Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday (#11)

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly event hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine, that spotlight upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" are..


The Glimpse
by Claire Merle
Expected Publication: June 7th 2012

Once you've seen into the future, can you change your destiny? 

In a near future, society is segregated according to whether people are genetically disposed to mental illness. 17-year-old Ana has been living the privileged life of a Pure due to an error in her DNA test. When the authorities find out, she faces banishment from her safe Community, a fate only thwarted by the fact that she has already been promised to Pure-boy Jasper Taurell. 

Jasper is from a rich and influential family and despite Ana’s condition, wants to be with her. The authorities grant Ana a tentative reprieve. If she is joined to Jasper before her 18th birthday, she may stay in the Community until her illness manifests. But if Jasper changes his mind, she will be cast out among the Crazies. As Ana’s joining ceremony and her birthday loom closer, she dares to hope she will be saved from the horror of the City and live a ‘normal’ life. But then Jasper disappears. 

Led to believe Jasper has been taken by a strange sect the authorities will not intefere with, Ana sneaks out of her well-guarded Community to find him herself. Her search takes her through the underbelly of society and into the pits of the human soul. And as she delves deeper into the mystery of Jasper's abduction she uncovers some devastating truths that destroy everything she has grown up to believe, but she also learns to love as she has never loved before.


Defiance
By C.J. Redwine
Expected Publication: August 28th 2012



Within the walls of Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the city’s brutal leader, Rachel Adams has a secret. While other girls sew dresses, host dinner parties, and obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father’s apprentice, Logan—the same boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same boy who handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but fierce belief in her father’s survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself. But treason against the Commander carries a heavy price, and what awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her. 

At nineteen, Logan McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice to the city’s top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being responsible for his mentor’s impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared. 

As Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a monster that can’t be killed and an army of assassins out for blood, they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war decades in the making.

11 comments:

  1. What an awesome pick! I really want to read this one! I love the cover for it and thed title is great :) My WoW

    -Kimberly @ Turning The Pages

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  2. Oh gosh, I can't wait for Defiance! I love and adore the cover and the premise sounds amazing!!! Still, whenever I see the cover I have the feeling that the cover model looks similar to the oen from Angelfire!

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    1. Me too, Danny. I'm so really looking forward for this one. :))

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  3. Really awesome picks! The Glimpse is also my Wow for this week :D
    @BOOK WHALES
    MY WoW

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  4. Both of these sound great. I really, really want to read The Glimpse!!

    - Jessica @ Book Sake

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  5. I've been waiting on Glimpse forever! Sounds so awesome! And Defiance has such a great cover and sounds exciting. Thanks for visiting My WOW!

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  6. I'm really excited for The Glimpse, too! :) It sounds so amazing, and I love the cover. I hadn't heard of Defiance before but now I have I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for that as well!

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  7. I'm definitely looking forward to The Glimpse. Great pick!

    My WoW

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  8. Ahhhh I am so excited for Defiance!!! It looks super awesome!!!! :D

    My WoW

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  9. I'm dying to read Defiance and Glimpse sounds amazing, thanks for sharing them!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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  10. I am really excited to read Definace too! I love Diana's writing, new follower! :)

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