"Waiting On" Wednesday - Bleeding Violet

 

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
 

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
Release date: January 2010 by Simon Pulse

Sixteen-year-old Hanna Järvinen is an unusual girl with a head full of hallucinations, a medicine cabinet full of pills, and a closet full of frilly, violet dresses. Everything a girl needs--except love. But that's what mothers are for, and Hanna is sure she can reconcile with hers, even though she was abandoned as a baby.

Unfortunately, her mother lives in Portero, an odd East Texas town with doors that lead out of the world, flesh-eating creatures, and parasitical spirits--not an ideal environment for winning a mother's love.

Hanna, however, refuses to let a few monsters interfere with her plans. If she has to flirt a little, lie a little, kill a little, or even bleed a little, she'll do it. Hanna can live with monsters and mayhem, but she would rather die than live without love. 

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Have you seen a theme in my WoW posts lately?  They have all had something to do with the color purple.  I just love it and I'm so psyched to see all these covers using purple.  This story is different.  Just read the synopsis...oooh!  Sounds interesting; can't wait!

"Waiting On" Wednesday - The Dark Divine

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Release date: December 2009 by Egmont USA

 A prodigal son

A dangerous love

A deadly secret . . .

I stood back and watched his movements. Daniel had that way about him that could shut me down in an instant. . . . I kicked the gravel a couple of times and worked up my courage again. “Tell me . . . I mean . . . why did you come back? Why now, after all this time?”

Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared—the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in blood. But she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night really held. And when Daniel returns three years later, Grace can no longer deny her attraction to him, despite promising Jude she’ll stay away.

As Grace gets closer to Daniel, her actions stir the ancient evil Daniel unleashed that horrific night. Grace must discover the truth behind Jude and Daniel's dark secret . . . and the cure that can save the ones she loves. But she may have to lay down the ultimate sacrifice to do it—her soul.

If you've read my blog for any time, you know that purple is my favorite color, so this cover spoke to me.  It seems to be mysterious.  Where is the netting coming from, why is it wrapped around her legs, whose legs are they?  Then, read the synopsis and wow!  Another book about teen romance and magic...I can't wait!

"Waiting On" Wednesday - Sea

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This is event is featured on alot of the blogs I read, and I've been wanting to participate for awhile now.  Today, since I'm home relaxing, I've decided to take the plunge and add this to my list of "must-dos" on my blog every week.

Today's upcoming release, that I am anxiously awaiting, is SEA, by Heidi R. Kling.  Heidi is a tenner (author whose YA novel debuts in 2010).  You can find her on twitter as @seaheidi.

 

Haunted by recurring nightmares since her mother’s disappearance over the Indian ocean three years before, fifteen-year old California girl Sienna Jones reluctantly travels with her psychiatrist father’s volunteer team to six-months post-tsunami Indonesia where she meets the scarred and soulful orphaned boy, Deni, who is more like Sea than anyone she has ever met.

She knows they can’t be together, so why can’t she stay away from him? And what about her old best friend-turned-suddenly-hot Spider who may or may not be waiting for her back home? And why won’t her dad tell her the truth about her mother’s plane crash? The farther she gets from home, the closer she comes to finding answers.

And Sea’s real adventure begins.  

SEA will be released June 10th, 2010, by Putnam (Penguin Young Readers).