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16 October 2013

Waiting on Wednesday #14

Waiting on Wednesday is a fabulous meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine! It's a wonderful chance to share the books we're eagerly anticipating and to find out what our fellow bloggers are looking forward to reading!

Trouble

Non Pratt

10th June 2014 by Walker Childrens

Hannah’s smart and funny ... she’s also fifteen and pregnant. Aaron is new at school and doesn’t want to attract attention. So why does he offer to be the pretend dad to Hannah’s unborn baby? Growing up can be trouble but that’s how you find out what really matters.

[summary taken from Goodreads]

The synopsis we've been given is short but I'm already hooked... I just adore the sound of this book and I'm guessing it will be one of those emotional reads I love to devour! I'm currently reading How To Love by Katie Cotugno which is also about teenage pregnancy so I'm curious to see how Non Pratt will deal with this issue. Also, I'm all for supporting UKYA authors so bring on 2014 (yeah, we have to wait until JUNE for this one)!

What are you waiting on today? Don't forget to link me up!

Beverley xxx

17 April 2013

Waiting on Wednesday #13

Wow. It's been a long time since we've done a WoW on A Reading Daydreamer! The last time we posted one was in December. O.O But anyway, it's just me, Jen, today, since Beverley's still taking her hiatus.

Jen's eagerly anticipating...

Twinmaker

by Sean Williams

HarperTeen

November 5, 2013
Summary from Goodreads:

High-stakes action combines with issues of friendship and body image in this timely and thought-provoking exploration of the intersection of technology and identity.
You can be Improved....
In a near-future world in which technology can transport you anywhere instantly, can a coded note enable you to change your body-to become taller, stronger, more beautiful? Clair is pretty sure the offer is too good to be true. But her best friend, Libby, is determined to give it a try, longing for a new, improved version of herself.
What starts as Libby's dream turns into Clair's nightmare when Libby falls foul of a deadly trap. With the help of Jesse, the school freak, and a mysterious-but powerful-stranger called Q, Clair's attempt to protect Libby leads her to an unimagined world of conspiracies and cover-ups. Soon her own life is at risk, and Clair is chased across the world in a desperate race against time.
Action and danger fuel Sean Williams's tale of technology, identity, and the lengths to which one girl will go to save her best friend.

Why I'm interested in reading this novel:
- First, TWINS. Well, not really.. it's more like cloning, but I'M A TWIN. That catches my attention immediately.
- This sounds like an awesome action-packed read!
- Does it count that it publishes during my birthday month?

What book(s) are you waiting on this lovely Wednesday? Let me know! :)

Happy reading,

Jen xx

12 December 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #12

Bev's eagerly anticipating

The Art of Wishing

Lindsay Ribar

March 21st 2013, Dial Books

Margo McKenna has a plan of attack for everything, from landing the lead in her high school musical to dealing with her increasingly absent parents. But when she finds herself in possession of a genie's ring and the opportunity to make three wishes, she doesn't know what to do. Especially since Oliver--not blue-skinned, not bottle-dwelling, but a genie nonetheless--can see more than what she's willing to show him. With one peek into her mind, he can see the wishes that even Margo herself doesn't know she wants. But Oliver comes with more than just mind-reading abilities, a flair for magic, and the prettiest eyes Margo's ever seen. Someone from his past is hunting him--someone bent on killing him, along with all the other genies in the world, for the sake of honor. And as Margo soon discovers, it will take more than three wishes to save him. A whole lot more.

I adore the whole concept of 'wishes'! And lookie ^^^ there's a frikkin' GENIE in the book!!! Yes!!! I mean, have you ever read a YA book about a (hot) genie? Imagine that... a hot guy granting you your wishes :O I can't wait to pick this up and devour it whole!

Jen's eagerly anticipating...

Invisibility

Andrea Cremer & David Levithan

May 7, 2013 by Philomel/Penguin

Stephen has been invisible for practically his whole life — because of a curse his grandfather, a powerful cursecaster, bestowed on Stephen’s mother before Stephen was born. So when Elizabeth moves to Stephen’s NYC apartment building from Minnesota, no one is more surprised than he is that she can see him. A budding romance ensues, and when Stephen confides in Elizabeth about his predicament, the two of them decide to dive headfirst into the secret world of cursecasters and spellseekers to figure out a way to break the curse. But things don’t go as planned, especially when Stephen’s grandfather arrives in town, taking his anger out on everyone he sees. In the end, Elizabeth and Stephen must decide how big of a sacrifice they’re willing to make for Stephen to become visible — because the answer could mean the difference between life and death. At least for Elizabeth.

Um, heck yeah! I absolutely loved Levithan's Every Day, with it's unique concept. This one definitely sounds like another one with a totally original idea that no one else has really written about. I'm sad that I haven't read anything by Cremer yet, but hopefully this one will remedy that problem! May is WAY too far away...

What are you anticipating today? Link us up!

Happy reading,
Beverley and Jen xxx

28 November 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #11

This week, Bev and Jen are waiting on..

The Mist on Bronte Moor
Aviva Orr
January 8, 2013 by WiDo Publishing

When fifteen-year-old Heather Jane Bell is diagnosed with alopecia and her hair starts falling out in clumps, she wants nothing more than to escape her home in London and disappear off the face of the earth.
Heather gets her wish when her concerned parents send her to stay with her great-aunt in West Yorkshire. But shortly after she arrives, she becomes lost on the moors and is swept through the mist back to the year 1833. There she encounters fifteen-year-old Emily Brontë and is given refuge in the Brontë Parsonage.
Unaware of her host family’s genius and future fame, Heather struggles to cope with alopecia amongst strangers in a world completely foreign to her. While Heather finds comfort and strength in her growing friendship with Emily and in the embrace of the close-knit Brontë family, her emotions are stretched to the limit when she falls for Emily’s brilliant but troubled brother, Branwell.
Will Heather return to the comforts and conveniences of the twenty-first century? Or will she choose love and remain in the harsh world of nineteenth-century Haworth?

AUTHOR'S WEBSITE - GOODREADS

Jen: The premise sounds really quite unique and different. Time travel, romance, and the Bronte family? Yes please!

Bev: Just to echo Jen, I love how different this sounds. Books rarely deal with issues like alopecia and I'm eager to see how the author deals with it. And who doesn't love time-travel and old-fashioned British boys? ;)

What reads are you excited about?

Bev and Jen x

17 October 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #10

Jen's eagerly anticipating...

To want what you’re not supposed to have…
She is only nineteen.
She is his new stepfather’s daughter.
She is still naïve and innocent due to spending the last three years taking care of her sick mother.
But for twenty-four year old Rush Finlay, she is the only thing that has ever been off limits. His famous father’s guilt money, his mother’s desperation to win his love, and his charm are the three reasons he has never been told no.
Blaire Wynn left her small farmhouse in Alabama, after her mother passed away, to move in with her father and his new wife in their sprawling beach house along the Florida gulf coast. She isn’t prepared for the lifestyle change and she knows she’ll never fit into this world. Then there is her sexy stepbrother who her father leaves her with for the summer while he runs off to Paris with his wife. Rush is as spoiled as he is gorgeous. He is also getting under her skin. She knows he is anything but good for her and that he’ll never be faithful to anyone. He is jaded and has secrets Blaire knows she may never uncover but even knowing all of that…
Blaire just may have fallen too far.

GUYS. I haven't read anything by Abbi yet but I SO NEED TO. These New Adult contemporary romances are my guilty pleasures. LIKE HARDCORE. And this one sounds amazing! And that cover is SO summer-y and pretty. And... steamy. ;) Coming out December 2012!

Bev's eagerly anticipating...

He makes good girls...bad.
Dante Walker is flippin’ awesome, and he knows it. His good looks, killer charm, and stellar confidence has made him one of hell’s best—a soul collector. His job is simple, weed through humanity and label those round rears with a big red good or bad stamp. Old Saint Nick gets the good guys, and he gets the fun ones. Bag-and-tag.
Sealing souls is nothing personal. Dante’s an equal opportunity collector and doesn’t want it any other way. But he’ll have to adjust, because Boss Man has given him a new assignment:
Collect Charlie Cooper’s soul within 10 days.
Dante doesn’t know why Boss Man wants Charlie, nor does he care. This assignment means only one thing to him, and that’s a permanent ticket out of hell. But after Dante meets the quirky, Nerd Alert chick he’s come to collect—he realizes this assignment will test his abilities as a collector, and uncover emotions deeply buried.

I've been waiting for this since I saw the cover reveals on all the blogs! I don't know about you but the guy on the cover is... HOT. And then I read the blurb. A hot guy who steals souls. Oh my god, just give me this already!!!! The protagonist is called Dante, for goodness sake! DANTE...

What are you anticipating this week? Link us up!

Happy reading,
Beverley and Jen xxx

3 October 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #9

Jen's eagerly anticipating...

16-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because she’s a criminal. No, she’s a Nightmare. Literally. Dusty is a magical being who feeds on human dreams.
Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for magickind, and living in the shadow of her mother’s infamy is hard enough. But when Dusty sneaks into Eli Booker’s house, things get a whole lot more complicated. He’s hot, which means sitting on his chest and invading his dreams couldn’t get much more embarrassing. But it does. Eli is dreaming of a murder. The setting is Arkwell.
And then it comes true.
Now the Dusty has to follow the clues—both within Eli’s dreams and out of them—to stop the killer before more people turn up dead. And before the killer learns what she’s up to and marks her as the next target.

GUYS THIS SOUNDS FANTABULOUS. I love boarding school-type reads, and the paranormal aspect just reminds me of Hex Hall! AND AND, there's that murder mystery feel.. doesn't sound so freaking good! Let's not forget about that cover, too.. so gorgeous. I actually first heard about this one when I was checking out Shane's upcoming blog tours at Itching For Books! Grrr, I have to wait until March 2013..

Bev's eagerly anticipating...

What if you could dream your way into a different life? What if you could choose to live that life forever?

Sloane and Maggie have never met. Sloane is a straight-A student with a big and loving family. Maggie lives a glamorously independent life as an up-and-coming actress in New York. The two girls couldn't be more different--except for one thing. They share a secret that they can't tell a soul. At night, they dream that they're each other.

The deeper they're pulled into the promise of their own lives, the more their worlds begin to blur dangerously together. Before long, Sloane and Maggie can no longer tell which life is real and which is just a dream. They realize that eventually they will have to choose one life to wake up to, or risk spiraling into insanity. But that means giving up one world, one love, and one self, forever.

This book sounds super-duperly thrilling, I love anything that deals with dreams! And just look at that cover - it's so beautiful and I love how half of the word is blurry which represents the dream world Sloane and Maggie live in when they sleep! So eager to get my hands on this one. It's out this month so I don't have to wait too long. Hopefully it will release in the UK so I can get a copy then!

What are you waiting on today?

Happy reading,

Bev and Jen x

19 September 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #8

Jen's eagerly anticipating...

First came the storms.Then came the Fever.And the Wall.
After a string of devastating hurricanes and a severe outbreak of Delta Fever, the Gulf Coast has been quarantined. Years later, residents of the Outer States are under the assumption that life in the Delta is all but extinct… but in reality, a new primitive society has been born.
Fen de la Guerre is living with the O-Positive blood tribe in the Delta when they are ambushed. Left with her tribe leader’s newborn, Fen is determined to get the baby to a better life over the wall before her blood becomes tainted. Fen meets Daniel, a scientist from the Outer States who has snuck into the Delta illegally. Brought together by chance, kept together by danger, Fen and Daniel navigate the wasteland of Orleans. In the end, they are each other’s last hope for survival.
Sherri L. Smith delivers an expertly crafted story about a fierce heroine whose powerful voice and firm determination will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page.

Y'all. I don't even think I can handle how awesome this one sounds. YAY FOR MORE SCI-FI/DYSTOPIANS. And that cover. Goodness I'm EXCITED. :))

Bev's eagerly anticipating...

Bonnie and Clyde meets Simone Elkeles 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.

I'm a sucker for heartbreaking contemporaries so I'm just desperate to get my hands on this! I don't think I can wait until 2013 :'( And look at that cover, it's so sweet it makes me a little teary :')

What are you waiting on this week? Link us up!

Bev and Jen x

5 September 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #7

Bev's eagerly anticipating...

Three months before Rebecca Muir is set to begin college, her father reveals a secret that tears the family apart: he is leaving them.
In an instant, Rebecca’s life crumbles—she has to rely on her mother now, when her whole life she’s been her father’s girl; she’s not sure she can trust her high school boyfriend; and her carefully planned-out life suddenly feels all wrong.
Reb’s journey takes her across the country and back, and is for anyone who has experienced uncertainty or betrayal. This book will inspire readers to overcome life’s challenges and come out triumphant on the other side.

I love inspirational contemporaries and this sounds like my cup of tea. I enjoy reading about characters who pull through difficulties in life and I'm always on the look out for emotional reads to dive into. Hopefully this will be released in the UK soon so I don't have to wait too long!

Jen's eagerly anticipating...

It’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. She devises a plan get out, but a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled in an investigation that will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street.
Josie is caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test.
With characters as captivating as those in her internationally bestselling novel Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys skillfully creates a rich story of secrets, lies, and the haunting reminder that decisions can shape our destiny.

I WILL READ ANYTHING BY RUTA. Between Shades of Gray is just, ugh, too amazing. It has to be one of my favorite novels of the year. She's like the only author that I'll read historical fiction from, y'all. THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING. I WILL get my hands on this lovely book, I will.

What are you waiting on today?

Happy reading,
Bev & Jen xx

22 August 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #6

Waiting on Wednesday is a fabulous meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine! It's a wonderful chance to share the books I'm eagerly anticipating and to find out what my fellow bloggers are looking forward to reading!

On the precipice of her sixteenth birthday, the last thing lone wolf Cat Crawford wants is an extravagant gala thrown by her bubbly stepmother and well-meaning father. So even though Cat knows the family’s trip to Florence, Italy, is a peace offering, she embraces the magical city and all it offers. But when her curiosity leads her to an unusual gypsy tent, she exits . . . right into Renaissance Firenze. Thrust into the sixteenth century armed with only a backpack full of contraband future items, Cat joins up with her ancestors, the sweet Alessandra and protective Cipriano, and soon falls for the gorgeous aspiring artist Lorenzo. But when the much-older Niccolo starts sniffing around, Cat realizes that an unwanted birthday party is nothing compared to an unwanted suitor full of creeptastic amore. Can she find her way back to modern times before her Italian adventure turns into an Italian forever?

I am filled with *need* for this book! It sounds absolutely A-MAZING and will you just look at that cover? It's so gorgeous and I adore it and I need a beautiful copy on my bookshelf!!! According to Amazon UK, it's released on the 27th of September which is only a few days after my sixteenth birthday! I think this means that fate has already decided that I need to get my hands on this book!

What are you waiting on today? Link me up!

Happy reading,
Beverley x

15 August 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #5

In This is What Happy Looks Like, Jennifer E. Smith's new YA novel, perfect strangers Graham Larkin and Ellie O'Neill meet—albeit virtually—when Graham accidentally sends Ellie an email about his pet pig, Wilbur. In the tradition of romantic movies like "You've Got Mail" and "Sleepless in Seattle," the two 17-year-olds strike up an email relationship, even though they live on opposite sides of the country and don't even know each other's first names.

Through a series of funny and poignant messages, Graham and Ellie make a true connection, sharing intimate details about their lives, hopes and fears. But they don't tell each other everything; Graham doesn't know the major secret hidden in Ellie's family tree, and Ellie is innocently unaware that Graham is actually a world-famous teen actor living in Los Angeles.

When the location for the shoot of Graham's new film falls through, he sees an opportunity to take their relationship from online to in-person, managing to get the production relocated to picturesque Henley, Maine, where Ellie lives. But can a star as famous as Graham have a real relationship with an ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does Ellie's mom want her to avoid the media's spotlight at all costs?

[summary taken from Goodreads]

Just look at that cover and just read the synopsis! This is What Happy Looks Like sounds so incredibly sweet and adorable and I want to read it now - I can't wait until 2013!!! I really enjoyed The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (you can read my review HERE) so I'm sure Jennifer E. Smith will impress with this delightful serving!

What are you waiting on today? Link me up!

Happy reading,
Beverley

25 July 2012

Waiting on Wedneday #4

What's Left of Me (The Hybrid Chronicles, #1)

Eva and Addie live in a world where everyone is born with two souls, but where only the dominant one is allowed to survive childhood. Fifteen years old, and closer even than twins, the girls are keeping Eva, the ‘second soul’, a secret. They know that it’s forbidden to be hybrid, but how could they ever be apart?

When a dramatic event reveals what really happens to hybrids if they are discovered, Eva and Addie face a dangerous fight for survival, neither wanting to be the one left behind...

[summary taken from Goodreads]

I have been desperate to get my hands on this ever since I first heard about it! The premise sounds incerdibly fascinating and thrilling and isn't the cover just a-mazingly gorgeous? I first saw the US cover but now I ADORE this UK/Aussie cover because of the splash of colour!

What are you waiting on?

Happy reading,
Beverley

11 July 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #3

BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY...
THEY GET EVEN.

Lillia has never had any problems dealing with boys who like her. Not until this summer, when one went too far. No way will she let the same thing happen to her little sister.

Kat is tired of the rumours, the insults, the cruel jokes. It all goes back to one person– her ex-best friend– and she's ready to make her pay.

Four years ago, Mary left Jar Island because of a boy. But she's not the same girl anymore. And she's ready to prove it to him.

Three very different girls who want the same thing: sweet, sweet revenge. And they won't stop until they each had a taste.

[summary taken from Goodreads]

So so so desperate to get my hands on this! The revenge theme seems to be getting increasingly popular in YA fiction and I'm absolutely LOVING the US drama, Revenge - anyone else watching it over here in the UK? I enjoyed reading Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty and I've heard good things abut Siobhan Vivian's books so I'm curious to see what these two authors have come together to produce!

What are you waiting on today?

Don't forget to enter my 270 Followers Giveaway (INT) - a chance for you to walk away with a book from your wishlist! :D

Happy reading,
Beverley xxx

27 June 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #2

From the author of Losing Faith, a novel about two sisters and the eating disorder that threatens to destroy their family. Loann’s always wanted to be popular and pretty like her sister, Claire. So when Claire’s ex-boyfriend starts flirting with her, Loann is willing to do whatever it takes to feel special… even if that means betraying her sister. But as Loann slips inside Claire’s world, she discovers that everything is not as it seems. Claire’s quest for perfection is all-consuming, and comes at a dangerous price. As Claire increasingly withdraws from friends and family, Loann struggles to understand her and make amends. Can she heal their relationship —and her sister—before it’s too late?

[summary taken from Goodreads]

I've been excited for this book ever since I was first made aware of it. It sounds like such a deep, meaningful read which I'd probably enjoy since I feel there's a lack of YA books that deal with serious issues like eating disorders. I'm currently on the look out for some heavy reads so I think this one will be perfect! I can't wait to meet Loann and Claire :)

What are you eagerly anticipating on this particular Wednesday?

Happy reading,
Beverley xxx

20 June 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #1

I'm delighted to be writing my first ever Waiting on Wednesday post, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine! Most of my favourite bloggers take part in it and I think it's a wonderful chance to share the books I'm eagerly anticipating!

It’s summer, sweet summer! Self-proclaimed Superflirt Dee Barton can’t wait to spend it practicing her Nine Rules of Flirting on all the cute guys who come to stay at her family’s campground. Why not? Flirting is fun and makes everyone involved feel good—which is pretty much the exact opposite of her relationship with her toxic ex-boyfriend, Blaine.

Sabrina Owens’s summer plans include keeping her over-the-top karaoke DJ mother in check, maintaining her status as the queen of the popular crowd—and being the perfect girlfriend to Blaine. Both girls see each other as the enemy. But when a secret blog embroils them in a frivolous lawsuit, they must team up and embark on a risky, flirt-filled plot to set things right again…and maybe prove they’re not so different after all.

Laura Bowers’s new novel is a heartfelt and hilarious story of friendship, family…and flirting!

Doesn't it sound so fun and amazing? Flirting, embarrassing mothers, hot tanned guys, what more could you ask for? This book will definitely be the PERFECT beach read for me and I can't wait to devour it hehe :D Also, the amazing Riya wrote the loveliest review of it so I'm even more super excited to get my hands on it!

What book are you anticipating?

Happy reading,

Beverley x