Prodigy (Legend #2) By: Marie Lu
Published: January 29th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
June and Day arrive in
Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: the Elector Primo dies, and his
son Anden takes his place. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, the
two join a group of Patriot rebels eager to help Day rescue his brother
and offer passage to the Colonies. They have only one request—June and
Day must assassinate the new Elector.
It’s their chance to change the nation, to give voice to a people silenced for too long.
But
as June realizes this Elector is nothing like his father, she’s haunted
by the choice ahead. What if Anden is a new beginning? What if
revolution must be more than loss and vengeance, anger and blood—what if
the Patriots are wrong?
In this highly-anticipated sequel, Lu delivers a breathtaking thriller with high stakes and cinematic action.
Through The Ever Night (Under The Never Sky #2) By: Veronica Rossi
Published: January 8th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
It's been months since
Aria last saw Perry. Months since Perry was named Blood Lord of the
Tides, and Aria was charged with an impossible mission. Now, finally,
they are about to be reunited. But their reunion is far from perfect.
The Tides don't take kindly to Aria, a former Dweller. And with the
worsening Aether storms threatening the tribe's precarious existence,
Aria begins to fear that leaving Perry behind might be the only way to
save them both.
Threatened by false friends, hidden enemies, and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder, Can their love survive through the ever night?
In
this second book in her spellbinding Under the Never Sky trilogy,
Veronica Rossi combines fantasy and dystopian elements to create a
captivating love story as perilous as it is unforgettable
Shades Of Earth (Across The Universe #3) By: Beth Revis
Published: January 15th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
The final book in the New York Times bestselling trilogy, perfect for fans of Battlestar Galactica and Prometheus!
Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship Godspeed
behind. They're ready to start life afresh--to build a home--on
Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 trillion miles
across the universe to experience.
But this new Earth isn't the
paradise Amy had been hoping for. There are giant pterodactyl-like
birds, purple flowers with mind-numbing toxins, and mysterious,
unexplained ruins that hold more secrets than their stone walls first
let on. The biggest secret of all? Godspeed's former passengers aren't alone on this planet. And if they're going to stay, they'll have to fight.
Amy and Elder must race to discover who--or what--else is out there if
they are to have any hope of saving their struggling colony and building
a future together. They will have to look inward to the very core of
what makes them human on this, their most harrowing journey yet. Because
if the colony collapses? Then everything they have sacrificed--friends,
family, life on Earth--will have been for nothing.
FUELED BY LIES.
RULED BY CHAOS.
ALMOST HOME.
The Archived ( The Archived #1) By: Victoria Schwab
Published: January 22nd, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.
Each
body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians
can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which
they rest is the Archive.
Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here
four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined
to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once
was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories
from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the
people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for
staying alive.
Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous-it's a
constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but
now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the
boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive,
the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately
altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece
together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.
In
this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin
lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit,
unbearable loss and hard-won redemption
Asunder (NewSoul #2) By: Jodi Meadows
Published: January 29th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
DARKSOULS
Ana has
always been the only one. Asunder. Apart. But after Templedark, when
many residents of Heart were lost forever, some hold Ana responsible for
the darksouls–and the newsouls who may be born in their place.
SHADOWS
Many
are afraid of Ana’s presence, a constant reminder of unstoppable
changes and the unknown. When sylph begin behaving differently toward
her and people turn violent, Ana must learn to stand up not only for
herself but for those who cannot stand up for themselves.
LOVE
Ana
was told that nosouls can’t love. But newsouls? More than anything, she
wants to live and love as an equal among the citizens of Heart, but
even when Sam professes his deepest feelings, it seems impossible to
overcome a lifetime of rejection.
In this second book in the
Incarnate trilogy, Ana discovers the truth about reincarnation and will
have to find a way to embrace love and make her young life meaningful.
Once again, Jodi Meadows explores the extraordinary beauty and shadowed
depths of the soul in a story equal parts epic romance and captivating
fantasy
Prophecy (The Dragon King's Chronicles #1) By: Ellen Oh
Published: January 2nd, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
The greatest warrior in all of the Seven Kingdoms... is a girl with yellow eyes.
Kira’s
the only female in the king’s army, and the prince’s bodyguard. She’s a
demon slayer and an outcast, hated by nearly everyone in her home city
of Hansong. And, she’s their only hope...
Murdered kings and
discovered traitors point to a demon invasion, sending Kira on the run
with the young prince. He may be the savior predicted in the Dragon King
Prophecy, but the missing treasure of myth may be the true key. With
only the guidance of the cryptic prophecy, Kira must battle demon
soldiers, evil shaman, and the Demon Lord himself to find what was once
lost and raise a prince into a king.
Intrigue and mystery, ancient lore and action-packed fantasy come together in this heart-stopping first book in a trilogy
The Madman's Daughter (The Madman's Daughter 31) By: Megan Shepherd
Published: January 29th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
In the darkest places, even love is deadly.
Sixteen-year-old
Juliet Moreau has built a life for herself in London—working as a maid,
attending church on Sundays, and trying not to think about the scandal
that ruined her life. After all, no one ever proved the rumors about her
father's gruesome experiments. But when she learns he is alive and
continuing his work on a remote tropical island, she is determined to
find out if the accusations are true.
Accompanied by her father's
handsome young assistant, Montgomery, and an enigmatic castaway,
Edward—both of whom she is deeply drawn to—Juliet travels to the island,
only to discover the depths of her father's madness: He has
experimented on animals so that they resemble, speak, and behave as
humans. And worse, one of the creatures has turned violent and is
killing the island's inhabitants. Torn between horror and scientific
curiosity, Juliet knows she must end her father's dangerous experiments
and escape her jungle prison before it's too late. Yet as the island
falls into chaos, she discovers the extent of her father's genius—and
madness—in her own blood.
Inspired by H. G. Wells's classic The
Island of Dr. Moreau, The Madman's Daughter is a dark and breathless
Gothic thriller about the secrets we'll do anything to know and the
truths we'll go to any lengths to protect.
Paper Valentine By: Brenna Yovanoff
Published: January 8th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
The city of Ludlow is
gripped by the hottest July on record. The asphalt is melting, the birds
are dying, petty crime is on the rise, and someone in Hannah Wagnor’s
peaceful suburban community is killing girls.
For Hannah, the
summer is a complicated one. Her best friend Lillian died six months
ago, and Hannah just wants her life to go back to normal. But how can
things be normal when Lillian’s ghost is haunting her bedroom, pushing
her to investigate the mysterious string of murders? Hannah’s just
trying to understand why her friend self-destructed, and where she fits
now that Lillian isn’t there to save her a place among the social elite.
And she must stop thinking about Finny Boone, the big, enigmatic
delinquent whose main hobbies seem to include petty larceny and
surprising acts of kindness.
With the entire city in a panic,
Hannah soon finds herself drawn into a world of ghost girls and
horrifying secrets. She realizes that only by confronting the Valentine
Killer will she be able move on with her life—and it’s up to her to put
together the pieces before he strikes again.
Paper Valentine is a hauntingly poetic tale of love and death by the New York Times bestselling author of The Replacement and The Space Between
Level 2 (The Memory Chronicles #1) By: Lenore Appelhans
Published: January 15th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
Three levels.
Two loves. One choice. Debut novelist, Lenore Appelhans has written a
thrilling otherworldly young adult novel about a place that exists
between our world (Level 1) and what comes after life (Level 2).
'I
pause to look around the hive - all the podlike chambers are lit up as
the drones shoot up on memories ... I've wanted to get out of here
before, but now the tight quarters start to choke me. There has to be
more to death than this.'
Felicia Ward is dead. Trapped in a
stark white afterlife limbo, she spends endless days replaying memories,
of her family, friends, boyfriend ... and of the guy who broke her
heart. The guy who has just broken into Level 2 to find her.
Felicia
learns that a rebellion is brewing, and it seems she is the key.
Suspended between heaven and earth, she must make a choice. Between two
worlds, two lives and two loves.
Boundless (Unearthly #3) By: Cynthia Hand
Published: January 22nd, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
The past few years have
held more surprises than part-angel Clara Gardner could ever have
anticipated. Yet from the dizzying highs of first love, to the agonizing
low of losing someone close to her, the one thing she can no longer
deny is that she was never meant to live a normal life.
Since
discovering the special role she plays among the other angel-bloods,
Clara has been determined to protect Tucker Avery from the evil that
follows her . . . even if it means breaking both their hearts. Leaving
town seems like the best option, so she’s headed back to California -
and so is Christian Prescott, the irresistible boy from the vision that
started her on this journey in the first place.
As Clara makes
her way in a world that is frighteningly new, she discovers that the
fallen angel who attacked her is watching her every move. And he’s not
the only one. . . . With the battle against the Black Wings looming,
Clara knows she must finally fulfil her destiny. But it won’t come
without sacrifices and betrayal.
In the riveting finale of the Unearthly series, Clara must decide her fate once and for all
Everbound (Everneath #2) By: Brodi Ashton
Published: January 22nd, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
Nikki Beckett could
only watch as her boyfriend, Jack, sacrificed himself to save her,
taking her place in the Tunnels of the Everneath for eternity — a debt
that should’ve been hers. She’s living a borrowed life, and she doesn’t
know what to do with the guilt. And every night Jack appears in her
dreams, lost and confused and wasting away.
Desperate for
answers, Nikki turns to Cole, the immortal bad boy who wants to make her
his queen — and the one person least likely to help. But his heart has
been touched by everything about Nikki, and he agrees to assist her in
the only way he can: by taking her to the Everneath himself.
Nikki
and Cole descend into the Everneath, only to discover that their
journey will be more difficult than they’d anticipated — and more
deadly. But Nikki vows to stop at nothing to save Jack — even if it
means making an incredible sacrifice of her own.
In this
enthralling sequel to Everneath, Brodi Ashton tests the bonds of destiny
and explores the lengths we’ll go to for the ones we love.
Splintered By: A.G. Howard
Published: January 1st, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
This stunning debut
captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a
girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the
whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her
mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches
back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis
Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now.
When
her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns
that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. The
real Wonderland is a place far darker and more twisted than Lewis
Carroll ever let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of tests,
including draining an ocean of Alice’s tears, waking the slumbering tea
party, and subduing a vicious bandersnatch, to fix Alice’s mistakes and
save her family. She must also decide whom to trust: Jeb, her gorgeous
best friend and secret crush, or the sexy but suspicious Morpheus, her
guide through Wonderland, who may have dark motives of his own.
Praise for Splintered:
"Attention to costume and setting render this a visually rich read..."
--Kirkus Reviews
"It’s
a deft, complex metamorphosis of this children’s fantasy made more
enticing by competing romantic interests, a psychedelic setting, and
more mad violence than its original."
--Booklist
Shadowlands (Shadowlands #1) By: Kate Brian
Published: January 8th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
Rory Miller had one
chance to fight back and she took it. Rory survived… and the serial
killer who attacked her escaped. Now that the infamous Steven Nell is on
the loose, Rory must enter the witness protection with her father and
sister, Darcy, leaving their friends and family without so much as a
goodbye.
Starting over in a new town with only each other is
unimaginable for Rory and Darcy. They were inseparable as children, but
now they can barely stand each other. As the sisters settle in to
Juniper Landing, a picturesque vacation island, it seems like their new
home may be just the fresh start they need. They fall in with a group of
beautiful, carefree teens and spend their days surfing, partying on the
beach, and hiking into endless sunsets. But just as they’re starting to
feel safe again, one of their new friends goes missing. Is it a
coincidence? Or is the nightmare beginning all over again?
Just One Day (Just One Day #1) By: Gayle Forman
Published: January 8th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
A breathtaking journey toward self-discovery and true love, from the author of If I Stay
When sheltered American good girl Allyson "LuLu" Healey first meets
laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at an underground performance of Twelfth Night in
England, there’s an undeniable spark. After just one day together, that
spark bursts into a flame, or so it seems to Allyson, until the
following morning, when she wakes up after a whirlwind day in Paris to
discover that Willem has left. Over the next year, Allyson embarks on a
journey to come to terms with the narrow confines of her life, and
through Shakespeare, travel, and a quest for her almost-true-love, to
break free of those confines.
Just One Day is the first in a sweepingly romantic duet of novels. Willem’s story—Just One Year—is coming soon!
Altered (Altered #1) By: Jennifer Rush
Published: January 1st, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
When you can’t trust yourself, who can you believe?
Everything
about Anna’s life is a secret. Her father works for the Branch at the
helm of its latest project: monitoring and administering treatments to
the four genetically altered boys in the lab below their farmhouse.
There’s Nick, Cas, Trev . . . and Sam, who’s stolen Anna’s heart. When
the Branch decides it’s time to take the boys, Sam stages an escape,
killing the agents sent to retrieve them.
Anna is torn between
following Sam or staying behind in the safety of her everyday life. But
her father pushes her to flee, making Sam promise to keep her away from
the Branch, at all costs. There’s just one problem. Sam and the boys
don’t remember anything before living in the lab—not even their true
identities.
Now on the run, Anna soon discovers that she and Sam
are connected in more ways than either of them expected. And if they’re
both going to survive, they must piece together the clues of their past
before the Branch catches up to them and steals it all away.
Nobody But Us By: Kristin Halbrook
Published: January 29th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
Bonnie and Clyde meets
IF I STAY in this addictively heart-wrenching story of two desperate
teenagers on the run from their pasts.
They’re young. They’re in love. They’re on the run.
Zoe
wants to save Will as much as Will wants to save Zoe. When Will turns
eighteen, they decide to run away together. But they never expected
their escape to be so fraught with danger....
When the whole world is after you, sometimes it seems like you can’t run fast enough.
Nobody
But Us, told in alternating perspectives from Will and Zoe, is an
unflinching novel, in turns heartbreaking and hopeful, about survival,
choices, and love...and how having love doesn’t always mean that you get
a happy ending. Described as “beautiful, heartbreaking, and
exhilarating” by Kody Keplinger, author of The DUFF, Nobody But Us will
prove irresistible to fans of Nina Lacour, Jenny Han, and Sara Zarr.
Shadows In The Silence (Angelfire #3) By: Courtney Allison Moulton
Published: January 29th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
Your strength in heart and hand will fall. . . .
Ellie knows that the darkest moments are still to come, and she has everything to fight for:
She must fight for Will.
The demonic have resorted to their cruelest weapons to put Will in
mortal danger, and Ellie makes an unlikely alliance to save him and to
stop Lilith and Sammael, who seek to drown the world in blood and tear a
hole into Heaven.
She must fight for humanity.
As the
armies of Hell rise and gather for the looming End of Days, Ellie and
her band of allies travel to the world’s darkest and most ancient
regions in her quest to come into her full glory as the archangel
Gabriel.
And Ellie must save herself.
Her humanity
withers beneath the weight of her cold archangel power, but Ellie must
hold tight to who she is and who she loves as she prepares for the
ultimate battle for Heaven and Earth.
In this final
installment in the Angelfire trilogy, Courtney Allison Moulton brings
her dark world of epic battles and blistering romance to a blazing
bright conclusion.
Teeth By: Hannah Moskowitz
Published: January 1st, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
A gritty, romantic modern fairy tale from the author of Break and Gone, Gone, Gone.Be careful what you believe in.
Rudy’s
life is flipped upside-down when his family moves to a remote island in
a last attempt to save his sick younger brother. With nothing to do but
worry, Rudy sinks deeper and deeper into loneliness and lies awake at
night listening to the screams of the ocean beneath his family’s rickety
house.
Then he meets Diana, who makes him wonder what he
even knows about love, and Teeth, who makes him question what he knows
about anything. Rudy can’t remember the last time he felt so connected
to someone, but being friends with Teeth is more than a little bit
complicated. He soon learns that Teeth has terrible secrets. Violent
secrets. Secrets that will force Rudy to choose between his own
happiness and his brother’s life.
Revolution 19 By: Gregg Rosenblum
Published: January 8th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
Twenty years ago, the robots designed to fight our wars abandoned the battlefields. Then they turned their weapons on us.
Only
a few escaped the robot revolution of 2071. Kevin, Nick, and Cass are
lucky —they live with their parents in a secret human community in the
woods. Then their village is detected and wiped out. Hopeful that other
survivors have been captured by bots, the teens risk everything to save
the only people they have left in the world—by infiltrating a city
controlled by their greatest enemies.
Revolution 19 is a
cinematic thriller unlike anything else. With a dynamic cast of
characters, this surefire blockbuster has everything teen readers
want—action, drama, mystery, and romance. Written by debut novelist
Gregg Rosenblum, this gripping story shouldn’t be missed.
A Shimmer Of Angels (Angel Sight #1) By: Lisa M. Basso
Published: January 29th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
Sixteen-year-old Rayna
sees angels, and has the medication and weekly therapy sessions to prove
it. Now, in remission, Rayna starts fresh at a new school, lands a new
job, and desperately tries for normalcy. She ignores signs that she may
be slipping into the world she has tried so hard to climb out of. But
these days, it’s more than just hallucinations that keep Rayna up at
night. Students are dying, and she may be the only one who can stop it.
Can she keep her job, her sanity, and her friends from dying at the
hands of angels she can't admit to seeing?
Vortex (Tempest #2) By: Julie Cross
Published: January 15th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
Julie Cross's Vortex
is the thrilling second installment of the Tempest series, in which the
world hangs in the balance as a lovelorn Jackson must choose who to
save
Jackson Meyer has thrown himself into his role as
an agent for Tempest, the shadowy division of the CIA that handles all
time-travel-related threats. Despite his heartbreak at losing the love
of his life, Jackson has proved himself to be an excellent agent.
However, after an accidental run in with Holly—the girl he altered
history to save—Jackson is once again reminded of what he's lost. And
when Eyewall, an opposing division of the CIA, emerges, Jackson and his
fellow agents not only find themselves under attack, but Jackson begins
to discover that the world around him has changed and someone knows
about his erased relationship with Holly, putting both their lives at
risk all over again.
Victoria Rebels By: Carolyn Meyer
Published: January 1st, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
Queen Victoria’s
personal journals inform this captivating first-person account of one of
history’s most prominent female leaders.
Queen Victoria most
certainly left a legacy—under her rule as the longest reigning female
monarch in history, the British Empire was greatly expanded and
significant industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military
changes occurred within the United Kingdom. To be a young woman in a
time when few other females held positions of power was to lead in a
remarkable age—and because Queen Victoria kept personal journals, this
historical novel from award-winning author Carolyn Meyer shares
authentic emotional insight along with accurate information, weaving a
true story of intrigue and romance
The Prey (The Hunt #2) By: Andrew Fukuda
Published: January 29th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
For Gene and the
remaining humans—or hepers—death is just a heartbeat away. On the run
and hunted by society, they must find a way to survive in The Vast...
and avoid the hungry predators tracking them in the dark. But they’re
not the only things following Gene. He’s haunted by the girl he left
behind and his burgeoning feelings for Sissy, the human girl at his
side.
When they discover a refuge of exiled humans living high in
the mountains, Gene and his friends think they’re finally safe. Led by a
group of intensely secretive elders, the civilisation begins to raise
more questions than answers. A strict code of behaviour is the rule,
harsh punishments are meted out, young men are nowhere to be found—and
Gene begins to wonder if the world they’ve entered is just as evil as
the one they left behind. As life at the refuge grows more perilous, he
and Sissy only grow closer. In an increasingly violent world, all they
have is each other... if they can only stay alive.
The Cadet Of Tildor By: Alex Liddel
Published: January 10th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
Tamora Pierce meets George R. R. Martin in this smart, political, medieval fantasy-thriller.
There is a new king on the throne of Tildor. Currents of political
unrest sweep the country as two warring crime families seek power,
angling to exploit the young Crown's inexperience. At the Academy of
Tildor, the training ground for elite soldiers, Cadet Renee de Winter
struggles to keep up with her male peers. But when her mentor, a
notorious commander recalled from active duty to teach at the Academy,
is kidnapped to fight in illegal gladiator games, Renee and her best
friend Alec find themselves thrust into a world rife with crime, sorting
through a maze of political intrigue, and struggling to resolve what
they want, what is legal, and what is right.
Anatomy Of A Single Girl By: Daria Snadowsky
Published: January 8th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
With Judy Blume-like
honesty and insight, this sequel to Anatomy of a Boyfriend is about life
after first love--romance, sex, friendship, family, and the ups and
downs of life as a single girl.
After everything that happened—my
first boyfriend, my first time, my first breakup—jumping back into the
dating game seemed like the least healthy thing I could do. It’s not
that I didn’t want to fall in love again, since that’s about the best
feeling ever. But as a busy college premed still raw from heartbreak,
which is the worst feeling ever, I figured I’d lie low for a while. Of
course, as soon as I stopped looking for someone, an impossibly
amazing—and devastatingly cute—guy came along, and I learned that having
a new boyfriend is the quickest way to recover from losing your old
one.
The moment we got together, all my preconceptions about
romance and sex were turned upside down. I discovered physical and
emotional firsts I never knew existed. I learned to let go of my past by
living in the present. It was thrilling. It was hot. It was just what
the doctor ordered.
But I couldn’t avoid my future forever.
In
Daria Snadowsky’s daring follow-up to Anatomy of a Boyfriend,
eighteen-year-old Dominique explores the relationship between love and
lust, and the friendships that see us through
Cinders & Sapphires (At Somerton #1) By: Leila Rasheed
Published: January 22nd, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
One house, two worlds...
Rose
Cliffe has never met a young lady like her new mistress. Clever, rich,
and beautiful, Ada Averley treats Rose as an equal. And Rose could use a
friend. Especially now that she, at barely sixteen, has risen to the
position of ladies’ maid. Rose knows she should be grateful to have a
place at a house like Somerton. Still, she can’t help but wonder what
her life might have been had she been born a lady, like Ada.
For
the first time in a decade, the Averleys have returned to Somerton,
their majestic ancestral estate. But terrible scandal has followed Ada’s
beloved father all the way from India. Now Ada finds herself torn
between her own happiness and her family’s honor. Only she has the power
to restore the Averley name—but it would mean giving up her one true
love . . . someone she could never persuade her father to accept.
Sumptuous
and enticing, the first novel in the At Somerton series introduces two
worlds, utterly different yet entangled, where ruthless ambition,
forbidden attraction, and unspoken dreams are hidden behind dutiful
smiles and glittering jewels. All those secrets are waiting . . . at
Somerton.
The Essence (The Pledge #2) By: Kimberly Derting
Published: January 1st, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
“Danger, dread,
mystery, and romance” (Booklist) continue in the second book of The
Pledge trilogy, as Charlie’s reign is under siege from the most unusual
of enemies.
At the luminous conclusion of The Pledge,
Charlaina defeated the tyrant Sabara and took her place as Queen of
Ludania. But Charlie knows that Sabara has not disappeared: The evil
queen’s Essence is fused to Charlie’s psyche, ready to arise at the
first sign of weakness.
Charlie is not weak, but she’s being
pushed to the brink. In addition to suppressing the ever-present
influence of Sabara, she’s busy being queen—and battling a growing
resistance determined to return Ludania to its discriminatory caste
system. Charlie wants to be the same girl Max loves, who Brook trusts,
but she’s Your Majesty now, and she feels torn in two.
As Charlie
journeys to an annual summit to meet with leaders of nearby
Queendoms—an event where her ability to understand all languages will be
the utmost asset—she is faced with the ultimate betrayal. And the only
person she can turn to for help is the evil soul residing within.
Falling For You By: Lisa Shroeder
Published: January 1st, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
Rae's always dreamed of
dating a guy like Nathan. He’s nothing like her abusive stepfather—in
other words, he’s sweet. But the closer they get, the more Nathan wants
of her time, of her love, of her...and the less she wants to give.
As
Rae’s affection for Nathan turns to fear, she leans on her friend Leo
for support. With Leo, she feels lighter, happier. And possessive
Nathan becomes jealous.
Then a tragedy lands Rae in the ICU.
Now, hovering between life and death, Rae must find the light amid the
darkness…and the strength to fight for life and the love she deserves.
Crash (Visions #1) By: Lisa McMann
Published: January 8th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
If what you see is what you get, Jules is in serious trouble. The suspenseful first of four books from the New York Times bestselling author of the Wake trilogy.
Jules
lives with her family above their restaurant, which means she smells
like pizza most of the time and drives their double-meatball-shaped food
truck to school. It’s not a recipe for popularity, but she can handle
that.
What she can’t handle is the recurring vision that haunts
her. Over and over, Jules sees a careening truck hit a building and
explode...and nine body bags in the snow.
The vision is
everywhere—on billboards, television screens, windows—and she’s the only
one who sees it. And the more she sees it, the more she sees.
The vision is giving her clues, and soon Jules knows what she has to do.
Because now she can see the face in one of the body bags, and it’s
someone she knows. Someone she has been in love with for as long as she
can remember.
In this riveting start to a gripping series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa McMann, Jules has to act—and act fast—to keep her vision from becoming reality
Then You Were Gone By: Lisa Strasnick
Published: January 8th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
In the tradition of 13 Reasons Why, a suspenseful and heart-wrenching novel from the author of Nothing Like You and Her and Me and You.Two
years ago, Adrienne’s best friend walked out of her life. One week ago,
she left Adrienne a desperate, muffled voicemail. Adrienne never called
back.
Now Dakota is missing. She left behind a string of broken hearts, a flurry of rumors, and a suicide note.
Adrienne
can’t stop obsessing over what might have happened if she’d answered
Dakota’s call. And she’s increasingly convinced that Dakota must still
be alive.
Maybe finding and saving Dakota is the only way Adrienne can save herself.
Or maybe it’s too late for them both.
The 13th Sign By: Kristin O'Donnell Tubb
Published: January 8th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
What if there was a 13th zodiac sign?
You’re no longer Sagittarius, but Ophiuchus, the healer, the 13th sign.
Your personality has changed. So has your mom’s and your best friend’s.
What about the rest of the world?
What if you were the one who accidentally unlocked the 13th sign, causing this world-altering change—and infuriating the other 12 signs?
Jalen
did it, and now she must use every ounce of her strength and cunning to
send the signs back where they belong. Lives, including her own, depend
on it.
Catherine By: April Lindner
Published: January 2nd, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
A forbidden romance. A modern mystery. Wuthering Heights as you’ve never seen it before.
Catherine
is tired of struggling musicians befriending her just so they can get a
gig at her Dad’s famous Manhattan club, The Underground. Then she meets
mysterious Hence, an unbelievably passionate and talented musician on
the brink of success. As their relationship grows, both are swept away
in a fiery romance. But when their love is tested by a cruel whim of
fate, will pride keep them apart?
Chelsea has
always believed that her mom died of a sudden illness, until she finds a
letter her dad has kept from her for years—a letter from her mom,
Catherine, who didn’t die: She disappeared. Driven by
unanswered questions, Chelsea sets out to look for her—starting with the
return address on the letter: The Underground.
Told in two voices, twenty years apart, Catherine interweaves a timeless forbidden romance with a compelling modern mystery.
What The Spell (Life's A Witch #1) By: Brittany Geragotelis
Published: January 29th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
A teenage witch juggles popularity and romance while keeping her powers a secret in this spellbinding debut.Almost-sixteen-year-old
Brooklyn feels invisible, but she desperately wants to be pretty, to be
popular, to be adored by a cute guy. Luckily for her, she’s a witch
about to come of age—so she’s only a few spells away from making it all
happen.
On her milestone birthday, Brooklyn’s
conservative parents finally unbind her powers, which include the
ability to magically match couples with a love spell. Brooklyn uses her
special skills to get a makeover, new friends, and the attention of her
crush, Asher. But the popular clique Brooklyn wants to infiltrate puts
her in the same precarious position as her Salem ancestors: If she’s
found out, she could be vilified—and lose Asher in the process. Can she
make the most of her magic, or will she be luckless and loveless? Be
careful what you witch for!
Return To Me By: Justina Chen
Published: January 1st, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
Nothing is going as
planned for Rebecca Muir. She's weeks away from starting college--at a
school chosen specifically to put a few thousand miles of freedom
between Reb and her parents. But her dad's last-minute job opportunity
has her entire family moving all those miles with her! And then there's
the matter of her unexpected, amazing boyfriend, Jackson, who is staying
behind on the exact opposite coast.
And if that isn't enough to deal
with, mere days after moving cross-country, Reb's dad drops shocking,
life-changing news. With her mother and brother overwhelmed and
confused, Reb is left alone to pick up the pieces of her former life.
But how can she do that when everything can change in an instant? How
can she trust her "perfect" boyfriend when her own dad let her down? Reb
started the year knowing exactly what her future would hold, but now
that her world has turned upside down, will she discover what she really
wants?
Justina Chen, the acclaimed author of North of Beautiful,
has created a moving and powerful novel about the struggles that arise
from betrayal, the uncertainty of life after high school, and the joy
that ultimately comes from discovering what's truly in your heart.
Rise (Nightshade Prequel #2) By: Andrea Cremer
Published: January 8th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
The sequel to Rift and the prequel to the New York Times bestselling novel Nightshade.
Everything
Conatus stands for is at risk. Hoping to gather enough resistance to
save their order, Ember and Barrow attempt a desperate escape. But fate
offers little mercy. When their mission is exposed, the couple face
relentless pursuit by the supernatural horrors that act on the commands
of Eira’s ally: the mysterious Bosque Mar. A shocking revelation forces
Ember out of hiding, sending her back into the heart of dark magic at
Tearmunn keep, where she must convince her old friend Alistair of her
love or face dire consequences. Ember’s deception offers the only chance
for the resistance to succeed, but what she discovers in the shadows
beneath the keep will shatter her world and bring about the Witches’
War.
Richly sensual and full of magic, action and danger, Andrea
Cremer's fifth book set in the Nightshade world is an edge-of-your-seat
page turner.
Uses For Boys By: Erica Lorraine Scheidt
Published: January 25th, 2013
Goodreads Summary:
Anna remembers a time
before boys, when she was little and everything made sense. When she and
her mom were a family, just the two of them against the world. But now
her mom is gone most of the time, chasing the next marriage, bringing
home the next stepfather. Anna is left on her own—until she discovers
that she can make boys her family. From Desmond to Joey, Todd to Sam,
Anna learns that if you give boys what they want, you can get what you
need. But the price is high—the other kids make fun of her; the girls
call her a slut. Anna's new friend, Toy, seems to have found a way
around the loneliness, but Toy has her own secrets that even Anna can't
know.
Then comes Sam. When Anna actually meets a boy who is more
than just useful, whose family eats dinner together, laughs, and tells
stories, the truth about love
becomes clear. And she finally learns how it feels to have something to
lose—and something to offer. Real, shocking, uplifting, and stunningly
lyrical,
Uses for Boys
is a story of breaking down and growing up.
Wow so many good books for this month!! I really want to read Shadowlands, Just One Day, Nobody But Us, Anatomy of a Single Girl, Then You Were Gone, and probably like 5 more!
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