Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Waiting On Wednesday #24

"Waiting on" Wednesday is  a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases in which we are eagerly awaiting.



Beth's Pick:  
This book looks absolutely amazing! Kiersten White is a great author, so I'm excited to see how this one plays out! I like that its a psychological thriller too, and not completely paranormal.
Mind Games (Mind Games, #1)
 Mind Games - Kiersten White
Expected Publication: February 19th 2013

Goodreads Blurb:
Fia was born with flawless instincts. Her first impulse, her gut feeling, is always exactly right. Her sister, Annie, is blind to the world around her—except when her mind is gripped by strange visions of the future.

Trapped in a school that uses girls with extraordinary powers as tools for corporate espionage, Annie and Fia are forced to choose over and over between using their abilities in twisted, unthinkable ways… or risking each other’s lives by refusing to obey.

In a stunning departure from her New York Times bestselling Paranormalcy trilogy, Kiersten White delivers a slick, edgy, heartstoppingly intense psychological thriller about two sisters determined to protect each other—no matter the cost




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Kait's pick:
Sarah Dessen started my love for YA contemporary way back[we won't say how long way back really is when I was in high school. I haven't read her past few books, but I definitely plan on it. And this one sounds too good to resist.
The Moon and More

The Moon and More - Sarah Dessen
Expected Publication: June 4th 2013

Luke is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have been together all through high school in Colby, the beach town where they both grew up. But now, in the summer before college, Emaline wonders if perfect is good enough.

Enter Theo, a super-ambitious outsider, a New Yorker assisting on a documentary film about a reclusive local artist. Theo's sophisticated, exciting, and, best of all, he thinks Emaline is much too smart for Colby.

Emaline's mostly-absentee father, too, thinks Emaline should have a bigger life, and he's convinced that an Ivy League education is the only route to realizing her potential. Emaline is attracted to the bright future that Theo and her father promise. But she also clings to the deep roots of her loving mother, stepfather, and sisters. Can she ignore the pull of the happily familiar world of Colby?

Emaline wants the moon and more, but how can she balance where she comes from with where she's going?

Sarah Dessen's devoted fans will welcome this story of romance, yearning, and, finally, empowerment. It could only happen in the summer.

34 comments:

  1. Mind Games is amazing! I really want to read The Moon and More as well! I love Sarah Dessen.
    Great picks! :)

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  2. WOW. Mind games is really intriguing. I really want to read it now. I didn't know about this book at all.
    I've never read any Sarah Dessen books, I believe. But I heard how good her books are!

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  3. I've been waiting on mind games for so long thanks for sharing. the moon and more sounds good too.

    old follower
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  4. Mind Games looks so good, I can't wait to get my hands on a copy of it.

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  5. Both are awesome picks! Really cant read wait to read The Moon and More. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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  6. Great choices - they sound really good.
    New follower.

    My WoW post

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  7. Thanks for stopping by - happy to return the follow!

    Mind Games looks like an interesting read . . . hope it's worth the wait.

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  8. Who doesn't love a good Sarah Dessen novel? :) Mind Games is already on my TBR pile and I have read some mixed reviews so I can't wait to see what I think of it.

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  9. I love Sarah Dessen! Thanks for sharing!

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  10. These both look awesome! I've heard some mixed things about Mind Games, but it sounds like my kind of book, so I'll still be picking it up when it's released. And The Moon and More sounds like the perfect summer read, so I'm super excited to get a copy of it. Great picks!

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  11. Yes, I am very excited for the release of Mind Games! Great pick =D

    Thanks for stopping by my WoW!

    Sana @ artsy musings of a bibliophile

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  12. The Moon and More and Mind Games both sound amazing and I can't wait to read them!!! Great picks, girls!!!

    Bailey at IB Book Blogging

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  13. i'm excited for dessen's newest too. i love YA contemps! great pick :)

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    -michelle

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  14. Those both look really good! I hope you get to read them soon! Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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  15. They both sound great! Yhanks for sharing and stopping by my WoW!

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  16. Mind Games sounds so good! Not too sure about the other as it isn't really mind kind of book.
    Thanks for stopping by :).

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  17. Great minds think alike! Can not wait for this book to come out! I've never read anything by Sarah so I hope you like it and maybe when I decide to pick up one of her books I will start with this one! Thank you for stopping by the blog, commenting, and following! Following you right back!

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  18. I think mind games sounds pretty cool. I don't know if I'll read it, as I've got a bazillion other books but it's definitely on my TBR list

    Kacii

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  19. Oooo, I definitely can't wait for MIND GAMES! I've heard it's twisty and turny and crazy good! I haven't read anything by Sarah Dessen, but I should remedy that!

    Thank you for stopping by my blog!

    Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!

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  20. I have been seeing Mind Games a lot! I also quit enjoy Sarah Dessen novels too. Thanks for sharing and stopping by. I followed back!:D

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  21. Mind Games is definitely one of my top books I am waiting for. And I am just about to start The Moon and More and I can't tell you how excited I am about that. New Follower!
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    Deidra @ Simply Books.

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  22. Thanks for stopping by! Great picks! I am really looking forward to Mind Games as well!!

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  23. I enjoyed Mind Games and want to read Dessen too
    Hope you get to read it soon!

    Hope you get to read it soon!
    Brandi @ Blkosiner’s Book Blog

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  24. Oh, Vixens, I LOVE your picks!! Both of them look SO good!! I normally prefer paranormal romances, but do venture into more 'normal' types of books from time to time. Sarah Dessen's novel sounds so perfect for lazy summer raad...and the other one sounds like a fascinating journey into the recesses of the human mind! My TBR pile thanks you guys!! And I thank you for commenting on my WOW earlier today!! :)

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  25. Mind Games sounds really good. I am adding it to my TBR list. I love Sarah Dessen too. Her books got me back into YA. Thanks for stopping by my WOW post.
    Jess @ FueledbyFiction

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  26. Two really awesome picks! Thanks for stopping by my wow

    Teresa @ Readers Live A Thousand Lives

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  27. Mind Games looks great, I'll be reading this next week...so excited.
    Cricket@ Little Library Muse WoW

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  28. Hi! As promised I am following back :D

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  29. I can't wait to read Mind Games, either! I loved White's Paranormalcy series, so I'm excited to see if I love this one, too!

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  30. I've been really curious about Mind Games for a while now, especially because it got really differing reviews. That always makes a book more interesting to me! I read and liked Paranormalcy, but I'm also curious about this completely different approach the author seems to have taken for this book.
    Thanks for stopping by my post!

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  31. Lots of people seems to be waiting for Mind Games :) Hope it's good ;p Great picks :D Hope you will love them both. <3
    Thank you for commenting on my WoW. <3
    Love, Carina @ Carina's Books

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  32. Mind Games has been such a popular one lately - it looks fantastic, I really wish I could get my hands on it now! :P As for the other, I LOVE Sarah Dessen, she's a fantastic contemporary author - I didn't know she's got a new book being released soon. Thanks for sharing!
    Also, thanks for stopping by my blog. ^.^
    Happy Reading! :D

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    Tiffa @ The British Book Nerd

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  33. Great picks! I can´t wait to read Mind Games.

    Thanks for visiting My WOW

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  34. Great picks! I am excited for both of them - mind games sounds really interesting and Sarah Dessen is great! She also started my love of contemporary!

    Thanks for stopping by, followed back. :)

    Myra @ Pieces of Whimsy

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