Waiting On Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted at Breaking the Spine. It spotlights the book you're looking forward to the most.

I've been a terible blogger this past week and I missed like two days of posting (even though it wasn't my fault, I'm still sorry),  which is why I decided to skip Top Ten Tuesday's post yesterday and catch up on my reviews. So I'm posting a Waiting on Wednesday today, even though I haven't posted one in over a month.

In this heart-wrenching and suspenseful teen thriller, sixteen-year-old Sarah Meadows longs for "normal." Born with a port-wine stain covering half her face, all her life she’s been plagued by stares, giggles, bullying, and disgust. But when she’s abducted on the way home from school, Sarah is forced to uncover the courage she never knew she had, become a hero rather than a victim, and learn to look beyond her face to find the beauty and strength she has inside. It’s that—or succumb to a killer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This book sounds intense and heart-pounding. It sounds like the type of book that keeps you up all night and is impossible to put down. The main character seems vulnerable and afraid snd has to find courage within herself. That kind of character development is the type of thing I love reading about in a book because not everyone is a natural heroine. I like reading about how it's possible to change and become someone great. Having someone who's wimpy being put into a life-or-death situation and being forced to step up to the plate is exactly why I'm so excited for this book. I can't wait to read it!

 

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So what book are you waiting on? And what do you think of the book I chose?

 

 



 



Waiting on Wednesday

 



Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted at Breaking the Spine. It spotlights the book you're looking forward to most.

I don't know about the other people who participate in this mean, but I found it extremely difficult to choose just one book. I eventually ended up with Dark Triumph by R. L. La Fevers for several reasons. This is the second book in The His Fair Assassin Series. I read the first book a few months ago and it was fantastic. It made my top 25 books of this year for sure. The main reason I liked it was because the main character was one of the toughest heroines I'd ever read about. She was an assassin raised by nuns. What could be better? I'm even more fascinated by this book because the main character sounds just as tough, if not tougher. It also doesn't hurt that R. L. La Fever is an epic writer. I never get bored reading her words.

Sybella arrives at the convent’s doorstep half mad with grief and despair. Those that serve Death are only too happy to offer her refuge—but at a price. Naturally skilled in both the arts of death and seduction, the convent views Sybella as one of their most dangerous weapons.

But those assassin’s skills are little comfort when the convent returns her to a life that nearly drove her mad. Her father’s rage and brutality are terrifying, and her brother’s love is equally monstrous. And while Sybella is a weapon of justice wrought by the god of Death himself, He must give her a reason to live. When she discovers an unexpected ally imprisoned in the dungeons, will a daughter of Death find something other than vengeance to live for?

This heart-pounding sequel to Grave Mercy serves betrayal, treachery, and danger in equal measure, bringing readers back to fifteenth century Brittany and will keep them on the edge of their seats.

Doesn't that just sound simply perfect? I'm eagerly anticipating this book and can't wait to read it.

Waiting on Wednesday: Splintered by A. G. Howard

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted at Breaking the Spine. It spotlights the book you're looking forward to most.

Today I Choose:


Title: Splintered
Author: A. G. Howard
Publisher: Amulet Books
Release Date: January 1, 2013
My Rating: to be determined
Pages: 384

"This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now.

When her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. The real Wonderland is a place far darker and more twisted than Lewis Carroll ever let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of tests, including draining an ocean of Alice’s tears, waking the slumbering tea party, and subduing a vicious bandersnatch, to fix Alice’s mistakes and save her family. She must also decide whom to trust: Jeb, her gorgeous best friend and secret crush, or the sexy but suspicious Morpheus, her guide through Wonderland, who may have dark motives of his own."- Goodreads

I can't wait until this book comes out! I love fairy- tale retellings and this one just sounds fantasic. Although it's not exactly a fairy- tale retelling, because the main character isn't Alice but her descendent, I think it sounds even better than the real thing. Especially because the main character, Alyssa, can talk to bugs. That's just amazing!!!! The series of tests also sound a bit like a quest, which is a great idea.

I've been looking for a unique story for a while now and I think Splintered might be just what I need. What are you guys waiting to read? Do you think Splintered sounds good?

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