"Waiting on" Wednesday: Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It lets us all gush about what soon-to-be released books we are barely able to restrain our enthusiasm for.

My pick this week is Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler due out December 27, 2011 by Little, Brown.

Summary from Goodreads:

I'm telling you why we broke up, Ed. I'm writing it in this letter, the whole truth of why it happened.

Min Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up. Two bottle caps, a movie ticket, a folded note, a box of matches, a protractor, books, a toy truck, a pair of ugly earrings, a comb from a motel room, and every other item collected over the course of a giddy, intimate, heartbreaking relationship. Item after item is illustrated and accounted for, and then the box, like a girlfriend, will be dumped.

My Thoughts:

I hadn't really thought of putting this on my WoW radar because I had read one of the Series of Unfortunate Events books and was less than impressed. So with that in the forefront of my mind the first time I came across this title I just disregarded it. However, upon one of my library co-workers (who also reviews books professionally) saying that it was a really, really good read and right up my alley I decided to turn my radar back to it and am now anticipating it's release.

So, tell me, what are you waiting on?

"Waiting on" Wednesday: The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It lets us all gush about what soon-to-be released books we are barely able to restrain our enthusiasm for.

My pick this week is The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whataker due out January 2, 2012 by Poppy.

Summary from Goodreads:

Fourteen-year-old Kentucky girl Ricki Jo Winstead, who would preferred to be called Ericka, thank you very much, is eager to shed her farmer's daughter roots and become part of the popular crowd at her small town high school. She trades her Bible for Seventeen magazine, buys new "sophisticated" clothes and somehow manages to secure a tenuous spot at the cool kids table. She's on top of the world, even though her best friend and the boy next door Luke says he misses "plain old Ricki Jo."


Caught between being a country girl and wannabe country club girl, Ricki Jo begins to forget who she truly is: someone who doesn't care what people think and who wouldn't let a good-looking guy walk all over her. It takes a serious incident out on Luke's farm for Ricki Jo to realize that being a true friend is more important than being popular.

My thoughts:

Just like my anticipation for Miranda Kenneally's Catching Jordan, I think my desire to read this book stems from my completion and absolute love for Catherine Gilbert Murdock's Dairy Queen series with its milkmaid/football-and-basketball phenom, DJ Schwenk. However, opposite to DJ and her story, I think this book will take the down-home, naive and humble aspects of Ricki Jo's persona, wratchet them up to the point where Ricki Jo becomes possibly unlikable and then bring her back down to earth to where she is ultimately supposed to find her place in the world (I'm thinking not of a book comparison here but of movies like Mean Girls and Clueless--which I loved--and other books and movies of that ilk). Those are the books that always make me feel good after finishing them. The ones that show the main character the (possibly negative) potentiality of what they are striving for all the while teaching them the lesson that maybe what they had wasn't so bad after all. Ah, good old-fashioned teen cliches. Gotta love 'em!

What's New in YA--November 2011

Happy Turkey month, everybody! It's a brand new month and the start of the holiday season that brings us to the end of the year. That means there are brand new books to look forward to! Well, ok, there's brand new books to look forward to all the time but I'm one for the big picture and what's bigger than a month (I know, I know, a year, a decade, a millenium but I can only handle so much)? So, on a small scale, I love being prepared (no, was never a boy scout) and this lets me compile a list of what I can look forward to in the exciting world of YA literature for the coming month. And I'm here to share my preparedness with you. Each title is linked to goodreads.com.


01
Crossed (Matched #2) by Ally Condie
Playground by Fifty Cent
Dark Eden by Patrick Carman
Last Breath (Morganville Vampires #11) by Rachel Caine
Reckoning (Strange Angels #5) by Lili St. Crow
The Outcasts (Brotherband Chronicles #1) by John Flanagan
Tiger's Voyage (Tiger Saga #3) by Colleen Houck
Darker Still (Magic Most Foul #1) by Leanna Renee Heiber
Cinder and Ella by Melissa Lemon
Liar's Moon (Thief Errant #2) by Elizabeth C. Bunce


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The Daughters Join the Party (Daughters #4) by Joanna Philbin



08
Inheritance (Inheritance #4) by Christopher Paolini
Faking Faith by Josie Bloss
Little Women and Me by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Prized (Birthmarked #2) by Caragh M. O'Brien
The Sharp Time by Mary O'Connell


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Also Known as Rowan Pohi by Ralph Fletcher
Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafil
Wherever You Go by Heather Davis
The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff
The Pledge (The Pledge #1) by Kimberly Derting
Lightbringer by K. D. McEntire
Death Watch (The Undertaken #1) by Ari Berk


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The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler


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Legend (Legend #1) by Marie Hu
Kiss of Frost (Mythos Academy #2) by Jennifer Estep

Review: The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler

The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler

The Scoop:

It's 1996 and Emma and Josh have been neighbors their whole life and best friends almost as long. Their friendship changed when Josh wanted something more and Emma didn't. Emma's father buys her a computer and when Josh's family gets a free AOL CD in the mail he brings it over for her to install. However, she doesn't only install AOL. When Emma logs in to her AOL account she is automatically directed and logged in to her Facebook page. A Facebook page from fifteen years in the future. After figuring out exactly what Facebook is, Emma and Josh realize that they can see the immediate effect of anything they do in the present on their future. What they have to figure out is if they really want to know what happens or if they want to wait and see what the future holds for them.

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Katana by Cole Gibsen

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It lets us all gush about what soon-to-be released books we are barely able to restrain our enthusiasm for.

My pick this week is Katana by Cole Gibsen due out March 8, 2012 by Flux.

Summary from Goodreads:

Kill Bill meets Buffy in this supernatural samurai tale.

Rileigh Martin would love to believe that adrenaline gave her the uncanny courage and strength to fend off three muggers. But it doesn’t explain her dreams of fifteenth century Japan, the incredible fighting skills she suddenly possesses, or the strange voice giving her battle tips and danger warnings. While worrying that she’s going crazy (always a reputation ruiner), Rileigh gets a visit from Kim, a handsome martial arts instructor, who tells Rileigh she’s harboring the spirit of a five-hundred-year-old samurai warrior.

Relentlessly attacked by ninjas, Rileigh has no choice but to master the katana--a deadly Japanese sword that’s also the key to her past. As the spirit grows stronger and her feelings for Kim intensify, Rileigh is torn between continuing as the girl she’s always been and embracing the warrior inside her.

My Thoughts:

A teenage ninja? Awesome. Hopefully the Buffy reference isn't just something to hook the readers (when I think Buffy I think kick-ass and snarky which is always way good in my book). And besides, my two years of taking Japanese in high school (many years ago) has left me with a lifelong residual interest in their culture and histories.  

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Catching Jordan by Miranda Kinneally

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It lets us all gush about what soon-to-be released books we are barely able to restrain our enthusiasm for.

My pick this week is Catching Jordan by Miranda Kinneally due out December 1, 2011 by Sourcebooks Fire.

From goodreads.com:

What girl doesn't want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks day in and day out? Jordan Woods isn't just surrounded by hot guys, though-she leads them as the captain and quarterback of her high school football team. They all see her as one of the guys, and that's just fine. As long as she gets her athletic scholarship to a powerhouse university. But now there's a new guy in town who threatens her starting position... suddenly she's hoping he'll see her as more than just a teammate.

My Thoughts:

Maybe it has something to do with me reading through the Dairy Queen series but the description of this book just sounded like a fun read. And all that green on the cover--so bright and cheery compared to a lot of covers I've seen lately. (So, I guess I gave away what side I'm on of the age-old "don't judge a book by it's cover" debate.) Although, the headless bodies are a little off-putting (and that answers that question).

 

What are you waiting on?

What's New in YA--October 2011

Happy Fall, everybody! It's a brand new month and a brand new season (a nice chilly one perfect for getting cozy by the fire with a nice, new book). That means there are brand new books to look forward to! Well, ok, there's brand new books to look forward to all the time but I'm one for the big picture and what's bigger than a month (I know, I know, a year, a decade, a millenium but I can only handle so much)? So, on a small scale, I love being prepared (no, was never a boy scout) and this lets me compile a list of what I can look forward to in the exciting world of YA literature for the coming month. And I'm here to share my preparedness with you. Each title is linked to goodreads.com.

03
Bleeding Hearts (The Drake Chronicles #4) by Alyxandra Harvey
Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King
Palace of the Damned (The Saga of Larten Crepsley #3) by Darren Shan
Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer (Gossip Girl #13) by Cecily von Ziegesar



04
The Lost Stories (Ranger's Apprentice #11) by John Flanagan
The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea (Bloody Jack Adventures #9) by Louis A. Meyer
Eve (Eve Trilogy #1) by Anna Carey
Variant by Robison Wells
Silence (Hush, Hush #3) by Becca Fitzpatrick
Carrier of the Mark (Carrier Trilogy #1) by Leigh Fallon
The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus #2) by Rick Riordan
Past Perfect by Leila Sales
Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver
A Beautiful Friendship (Stephanie Harrington #1) by David Weber

08
Mercy Lily by Lisa Albert


10
Bunheads by Sophie Flack

11
The Goblin War (Goblin Wood #3) by Hilari Bell
David by Mary Hoffman
Frost (Stork #2) by Wendy Delsol
Life: An Exploded Diagram by Mal Peet
Devoted (Elixir #2) by Hilary Duff
The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic by Allan Wolf
Deadly Cool by Gemma Halliday
Stick by Andrew Smith
Tris and Izzie by Mette Ivie Harrison
The Death Cure (Maze Runner #3) by James Dashner
Awake at Dawn (Shadow Falls #2) by C.C. Hunter
Unforsaken (Banished #2) by Sophie Littlefield
Without Tess by Marcella Pixley
Just Your Average Princess by Kristina Springer
The Survival Kit by Donna Freitas


13
Girls Don't Fly by Kristen Chandler
Audition by Stasia Ward Kehoe

18
Swear (Swoon #2) by Nina Malkin
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez
Seizure (Virals #2) by Kathy Reichs and Brendan Reichs
How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr
Beautiful Chaos (Beautiful Creatures #3) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Half-Blood (Covenant #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Dearly, Departed (Dearly #1) by Lia Habel



19
On The Fringe by Courtney King Walker


25
Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore
Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, Blow: Four Novellas by Daniel Nayeri
Battle Fatigue by Mark Kurlansky
Mastiff (Legend of Beka Cooper #3) by Tamora Pierce
Nightshade (The Poison Diaires #2) by Maryrose Wood and The Duchess of Northumberland
Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber
Caleb's Wars by David L. Dudley
Crave by Melissa Darnell
Phantom (The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters #1) by L. J. Smith
Destined (House of Night #9) by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast
The Iron Knight (Iron Fey #4) by Julie Kagawa
Amplified by Tara Kelly
Desert Angel by Charlie Price
Scored by Lauren McLaughlin
You Are My Only by Beth Kephart

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Love? Maybe. by Heather Hepler

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It lets us all gush about what soon-to-be released books we are barely able to restrain our enthusiasm for.

My pick this week is Love? Maybe. by Heather Hepler due out January 5, 2012 by Dial.

From goodreads.com:

Just because Piper's birthday is on Valentine's Day does not mean she's a romantic. In fact, after watching her father and then her stepfather leave, she's pretty sure she doesn't believe in love at all. Then her friends concoct a plan to find them all Valentine's dates, and somehow Piper finds herself with the most popular guy in school. But true love never follows a plan, and a string of heartfelt gifts from a secret admirer has Piper wondering if she might be with the wrong guy.

In this heartwarming romance, true love is more than a maybe - and it might be closer than you think.

My Thoughts:

I loved Scrambled Eggs at Midnight, which Hepler co-wrote. I'm also a sucker for a mysterious admirer giving cute and meaningful gifts. Let's hope the combination of the two make for a great read.

What are you waiting on?

Review: The Iron Knight (Iron Fey #4) by Julie Kagawa

The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa


The Scoop:


When we last left Meghan, Ash and Puck, Meghan had just become the Iron Queen, she had released Ash from his knighthood oath and Puck was his usual goofy self. In The Iron Knight we flip to the point of view of the Winter Prince, Ash who has been banished from the kingdom of Tir Na Nog by his mother, Queen Mab. He decides to take the journey to the End of the World to gain his soul so he can live with Meghan in the Iron Kindgom. Along for the ride are Ash's best frenemy and constant prankster, Puck and the ever enigmatic and disappearing cait saith, Grimalkin. They are joined by The Big Bad Wolf and a surprising blast from both Ash and Puck's past. They all must survive the trip the very scary, but not scarily named River of Dreams so Ash can try his luck at the testing grounds that will give him the ultimate prize of a soul--unless the trip and tests make him change his mind.

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Bitterblue (tentative) by Kristin Cashore

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It lets us all gush about what soon-to-be released books we are barely able to restrain our enthusiasm for.

My pick this week is Bitterblue (tentative title) by Kristin Cashore due out June 21, 2012 by Dial.

From Kristin Cashore's blog, This Is My Secret:

Book 3, tentatively titled Bitterblue, is a companion book to both Graceling and Fire and takes place in the seven kingdoms eight years after Graceling (not six, as I'd written previously). As you may have gathered, the protagonist is Bitterblue. Yes, Katsa, Po, and others from Graceling do appear in the book. I will be able to provide a release date soon for Bitterblue; it won't be too much longer; but that's all I can say about it at this point.

(No cover art as of yet. Boo-hoo. So instead I'll share one of the international Graceling covers. This is the Danish language volume 2--for some reason they split the book into two volumes.)

My Thoughts:

I loved the audio of Graceling and mostly enjoyed Fire. I'm waiting to get back to the time that includes Katsa and Po (love them!) and find out how their kingdoms are doing. And I really enjoyed the character of Bitterblue in Graceling so for her to get her own story would be great.

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It lets us all gush about what soon-to-be released books we are barely able to restrain our enthusiasm for.

My pick this week is Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling due out October 11, 2011 by Crown Archetype.

From goodreads.com:

Comedy's fastest-rising star takes to the page in a book of essays, personal anecdotes, and impassioned pleas.

Multi-hyphenate Mindy Kaling is an Emmy-nominated writer, the actress famous for playing the beloved Kelly Kapoor on The Office, and the author of one of Twitter's most popular and quoted feeds.  She is a keen and witty observer of life, romance, and pop culture, whom the New York Times recently called "an entirely original and of-the-moment" performer and Entertainment Weekly deemed “one of the ten funniest actresses in Hollywood.”


In Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, Mindy shares her observations, fears, and opinions about a wide-ranging list of the topics she thinks about the most: from her favorite types of guys (including Sherlock Holmes, NBA players, Aaron Sorkin characters, and 19th-century fictional hunks) to life in the Office writers' room to her leisure pursuit of dieting (“I don’t travel, speak other languages, do crafts, or enjoy sports, but I love reading about new diets”) and how much she loves romantic comedies.  Loaded with personal stories and laugh-out-loud philosophies, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? is a must-read by one of the most original comedic voices working today.


My Thoughts:


So, I'm pretty much really waiting for the audio version of this book to come out. If you've read my review of Tina Fey's Bossypants you'll know that I'm a sucker for a comedian reading their own book. And, Mindy Kaling, her of many, many funny and crazy episodes (as a writer) and one-liners (as Kelly) of The Office is sure to be a blast. I can't wait! And for a little something extra here is a behind-the-scenes on the music video of "The Girl Next Door" she directed for The Office.

What's New in YA--September 2011

It's a brand new month and that means there are brand new books to look forward to! Well, ok, there's brand new books to look forward to all the time but I'm one for the big picture and what's bigger than a month? Ok, I know a year is bigger but that's way too ambitious for me. So, on a small scale, I love being prepared (no, was never a boy scout) and this lets me compile a list of what I can look forward to in the exciting world of YA literature for the coming month. And I'm here to share my preparedness with you. Each title is linked to goodreads.com.

01

Floors by Patrick Carman

Witch Song by Amber Argyle

Bronxwood by Coe Booth

05

Shut Out by Kody Keplinger

The Shattering by Karen Healey

06

Vengeance (Private #14) by Kate Brian

The Beginning of After by Jennifer Castle

Vanish (Firelight #2) by Sophie Jordan

Shelter (Mickey Bolitar #1) by Harlan Coben

Sweet Venom (Medusa Girls #1) by Tera Lynn Childs

The Hidden (The Hollow #3) by Jessica Verday

Following Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci

All These Things I've Done (Birthright #1) by Gabrielle Zevin

08

Witch Eyes (Witch Eyes #1) by Scott Tracey

Skyship Academy: The Pearl Wars by Nick James

Bloodborn (Other #2) by Karen Kincy

Stay With Me by Paul Griffin

Pure Red by Danielle Joseph

Damage by Anya Parrish

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Fateful by Claudia Gray

After Obsession by Carrie Jones & Steven Wedel

Going Underground by Susan Vaught

Frost by Marianna Baer

Perfect (Impulse #2) by Ellen Hopkins

Kill You Last by Todd Strasser

Burnout by Adrienne Maria Vrettos

Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst

You Against Me by Jenny Downham

Every You, Every Me by David Levithan

Empire of Ruins (Hunchback Assignments #3) by Arthur Slade

Blood Wounds by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Point Me to Tomorrow (Amigas #6) by Veronica Chambers

Wisdom's Kiss by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

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Away (The Line #2) by Teri Hall

The Downside of Being Up by Alan Sitomer

What You Wish For: A Book for Darfur by Book Wish Foundation and various authors

As I Wake by Elizabeth Scott

20

Pregnant Pause by Han Nolan

Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions by Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong

First Kill (Slayer Chronicles #1) by Heather Brewer

Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey

Beautiful Days (Bright Young Things #2) by Anna Godbersen

Dark of the Moon by Tracy Barrett

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My Beating Teenage Heart by C. K. Kelly Martin

A Monster Calls: Inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd by Patrick Ness

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Absolute Midnight (Abarat #3) by Clive Barker

A Beautiful Dark by Jocelyn Davies
Lost In Time (Blue Bloods #6) by Melissa De La Cruz

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Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

The Name of the Star (Shades of London #1) by Maureen Johnson

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It lets us all gush about what soon-to-be released books we are barely able to restrain our enthusiasm for.

My pick this week is Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore due out October 25, 2011 by Bloomsbury USA Children's Books.

From goodreads.com:

For as long as Esmerine can remember, she has longed to join her older sister, Dosinia, as a siren--the highest calling a mermaid can have. When Dosinia runs away to the mainland, Esmerine is sent to retrieve her. Using magic to transform her tail into legs, she makes her way unsteadily to the capital city. There she comes upon a friend she hasn't seen since childhood--a dashing young man named Alandare, who belongs to a winged race of people. As Esmerine and Alandare band together to search for Dosinia, they rekindle a friendship . . . and ignite the emotions for a love so great, it cannot be bound by sea, land, or air.

My Thoughts:

Are mermaids the new vampire (or zombie, or werewolf)? Between this one and Mandy Hubbard's Ripple and Tera Lynn Childs' Fins series (oh, and the selkies in Wendy Delsol's upcoming book Frost) there are quite a few mermaid books flooding the shelves (I know, lame, but pun totally intended). Ok, maybe it is due to growing up in the time of Splash and Disney's A Little Mermaid, but call me a sucker for any book that has a mermaid in it. I look forwarding to reading this one and hoping it does the mermaid tail, uh, tale justice.

"Waiting on" Wednesday: What Boys Really Want by Pete Hautman

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It lets us all gush about what soon-to-be released books we are barely able to restrain our enthusiasm for.

My pick this week is What Boys Really Want by Pete Hautman due out January 1, 2012 by Scholastic Press.

From Goodreads.com:

National Book Award winning author Pete Hautman lets us in on the secret.

Lita is the writer. Adam is the entrepreneur. They are JUST FRIENDS.

So Adam would never sell copies of a self-help book before he'd even written it. And Lita would never try to break up Adam's relationship with Blair, the skankiest girl at school. They'd never sabotage their friends Emily and Dennis. Lita would never date a guy related to a girl she can't stand. They'd never steal each other's blog posts. And Adam would never end up in a fist fight with Lita's boyfriend. Nope, never.

Adam and Lita might never agree on what happened, but in this hilarious story from Pete Hautman, they manage to give the world a little more insight into what boys and girls are really looking for.

My Thoughts:
After not having read anything by Pete Hautman it was recommended to me to read The Big Crunch. I liked the simplicity of the story that juxtaposed nicely with the complicity of falling in love. His way of writing had just the right touch to keep me interested in the characters and their journey towards a new relationship. His amusing book trailer for The Big Crunch also clued me in to his sense of humor which sounds like makes an appearance in this new book. Although, I have to say, I hope this isn't the final version of the cover--it's a little bit blah compared to his last book.

What a Prize! Maggie Stiefvater's The Scorpio Races book trailer and contest

So, a few weeks ago I WOW'd about Maggie Stiefvater's upcoming book, The Scorpio Races. Now the book trailer has been released with original artwork and music by Maggie herself (I'm pretty sure you can call her a triple threat--she writes, she is artistically talented and she is musically inclined--if I didn't love all the stuff she did I'm sure I'd envy her talents) and it is pretty amazing.

Not only is there a fabulous trailer to drool over but there is also a CONTEST where you can win one of three autographed (and doodled) copies of The Scorpio Races. Even if you don't win you can preorder your very own autographed copy of the book (and her others) for a nominal fee here.


This contest ends August 21st!

"Waiting on" Wednesday: Sweet Venom (Medusa Girls #1) by Tera Lynn Childs

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It lets us all gush about what soon-to-be released books we are barely able to restrain our ethusiasm for.

My pick this week is Sweet Venom (Medusa Girls #1) by Tera Lynn Childs due out September 6th 2011 by Katherine Tegen Books.

From Goodreads.com:

Grace just moved to San Francisco and is excited to start over at a new school. The change is full of fresh possibilities, but it’s also a tiny bit scary. It gets scarier when a minotaur walks in the door. And even more shocking when a girl who looks just like her shows up to fight the monster.

Gretchen is tired of monsters pulling her out into the wee hours, especially on a school night, but what can she do? Sending the minotaur back to his bleak home is just another notch on her combat belt. She never expected to run into this girl who could be her double, though.

Greer has her life pretty well put together, thank you very much. But that all tilts sideways when two girls who look eerily like her appear on her doorstep and claim they're triplets, supernatural descendants of some hideous creature from Greek myth, destined to spend their lives hunting monsters.

These three teenage descendants of Medusa, the once-beautiful gorgon maligned by myth, must reunite and embrace their fates in this unique paranormal world where monsters lurk in plain sight.

My Thoughts:


I enjoyed my way through the Oh. My. Gods books and am now working my way through the Forgive My Fins books. I adore Tera Lynn Childs and the Greek mythology themed books she writes so it is with bated breath that I sit on pins and needles for the start of a new series (and this time it looks like it will be three books instead of two). 
After the hoopla of the Percy Jackson series, which I could never quite get into despite my love of mythology and mythology-based stories, I was so excited to come across the Oh. My. Gods. books and find that they were right up my genre alley (so to speak). To have another series of mythological themed books by Tera Lynn Childs is just icing on the cake!