Monday, August 22, 2011

Shelf Cravings {25}


Welcome to Shelf Cravings, a feature that dishes coming soon and new release books!

{Check out my new feature button created by the fantastical Missie from The Unread Reader, what do you guys think?...Personally I think Missie is the best and she even gave me a hottie with glasses!!}

This week Im excited for......


~Coming Soon~


Scarlet by A.C Gaughen
February 14th 2012 by Walker & Co.

Many readers know the tale of Robin Hood, but they will be swept away by this new version full of action, secrets, and romance. Posing as one of Robin Hood’s thieves to avoid the wrath of the evil Thief Taker Lord Gisbourne, Scarlet has kept her identity secret from all of Nottinghamshire. Only the Hood and his band know the truth: the agile thief posing as a whip of a boy is actually a fearless young woman with a secret past. Helping the people of Nottingham outwit the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham could cost Scarlet her life as Gisbourne closes in. It’s only her fierce loyalty to Robin—whose quick smiles and sharp temper have the rare power to unsettle her—that keeps Scarlet going and makes this fight worth dying for.



Bunheads by Sophie Flack
October, 2011 by Poppy

As a dancer with the ultra-prestigious Manhattan Ballet Company, nineteen-year-old Hannah Ward juggles intense rehearsals, dazzling performances and complicated backstage relationships. Up until now, Hannah has happily devoted her entire life to ballet.

But when she meets a handsome musician named Jacob, Hannah's universe begins to change, and she must decide if she wants to compete against the other "bunheads" in the company for a star soloist spot or strike out on her own in the real world. Does she dare give up the gilded confines of the ballet for the freedoms of everyday life?


When the Sea is Rising Red
by Cat Hellisen
February 28th 2012 by Farrar, Straus &Giroux
In sixteen-year-old Felicita’s world, magic is strictly controlled—or so those in power like to believe. After her dearest friend, Ilven, kills herself to escape an arranged marriage, Felicita chooses freedom over privilege. She fakes her own death and leaves her sheltered life as one of Pelimburg’s magical elite behind. Living in the slums, scrubbing dishes for a living, she falls for charismatic Dash while also becoming fascinated with vampire Jannik. Then something shocking washes up on the beach: Ilven’s death has called out of the sea a dangerous, wild magic. Felicita must decide whether her loyalties lie with the family she abandoned . . . or with those who would twist this dark power to destroy Pelimburg’s caste system, and the whole city along with it.




Everneath by Brodi Ashton
January 3rd 2012 by Harper Collins


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.

The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
October 4th 2011 by Simon & Schuster

In 70 CE, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on a mountain in the Judean desert, Masada. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Based on this tragic historical event, Hoffman weaves a spellbinding tale of four extraordinary, bold, resourceful, and sensuous women, each of whom has come to Masada by a different path. Yael’s mother died in childbirth, and her father never forgave her for that death. Revka, a village baker’s wife, watched the horrifically brutal murder of her daughter by Roman soldiers; she brings to Masada her twin grandsons, rendered mute by their own witness. Aziza is a warrior’s daughter, raised as a boy, a fearless rider and expert marksman, who finds passion with another soldier. Shirah is wise in the ways of ancient magic and medicine, a woman with uncanny insight and power. The lives of these four complex and fiercely independent women intersect in the desperate days of the siege, as the Romans draw near. All are dovekeepers, and all are also keeping secrets—about who they are, where they come from, who fathered them, and whom they love.


New Releases Im Dying to Read!!


Sleight by Jennifer Sommersby
March 23, 2011 by Accendo Press


When circus-dwelling Gemma Flannery learns she will be attending public school for the first time in her seventeen years, little does she know that fitting in with her 12th-grade classmates will be the least of her concerns. A pro at hiding her knack for seeing the dead (“shades”), Gemma is grieving the recent suicide of her mentally ill mother, a process eased by the introduction of her first real love interest, the charming and painfully handsome Henry Dmitri, who is harboring his own collection of dangerous secrets. Together, they will be presented with a frightening challenge: to assume their roles as heirs to a 3000-year-old magical text, the AVRAKEDAVRA, a book the über-rich, sleight-of-being master Lucian Dmitri would do anything to get his hands on. As each terrifying layer in her new reality melts away, Gemma unearths truths that her quiet, nomadic life with the Cinzio Traveling Players is not at all what she’d always cherished. Gemma and Henry must rely on each other to stop Lucian’s diabolical plotting that will bring the world to its tired, scab-riddled knees, and are sent on the flight of their young lives, to save themselves, their families, and the world from the darkest kind of destruction..........Let the chase begin...


Paradise by Jill S. Alexander
July 5th 2011 by Feiwel & Friends


Paisley Tillery is the drummer for a country rock band. If they can make it to the stage at the Texapalooza music fest, then Paisley will be closer to her dream of a career in music and a ticket out of her small Texas town.
Drumming and music are what Paisley has always wanted. Until the band gets a new lead singer, the boy from Paradise, Texas. With Paradise in her life, what Paisley wants, and what she needs, complicate her dreams coming true.






Holy Smokes People thats a LOT of fabulous books to choose from!! Now Im not into idol worship nor am I one of those stalker type people, however I would probably be Alice Hoffmans maid if she let me, the woman  is seriously talented. I also must say I love all these covers, I love the red hair in Sleight, the red dress in Everneath and the red letters in Scarlet (hmmm me thinks Red is the new lips in cover trends). Have any of you read Sleight yet? Well its about a circus, so guess what Im there!!!


**Note: Shelf Cravings was moved to Monday this week due to the Read-a-Thon, tomorrow will host the Surprise Giveaway!!


12 comments:

  1. First of all, I love Missie's buttons, they are so frickin cute! And I pretty much want all of those books:) Everneath looks completely amazing and that cover is to die for, as is the cover for When the Sea is Rising Red:) Awesome cravings this week!

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  2. Did someone mention vampires? YES! I want When the Sea is Rising Red. Amazing cover. Why do I have to wait sooooo long. I guess that is a good thing.. for my bank account. hehe

    Paradise wasn't my favorite, but I think a lot of other people liked it more than me.

    Thanks for the eye candy, T.

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  3. Juju at Tales of Whimsy.comAugust 22, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    I'm so feeling some new Alice Hoffman.

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  4. SweetestLittleBookwormAugust 22, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    All of these look great....although the cover for Paradise makes me cringe. Uggghhhh those kissy covers!!!! But the rest of them look AWESOME. :)

    ~Asheley

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  5. Melissa (Books and Things)August 22, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    OMG! I think I want all these books. Of course I also want Missie's button making ability too! This whole post is made of WIN for me! :)

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  6. Jen (In the Closet With a Bibliophile)August 22, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    I'm really excited for Bunheads. I'm a total mush when it comes to that kind of thing. Me & Centerstage = LOVE! So, me and Bunheads = DEVOTION :D

    Also, I LOVE Missie's new button. I dig "sexy teacher". It's seriously perfect...and it made me giggle a bit. :D

    Jen
    In the Closet With a Bibliophile

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  7. Felicia the Geeky BloggerAugust 22, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    Those are some pretty books! I really should try more YA, maybe someday :)

    (Love the button Missie made for you)!

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  8. The Dovekeepers looks really interesting! :)

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  9. Missie has the cutest buttons! I'm really excited to read "Everneath" which has gotten good buzz so far. I'm also interested in "When the Sea is Rising Red" too. The cover for both of these books are gorgeous. Thanks for putting these books on my radar, Tina!

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  10. mrs_laura_koehlerAugust 22, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    What amazing books they all sound awesome. I def want to read Scarlet. Loving the covers too, and red def seems like a new trend.

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  11. Nic @ Irresistible ReadsAugust 23, 2011 at 2:03 AM

    So many goods books! I will need more time to read. My top pick would be Bunheads though. Ballet plus a handsome musician, sounds like my kind of book!

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  12. Jacinda (The Reading Housewives)August 23, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    I really loved Paradise! I don't understand the ending...but I loved everything before it! It's a book I'm planning on re-reading sometime in the future :)

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