I'm very excited to be one of several bloggers helping to reveal the US book cover for Entice, the second novel in Jessica Shirvington's Embrace series! Release Date: September 4, 2012 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Add to Goodreads Did we all just collectively gasp aloud at the amazing cover for Entice? When I first saw the cover, I'm pretty sure my jaw dropped!  Sourcebooks...

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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 9, 2012 Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Add to Goodreads Summary (from Random House Canada):  Seductive companion to the popular Juliet Immortal, in which former lovers—Romeo and Juliet—meet, not as true lovers, but truly as enemies. Cursed to live out...

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Title: Changeling (Order of Darkness #1) Author: Philippa Gregory Release Date: May 29, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 272 Source: ARC provided by publisher Overall: 3 Stars Summary: Dark myths, medieval secrets, intrigue, and romance populate the pages of the first-ever teen series from #1 bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl. Italy, 1453. Seventeen-year-old Luca Vero is brilliant, gorgeous—and accused of...

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Title: The False Prince (The Ascendance Trilogy #1) Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen Release Date: April 1, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 352 Source: Copy provided by publisher Overall: 5 Stars Summary: The thrilling first book in a brand-new trilogy filled with danger, deceit, and hidden identities will keep readers clinging to the edge of their seats. Sage, an orphaned thief with a...

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Title: Hemlock (Hemlock #1) Author: Kathleen Peacock Release Date: May 8, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Pages: 416 Source: Bought Overall: 5 Stars Summary: Mackenzie and Amy were best friends. Until Amy was brutally murdered. Since then, Mac's life has been turned upside down. She is being haunted by Amy in her dreams, and an extremist group called the Trackers has come...

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Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by fellow Canadian blogger Tynga at Tynga's Reviews where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week. You may have noticed that I've been relatively quiet this month in posting on the blog. After my exams finished at the end of April, I was kind of in a...

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The book cover for the Laini Taylor's Days of Blood and Starlight, the sequel to Daughter of Smoke and Bone, was revealed earlier today on EW's Shelf Life! Release Date: November 6, 2012 Publisher: Little, Brown & Company Add to Goodreads Summary (from Goodreads): In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Karou must come to terms with...

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Title: First Comes Love Author: Katie Kacvinsky Release Date: May 8, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pages: 208 Source: Copy provided by publisher Overall: 5 Stars Summary: Like his name, Gray is dark and stormy. Dylan, a girl always searching for what’s next, seemingly unable to settle down, is the exact opposite: full of light and life. On the outside, they seem...

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Title: In Honor Author: Jessi Kirby Release Date: May 8, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Pages: 240 Source: Bought Overall: 4.5 Stars Summary: A devastating loss leads to an unexpected road trip in this novel from the author of Moonglass, whose voice Sarah Dessen says “is fresh and wise, all at once.” Hours after her brother’s military funeral,...

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Kim Harrington revealed the book cover for her upcoming YA novel, The Dead and Buried, on her blog earlier today!  Release Date: January 2013 Publisher: Scholastic Point Add to Goodreads Summary (from author's website): Jade loves the house she's just moved into with her family. She doesn't even mind being the new girl at the high school: It's a fresh start, and there's...

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Title: Code Name Verity Author: Elizabeth Wein Release Date: May 15, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Doubleday Canada Pages: 352 Source: ARC provided by publisher Overall: 5 Stars Summary: Code Name Verity is a compelling, emotionally rich story with universal themes of friendship and loyalty, heroism and bravery. Two young women from totally different backgrounds are thrown together during World War II: one a working-class...

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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: July 10, 2012 Publisher: Simon Pulse Add to Goodreads Summary (from Goodreads): In this humorous love story from the author of Two-Way Street, an unlikely romance is the best sort of surprise—but the wrong secret can ruin everything. Kelsey’s not going to...

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The book trailer for Throne of Glass, the first novel in a new series by debut author Sarah J. Maas was revealed on MTV's Hollywood Crush blog earlier on Monday but a YouTube version has now popped up! I LOVE the music they've used in the book trailer! It totally builds up the excitement and is completely fitting for a fantasy novel. Are...

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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: September 18, 2012 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Young Readers Add to Goodreads Summary (from Simon & Schuster Canada):  Postcard-perfect Jar Island is home to charming tourist shops, pristine beaches, amazing oceanfront homes—and three girls secretly plotting revenge. KAT is sick and tired...

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The book trailer for Hemlock, the first novel in a new trilogy by debut Canadian author Kathleen Peacock, was revealed earlier today on HarperTeen's facebook page! I just picked up a copy of Hemlock the other day and I'm looking forward to reading it! Everyone who has read it so far seems to be really loving it, which just has me even more...

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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: August 7, 2012 Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Add to Goodreads Summary (from Goodreads):   After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian...

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Are you ready for Rapture, the fourth and final novel in Lauren Kate's bestselling Fallen series? The book trailer for the novel was released just a few days ago on Random House's YouTube page and has me ever so excited to see how everything will conclude! Will love conquer all so that Luce and Daniel can truly be together? I guess we'll have...

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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: September 25, 2012 Publisher: Doubleday Canada Add to Goodreads Summary (from Random House Canada):  **Contains spoilers if you haven't read Blood Red Road!** Saba has rescued her kidnapped brother and defeated the fanatical Tonton. But the price to be paid for her...

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