Waiting on Wednesday (#19)

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, and it's a weekly meme all about the books that are coming out soon that we really can't wait to read.

There are some awesome books coming out, both in the near and distant future.  Here are a few of my favourites at the moment!

Dark Angel

By: Eden Maquire

Published: 4th August 2011

Published By: Hodder's Children's Books
Found: On Amazon

Synopsis From Goodreads:

Tania's heart belongs to Orlando. Nothing can rip them apart. Until the seduction begins in a flurry of glamour and magic, music and parties all orchestrated by the mysterious and mesmerising Zoran, an iconic rock star who has retired to a remote ranch in the nearby mountains. And there Tania meets the dark side. Can she resist temptation?

Oh, I soo want this!  Isn't this cover just beautiful?  And, yes, I do "Dare To Believe..."  :)

Vampire Academy: A Graphic Novel

Series: Vampire Academy: A Graphic Novel, Book One

By: Leigh Dragoon, Richelle Mead and Emma Vieceli

Published: 23rd August 2011

Published By: Puffin

Found: On Amazon

Synopsis From Goodreads:

After two years on the run, best friends Rose and Lissa are caught and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, a private high school for vampires and half-bloods. It's filled with intrigue, danger - and even romance. Enter their dark, fascinating world through a new series of 144-page full-color graphic novels. The entire first Vampire Academy novel has been adapted for book one by Leigh Dragoon and overseen by Richelle Mead, while the beautiful art of acclaimed British illustrator Emma Vieceli brings the story to life.

Can I have an: "EEEP!"...  And another: "EEEEEP!!"  I am so excited about this book!  Can you imagine: Vampire Academy in pictures?!!?  Does it get any better?

 

 The Power of Six

Series: Lorien Legacies, Book One

By: Pittacus Lore

Published: 29th August 2011

Published By: Puffin

Found: On Amazon

Synopsis From Goodreads:

I've seen him on the news. Followed the stories about what happened in Ohio. John Smith, out there, on the run. To the world, he's a mystery. But to me . . . he's one of us.
Nine of us came here, but sometimes I wonder if time has changed us—if we all still believe in our mission. How can I know? There are six of us left. We're hiding, blending in, avoiding contact with one another . . . but our Legacies are developing, and soon we'll be equipped to fight. Is John Number Four, and is his appearance the sign I've been waiting for? And what about Number Five and Six? Could one of them be the raven-haired girl with the stormy eyes from my dreams? The girl with powers that are beyond anything I could ever imagine? The girl who may be strong enough to bring the six of us together?
They caught Number One in Malaysia.
Number Two in England.
And Number Three in Kenya.
They tried to catch Number Four in Ohio—and failed.
I am Number Seven. One of six still alive.
And I'm ready to fight.

I loved I Am Number Four, and I simply cannot wait for this one to come out!  :D

Everneath

Series: Everneath, Book One

By: Brodi Ashton

Published: (Schedueled) January 2012

Published By: Simon & Schuster
Found: On This Ace Goodreads Listopia: 2012 Debut Authors

Synopsis From Goodreads:

Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she's returned- to her old life, her family, her friends- before being banished back to the underworld... this time forever.
She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.
Nikki longs to spend these months reconnecting with her boyfriend, Jack, the one person she loves more than anything. But there's a problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who first enticed her to the Everneath, has followed Nikki to the mortal world. And he'll do whatever it takes to bring her back- this time as his queen.
As Nikki's time grows short and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she's forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole's...

Tell me this doesn't sound absolutely amazing!  Nothin' like a good ol' love-triangle with a demon thrown in.  And isn't the cover beautiful?  Though... were's her head? 

Incarnate

Series: Newsoul Trilogy, Book One

By: Jodi Meadows

Published: 31st January 2012

Published By: HarperCollins Children's

Found: On This Ace Goodreads Listopia: 2012 Debut Authors

Synopsis From Goodreads:

NEWSOUL

Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why.

NOSOUL

Even Ana’s own mother thinks she’s a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she’ll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are suspicious and afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?

HEART

Sam believes Ana’s new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana’s enemies—human and creature alike—let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else’s life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all?
Jodi Meadows expertly weaves soul-deep romance, fantasy, and danger into an extraordinary tale of new life.

*bounces*  Yey, want this one too!  Isn't it the most amazing synopsis?  And isn't the cover the most beautiful ever?  *bounces some more*

Born Wicked

Series: The Cahill Witch Chronicles, Book One

By: Jessica Spotswood

Published: 7th February 2012

Published By: Putnam Publishing Group

Found: On This Ace Goodreads Listopia: 2012 Debut Authors

Synopsis From Goodreads:

Cate Cahill and her sisters are considered eccentric bluestockings—a little odd, a little unfashionable, and far too educated for their own good. The truth is more complicated; they’re witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it could mean an asylum, a prison ship—or an early grave. Before their mother died, she entrusted Cate with keeping them safe and keeping everyone, including their father, in the dark about their powers. When her father employs a governess and Cate begins to receive notes from her missing, presumed-mad godmother, her task becomes much more difficult. As Cate searches for answers in banned books and rebellious new friends, she must juggle unwanted proposals, tea parties, and an illicit attraction to the new gardener. Cate will do anything to protect her sisters, but at what cost to herself?

I love me some witch-magic-series.  And this one sounds doubly good!  Can a girl have enough magic books?

Under the Never Sky

By: Veronica Rossi

Published: 7th February 2012

Published By: ATOM

Found: On This Ace Goodreads Listopia: 2012 Debut Authors

Synopsis From Goodreads:

Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland—nicknamed The Death Shop—are slim. If the cannibals don’t get her, the violent, electrified energy storms eventually will. In this dystopia, even the very air she breathes could kill her. Then Aria meets an Outsider named Perry. He’s wild, dangerous—a savage. He’s also her only hope.
Perry needs Aria, too. She alone holds the key to his redemption. And their unlikely alliance will determine the fate of all who live under the never sky.
Debut author Veronica Rossi is accumulating fans from all over the globe—the book has already sold to more than twenty countries. It’s not surprising that foreign rights for this title have been flying off the shelf. It’s a tantalizing romance in any language.

This just sounds... amazing!  I honestly cannot wait for it!  It just sounds so differnt and new and, well, amazing!  *jumps excitedly*

Above

By: Leah Bobet

Published: March 2012

Published By: Arthur A. Levine Books (Scholastic)

Found: On This Ace Goodreads Listopia: 2012 Debut Authors

Synopsis From Goodreads:

Matthew's father had lion's feet and his mother had gills, and both fled the modern-day city to live in underground Safe, a secret community of freaks, ghost-whisperers, and disabled outcasts hidden beyond the subways and sewers. Raised underground, Matthew is responsible for the keeping of both Safe's histories and the traumatized shapeshifter Ariel, the girl he took in, fell in love with – and can't stop from constantly running away.
But Safe is no longer safe: the night after a frightening encounter in the sewers, Safe's founder Atticus is murdered by the one person Safe ever exiled: mad Corner, whose coup is backed by an army of mindless, whispering shadows.
Only Matthew, Ariel, and a handful of unstable, crippled compatriots escape to the city that cast them out; the dangerous place he knows only as Above. Despite Ariel's increasingly erratic behaviour and with the odds against them, Matthew must find a way to rescue Safe from Corner's occupying army. But as his quest leads him through abandoned asylums and the dregs of urban poverty, Matthew discovers that the histories he's devoted his life to aren't true: Corner's invasion -- and Ariel's terrors – are rooted in a history of Safe much darker and bloodier than Matthew ever imagined.
And even if he manages to save both home and Ariel, he may well lose himself. I love, love, love the sound of this book!  The synopsis is intriguing and the book cover is just gorgeous.  Tell me it doesn't sound brilliant?  I dare you!  :)

Well, there's my waiting list.  It's rather long, but I hope everyone got a little peek at a book they'd like! 

Ooh, before I go, quick update:  as I - um, well - forgot to hold a giveaway for my momentous 100 followers mark, I'm holding one now, for when I reach 200 followers!  I'm planning on giving away Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton.  I'm sorry my memory sucks, and I hope this will make up for it!

Ok, I'm off.  Quick question:

What's on your waiting list this week?