Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly blog post by Jill over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights releases we're eagerly awaiting.
My pick this week is:
#1
Series: Variants, Book 1
Genre: sci-fi & fantasy
Audience: YA
Audience: YA
Author: Susanne Winnacker
Release date: January 2nd, 2014Publisher: Hachette Children's Books
Summary:
X-Men meets Veronica Mars in this thrilling first book in the VARIANTS series
Tessa is a Variant, able to absorb the DNA of anyone she touches and mimic their appearance. Shunned by her family, she's spent the last two years with the Forces with Extraordinary Abilities, a secret branch of the FBI. There she trains with other Variants, such as long-term crush Alec, who each have their own extraordinary ability.
When a serial killer rocks a small town in Oregon, Tessa is given a mission: she must impersonate Madison, a local teen, to find the killer before he strikes again. Tessa hates everything about being an impostor - the stress, the danger, the deceit - but loves playing the role of a normal girl. As Madison, she finds friends, romance, and the kind of loving family she'd do anything to keep.
Amid action, suspense, and a ticking clock, this super-human comes to a very human conclusion: even a girl who can look like anyone struggles the most with being herself.
'Fun and suspenseful' Marissa Meyer, New York Times bestselling author of CINDER
Tessa is a Variant, able to absorb the DNA of anyone she touches and mimic their appearance. Shunned by her family, she's spent the last two years with the Forces with Extraordinary Abilities, a secret branch of the FBI. There she trains with other Variants, such as long-term crush Alec, who each have their own extraordinary ability.
When a serial killer rocks a small town in Oregon, Tessa is given a mission: she must impersonate Madison, a local teen, to find the killer before he strikes again. Tessa hates everything about being an impostor - the stress, the danger, the deceit - but loves playing the role of a normal girl. As Madison, she finds friends, romance, and the kind of loving family she'd do anything to keep.
Amid action, suspense, and a ticking clock, this super-human comes to a very human conclusion: even a girl who can look like anyone struggles the most with being herself.
'Fun and suspenseful' Marissa Meyer, New York Times bestselling author of CINDER
Why I want to read it:
The summary got me spinning. And just look at the covers! Aren't they gorgeous???
The summary got me spinning. And just look at the covers! Aren't they gorgeous???
#2
Series: single
Genre: contemporary romance
Audience: YA
Audience: YA
Author: Paige Harbison
Release date: January 28th, 2014Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Summary:
Nothing should come between best friends, not even boys. ESPECIALLY not boys.Natalie and Brooke have had each other's backs forever. Natalie is the quiet one, college bound and happy to stay home and watch old movies. Brooke is the movie—the life of every party, the girl everyone wants to be.
Then it happens—one crazy night that Natalie can't remember and Brooke's boyfriend, Aiden, can't forget. Suddenly there's a question mark in Natalie and Brooke's friendship that tests everything they thought they knew about each other and has both girls discovering what true friendship really means.
Why I want to read it:
WOW! I sniff drama! Lots and lots of it!!! Yumm!!
So how about you? What amazing book are you waiting on this week?
WOW! I sniff drama! Lots and lots of it!!! Yumm!!
Impostor sounds really good, especially since they mention X-men in the beginning description lol. Going to add it to Goodreads!
ReplyDeleteyup, I think it sounds good too!
DeleteImpostor sounds intriguing and I like the covers. Thanks for stopping by my WoW.
ReplyDeletebrenda
Both of these sound really good. Thanks for sharing.
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Cool picks this week. Happy Wednesday :)
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Oh I'm just about to start my ARC of Anything to Have You-- great pick!
ReplyDeleteI also see you're currently reading Unleashing Mr. Darcy -- hope you like it as much as I did!!
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Gosh, Unleashing Mr. Darcy was really amazing! IMO, it was better than P&P :)
DeleteI have both of these as arcs and am very excited to read both! I think Imposter might be the one I am most excited to start though =D My WoW.
ReplyDeleteImposter sounds really interesting -- and you had me at Veronica Mars! Nice choices this week. :)
ReplyDeleteLisa
Imposter sounds really good. I actually have a copy of it in my TBR pile somewhere. I believe Anything to Have You is on NG. Great WOW picks.
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I got both books from NG already! I just need to make the time to read them :)
DeleteThese look like fun reads and love how you shared two covers for Impostor -- they're both great.
ReplyDeleteTwo great picks! Agreed, the covers for Impostor are really gorgeous, though I'm leaning towards the US one more. :)
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Oh my gosh, the original Imposter cover is GORGEOUS. Both of these are up on Netgalley right now. I hope you can grab them early! Great picks this week!
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I got them ;)
Deletei'm super excited for anything to have you too! i love that plot line of two best friends and a dude. i'm always eager to see how it will end.
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In my experience it never ends well LOL But who knows, right?
DeleteOoh nice! Both of these are new to me! Hope you love them both once you get a hold of them!
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Imposter sounds really good, and so does the second book come to think of it...awesome picks!
ReplyDeleteTotally want to read both! :) Great picks!!
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Impostor sounds so great! And I love that cover version on the right, I've never seen that one before o.O
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Great picks :D I have a hardcover of Impostor, but have yet to read it.. hopefully soon :D Happy reading. <3
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