Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine.

"Eve has a new home, a new face, and a new name—but no memories of her past. She’s been told that she's in a witness protection program. That she escaped a dangerous magic-wielding serial killer who still hunts her. The only thing she knows for sure is that there is something horrifying in her memories the people hiding her want to access—and there is nothing they won’t say—or do—to her to get her to remember.

At night she dreams of a tattered carnival tent and buttons being sewn into her skin. But during the day, she shelves books at the local library, trying to not let anyone know that she can do things—things like change the color of her eyes or walk through walls. When she does use her strange powers, she blacks out and is drawn into terrifying visions, returning to find that days or weeks have passed—and she’s lost all short-term memories. Eve must find out who and what she really is before the killer finds her—but the truth may be more dangerous than anyone could have ever imagined."

Why I Can't Wait: Is it just me or does the cover and summary both sound uber creepy? It kind of reminds me of The Craft, which was one of my favorite movies growing up. This definitely sounds like an original concept, and I can't wait to see how the whole book turns out!

Expected publication: September 3rd 2013 by Walker Childrens
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"Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But it’s not a skill that she’s ever taken seriously. That is, until the FBI come knocking: they’ve begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous cold cases, and they need Cassie.

What Cassie doesn’t realize is that there’s more at risk than a few unsolved homicides— especially when she’s sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own.

Sarcastic, privileged Michael has a knack for reading emotions, which he uses to get inside Cassie’s head—and under her skin. Brooding Dean shares Cassie’s gift for profiling, but keeps her at arm’s length.

Soon, it becomes clear that no one in the Naturals program is what they seem. And when a new killer strikes, danger looms closer than Cassie could ever have imagined. Caught in a lethal game of cat and mouse with a killer, the Naturals are going to have to use all of their gifts just to survive."

Why I Can't Wait: Hello, it's Jennifer Lynn Barnes. She's a fabulous storyteller and a natural at writing supernatural tales. I'm interested in seeing where she plans to take us on her next (most likely fabulous) journey and from what I can tell, this journey may have a love triangle in it. Plus, a guy that has a knack for reading emotions? That's so Jasper from Twilight, and I heart Jasper.

Expected publication: November 5th 2013 by Disney-Hyperion
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"When aspiring music journalist Ren Kingston takes a job nannying for a wealthy family on the exclusive island of Nantucket, playground for Boston's elite, she's hoping for a low-key summer reading books and blogging about bands. Boys are firmly off the agenda.

What she doesn't count on is falling in with a bunch of party-loving private school kids who are hiding some dark secrets, falling (possibly) in love with the local bad boy, and falling out with a dangerous serial killer...

The gripping new stand-alone novel from the author of Hunting Lila."

Why I Can't Wait: I read HUNTING LILA a while back and really enjoyed it. Sarah Alderson can definitely write addicting novels and coming from me, that says a lot. Oh, did I mention she's awesome at writing romance and swoony boys? Boosh!

Expected publication: August 1st 2013 by Simon & Schuster UK
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