Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly Meme hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine. Book bloggers present upcoming books they can’t wait to read and share their enthusiasm about new releases.
by A.G. Howard
Published by Amulet Books
Date published: January 1st 2013
Synopsis: For sixteen years, Alyssa Gardner has lived with the stigma of being descended from Alice Liddell -- the real life inspiration for Lewis Carroll's famed novel, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. But cruel jokes about dormice and tea parties can’t compare to the fact that Alyssa hears the whispers of bugs and flowers ... the same quirk which sent her mother to a mental institution years before.
When her mother takes a turn for the worse and the whispers grow too strong for Alyssa to bear, she seeks the origins of their family curse. A set of heirlooms and a moth tied to an unusual website lead Alyssa and her gorgeous best friend / secret crush, Jeb, down the rabbit hole into the real Wonderland, a place more twisted and eerie than Lewis Carroll ever let on.
There, creepy counterparts of the original fairytale crew reveal the purpose for Alyssa’s journey, and unless she fixes the things her great-great-great grandmother Alice put wrong, Wonderland will have her head
I know its a year away.But look at that cover.Plus it's a fairy tale retelling kinda.I also loved the Alice in wonderland movie of '10 .
by Jennifer Bosworth
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR
Date published: May 8th 2012
Synopsis:Mia Price is a lightning addict. She’s survived countless strikes, but her craving to connect to the energy in storms endangers her life and the lives of those around her.Los Angeles, where lightning rarely strikes, is one of the few places Mia feels safe from her addiction. But when an earthquake devastates the city, her haven is transformed into a minefield of chaos and danger. The beaches become massive tent cities. Downtown is a crumbling wasteland, where a traveling party moves to a different empty building each night, the revelers drawn to the destruction by a force they cannot deny. Two warring cults rise to power, and both see Mia as the key to their opposing doomsday prophecies. They believe she has a connection to the freak electrical storm that caused the quake, and to the far more devastating storm that is yet to come.
Mia wants to trust the enigmatic and alluring Jeremy when he promises to protect her, but she fears he isn’t who he claims to be. In the end, the passion and power that brought them together could be their downfall. When the final disaster strikes, Mia must risk unleashing the full horror of her strength to save the people she loves, or lose everything.
awesome cover and lighting addicted chick. rad. I have been lusting for this one since august of last year
Interesting picks. Struck was one of my wow picks awhile back too. Never heard of Splintered before.
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Livn' Life Through Books
Great picks! I'm adding Splintered to my list right now it sounds so awesome! I'm a huge Alice in Wonderland fan so I'm really excited about this. Struck sounds so good as well and I can't wait to read it.
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Traci @ The Reading Geek
Looking forward to both of these. Love the covers! Great choices!
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Safari Poet
Ohh! Pretty covers :D Seems like amazing books ;) Hope you'll like them :) Although I have read Struck; liked it mostly :)
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They both look really good. Really cool covers, too. Especially loving the one for Splintered. Amazeballs!
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Jennifer @ Dream Reads
Good books are worth to wait, nevermind it's almost a year again. :D It looks good!
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Ooo! I love the cover for Splintered! Great picks & thanks for stopping by :)
ReplyDeleteSplintered is new to me and was just added lightning-fast to my TBR pile (although it's so far off, waaah). Struck is already there. :) Love your choices!
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It seems that a lot of new books are coming out now that are fairytale based - or maybe I've only just noticed! xD
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait for Stuck. It looks so en-creditability AWESOME!
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Renae @ Rolling with the Moments
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ReplyDeleteI'm also waiting for Struck! Great pick :D
Here is my choice...
Waiting On Wednesday
I think Splintered will be my WoW next week, it looks ahmazing!
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Splintered sounds awesome! I love things involving Alice in Wonderland! I've been really curious about Struck for awhile. Addicted to lightning sounds like a very intriguing storyline. Thanks for visiting My WOW!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant picks. The covers of both books look amazing!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cover for Splintered, I was actually waiting on this one. Can't believe I didn't notice that the cover was released. And as popular as Alice in Wonderland is I have actually not heard of many book retellings! Awesome pick - can't wait for the book! :)
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There's a new fairytale trend going around, isn't there? But I'm certainly not complaining! Splintered sounds awesome and too far away!
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The cover for Splintered is amazing! I love what they have done with that and can't wait to read that book. :D
ReplyDeleteI loved Struck! It is a little darker than most YA novels these days and with fewer fluff. The heroine is a real girl, not one of those annoying self-rightous do-gooders! I hope you'll like it as much as I did!
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These are both great picks. I love Struck
ReplyDeleteGreat picks! I want to read Struck, and Splintered sounds really good. Love the covers.
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Oooh Splintered has such a vivid cover!
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The Muggle
So many Alice books today. Splintered looks really good though!
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I have read great reviews for Struck. And I love the cover of Splintered. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteSplintered sounds AWESOME. I hadn't heard of it before, so thanks for putting it on my radar! :) Struck is a pretty cool book, and you should definitely check it out as soon as you can.
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I'm excited for Struck! It's on my TBR!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Both of these are awesome choices! Thanks for Sharing and Stopping by my My WoW
ReplyDeleteSplintered sounds so creepy, which is why I'd read it. Struck sounds absolutely delicious! Putting them on my TBR, thanks!
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Great picks! Both of these are on my TBR!
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Amber @ Fall Into Books
I have Splintered on my to read list too. I hate that we have to wait a year for it practically. Struck looks interesting too. The cover is really interesting..makes the girl look powerful like she's causing the lightning. Thanks for stopping by my blog today!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a beautiful cover on Splintered! And I love fairy tale retellings. I'll watch for that one. Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteOh Wow I want both of those! New Follower!
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Okay, you cheated! You're only supposed to be waiting on one!! Just kidding!!!! Holy crap, Splintered looks and sounds fabulous!!! Running to add it to Goodreads!! Thanks for the heads up, I haven't heard of it yet!!!
ReplyDeleteI heard of Struck and read a review of it and it sounded really great but the review made it sound like the story fell a little short. I'll probably still read it though b/c I love weather related stories!!
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Looks tempting! Thanks for visiting my blog....
ReplyDeleteGot my eye on "Splintered." Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteSplintered is my WOW today, so I'm definitely can't wait for that one! :D
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Splintered sounds amazing. And look at that cover! It's so beautiful. Thanks for sharing, I've added it to my TBR list.
ReplyDeleteSplintered sounds amazing, thanks for sharing :D
ReplyDeletei have this book sitting right next to me right now!!! it sounds so amazing!!!
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Thank you so much for spotlighting Splintered! This has been such a fun week w/the cover release, and you just made it even better! So nice to meet you! Be sure to stop by my blog every once in a while. I'll be having giveaways with bookmarks and buttons as soon as I get some made. Now that I have a cover, I can go crazy with the swag. :)
ReplyDeleteSplintered looks SOOO GOOD! Excellent pick! New follower! Check out my WoW and my GIVEAWAYS!
ReplyDeleteSplintered sounds completely up my alley, and I hadn't heard of it before. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSplintered is definitely on my TBR list, and I liked Struck, but didn't quite love it like I wanted. Great picks, though!
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Wow! Fabulous choices! Splintered and Struck both look really, really good. I can't wait to read both. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Splintered before, but I'm definitely waiting for Struck as well. :-D Great picks, and thanks for stopping by my blog!
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Splintered looks so good! Yeah, it may be a year away but it looks so worth it. That cover is gorgeous. Great picks this week.
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Dreaming In The Pages
Oh I have never heard of Splintered, but it looks great. She's related to the inspiration for Alice in Wonderland!? How epic is that!!! I totes want to check this out! AND YES to Struck! I'm suuuuuuper waiting for that one!! I just LOVE the cover and the whole lightning action. I think that one is going to be freaking EPIC!
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Jessirae @ Words, pages and books
Great choices! I haven't heard of Splintered but it sounds ah-mazing! Ever since I was little Alice in Wonderland has creeped me out so I can totally see how a twisted retelling of it could work.
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Awesome picks! I've been wanting to read Struck for a while now. I hadn't heard of Splintered, but it sounds great! I'll definitely be adding it to my TBR list! Thanks for sharing and for stopping by :)
ReplyDeleteSuper excited to read Struck it sounds so good! the covers are great!
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Xpresso Reads
thanks for stopping by my review of Struck. :) wow, the cover of Splintered is seriously beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThe cover for Splintered is fantastic. I want to get it just for the cover!
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The cover of Splintered is amazingly gorgeous!! I love it :) ;) I would put this one on my wall too :) :P
ReplyDeleteSplintered looks beyond amazing. I am more familiar with struck and am looking forward to reading that one too. Both are great picks.
ReplyDeleteOMG! never heard about the first one before!! =D thnx s much for sharing!! woohoo!!
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I have to admit I don't like Alice in Wonderland much. I didn't like it when I watched it when I was young, and I haven't really re-watched it.
ReplyDeleteAnd yep, I'm also desperately waiting on Struck :D
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OK, I know I know I KNOW I shouldn't be so shallow, but I want both these, too... because of the pretty covers :D
ReplyDeleteI love the cover art of Splintered! Stunning!!
ReplyDeleteI'm really liking the cover on the first one and the Struck I'm definitely with you when it comes to waiting. ;)
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