Wish List Wednesday: New Releases

To echo the gif above...I am seriously excited about all these books that are on my wishlist...because well DUH! Books.  I want them in physical copy, I want them in digital copy.  Yes.  Both.  Why? Because I'm a cover whore, and I absolutely love pretty covers and they look good on bookshelves!  Digital, so I can cart them around wherever I go on my Kindle! 

Anyway, without further adieu here are a few of the books that are on my wishlist: 

THAT COVER! So pretty and bloody...and just Stephen King.  The third installment in the Bill Hodges Trilogy...and it is out NOW!!!  Chances are my hold from the library will come in within the next few days once they get their copy and things...and then I won't be able to talk to my roommates about it because I'll have been the only one to read it!  Why does it have to come in when I have to go to work and can't sit up and read all night?!  WHY?!

This book caught my attention (and not just because of the eerie looking cover), because the description puts it along the lines of Pan's Labyrinth and John Connolly's The Book of Lost Things which I've not had the pleasure of reading yet.  However, I've seen Pan's Labyrinth and adored it.  So, I'm looking forward to getting my hands on this one. 

Okay, I've at least read the first two books of this series, and now it appears that I need to get my grubby hands on the third book and wait patiently for the fourth book in the Asylum series by Madeleine Roux.  Patient (yup, I can be that...honest!)

Bibliophile's Wish List: 11.10.13

There are quite a few good books that have caught my attention this week! Here they are just for you to lust after or ultimately add to your own bookshelves!

This book caught my attention, not necessarily for the story that is being told - which is definitely a good story and one that I will enjoy reading - but for the title.  Ketchup Clouds is just a nifty little title and I enjoy it! The story, itself is a unique one, about fifteen-year-old Zoe has a secret, and there is no one that she can share her story with.  However, she soon learns of a criminal, Stuart Barnes, who is locked up on death row.  He is no stranger to secrets, lies or murder.  Ultimately, Zoe begins writing letters to Stuart on the back of a geography worksheet.

Tess and Ian have been living in the high city of Esperanza for years, along with Tess's niece, Maddie, and her partner, Nick Sanchez. They thought they could rest, that they had defeated the brujo threat to our plane of existence. But they were wrong.  This book caught my attention by the cover, I love covers that have mysterious men on the cover...or sexy men, or all of the above.  Beyond that, the concept seems interesting, and I am greatly looking forward to reading this book as soon as I can.

This is the second book in the Elemental series by Antony John, and I am greatly looking forward to it.  I will hopefully be reading the first book in this series before this one comes out - otherwise, I will be waiting until I can get my hands on Elemental, the first book in this series, simply because I cannot allow myself to read books out of order...ever. 

The Granger brothers left behind their family's Virginia estate-and the bad memories it holds-years ago. But their dying grandfather's request brings them home:to a failing business, a legacy of secrets and a deathbed promise to make things right.  This is a new series by New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson.  Yes, this is a romance, and yes I do have a soft spot for them at times.  So, I will be adding book one of the Granger Brothers series to my bookshelf.

Okay, I have to admit, the title of this one is what caught me first and foremost.  The F--- It List by Julie Halpern is a book that encourages you to simply live.  Becca and Alex are friends, they have always been friends.  However, Becca does something unforgiveable at Alex's dad's funeral.  Eventually, Alex decides to forgive Becca, however, Becca has cancer and will not be able to complete everything on her bucket list.   This is where Alex comes in, along with a mysterious and guarded boy, will Becca get to cross things off her bucket list, and just maybe Alex will get to cross a few things off hers. 

Bibliophile's Wish List: 11.3.13

So many books coming out this week, I've chosen a select few that I desperately wish to add to my bookshelves!  They all look like so much fun!

Yes! Book three in Marie Lu's Legend series is coming out this week...and I CANNOT WAIT!! Desperately want this book.  I've read the other two books in the series - and will be re-reading them as soon as I can get my hands on a copy of this book.  Really, really.  This series has captivated me from the start, and I look forward to seeing how this next and final installment plays out. This is by far one of my favorite trilogies, and is right up there on my list with Divergent, Hunger Games, and Matched. 

This book caught my attention a few weeks ago, when I was looking for something new and interesting to capture my attention.  This book did it.  I love the concept, Ryan is from the future, and has come back to save the world.  Eden's friend Connor is soon to discover a planet that can support human habitation, after the girl of his dreams breaks his heart.  Connor's discovery will bring him fame but it will also bring about the ruin of the world as we know it.  Eden's falling for Ryan - will she break Connor's heart and bring about the ruin of the world or will she somehow manage to save it?  I am definitely looking forward to this and will be getting it as soon as I can.

The concept of this new release from Penguin USA is definitely one that caught my attention.  The tension in this book is going to no doubt capture my attention and keep me riveted throughout the story.  Mara Holdfast, the daughter of Autarch's Master Maskmaker, is reaching her fifteenth birthday and ultimately her Masking and becoming recognized as an adult.  As an adult she would have to wear the magically infused mask marking her profession, become her father's apprentice and be gifted with the same magical abilities of her father.  However, on the day of her Masking ceremony things go horribly, horribly awry.  Mara's mask, which like all the others can reveal traitorous thoughts, marks her as a traitor and she is soon swept away and she is carted off to be a slave in the mines until she dies.  What fate truly awaits Mara?

Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab is definitely a book for the scientific minded - or someone looking for a cute story.  Nick and Tesla are 11-year-old siblings who love science and have a tendancy to get in trouble.  Living with their Uncle Newt after their parents mysteriously disappear, they are embarking on their own adventures with MacGyverish contraptions!   Each story contains blueprints for five different projects! In this story, we meet them and also learn how to make things like rocket launchers and soda-powered vehicles...it makes science fun and perhaps dangerous!

Just the concept of this book makes me giggle like a mad woman.  There are over 100 fairy tales that have been reimagined and reillustrated for today's world.  We get to see our favorite fairy tale characters try dating and navigating their way through the 21st century.  Some of our favorite fairy tale characters using things like: Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, etc.  Instead of fairy godmothers we have Siri, and Godilocks has gone gluten free! What manner of other things will we see reimagined in this book?  Definitely got to get it, add it to my shelves.

Bibliophile's Wish List: 10.27.13

Lots of stuff is coming out this week! Gotta see how many will make it on to my bookshelf, physical or otherwise.

A Very Klingon Khristmas is the perfect book for any Trekkie this year! This Norman Rockwell-inspired picture book, which releases Tuesday, Oct 29th.  It recounts, in rhyming verse the the treasured children's story of the birth of revered warrior Kahless and celebrates the rich Klingon Christmas traditions originating on Qo'noS and spreading across the Star Trek universe.

Nefertiti in the Flak Tower is a book of poetry by Clive James.  I have not had the privilege of reading some of his poetry.  However, just reading about this book has me curious about his writing and I will definitely have to delve into his writing.  There are, in this book, moving elegies, a meditation on the later Yeats, a Hollywood Iliad, odes to rare orchids, wartime typewriters and sharks – as well as a poem on the fate of Queen Nefertiti in Nazi Germany.  Curious yet?

S. by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst is something that will eventually grace my bookshelves, because I adore the things that J.J. Abrams has put out - from the new Star Trek movies to series like Lost and Alias.   Here is the blurb from Goodreads on this one.

One book. Two readers. A world of mystery, menace, and desire.
A young woman picks up a book left behind by a stranger. Inside it are his margin notes, which reveal a reader entranced by the story and by its mysterious author. She responds with notes of her own, leaving the book for the stranger, and so begins an unlikely conversation that plunges them both into the unknown.
The book: Ship of Theseus, the final novel by a prolific but enigmatic writer named V.M. Straka, in which a man with no past is shanghaied onto a strange ship with a monstrous crew and launched onto a disorienting and perilous journey.
The writer: Straka, the incendiary and secretive subject of one of the world’s greatest mysteries, a revolutionary about whom the world knows nothing apart from the words he wrote and the rumors that swirl around him.
The readers: Jennifer and Eric, a college senior and a disgraced grad student, both facing crucial decisions about who they are, who they might become, and how much they’re willing to trust another person with their passions, hurts, and fears.

The Shadowhunter's Codex is a supplemental to the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. This is an illustrated guide to all things Shadowhunter.  This is the manual given to the Shadowhunters, allows them to brush up on the demon languages, use proper stele use, and discover just what a pyxis is.

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Dead Set by Richard Kadrey, is a young adult urban fantasy/paranormal that is heartwarming and will no doubt keep you enraptured until the very end.

After her father’s funeral, Zoe and her mother moved to the Big City to start over. But life’s not so easy, the money is tight, and a new school brings trials. Fortunately, she has an escape: her dreams. A world of freedom and solace removed from the loneliness and anxieties of real life, Zoe's dreamscape offers another, more precious, gift: It is the only place where she can spend time with her closest companion — her lost brother Valentine.
Yet something is very wrong. An unfamliar — and univited — presence has entered her private realm to threaten Zoe and Valentine, a disturbing turn of events that is compounded by an impossible discovery. A chance encounter at a used record store where the grooves of the vinyl discs hold not music, but lost souls, has opened up a portal to the world of the restless dead. Now, the shop’s strange proprietor is offering Zoe the chance to commune with the father whose passing took a piece of her heart. The price? A lock of hair. Then a tooth. Then...
How far into this eerie world will Zoe go to discover what she truly needs? And once she does, will there be enough left of her to come back?

Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions by Guillermo del Toro.  I LOVE Guillermo del Toro and cannot wait to add this book to my bookshelves.  Seriously! This book is a visual treasure trove for any del Toro fan.  With pages from his actual journals, notes on Hellboy, Chronos, Pan's Labyrinth and even 2013's Pacific Rim.   All in all, this will be a fantastic inclusion into any fan's bookshelf.

Bibliophile's Wish List 9.29.13

Welcome to Bibliophile's Wish List.  

Bibliophile's Wish List is a showcasing of newly released books that have come out, that I eventually will be adding to my shelves in one format or another.  Every other week I will be showcasing anywhere from four to six books from releases that have released  the previous Tuesday.  They can be from any genre. 

I've read the first book in the <strong>Bad Girls Don't Die</strong> series by Kate Alender, and I quite like her writing style (I will be finishing the series somewhat soon), but this is her newest novel and fourth in her career.  Released September 24 in both hardback and kindle format and I am anxious to read this story!  The title first caught my attention, and I had a vague feeling that it would be something along the lines of <strong>Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer</strong>, which I actually enjoyed both the book and the movie, but this is a combination of French History and Jack the Ripper in my best assumption.

Here is a bit of the blurb:

Paris, France: a city of fashion, chocolate croissants, and cute boys. Colette Iselin is thrilled be there for the first time, on her spring break class trip.
But a series of gruesome murders are taking place around the city, putting everyone on edge. And as she tours the sights, Colette keeps seeing a strange vision: a pale woman in a ball gown and powdered wig, who looks like Marie Antoinette.
Colette knows her status-obsessed friends won't believe her, so she seeks out the help of a charming French boy. Together, they discover that the murder victims are all descendants of people who ultimately brought about Marie Antoinette's beheading. The queen's ghost has been awakened, and now she's wreaking her bloodthirsty revenge. 

Kat Falls is an author that I've only recently discovered, had the first book of her <strong>Dark Life</strong> series recommended to me by someone on <a href="http://www.goodreads.com">Goodreads.com</a> and will be checking it out as soon as I can get my hands on a copy of <strong>Dark Life</strong>, and ultimately I will be looking into her new series, and third career novel, <strong>Inhuman</strong>, which is the first book in the <strong>Fetch</strong> series.  I've always had a weak spot for post-apocalyptic thrillers, and zombies and the like.  This definitely fits the bill.  <strong>Inhuman</strong> released September 24 in hardback and Kindle.

Teasing from the blurb:

In the wake of a devastating biological disaster, the United States east of the Mississippi has been abandoned. Now called the Feral Zone, a reference to the virus that turned millions of people into bloodthirsty savages, the entire area is off-limits. The punishment for violating the border is death.
Lane McEvoy can't imagine why anyone would risk it. She's grown up in the shadow of the great wall separating east from west, and she's curious about what's on the other side - but not that curious. Life in the west is safe and comfortable . . . just how she likes it.

New horror books make me happy! Seriously!  This is by far one of my favorite genres and this is one of two new books in this genre that I will be sharing with you this week.  Zombies! Zombies make me squee like a fangirl - only if they are well written and can effectively scare the crap out of me or make me laugh! So, eventually, I will be checking out <strong>Good Night, Zombie</strong>.

Meet Carter, Esme, and Arnold, three students accidentally locked together inside an almost deserted school. They are not friends. They scarcely know each other. But In the basement, a mysterious night janitor waits. And outside, moving in the mist, dark shapes shuffle closer…

I told you, horror books make me happy.  This is the second one that I am sharing with you from that genre this week.  New Stephen King always, always makes me happy.  The Shining is one of my favorite King novels and ultimately when I heard he was coming out with this book I completely fangirl lost it! It was awesomely tragic, epically glorious!

On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knot travel in search of sustenance. They look harmless—mostly old, lots of polyester, and married to their RVs. But as Dan Torrance knows, and spunky twelve-year-old Abra Stone learns, The True Knot are quasi-immortal, living off the “steam” that children with the “shining” produce when they are slowly tortured to death.
Haunted by the inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel where he spent one horrific childhood year, Dan has been drifting for decades, desperate to shed his father’s legacy of despair, alcoholism, and violence. Finally, he settles in a New Hampshire town, an AA community that sustains him, and a job at a nursing home where his remnant “shining” power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying. Aided by a prescient cat, he becomes “Doctor Sleep.”
Then Dan meets the evanescent Abra Stone, and it is her spectacular gift, the brightest shining ever seen, that reignites Dan’s own demons and summons him to a battle for Abra’s soul and survival. This is an epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the millions of devoted readers of The Shining and satisfy anyone new to the territory of this icon in the King canon.

Bibliophile Wish List

Alright! Starting a new weekly series that will be a showcase of newly released/soon to be released books that I absolutely positively want to add to my collection in either e-book format or physical format (because I adore both and I love having a bookcase full of spectacular books)!

One of these I actually have in galley form that I  have not gotten a chance to read (because I've been horribly backlogged so technically it -shouldn't- be on the wish list, but I'm putting it on there anyway)!

Maggie Stiefvater has released the second book in the Raven Boys series, and while I have a galley copy of this (which I will be reading very, very soon).  I will own a copy of it for my virtual shelf and possibly for my physical shelf I've not decided yet, and that requires having a book budget (which I am currently lacking at the moment).

This continues where The Raven Boys left off, and the leylines are woken, and things will never be the same for our boys.  Especially with some very sinister people are looking for the same puzzle pieces that Gansey is looking for.  Gonna be an intriguing read.  I will probably ultimately finish it in a couple of days much like I did the first book in this series.

I've been long awaiting Sherry Thomas' The Burning Sky for some time now, and now that it is here I will have it.  I must have it.  Look at that COVER! Seriously?! How could this NOT look good on a book shelf? All firey and epicly awesome! I will have it, and right now, you can get it in physical copy on Kindle for $8.89 US, which is so not in my budget right now - given that my paycheck sucked.  But, hopefully at some point this year I will get more amazon gift cards and I will get some of the books I've been lusting after!

Iolanthe Seabourne is the greatest elemental mage of her generation—or so she's being told. The one prophesied for years to be the savior of The Realm. It is her duty and destiny to face and defeat the Bane, the greatest mage tyrant the world has ever known. A suicih.de task for anyone let alone a sixteen-year-old girl with no training, facing a prophecy that foretells a fiery clash to the death.

Origin by Jessica Khoury is a retelling of the age old desire: to live forever, no matter the cost.  Released yesterday, this is the second full length novel release by Jessica Khoury.  I'm looking forward to getting my hands on a copy at some point in the very near future because it is one that I've been waiting for. The cover is phenomenal and I have severe lust for this cover.  I mean really? Isn't it just gorgeous? 

Pia has grown up in a secret laboratory hidden deep in the Amazon rain forest. She was raised by a team of scientists who have created her to be the start of a new immortal race. But on the night of her seventeenth birthday, Pia discovers a hole in the electric fence that surrounds her sterile home--and sneaks outside the compound for the first time in her life.

Freak by Marcella Pixley has been on my wish list for a little while now, and it is finally here.  It will ultimately make its way onto my bookshelf, virtual or otherwise, rest assured.  I intend on getting each and every book on this list at some point in the future (it may take a while but they'll be there).  I love the cover for this book, with the lone purple duck whose reflection is that of a beautiful swan, while all the other black ducks are conforming to the natural order of things.

For Miriam Fisher, a budding poet who reads the Oxford English Dictionary for fun, seventh grade is a year etched in her memory “clear as pain.” That’s the year her older sister, Deborah, once her best buddy and fellow “alien,” bloomed like a beautiful flower and joined the high school in-crowd. That’s the year high school senior Artie Rosenberg, the “hottest guy in the drama club” and, Miriam thinks, her soul mate, comes to live with Miriam’s family. And that’s the year the popular “watermelon girls” turn up the heat in their cruel harassment of Miriam—ripping her life wide open in shocking, unexpected ways. Teased and taunted in school, Miriam is pushed toward breaking, until, in a gripping climax, she finds the inner strength to prove she’s a force to be reckoned with.

What new books are on your wish list? Share them with me!