Waiting on Wednesday (115): Death and the Girl Next Door by Darynda Jones

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

Death and the Girl Next Door by Darynda Jones
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Publish Date: October 2, 2012

Publisher Description

From the author of The New York Times bestselling series that began with First Grave on the Right—a thrilling Young Adult novel garnering high praise and early buzz from major authors.

Ten years ago, Lorelei's parents disappeared without a trace. Raised by her grandparents and leaning on the support of her best friends, Lorelei is finally beginning to accept the fact that her parents are never coming home. For Lorelei, life goes on.

High school is not quite as painful as she thinks it will be, and things are as normal as they can be. Until the day the school's designated loner, Cameron Lusk, begins to stalk her, turning up where she least expects it, standing outside her house in the dark, night after night. Things get even more complicated when a new guy—terrifying, tough, sexy Jared Kovach—comes to school. Cameron and Jared instantly despise each other and Lorelei seems to be the reason for their animosity. What does Jared know about her parents? Why does Cameron tell Jared he can't have Lorelei? And what will any of them do when Death comes knocking for real? Thrilling, sassy, sexy, and inventive, Darynda Jones's first foray into the world of teens will leave readers eager for the next installment.

Why Jessica wants to read this:  I have loved all of the books in her adult series and know how seriously sassy Darynda can write.  The sassy-factor reels me in!

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Waiting on Wednesday (112): Spark: A Sky Chasers Novel by Amy Kathleen Ryan

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

Spark: A Sky Chasers Novel by Amy Kathleen Ryan
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Publish Date: July 17, 2012

Publishers Description:
Waverly, Kieran and Seth are in a race against time – and with the future of humanity hanging in the balance, there’s no room for mistakes…
After a desperate escape from the enemy ship, Waverly has finally made it back to the Empyrean. The memory of home has been keeping her alive for the past months… but home is nothing like she left it. Forced to leave their captive parents behind on the New Horizon, she’s returned only to find that Kieran has become a strict leader and turned the crew against Seth. What happened to the Kieran she thought she knew? Now Waverly’s not sure whom she can trust. And the one person she wants to believe in is darkly brilliant Seth, the ship’s supposed enemy. Waverly knows that the situation will only get worse until they can rescue their parents – but how?

Before they have time to make a plan, an explosion rocks the Empyrean, and Seth and Waverly are targeted as the prime suspects. Can they find the true culprit before Kieran locks them away… or worse? Will Waverly follow her heart, even if it puts lives at risk? Now more than ever, every step could bring them closer to a new beginning – or a sudden end.

Why Jessica wants to read this: I really enjoyed the first book, the more I thought about it, the more I liked it. It even had me yelling at the characters.  Check out my review of book 1, Glow.

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Waiting on Wednesday (108): This Is Not A Test by Courtney Summers

"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 Not a Test by Courtney Summers

Publish Date: June 19, 2012
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Publisher's Description
It’s the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won’t stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self. To Sloane Price, that doesn’t sound so bad. Six months ago, her world collapsed and since then, she’s failed to find a reason to keep going. Now seems like the perfect time to give up. As Sloane eagerly waits for the barricades to fall, she’s forced to witness the apocalypse through the eyes of five people who actually want to live. But as the days crawl by, the motivations for survival change in startling ways and soon the group’s fate is determined less and less by what’s happening outside and more and more by the unpredictable and violent bids for life—and death—inside. When everything is gone, what do you hold on to?

Zombies!  I like that this one is going to focus on the group trying to make it through it and the problems the group has without the zombies.- Jessica

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In My Mailbox (74)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme run by The Story Siren which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox. Let us know what looks good to you and leave us a link so we can check out what you got over the week. 

FOR REVIEW

The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda

The Sweetest Dark by Shana Abe



Courtney Crumrin, Vol. 2: Courtney Crumrin & The Coven of Mystics (Courtney Crumrin Tales) by Ted Naifeh


Art of the Mass Effect Universe



Gary Gianni's MonsterMen and Other Scary Stories by Gary Gianni


Abe Sapien Volume 2: The Devil Does Not Jest and Other Stories by Mike Mignola


Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne


Don't Expect Magic by Kathy McCullough

What would you read first?

Leave us a link to your IMM, we'd love to drool over your reads!

Thanks to Bantam, Oni Press, Dark Horse, Library Thing, and St Martin's Griffin for this weeks books for review!

Waiting on Wednesday (92): A Little Night Magic by Lucy March

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

A Little Night Magic by Lucy March

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Publish Date: January 31, 2012

Publisher's Description
Olivia Kiskey needs a change. She’s been working at the same Nodaway Falls, New York, waffle house since she was a teenager; not a lot of upward mobility there. She’s been in love with Tobias, the cook, for the last four years; he’s never made a move. Every Saturday night, she gathers with her three best friends—Peach, Millie, and Stacy—and drinks the same margaritas while listening to the same old stories. Intent on shaking things up, she puts her house on the market, buys a one-way ticket to Europe, and announces her plans to her friends . . . but then she meets Davina Granville, a strange and mystical Southern woman who shows Olivia that there is more to her life than she ever dreamed. As Liv’s latent magical powers come to the surface, she discovers that having an interesting life is maybe not all it’s cracked up to be. The dark side of someone else’s magic is taking over good people in town, and changing them into vessels of malevolence. Unwilling to cede her home to darkness, she battles the demons of her familial past and her magical present, with those she loves at her side . . . and in the cross fire. Can the most important things in life—friendship, love, magic, and waffles—get her through the worst that the universe can throw at her?

Why I want to read it: This sounds like a lot of fun and a little something different! - Jessica

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Waiting on Wednesday (76): Dead of Night: A Zombie Novel by Jonathan Maberry

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

Dead of Night: A Zombie Novel by Jonathan Maberry

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Publish Date: October 25, 2011

Publisher's Description
A prison doctor injects a condemned serial killer with a formula designed to keep his consciousness awake while his body rots in the grave. But all drugs have unforeseen side-effects. Before he could be buried, the killer wakes up. Hungry. Infected. Contagious. This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang…but a bite.

Why Jessica want to read this: It's a zombie novel.  Do I really need to explain more?

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