Archive for Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine, where we feature a book we are looking forward to being released!
 

The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman

20 June 2013

The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a fable that reshapes modern fantasy: moving, terrifying and elegiac – as pure as a dream, as delicate as a butterfly’s wing, as dangerous as a knife in the dark, from storytelling genius Neil Gaiman.

His only defense is three women, on a farm at the end of the lane. The youngest of them claims that her duckpond is ocean. The oldest can remember the Big Bang

Well, I just attended an event with Neil Gaiman in conversation two days ago and wow, it was phenomenal. He’s an amazing speaker and just all around storyteller and it was a really wonderful evening.

The book is actually the most ‘real’ of his works, based on a story he was told by his parents and set on a lane like one he grew up in. It also has a darker Mary Poppins and a family of characters he’s created since he was 8. It could be his best work yet. If that wasn’t enough to convince you, maybe Amanda Palmer can.

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine, where we feature a book we are looking forward to being released!
 

The Night Itself (The Name of the Blade #2)
by Zoe Marriott

4 July 2013

When fifteen year old Mio Yamato furtively sneaks the katana – an ancestral Japanese sword – out of its hiding place in her parent’s attic to help liven up her Christmas party costume, she has no idea of the darkness she is about to unleash on modern day London, or the family secrets that she is going to uncover.

With the help of her best friend Jack, a fox spirit named Hikaru – and the devoted protection of the betwitchingly familiar Shinobu – Mio attempts to discover the true nature of the sword and its connection to the Yamato family. Because if she doesn’t learn how to control the katana’s incredible powers, she’s in danger of being overwhelmed by them. And if she can’t keep the sword safe from the terrible creatures who want it for their own, she’ll lose not only her own life… but the love of a lifetime.

Mysterious Japanese spirits showing up in modern day London? I think my heart just skipped a beat. I’ve been really intrigued by influx of Japanese mythology-inspired young adult fiction over the last few years, although I have yet to read one that really blew me away.

Early reviews of The Night Itself makes me think that this is the one. Plus, who can resist that gorgeous cover?

My anime-loving 13-year-old self can’t wait. Current me is pretty damn excited as well.

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine, where we feature a book we are looking forward to being released!
 

Siege and Storm (The Grisha #2)
by Leigh Bardugo

6 June 2013

Darkness never dies. Alina and Mal are on the run. Hunted and haunted, but together at last, they can’t outrun Alina’s past or her destiny forever. The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and he needs Alina to realise his dangerous plan. There are others who would like to use Alina’s gift too. And as her power grows, somehow, she must choose between her country, her power, and her love – or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm.

Glorious. Epic. Irresistible. Romance.

This book is out TOMORROW here in the UK and I’m posting this for completely selfish reasons as I want everyone to go and BUY IT NOW.

Let me be your book pusher in this instance. I had the pleasure of reading this on my honeymoon and it is fantastic! I really need everyone to read it so I can have someone to squee/rant/gasp with and most especially to discuss the merits of a certain fictional prince with

And when you are reading it, please don’t hesitate tweet at me!

Giveaway

Thanks to the amazing team at Indigo/Fierce Fiction, I have one paperback copy of Siege and Storm to giveaway, hot off the press! The giveaway is UK only and you can enter using the Rafflecopter below. Enjoy!

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine, where we feature a book we are looking forward to being released!
 

If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch

2 May 2013

A broken-down camper hidden deep in a national forest is the only home fifteen-year-old Carey can remember. The trees keep guard over her threadbare existence, with the one bright spot being Carey’s younger sister, Jenessa, who depends on Carey for her very survival. All they have is each other, as their mentally ill mother comes and goes with greater frequency. Until that one fateful day their mother disappears for good, and the girls are found by their father, a stranger, and taken to re-enter the “normal” life of school, clothes and boys.

Now, Carey must come to terms with the truth of why their mother spirited them away ten years ago, while haunted by a past that won’t let her go … a dark past that hides many a secret, including the reason Jenessa hasn’t spoken a word in over a year. Carey knows she must keep her sister close, and her secrets even closer, or risk watching her new life come crashing down.

I’ve heard so much buzz about If You Find Me from both sides of the pond and it already has a lot of early raves from trusted bloggers, so I fast-forwarded it on my TBR list. I’m SO GLAD I did. It’s been incredible so far. As soon as I began reading it, I got that lovely feeling I get when I read books as amazing as Wonder by R.J. Palacio: beautiful heartbreak.

As soon as 2 May rolls around, I urge you to pick up this book. You won’t be disappointed!

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine, where we feature a book we are looking forward to being released!

The Eternity Cure (Blood of Eden #2) by Julie Kagawa

3 May 2013

In Allison Sekemoto’s world, there is one rule left: Blood calls to blood

Allison thought that immortality was forever. But now, with eternity itself hanging in the balance, the lines between human and monster will blur even further, and Allie must face another choice she could never have imagined having to make.

Ok, The Immortal Rules was pretty incredible, so it’s no secret that I’ve been waiting with bated breath for this sequel. I really, really want to know what happened to Zeke, I want more of Kanin, I want to know more about the virus and the cure if there is one. I’ve been trying to avoid reviews, but the buzz has been overwhelmingly positive I almost can’t contain my excitement!

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