorbill Amazon  | Goodreads Rebels, royals, and monsters wage war over the Mytican throne in the shocking fourth book of the Falling Kingdoms series, from New York Times bestselling author Morgan Rhodes. CLEO : Reeling after a bloody showdown in Limeros ending with Amara’s abduction of the water crystal, and a vacancy in the Mytican throne, Princess Cleo must cast aside her feelings and look toward her kingdom with the eyes of a Queen. MAGNUS : With the kingdom in chaos, Princess Lucia still missing and quite possibly in danger, and a shocking realization about Cleo, the steely prince is once again torn between love an...

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: Their Fractured Light Starbound # 3 Author: Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner Release Date: December 1st 2015 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Amazon  | Goodreads A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the now infamous Avon Broadcast, calling on the galaxy to witness for their planet, and protect them from destruction. Some say Flynn’s a madman, others whisper about conspiracies. Nobody knows the truth. A year before that, Tarver Merendsen and Lilac LaRoux were rescued from a terrible shipwreck—now, they live a public life in front of the cameras, and a secret life away from the world’s gaze. Now, in the center of the universe on the planet of Corinth, all four are about to collide with two new players, who will bring the fight against LaRoux Industries to a head. Gideon Mar...

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: Winter The Lunar Chronicles # 4 Author: Marissa Meyer Release Date: November 10th 2015 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Amazon  | Goodreads Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana. Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won’t approve of her feelings for her childhood friend–the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn’t as weak as Levana believes her to be and she’s been undermining her stepmother’s wishes for years. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a revolution and win a war that’s been raging for far too long. Can Cinder, Scarlet, ...

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: November 9 Author: Colleen Hoover Release Date: November 10th 2015 Publisher: Atria Books Amazon  | Goodreads This is a love story between a guy (me) and a girl (Fallon). I think. Can it even be considered a love story if it doesn’t end with love? Mysteries end when the mystery is solved. Biographies end when the life story has been told. Love stories should end with love, right? Maybe I’m wrong, then. Maybe this isn’t a love story. If you ask me…I’d say this might even be considered a tragedy. Whatever it is—however it ends—I promised I would tell it. So without further ado. Once upon a time…I met a girl. THE girl. Peace, Love + Twilight, Leydy Baltodano Admin, Once Upon a Twilight  Reviewer, ReadingTeen

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: Hotel Ruby Author: Suzanne Young Release Date: November 3rd 2015 Publisher: Simon Pulse Amazon  | Goodreads 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 ...

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: Walk on Earth a Stranger The Gold Seer Trilogy # 1 Author: Rae Carson Release Date: September 22nd 2015 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Amazon  | Goodreads The first book in a new trilogy from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Rae Carson. A young woman with the magical ability to sense the presence of gold must flee her home, taking her on a sweeping and dangerous journey across Gold Rush–era America. Lee Westfall has a secret. She can sense the presence of gold in the 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 c...

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: An Inheritance of Ashes Author: Leah Bobet Release Date: October 6th 2015 Publisher: Clarion Books Amazon | Goodreads The strange war down south—with its rumors of gods and monsters—is over. And while sixteen-year-old Hallie and her sister wait to see who will return from the distant battlefield, they struggle to maintain their family farm. When Hallie hires a veteran to help them, the war comes home in ways no one could have imagined, and soon Hallie is taking dangerous risks—and keeping desperate secrets. But even as she slowly learns more about the war and the men who fought it, ugly truths about Hallie’s own family are emerging. And while monsters and armies are converging on the small farm, the greatest threat to her home may be Hallie herself.

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: Stand-Off Winger#2 Author: Andrew Smith Release Date: September 8th 2015 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Amazon | Goodreads It’s his last year at Pine Mountain, and Ryan Dean should be focused on his future, but instead, he’s haunted by his past. His rugby coach expects him to fill the roles once played by his lost friend, Joey, as the rugby team’s stand-off and new captain. And somehow he’s stuck rooming with twelve-year-old freshman Sam Abernathy, a cooking whiz with extreme claustrophobia and a serious crush on Annie Altman—aka Ryan Dean’s girlfriend, for now, anyway. Equally distressing, Ryan Dean’s doodles and drawings don’t offer the relief they used to. He’s convinced N.A.T.E. (the Next Accidental Terrible Experience) is lurking around every co...

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Pick of the week: Nightfall Author: Jake Halpern & Peter Kujawinski Release Date: September 22nd 2015 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers AMAZON | GOODREADS A story where edge-of-your-seat horror meets post-apocalyptic thriller, perfect for fans of Lois Lowry and The Mazerunner On Marin’s island, sunrise doesn’t come every twenty-four hours—it comes every twenty-eight years. Now the sun is just a sliver of light on the horizon. The weather is turning cold and the shadows are growing long. Because sunset triggers the tide to roll out hundreds of miles, the islanders are frantically preparing to sail south, where they will wait out the long Night. Marin and her twin brother, Kana, help their anxious parents ready the house for departure. Locks must be taken off door...

From Becca's Sleep-Deprived Brain... Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, where you can spotlight an upcoming release you're eagerly anticipating! This week I'm itching to read: WHEN WE COLLIDED  by Emery Lord Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury  Releases on: April 5th, 2016 Goodreads | Amazon  Meet Vivi and Jonah: A girl and a boy whose love has the power 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-see...