Title: Into the Dim
Author: Janet B. Taylor
Release Date: March 1st, 2016
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers

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“Seventy-two hours, then we have to be back at the clearing. Sunrise on the third day.”

Being “the homeschooled girl,” in a small town, Hope Walton’s crippling phobias and photographic memory don’t help her fit in with her adoptive dad’s perfectly blonde Southern family. But when her mother is killed in a natural disaster thousands of miles from home, Hope’s secluded world crumbles. After an aunt she’s never met invites her to spend the summer in Scotland, Hope discovers that her mother was more than a brilliant academic. She’s a member of a secret society of time travelers, and is actually trapped in the twelfth century in the age of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Now Hope must conquer her numerous fears and travel back in time to help rescue her mother before she’s lost for good. Along the way, she’ll discover more family secrets, and a mysterious boy who could be vital to setting her mother free… or the key to Hope’s undoing.

Addictive, romantic, and rich with historical detail, Into the Dim is an Outlander for teens.

Waiting on Wednesday: The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

Happy Wednesday! This week's book that I am looking forward to is:

The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

Publishing Date: August 27th, 2015

What if you aren’t the Chosen One?

The one who’s supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death?

What if you’re like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again.

Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week’s end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life.

Even if your best friend is worshiped by mountain lions.

Award-winning writer Patrick Ness’s bold and irreverent novel powerfully reminds us that there are many different types of remarkable.

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What book are you most looking forward to? Let me know!

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Waiting on Wednesday: Daughter of Deep Silence by Carrie Ryan

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Breaking the Spine which showcases our most anticipated releases.

This week's selection:

Title: Daughter of Deep Silence

Author: Carrie Ryan

Release Date: June 2nd, 2015

Standalone

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

I’m the daughter of murdered parents.
I’m the friend of a dead girl.
I’m the lover of my enemy.
And I will have my revenge.

In the wake of the devastating destruction of the luxury yacht Persephone, just three souls remain to tell its story—and two of them are lying. Only Frances Mace knows the terrifying truth, and she’ll stop at nothing to avenge the murders of everyone she held dear. Even if it means taking down the boy she loves and possibly losing herself in the process.

Sharp and incisive, Daughter of Deep Silence by bestselling author Carrie Ryan is a deliciously smart revenge thriller that examines perceptions of identity, love, and the lengths to which one girl is willing to go when she thinks she has nothing to lose.

I love a good thriller and this one sounds really intriguing.
Can't wait to get my hands on a copy!

Waiting on Wednesday: The Stars Never Rise by Rachel Vincent

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Breaking the Spine which showcases our most anticipated releases.

This week's selection:

Title: The Stars Never Rise

Author: Rachel Vincent

Release Date: June 9th, 2015

Book one of a series

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

Sixteen-year-old Nina Kane should be worrying about her immortal soul, but she's too busy trying to actually survive. Her town's population has been decimated by soul-consuming demons, and souls are in short supply. Watching over her younger sister, Mellie, and scraping together food and money are all that matters. The two of them are a family. They gave up on their deadbeat mom a long time ago.

When Nina discovers that Mellie is keeping a secret that threatens their very existence, she'll do anything to protect her. Because in New Temperance, sins are prosecuted as crimes by the brutal Church and its army of black-robed exorcists. And Mellie's sin has put her in serious trouble.

To keep them both alive, Nina will need to trust Finn, a fugitive with deep green eyes who has already saved her life once and who might just be an exorcist. But what kind of exorcist wears a hoodie?

Wanted by the Church and hunted by dark forces, Nina knows she can't survive on her own. She needs Finn and his group of rogue friends just as much as they need her.

I love the sound of this! I've seen some great reviews so far too.

What book are you looking forward to?

Waiting on Wednesday: Beastly Bones by William Ritter

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Breaking the Spine which showcases our most anticipated releases.

This week's selection:

Title: Beastly Bones

Author: William Ritter

Release Date: September 22nd, 2015

Book two in the Jackaby series




Synopsis:

The highly anticipated follow-up to the “rich world” of the “lighthearted and assured debut,” featuring an “irresistible character” whose first thrilling and original adventure “demands sequels.”

“I’ve found very little about private detective R. F. Jackaby to be standard in the time I’ve known him. Working as his assistant tends to call for a somewhat flexible relationship with reality.”

In 1892, New Fiddleham, New England, things are never quite what they seem, especially when Abigail Rook and her eccentric employer R. F. Jackaby are called upon to investigate the supernatural.

First, a vicious species of shape-shifters disguise themselves as a litter of kittens, and a day later, their owner is found murdered with a single mysterious puncture wound. Then in nearby Gad’s Valley, now home to the exiled New Fiddleham police detective Charlie Cane, dinosaur bones from a recent dig mysteriously go missing, and an unidentifiable beast starts attacking animals and people, leaving their mangled bodies behind. Charlie calls on Abigail for help, and soon Abigail and Jackaby are on the hunt for a thief, a monster, and a murderer. 

I really enjoyed the first book in the series and I have an ARC for this which I'm really excited to start!

Waiting on Wednesday: The White Rose by Amy Ewing

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Breaking the Spine which showcases our most anticipated releases.

This week's selection:

Title: The White Rose

Author: Amy Ewing

Release Date: October 6th, 2015

Book two in The Lone City series




Synopsis:
Warning: spoilers ahead if you haven't read the first book in the series.
 
Violet is on the run. After the Duchess of the Lake catches Violet with Ash, the hired companion at the Palace of the Lake, Violet has no choice but to escape the Jewel or face certain death. So along with Ash and her best friend, Raven, Violet runs away from her unbearable life of servitude.

But no one said leaving the Jewel would be easy. As they make their way through the circles of the Lone City, Regimentals track their every move, and the trio barely manages to make it out unscathed and into the safe haven they were promised—a mysterious house in the Farm.

But there’s a rebellion brewing, and Violet has found herself in the middle of it. Alongside a new ally, Violet discovers her Auguries are much more powerful than she ever imagined. But is she strong enough to rise up against the Jewel and everything she has ever known?

The White Rose is a raw, captivating sequel to The Jewel that fans won’t be able to put down until the final shocking moments.

I read the first book in this series last month and really liked it (click for review).

I'm so excited to know what happens next!

Waiting on Wednesday: Crimson Bound

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Breaking the Spine which showcases our most anticipated releases.

This week's selection:

Title: Crimson Bound

Author: Rosamund Hodge

Release Date: May 5th, 2015

Standalone




Synopsis:

When Rachelle was fifteen she was good—apprenticed to her aunt and in training to protect her village from dark magic. But she was also reckless— straying from the forest path in search of a way to free her world from the threat of eternal darkness. After an illicit meeting goes dreadfully wrong, Rachelle is forced to make a terrible choice that binds her to the very evil she had hoped to defeat.

Three years later, Rachelle has given her life to serving the realm, fighting deadly creatures in an effort to atone. When the king orders her to guard his son Armand—the man she hates most—Rachelle forces Armand to help her find the legendary sword that might save their world. As the two become unexpected allies, they uncover far-reaching conspiracies, hidden magic, and a love that may be their undoing. In a palace built on unbelievable wealth and dangerous secrets, can Rachelle discover the truth and stop the fall of endless night?

Inspired by the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, Crimson Bound is an exhilarating tale of darkness, love, and redemption.

I'm really intrigued by the fairy tale retellings that are popping up a lot at the moment and this one sounds exactly like the kind of thing I'd like. I'm excited for the release!

Waiting on Wednesday: End of Days

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Breaking the Spine which showcases our most anticipated releases.

This week's selection:

Title: End of Days

Author: Susan Ee

Release Date: May 12th, 2015

Final book of the Penryn & the End of Days series




Synopsis:

End of Days is the explosive conclusion to Susan Ee’s bestselling Penryn & the End of Days trilogy.

After a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on the run. They’re both desperate to find a doctor who can reverse the twisted changes inflicted by the angels on Raffe and Penryn’s sister. As they set off in search of answers, a startling revelation about Raffe’s past unleashes dark forces that threaten them all.

When the angels release an apocalyptic nightmare onto humans, both sides are set on a path toward war. As unlikely alliances form and strategies shift, who will emerge victorious? Forced to pick sides in the fight for control of the earthly realm, Raffe and Penryn must choose: Their own kind, or each other?

I love this series and I'm so excited to see how it ends! There were originally supposed to be five books but it is ending as a trilogy so I'm also hoping we get some bonus content at some stage!

What book are you eagerly anticipating?