Okay, so I was going to post this yesterday, but I was so caught up in the magic of Bloodlines that I completely forgot!
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My wishlist:
The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
Publication date: August 2, 2011
Genre: YA paranormal
Summary from Goodreads:
The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.
If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.
And there are no strangers in the town of Near.
These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life.
But when an actual stranger—a boy who seems to fade like smoke—appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true.
The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. Still, he insists on helping Lexi search for them. Something tells her she can trust him.
As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi’s need to know—about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy.
Part fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab’s debut novel is entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper carried by the wind, and a dream you won’t soon forget.
I've heard so many wonderful things about this book and I've wanted to read it for the longest time. I like the creepiness factor and everything, so hopefully I'll be buying this soon.
Love Story by Jennifer Echols
Publication date: Jul 19, 2011
Genre: YA contemporary romance
Summary from Goodreads:
She's writing about him. he's writing about her. And everybody is reading between the lines..
For Erin Blackwell, majoring in creative writing at the New York City college of her dreams is more than a chance to fulfill her ambitions--it's her ticket away from the tragic memories that shadow her family's racehorse farm in Kentucky. But when she refuses to major in business and take over the farm herself someday, her grandmother gives Erin's college tuition and promised inheritance to their maddeningly handsome stable boy, Hunter Allen. Now Erin has to win an internship and work late nights at a coffee shop to make her own dreams a reality. She should despise Hunter . . . so why does he sneak into her thoughts as the hero of her latest writing assignment?
Then, on the day she's sharing that assignment with her class, Hunter walks in. He's joining her class. And after he reads about himself in her story, her private fantasies about him must be painfully clear. She only hopes to persuade him not to reveal her secret to everyone else. But Hunter devises his own creative revenge, writing sexy stories that drive the whole class wild with curiosity and fill Erin's heart with longing. Now she's not just imagining what might have been. She's writing a whole new ending for her romance with Hunter . . . except this story could come true.
So, does this not sound absolutely adorable!? I mean, I've heard what a great writer Jennifer Echols is, but I've never read her work. Ever since I read the synopsis of this book I have been itching to read it!
The Nine Lives of Chloe King by Liz Braswell
Publication date: June 7, 2011
Genre: YA fantasy
Summary from Goodreads:
Chloe King is a normal girl. She goes to class (most of the time), fights with her mom, and crushes on a boy…or two. But around her sixteenth birthday, Chloe finds that perhaps she isn’t so normal after all. There’s the heightened night vision, the super fast reflexes – oh, and the claws.
As she discovers who she is – and where she comes from – it is clear she is not alone. And someone is trying to get her.
Chloe has nine lives. But will nine be enough?
I figured I'd jump on the bandwagon. I mean, I wouldn't say I necessarily LOVE the TV series, but I do enjoy it and that was enough to peak my interest in the books.
So what's on your wishlist?
