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Wishlist Releases for June and July!

Thursday 31 May 2012
Hey everyone! Today I had planned to write up a book review but instead, since it's the last day of May, I'd like to post up some upcoming wishlist releases for June and July! But don't worry, I won't forget about the review - this is just something to mix it up a bit! ;)
Sidenote: These are in no particular order! :)

Shadows Cast by Stars by Catherine Knutsson
June 5th 2012


Two hundred years from now, blood has become the most valuable commodity on the planet—especially the blood of aboriginal peoples, for it contains antibodies that protect them from the Plague ravaging the rest of the world.

Sixteen-year-old Cassandra Mercredi might be immune to Plague, but that doesn’t mean she’s safe—government forces are searching for those of aboriginal heritage to harvest their blood. When a search threatens Cassandra and her family, they flee to the Island: a mysterious and idyllic territory protected by the Band, a group of guerilla warriors—and by an enigmatic energy barrier that keeps outsiders out and the spirit world in. And though the village healer has taken her under her wing, and the tribal leader’s son into his heart, the creatures of the spirit world are angry, and they have chosen Cassandra to be their voice and instrument…


The Glimpse by Claire Merle
June 7th 2012


In a near future, society is segregated according to whether people are genetically disposed to mental illness. 17-year-old Ana has been living the privileged life of a Pure due to an error in her DNA test. When the authorities find out, she faces banishment from her safe Community, a fate only thwarted by the fact that she has already been promised to Pure-boy Jasper Taurell.

Jasper is from a rich and influential family and despite Ana’s condition, wants to be with her. The authorities grant Ana a tentative reprieve. If she is joined to Jasper before her 18th birthday, she may stay in the Community until her illness manifests. But if Jasper changes his mind, she will be cast out among the Crazies. As Ana’s joining ceremony and her birthday loom closer, she dares to hope she will be saved from the horror of the City and live a ‘normal’ life. But then Jasper disappears.

Led to believe Jasper has been taken by a strange sect the authorities will not intefere with, Ana sneaks out of her well-guarded Community to find him herself. Her search takes her through the underbelly of society and into the pits of the human soul. And as she delves deeper into the mystery of Jasper's abduction she uncovers some devastating truths that destroy everything she has grown up to believe, but she also learns to love as she has never loved before.


Dark Companion by Marta Acosta
July 3rd 2012


When foster teen Jane Williams is invited to attend elite Birch Grove Academy for Girls and escape her violent urban neighborhood, she thinks the offer is too good to be true. She's even offered her own living quarters, the groundskeeper's cottage in the center of the birch grove.

Something's not quite right about the school -- or is it Jane? She thinks she sees things in the birch grove at night. She's also beginning to suspect that the elegant headmistress and her sons are hiding secrets. Lucky is the gorgeous, golden son who is especially attentive to Jane, and Jack is the sardonic puzzling brother.

The school with its talented teachers and bright students is a dream for a science and math geek like Jane. She also loves her new friends, including hilarious poetry-spouting rich girl, Mary Violet. But the longer Jane stays at Birch Grove, the more questions she has about the disappearance of another scholarship girl and a missing faculty member.

Jane discovers one secret about Birch Grove, which only leads to more mysteries. What is she willing to sacrifice in order to stay at this school...and be bound to Birch Grove forever?


Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
July 3rd 2012


Before Peter Pan belonged to Wendy, he belonged to the girl with the crow feather in her hair. . .

Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily doesn't believe in love stories or happy endings. Then she meets the alluring teenage Peter Pan in the forbidden woods of Neverland and immediately falls under his spell.

Peter is unlike anyone she's ever known. Impetuous and brave, he both scares and enthralls her. As the leader of the Lost Boys, the most fearsome of Neverland's inhabitants, Peter is an unthinkable match for Tiger Lily. Soon, she is risking everything—her family, her future—to be with him. When she is faced with marriage to a terrible man in her own tribe, she must choose between the life she's always known and running away to an uncertain future with Peter.

With enemies threatening to tear them apart, the lovers seem doomed. But it's the arrival of Wendy Darling, an English girl who's everything Tiger Lily is not, that leads Tiger Lily to discover that the most dangerous enemies can live inside even the most loyal and loving heart.


How good do all of these books sound? If I had to pick the one I'm most excited about, it'd have to be Dark Companion - doesn't it sound absolutely amazing, and that cover? Gorgeous! I also really like the sound of Tiger Lily because, well duh - PETER PAN! And The Glimpse and Shadows Cast by Stars (what a unique plot, don't you think?) are both dystopian so... as an avid dystopian lover it's no question that I need to read them!
Ooooooooooooh, I can't wait!! xD

Are any of you waiting on June/July releases? Which ones? Do you also like the look of these books?

Happy Reading,
Rachel xoxo


4 comments :

  1. Wow, thanks for sharing these awesome upcoming releases, Rachel! I think they all sound brilliant, and I'm especially loving the cover for The Glimpse! :) xxx

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  2. I'LL TAKE ONE OF EACH PLEASE <3

    Omgggggg, these all sound so good!! This is my first time hearing about Shadows Cast but I really love that cover - would it be iridescent IRL, do you think?

    I think I'm most excited for Tiger Lily out of these but, again, they all sound awesometastic.

    Thanks for sharing! It's almost timeeeeee! <3

    Sonia

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  3. Thanks for sharing these, Rachel! You just got me even more excited for June :) I'd love to read The Glimpse, it sounds amazing :) I hope you have a lovely June filled with lots of books! x

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  4. Oh my goshness, ALL of these books are on my wish list!! With how much everyone is gushing about Tiger Lily especially, I can't wait to start my copy! Other than that, I think that Dark Companion is the one I'm most excited for on your list too -- how can you go wrong with a supernatural academy book? ;)

    This was a really cool idea for a start-of-June post, Rachel! Hopefully all of these books are as amazing as they look! :) <3

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