Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating. Release Date: December 27, 2011 Publisher: EgmontUSA Summary (from author's website): Every other day, Kali D'Angelo is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She goes to public high school. She attends pep rallies. She's human. And then every day in between...She's something else entirely. Though she...

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Title: The Liar Society (Liar Society #1) Author: Lisa & Laura Roecker Release Date: March 15, 2011 (paperback) Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Pages: 368 Source: Bought Overall: 4 Stars Summary: Since when do the dead send emails? Kate Lowry’s best friend Grace died a year ago. So when she gets an email from her, Kate’s more than a little confused. To: KateLowry@pemberlybrown.edu From: GraceLee@pemberlybrown.edu...

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Canadian author Courtney Summers revealed the cover of her upcoming novel, This Is Not A Test, yesterday afternoon on her blog! Release Date: June 2012Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin  Summary (from author's website): 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...

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Title: The Beginning of After Author: Jennifer Castle Release Date: September 6, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: 432 Source: ARC provided by author Overall: 5 Stars Summary: Anyone who’s had something truly crappy happen to them will tell you: It’s all about Before and After. What I’m talking about here is the ka-pow, shake-you-to-your-core-and-turn-your-bones-to-plastic kind of crappy. Sixteen-year-old Laurel’s world changes instantly when...

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating. Release Date: December 6, 2011 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Summary (from Goodreads):  In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her...

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Title: The Demon Trapper's Daughter (The Demon Trappers #1) Author: Jana Oliver Release Date: February 1, 2011 (paperback) Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pages: 340 Source: Bought Overall: 3.5 Stars Summary: Riley Blackthorne just needs a chance to prove herself – and that’s exactly what the demons are counting on… Seventeen-year-old Riley, the only daughter of legendary Demon Trapper, Paul Blackthorne, has always dreamed...

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After teasing us with different character trailers, the book trailer for the first novel in the new Vampire Academy spin-off series, Bloodlines, has been released! I'm so excited for Bloodlines! I already have a feeling I'm going to be jumping up and down excitedly when I finally have a copy in my hands tomorrow!  Release Date: August 23, 2011 Publisher: Razorbill  Summary: The...

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Title: Juliet Immortal Author: Stacey Jay Release Date: August 9, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: 320 Source: Bought  Overall: 4.5 Stars  Summary: "These violent delights have violent endsAnd in their triumph die, like fire and powder,Which as they kiss consume."—Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe most tragic love story in history...Juliet Capulet didn't take her own life. She was murdered by the...

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In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week. This week I got... Received for Review: ARC of Goliath (Leviathan #3) by Scott Westerfeld ARC of The Isle of Blood (The Monstrumologist #3) by Rick Yancey  Thanks so much to Simon &...

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Title: Fury (Fury #1) Author: Elizabeth Miles Release Date: August 30, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 352 Source: ARC provided by publisher Overall: 3 Stars Summary: Sometimes sorry isn't enough.... It’s winter break in Ascension, Maine. The snow is falling and everything looks pristine and peaceful. But not all is as it seems... Between cozy traditions and parties with her friends, Emily...

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The book trailer for The Eleventh Plague, Jeff Hirsch's debut YA novel, was recently revealed on his blog and Scholastic Canada's facebook page. The Eleventh Plague is a dystopian, standalone novel... and Suzanne Collins has even quoted it too! I'm not really a huge fan of the cover, but it should be able to appeal to both girls and boys! I haven't read...

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating. Release Date: October 11, 2011 Publisher: Delacorte Press Summary (from Goodreads): Thomas knows that Wicked can't be trusted, but they say the time for lies is over, that they've collected all they can from the Trials and now must rely on the Gladers, with...

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In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week. This week I got... Won: Blood Bound (Unbound #1) by Rachel Vincent I've been really excited to read Blood Bound, the first novel in Rachel Vincent's new adult series. So imagine my surprise...

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Maggie Stiefvater revealed the book trailer for her upcoming release, The Scorpio Races, yesterday on her blog! I am always blown away by the time and effort that must have gone into creating her stop motion animated trailers... and Maggie's artistic talents are just amazing as her writing! Release Date: October 18, 2011 Publisher: Scholastic Press Summary: It happens at the start of...

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Title: Supernaturally (Paranormalcy #2) Author: Kiersten White Release Date: July 26, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: 352 Source: Bought Overall: 5 Stars Summary: Evie finally has the normal life she’s always longed for. But she’s shocked to discover that being ordinary can be . . . kind of boring. Just when Evie starts to long for her days at the International Paranormal Containment...

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating. Release Date: February 16, 2012 Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Summary (from Goodreads): Colby and Bev have a long-standing pact: graduate, hit the road with Bev’s band, and then spend the year wandering around Europe. But moments after the tour kicks off, Bev makes a shocking...

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Title: Wildefire (Wildefire #1) Author: Karsten Knight Release Date: July 26, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Pages: 400 Source: ARC provided by publisher Overall: 4 Stars Summary: Every flame begins with a spark. Ashline Wilde is having a rough sophomore year. She’s struggling to find her place as the only Polynesian girl in school, her boyfriend just cheated on her,...

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Title: Epic Fail Author: Claire LaZebnik Release Date: August 2, 2011 (paperback) Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: 288 Source: ARC provided by author Overall: 4.5 Stars Summary: Will Elise’s love life be an epic win or an epic fail? At Coral Tree Prep in Los Angeles, who your parents are can make or break you. Case in point: As the son of Hollywood royalty, Derek...

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Title: There is No Dog Author: Meg Rosoff Release Date: August 2, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: Doubleday Canada Pages: 256 Source: Copy provided by publisher Overall: 2.5 Stars Summary: Meet your unforgettable protagonist: God, who, as it turns out, is a 19-year-old boy living in the present-day and sharing an apartment with his long-suffering fifty-something personal assistant. Unfortunately for the planet, God is lazy...

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In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week. This week I got... Received for Review: Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter Dark Souls by Paula Morris ARC of Fateful by Claudia Gray The Project by Brian Falkner ARC of The Scorpio...

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To my fellow Canadians, are you ready to mark your calendars? Here are some upcoming bookish events to look forward to in August! Kathy Reichs Kathy Reichs, bestselling author of the Temperance Brennan series (the TV show Bones!), will be signing copies of her latest novel, Flash and Bones, in Toronto. Reichs is also the author of the YA series, Virals. The second...

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